Middle Earth Ranger Forum

No worries...whenever you can.

Quick update:

I didn't mention this the other day, but I've just been working on some of the footage I have, and a quick little part I was tweaking today looks really cool, and needs a bit more from you. I would LOVE to be able to have another half-dozen of you shown shooting a bow, preferably dressed. All I need is you drawing and releasing once, and maybe reaching for another. Not difficult, wouldn't take long, and the end result will look awesome...sooooo pitch in!

I will definitely try to Sunday afternoon! If not I have a free day Monday.

Sweet! Looking forward to seeing it!

It might have to be after the crazy snow melts off, but then I'm totally in for taking some archery shots!

Yeah were pretty snowed in here currently and I don't have winter gear so mine may have to wait till spring or summer but getting some images or vids should be doable

Spring has sprung in most places...anyone had a chance to run out and get some footage? I've been having a good deal of fun working on this (just dug out some old hawking footage with Dusty from two seasons back) but I'm running out of material. Keep 'em coming, folks! Thanks again to those who recently contributed!

I have big plans for this still but as my daughter could be born any day now much of my spare time has been spent doing baby showers and assembling the hoard of baby furniture that comes with. I'm hoping to use some of my time off after the birth to film a few things.

Sadly, my spare time to do ranger-y things has not expanded in the last several months. Rather the opposite really. But I hope to make it more of a priority this year, if I can manage it. Of course, wedding planning is taking precedence at the moment, so it may be a struggle.

Does ANYONE, on a slim chance, remember and have a copy of the video clip Andy posted on his website shortly before it went down of Andy shooting directly at the camera, showing arrows stuck in a target directly below the camera?

Worth an ask, anyway. I have the other video clip he posted...but not that one.

Alas, it looks like no one around here has that footage (or so I'll take it from the complete silence on the matter), but this is a good thread, and worthy of reviving! I hope the videos I sent you earlier help with your project! I can't wait to see it when you're finally able to put it all together, and I hope there are others around here who can contribute soon! I will likely have some more to contribute, myself, around the end of February, as I am planning a small group day-hike, and then even more once I do my overnighter again in the summer.

Thanks again for all those clips last night. Really starting to come together.

This might be a good time to mention that, over the past week, a fresh flood of new footage from a few forum members has rolled in, and there is (finally) an end in sight. A few favors have been called in, and I have several people working on recording a voiceover narration for the final product, and I'm darned close to finishing cutting together the visuals.

That being said...it's not full! I still need some more from you!

Any clips you might have of crafts, skills, hiking, or weapons use/hunting in your gear would still be more than welcome. Even clips so short as one or two seconds are useful. I've got Eric digging up some forging footage still, but I have a few holes I still need to fill.

Particular specifics that I need, in addition to anything else you can provide as listed above would be:

- Drawing weapons. Just two seconds of pulling out a sword/axe/arrow/what-have-you. Don't need to be an actor to do this.
- Cutting. If you backyard cut, I want it.

Remember, this is going to turn into a tool we can use to quickly and easily explain to interested (and appropriate) persons what this forum is about, so we want to show the best we can manage.

Side note: I think this is the slowest-progressing thread in the history of threads. Page 3 in 5 years. *whew*

Ringulf wrote:I know you asked me for some throwing vid, I will give it another go as the stuff from Thanksgiving was not very good. I really wish I had a better camera for the task.

I just reviewed this post and I wanted to let you know that I did get a nice little video recorder that can take up to 60 minutes at a time. I used it at the South Eastern Moot and I am sure you caught some of our silliness, but now that I can use it a bit better I will get back on this for you. (if it is still wanted, I am not sure where you are on the project) Some carving, leather work or even some horn/bone or antler work could be fun too.

Still interested. Have some other folks that have promised some eventual footage. Remember, the more this is delayed, the higher quality the eventual outcome will be. The footage I began collecting 6+ years ago can't hardly hold a candle to where we are with kits and research now, so keep it coming!