Sunday, September 28, 2008

Video Killed the Radio Star


For the last three months we've been filming (or 'Fliping' as we like to call it) everything from road trip brainstorms to backyard bbq's. After reviewing hours of footage we now have literally hundreds of random clips that begin to tell the story of the Ultimate Meal Game. We also have hours of ridiculous antics that have no relevance to UMG, but we'll save that for another post.

On Friday I met with our good friend Ben to share some of this material. Ben's background is video production and he's agreed to edit the footage for us.

One of the reasons I enjoy working with Ben is because he's also really into music (shameless plug for his band - www.pilotgroove.com). We discussed the soundtrack for the project and decided that generic tunes just wouldn't do. However, Ben knows the rules and we can't just use any song we want without paying for it. Enter - Girl Talk. If you haven't heard of this DJ before then your last party wasn't as good as it could have been. He's know for mashing up multiple tracks and pairing artists that would never find themselves on the same stage . He also does this without permission, so we figured it would be safe to use his tracks. Ripping off the guy who's known for ripping off others....how much trouble could we get in?

Stay tuned for the video which should be ready for prime time in about two weeks.

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