Chuck + Empty Emp = GOLD

[Masato]

[Chuck]

Thanks M,
I thought I'd play around with movie maker a little bit to see what I could come up with.
The program has some quirks which makes it tricky to work with though. It kind of messes up the original gif by adding frames, and gifs sometimes black out for me while adjusting times etc.
All and all, not bad for a first effort I thought.

[Masato]

Movie Maker, you say?

Emp is convincing me to go straight to After Effects

If we are ever to do this pilot thing maybe we should all be on the same page ?

[Chuck]

I'll check out after effects, we absolutely should be on the same page.

[Masato]

The other thing I was considering is how many people would get that joke? Its brilliant, but only for inside UFC fans within a week of the event. Brings us back to some of penxv's ideas about audience etc.

I see 2 choices;

Either make episodes that are more generic and understandable to a wider audience, OR: make episodes as fast as possible right after an event, much like the ISL for immediate relevance

its a tricky puzzle

[Chuck]

Yup, these little ISL gags are just practice. We'd have to label these as ultimate ISL or something if we were pursuing that route.

[penxv]

The other thing I was considering is how many people would get that joke? Its brilliant, but only for inside UFC fans within a week of the event. Brings us back to some of penxv's ideas about audience etc.

I see 2 choices;

Either make episodes that are more generic and understandable to a wider audience, OR: make episodes as fast as possible right after an event, much like the ISL for immediate relevance

its a tricky puzzle

You can do both. Or try to synergize "current events" into skits that you were already thinking about doing. Also, you can compile short skits that are culturally relevant at the moment and have that serve as advertising for a future full written episode that could be anything.

Anyone that didnt watch the event that's being referenced isn't going to get any joke about it.

Hijacking the popular culture news cycle is definitely echo-chamberish in the sense that younger people typically spend more time online than older people, however, it's less so than say Larry the Cable Guy, feminist comics, or guys like Joe Rogan who lean heavily on popular culture references and are speaking to a very limited segment of the population.

It's a better option than trying to steal thunder from mainstream news/stories because those are heavily controlled and opposition can be more easily dismissed as "crazy" and "conspiracy theorists."

I think the goal should be for the full show to speak to as many people as possible... The kind of thing that kids can show their parents who still get much of their news/info from television and wouldn't have heard about it otherwise.

[Chuck]

Senor Whitebelts Skittles......

[penxv]

I like the idea of a Bill n Ted's Excellent Adventures kind of rip off. Bringing characters from history that didn't get appreciated during their lifetime into the present where their imprint is undeniable... I.e. Tesla, Jung, Chardin, whomever you like.

[Masato]

^ GREAT idea, penxv

I think I would actually be much more motivated if we could open the writing up to broader real-life concepts... my personal goal has always been to slowly shift my MMA work into more socially relevant Activist work (yet I understand if others may not be comfortable with this)

Chuck, how the hell do you find so much free time to make all these great shoops?? LOL do you not sleep? Maybe you don't have kids... :) Enjoy, you bastard :D I always feel like I have to fight pretty hard to make time for creativity these days. Kids are at a crucial age right now it feels...

I worry sometimes about committing to this pilot (especially in any sort of leadership role) and then not having the time to properly contribute or keep up with the other work.

Fucking beautiful vids. If this pilot ever gets made, anyone on the team will should be hella grateful to have you on board. I think you are starting to tap into the rhythm of what the content might look like