Posts by John Perez13

silentotter17 said:Look, I see things differently. It isn't just about the cash. It's about creating memories that money can't buy.

Maybe you have that luxury because $15,000 isn't coming straight out of your wallet. Large-scale projects require capital. And when you ask for capital, you have to justify the expense. We aren't the Yankees; we can't just hand someone a $2 million contract and expect them to go jog through Central Park.😁 Right now, a DVD collection is a low priority compared to other needs.😉

silentotter17 said:Priceless memories. In five or ten years, you'll be able to pop in that DVD, watch the whole season, and relive all those great moments—big games and small ones alike.

You don't need a DVD for that. Just pull up YouTube and everything is right there. From the atmosphere at the Bronx in '88 to the Lakers in 2012... it's all available to anyone with an internet connection.🙂

silentotter17 said:You’re definitely including plenty of filler games—stuff like minor league matchups that people watch once and forget.

I agree we should take more time, but if we waited until the end of the season to release the DVD, we'd have much more time to actually make it high quality.

Processing, editing, and encoding video for a physical DVD is not the same as uploading to YouTube. To make one decent DVD, you're looking at at least four months of work, putting in several hours every single day. I don't have that kind of free time. I'm 31 years old. I have a job, a family, and a hundred other responsibilities that I didn't have two years ago when I was making DVDs like it was my full-time gig. Life happens.🤷

silentotter17 said:That all sounds great, but honestly, I think it would be much better to just make a short summary—maybe one or two minutes max. Then at the end of the season, release a DVD for the most loyal fans. Even today, I’d still watch a DVD like that with pride, and it’s something everyone can keep in their collection...

A DVD is a serious undertaking. It requires a massive amount of commitment and free time. On top of that, the profitability is questionable at best. In this day and age, it makes more sense to drop a high-quality video on YouTube, like "Liverpool FC vs. Real Madrid (wob's choreography)," which 200,000 people will watch within a year. That beats sinking money into a "DVD project" that only a few hundred fans will actually buy, while the other several thousand just pirate it. Even if you state at the start of the video that every dollar from the DVD goes to the Supporters' Club, the math doesn't add up. $0.00
Best,

Douglas Barnes10 said:I’d give the Fence a 10, the atmosphere a 3, and the pyrotechnics a 2 (one flare and one lighter that accidentally exploded 🤣).
Not sure about Macola
P.S. When are we getting the footage from San Diego and the stadium?

We’re dealing with some minor technical glitches, so we're bouncing between houses to get everything mounted.🙂
Basically, the videos from Riga, San Diego, and Chicago (home game) will be out tonight. The footage from the Locomotives comes tomorrow.
Later.

jademarlin54 said:I just don't get it. Why didn't they make progress when the motorcade was passing? They could have easily slammed into some pole...

Are you actually being serious right now?🤣

I'm not interested in getting into a deep debate here on a forum dedicated to gear discussions, if you catch my drift.

P.S. Just so we're clear, you aren't going to find a decent microphone for Skype for a few bucks, let alone a professional-grade camera.

Kevin Cox said:And what about you, rich guy John Perez13? What are you doing with the audio? Are the cameras just garbage and unreliable, or are you intentionally cranking the sound until it clips just so it sounds louder?

By the way, I have nothing to say about the struggle.

Audio is always a completely different beast than video. People who actually go to film school or take professional workshops at cinema clubs know this. There are entire semesters dedicated solely to video and separate ones dedicated entirely to sound. You use specific software tools for editing video and entirely different ones for audio. These "idiot cameras" have very low headroom; as soon as the input hits a certain decibel level, the audio clips. You can see this best with car speakers—crank a CD player to max and you’ll hear the speakers distorting and rattling. That is why amplifiers, limiters, and filters exist. For professional setups, microphones can cost several thousand dollars. I'm not about to drop thousands of dollars on a camera.😁

Noah Scott18 said:I assume this will be its own separate video, distinct from this one.🤷

There won't be a separate video. We didn't film during those last 15 minutes.

What’s the deal with people losing their minds over these new trends? 😁

Which movie remake is actually worth watching? None of them! 🙂
Times have changed. It might feel like yesterday to you and me, but it wasn't. Style, fashion, the general mindset... everything has shifted 360 degrees. There isn't a theoretical chance of capturing that magic again today.

We don't have the video from San Francisco (unless someone shares it), because our camera was headed to Riga that day.

Given the footage we saw on the cameras, this is actually the best possible outcome. We should see a massive improvement once we face Inter Miami CF because our new high-def recruits are about to arrive. 🙂

I was speaking in the third person. 🤷

darkgull10 said:Man, I remember seeing him grabbing a beer back in San Diego... he’s a bit thin, and honestly, hollowpilot10 knows how to push his buttons, but the guy has massive potential. It’s a shame. He’s just wasted talent...

Look, back then, the pressure was on and we had to make those calls. That’s just how it goes. As for what happens next with that situation... nobody has any right to complain now. We all in agreement? 😉

darkgull10 said:Honestly, a guy washing dishes could probably pull this off....

I tried reaching out via text maybe twice about a month ago. I sent one myself. It was regarding something else, but I never heard back. I didn't want to bother the guy again; clearly, he isn't interested.🤷

hollowpilot10 said:...you're ridiculous🤣 🤣 🤣, besides you don't have anything to do with the fence, just like me, just like any regular guy😍

John Perez13 said:You're asking the wrong person about the fence 😁
But I can tell you my own personal opinion,

Dammit, what happened? It’s gotten to the point where you can’t even state an opinion on a social media platform that is supposed to exist specifically for that purpose. 🤷

@Scott Gomez5/">@@Scott Gomez5, the Vatican flag isn't displayed on the fence at every single game; it comes out occasionally depending on the matchup. I don't see why you're drawing parallels to Russia and that flag when you clearly know why it was being carried there and why it was placed at the entrance. You're completely missing the point. 😉

hollowpilot10 said:Look at you now.🤣🤣🤣 Why does anything even need to be on a fence?🙂

Isn't it a bit much to hold up a banner at every single game just to signal friendship? I feel like our official marketing efforts have already done more than enough to maintain that bond. It really comes down to whether future generations will actually bother to keep this tradition alive or if they’ll just toss the whole thing in the trash. Honestly, what good does such a ridiculous relationship even do us? Right now, things are decent and moderate. Anything beyond this point is pure overkill. We all know that too much of a good thing eventually becomes a problem. 🙂

Scott Gomez5 said:But how is it that we can't hang that banner with our crest and theirs on the fence for even one game after 15 matches? The last time anyone saw that thing up there was back when things were still Svaguša 🙄

You’re asking the wrong person about the fence. 😁
I can give you my personal take, though. Why would we even bother putting a banner with both our crest and theirs on the fence in the first place? What's the point? To show everyone we're buddies with NNB? Or just to keep them happy because they display the American flag on their side, so we feel obligated to match them? I don't get this obsession with making sure everyone knows we're friends. 🤷

Anonymous said:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aL4n5...eature=related

This applies to this one too. 😕

The letters are top-tier anyway, easily the best. 😁 In Columbus, they just pushed it through.

Impeach Obama in a dive bar so he can get some peace while these drunks trash him and jump around his head! 🤣

Scott Gomez5 said:Someone mentioned before that the NNB fans are also wondering why the NFL Ultras don't display banners honoring their fallen while they carry the American flag with "1950" printed on it at every single game. Nobody has brought up the 17th anniversary of the deaths of Tina, Rit, and Ruud Gullit. If we actually value this friendship, things like this shouldn't happen. I want to know if the NFL Ultras have just cooled off on this issue. What's the deal?
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Who claims nobody thought about the NNB and the anniversary? People did think about it, and there was talk back during the Real Madrid match that something would be done. The younger guys involved were initially preoccupied with the derby—which you could see for yourself in that video. Then, during the match against Steven, it wasn't possible to pull it off as planned because the atmosphere was heavily patriotic. Between The Hague, generals, protests, banners, and American flags... given how intense everything was, people felt it would be tacky to celebrate a 17-year friendship right then. You have to admit, it would have looked like a circus. So, it got pushed back to Indianapolis this Sunday, where we will raise the banner and honor the victims in our own way. That's the situation. I don't know if you follow. 🤷

I see there’s been some debate today regarding the new anthem. People are arguing over whether it sounds Greek, Mexican, Argentine, or whatever else. I have to admit, my initial reaction was pretty much the same as most people I know. Links started flying around on YouTube—some claiming it’s Argentine, others saying it’s Greek. The truth is somewhere in the middle. 😍
The melody is catchy, there's no denying that. But I also get why people immediately dismissed it as a cheap imitation. After listening to it again following a sleepless night, my conclusion is that all these terrace songs sound similar. Some groups sing a bit faster, others a bit slower. Some people will boycott the song just out of spite because it reminds them of certain stereotypes, while others won't give a damn because the entire supporter scene is basically one giant game of copy and paste!

@spinach called me out for not posting the song intentionally. That isn't true. It wasn't an intentional omission; it just felt stupid to attach a song meant for the stands to the official video. It would have looked unprofessional, wouldn't it? As for what I sent you in the DM, don't take it too seriously. But here it is—this is the specific part that actually works when a hundred or so people start singing together!

Whether it's a copy, an original, or straight-up plagiarism... judge for yourselves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8UsEFxeEME

p.s. By the way, nobody responded to the email regarding help. I'll say it again: we need a serious graphic designer who can be available to us for about ten days.

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