The Mpora Scene Video Archiving Project.

[corpse hands]

Right, I'm literally hanging by a thread today so by way of explaining this idea I'm just going to copy and paste this weeks Sunday Service...

Scene videos are one of the most important parts of skateboarding in this country; they bring a scene together, produce laughs and good times, and expose fresh talent that might not be recognised otherwise. On the whole, scene videos are only produced in small runs and end up been circulated amongst a select number of people, meaning they end up going unseen by many. Through the years a handful of scene videos have managed to gain distribution, and as a result, reached a wider audience than your average friends based production. Videos such as "Grow Up" and "Ex Rental" from Ipswich in the mid 90s, "Leisure" from Manchester, and more recently "H'min Bam" from Scotland and the "Bristol in Bloom" series have brought a lot of lesser seen talent to the nations attention.

It's all too easy for scene and no budget videos to be overlooked in favour of the latest high budget release, so we feel it is only appropriate to start utilising Mpora as somewhere to archive these sorts of videos, hereby giving people access to forgotten works and productions that they may not have seen otherwise.

Basically, if you still have copies of your old scene videos, get them on Mpora and let the world see them. If you don't know how to get them on Mpora, send me a PM and I'll give you an address to send them to and we'll do it on your behalf, then return the videos when we are done.

As a follow up to "Street Skater 2", Matt Hirsts "Et Cetera" will be online in its entirety tomorrow.

Who's in?

[jahlada]

Me

[Grot]

Sick idea... Pas, get the TNV up there!

[bobsomebody]

I still got to dig out the Wisdom Master for anon but I got my other scene vids including the one that went out on the disc with Etcetera...the one with Ben Cundall and Nicky Howells as wee nippers.

[zoro]

Bob upload greedy markers!

[anonymity]

Originally Posted by bobsomebody

I still got to dig out the Wisdom Master for anon

Please do Bob....


This is a great idea.

[blackpoolratster]

Someone upload the UKVMS, i would but my discs are fucked

[corpse hands]

Originally Posted by bobsomebody

I still got to dig out the Wisdom Master for anon but I got my other scene vids including the one that went out on the disc with Etcetera...the one with Ben Cundall and Nicky Howells as wee nippers.

AND the Sub CY series please!

[haggard101]

Originally Posted by blackpoolratster

Someone upload the UKVMS, i would but my discs are fucked

this sounds like a great idea
i have ukvm 4
but know clue how to up it

[bobsomebody]

Originally Posted by corpse hands

AND the Sub CY series please!

those are top secret and must never be seen ever again...more to the point how do you know about these? They are old old... But will try and dig out the others next week.

[Niallk]

corpse, you got a copy of maladjusted?

[spt]

I'm gonna put 'Skateboards An That' up.
Been a while since I've watched it.

This is a sick idea.

[corpse hands]

Originally Posted by bobsomebody

those are top secret and must never be seen ever again...more to the point how do you know about these? They are old old... But will try and dig out the others next week.

Never be seen again? Rubbish! Get them online! Plenty of classic Doug, Roz, Schoolboy, Tom Brown, Silvester etc. How do I know about them? Hanging about in Wisdom too much as a yoot.

Originally Posted by Niallk

corpse, you got a copy of maladjusted?

I do Mr K, but will realistically need to check with Zorlac before doing anything with it.
You got James old videos? "Hereford Splendor" etc?

[anonymity]

Originally Posted by corpse hands

Never be seen again? Rubbish! Get them online! Plenty of classic Doug, Roz, Schoolboy, Tom Brown, Silvester etc. How do I know about them? Hanging about in Wisdom too much as a yoot.

Agreed - you all just got submitted to a 14 year old mob kickflip down 5 stairs (4 stairs) by me. What can be worse than that?

[morph]

i was thinking about this. loads of people keep asking me for a copy of routes. i dont even have one for myself. would anyone be kind enough to rip it and put it on mpora for me? i will send you something really nice.