[MR] Off the wall Idea

[JR Tyner]

We don't do it for them, we do it for ourselves. Any event doing any public
filming I would want to know about in advance so I could avoid attending. In
my opinion all the hard work we do is not for spectators, and anyone filming
would be nothing but a distraction. We are not a RenFair. That being said I
do not mind filming things like court for ourselves. That's to preserve our
own memories and does not require a lot of tech.



On Thu, Aug 4, 2011 at 10:46 PM, William de Faleston <faleston at gmail.com>wrote:

> And the responses to my post clearly illustrate my point. We (meaning the
> society in general) are so worried about "controlling the message" that we
> often end up preventing any message from getting out.  Look at all the
> well-intentioned advice in this thread alone: high production values,
> getting higher ups to sign off, avoiding the very word "medieval." all of
> these make it tought to do even the simplest outreach.
>
> I understand not wanting bad coverage. I have a degree in journalism and
> have seen the warts of that industry inside and out. But I will also tell
> you that the vast majority of SCA news coverage I have seen has been decent.
> Not perfect, but good enough to give you a feel for what we do and who we
> are.
>
> I think a great deal of this is fear of being laughed at; a fear of being
> considered "nerds. Listen people. We dress In funny clothes, invent fake
> titles to give to one other and hit our friends with sticks. We are nerds.
> We will get laughed at  by a certain percentage of the population no matter
> how we spin the message. I'm fine with that. I've learned to embrace my
> inner nerd and shrug off the laughter. I'm more concerned with finding
> others who want to embrace theirs.
>
> William
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> On Aug 4, 2011, at 4:48 PM, "Geffrei Maudeleyne/William Mauldin" <
> Geffrei at triad.rr.com> wrote:
>
> > Please check your local seneschal public media releases for policies. If
> that
> > officer does not know at the time then go up the line to Baronial, if
> > applicable, and then the Kingdom deputy seneschal,
> > I remember something in the kingdom seneschal handbook.
> >
> > You don't want to make mistakes like using the word medieval. There are
> folks
> > here in the misinformed, under-educated population that will attempt to
> use this
> > as "middle evil" or some such nonsense. The negative publicity will be
> worse
> > than not having any publicity.
> >
> > I am sure there are other factors involved.
> > Geffrei
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: atlantia-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org
> > [mailto:atlantia-bounces at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org] On Behalf Of William
> > Faleston
> > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2011 2:00 PM
> > To: Merry Rose
> > Subject: Re: [MR] Off the wall Idea
> >
> > Pardon my pessimism, but this is another great idea doomed from the start
> by
> > excessive caution and institutional bureaucracy.
> >
> >
> > 21st century media is fast, diverse, sometimes messy and defies easy
> control. If
> > we want to reach young people, we should embrace it. I don't see that
> happening.
> >
> > Just my 2 cents
> > William de Faleston
> >
> >
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