Convention DVDs?
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There will be some spare.
I don't know what the price will be. Certainly they will be more than the indiegogo reward.
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...and thus at the end of a rather sucessful week's work a dvd did appear safe and securely wrapped and that weekend it was to be watched with thoughts shared in the near future!
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I got mine today too. I must say the presentation of the DVD itself is fantastic, this will be taking pride of place on my DVD shelf for sure. Can't wait to have a view of it tomorrow!
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I was pretty pleased with how they came out. Glad you like it
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Oh, oh, mine's turned up this morning as well! Looks very professional indeed, lovely job!
Got to plan the best time to sit and watch now I mean, this isn't something you just stick on, is it? It's special, the moment must be prepared for
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Well that was perfect timing, just sat having a cup of tea yesterday, debating with Max what we should do for my birthday, and pop, through the letterbox comes the convention DVD, all shiny and new
Needless to say we watched it all yesterday, backwards actually, from the credits, to artwork, etc, with a glass of wine per section. By the time the chat show came up it was bring back a lot of memories and great things we'd forgotten about the day.
Fantastic DVD, especially brilliant to see both days Q&A sessions, and David's art on the Sunday. Lord Fear's section had us in stitches again, I'd completely forgottenn about the videa plea!
Thank you for the laughs!
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The video plea....
5 minutes of filming in the car park behind EPIC on one of our many journeys there
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Thank you very much to Alan and Matt (who posts as Myatt here) for the filming, editing and DVD production. I watched it moments after opening it: I couldn't keep Knightmare and Friday apart.
There were bits I missed during the convention and bits I was glad to see again. I especially liked how so many fans were represented via the questions, the Late Night With Lord Fear guests and also the audience shots. I also particularly appreciated hearing Tim Child's production insights once more. There's a rich vein of Knightmare.com article/discussion material there. As for Alan's remark that I was a less speedy mic runner than Keith: I'm sure it's true but who can blame me for savouring the moment?
My favourite touch on the DVD is the inclusion of Matt's phone number. For those who don't know, he also filmed some of the pre-convention videos and has a Facebook page for his videography work. As a cameraman and a gentleman, he comes heartily recommended.
All in all, really enjoyable to be a watcher of the DVD. There is still Lord's Fear Midnight Hunt footage to look forward to (...isn't there?), and here's hoping that Lords Of The Game and the extended Geek Week episode might see the light of day again too.
P.S. Happy Belated Birthday, Helen. Not a bad way to follow your Knightmare Live experience!
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As for Alan's remark that I was a less speedy mic runner than Keith: I'm sure it's true but who can blame me for savouring the moment?
It was really a remark on Keith's speed rather than a slight on yours. The light on stage was relatively blinding, so it was quite difficult to see into the audience, and so seeing this foreboding silhouette charging around at superhuman speeds was what registered the remark.
All in all, really enjoyable to be a watcher of the DVD. There is still Lord's Fear Midnight Hunt footage to look forward to (...isn't there?)
The issue somewhat tricky.
There's a lot of footage, including some that nobody has seen. There's also the excellent footage from Stuart Ashen that I'd really like a wide audience to see.
However, I don't feel that anyone comes out of the event looking particularly great. We look ill prepared (even though we really weren't) and the players don't look the brightest (even though they really were).
Presenting it in the right way, without being dishonest, will require some careful thought.
and here's hoping that Lords Of The Game and the extended Geek Week episode might see the light of day again too.
I think there's a reasonable chance of this. As always, the key will be in making the best use of it.
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I got my convention goodies (programme and DVD) on Friday too, and echo what others have said about how nicely they turned out - great job! The "large handwriting" remark in the programme cracked me up.
Thanks so much for doing the DVD so we can all have access to the events (and no doubt it's also a nice souvenir for those who attended). Minor spoilers ahead, if anyone wants to skip this post until after they've watched the DVD...
Thoroughly enjoyed the art demonstration with talk by Tim Child. All the detail about lighting the scenes was really interesting - I had no idea how complicated it was! - and I was amused to hear about the extra support needed for the Corridor of Blades set. What a delight to see David drawing a brand new room that was so recognisably Knightmare, too.
Also loved the Q&As. Nice that Mark gave Amy a namecheck! The horse anecdote was particularly funny, and I was very surprised to hear about Iona making one dungeoneer cry - I wonder who that was?! (I found it amusing that the name January always stuck in Iona's memory, as she was the only dungeoneer whose name I remembered through the years as well!) Fascinating to learn that Raptor was supposed to (but didn't) give a hint about Castor & Pollux before the Brollachan's question about them in Julie's quest.
The appeal video on Late Night with Lord Fear was very funny.
I really hope Tim still intends to share the extended Geek Week episode with the rest of us sometime; at one point during the fundraising campaign it was said to be included on the DVD, and I'll be gutted if I never get to see it. Would be very interested to see Lords Of The Game and the Midnight Hunt footage as well.
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The video plea....
5 minutes of filming in the car park behind EPIC on one of our many journeys there
Haha it was worth it, very funny!
P.S. Happy Belated Birthday, Helen. Not a bad way to follow your Knightmare Live experience!
Thank you, it certainly was, Knightmare Live is blooming brilliant
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First and foremost I would like to offer my heartfelt thanks to Matt for making this dvd possible. For well over a decade the man who I have great pleasure in having as a very good friend has too long been an unsung hero of the Knightmare community. Right from his enthusiastic filming of the RPG through to his technical expertise being put to use on Aegis Quest and now making tangible a unique experience that could have been left to memory and some autographs alone. He has now the further distinction to add of being the producer of the first ever LEGAL Knightmare dvd. Aside from this, he is always on hand with a warm anecdote and through his presence a infectious sense of "let's have fun chaps and chappesses - that's what we're here for after all!" Matt of Richings, I and the dungeon salute you and your spin-nack!
They say never meet your heroes. Whoever said so must have been bitterly disapointed with their encounter. I personally could not disagree more with this statement. For me it was an absolute pleasure to not only meet but with with those from my childhood alongside strong friends from the last decade or so. For that opportunity Alan, David, Forester and Keith I thank you also most profusely. Hugo was a delight sharing a wealth of experience on a 1 to 1 level with his wife helping to occasionally fill in any gaps or additional information. Cliff, Tim and Iona were fully professional and fun in equal measure. David Rowe was the first to share a discussion after Knightmare Live and it felt totally natural and refreshingly honest.
Natrually the pinnacle for myself came with my collaberation with Mark on the Late Night segment. I can only apologise to viewers for the number of times I was bellowed at, hollared and referred to. Visually I seem to come as an idiotic lovechild of Kirk from Coronation Street and Sam Dingle from Emmerdale. Hopefully the ineptness was my acting and not genuine! The 'comedy gold' from not being able to work the laptop was as unplanned as the banter! When it came to the production of that he was truly generous in his ideas and accepting of mine to use and followed what we had down brilliantly. It was so much fun to make and do and great to watch back in it's entirity.
The Q and As finally gave the chance to hear the thoughts and answers to long held thoughts. Each of the particpants gave their own spin on things and made for great entertainment whilst sharing a wealth of joy and laughter of the glory days of Anglia nd beyond. [Spoiler alert] Horsepoo being a particularly fond off kilter reference revealed!
The art session natrually gave Mr Rowe his chance to shine and deservedly so. In a bonus we got some more thoughts from Tim coupled with what felt in a way like Art Attack meets Knightmare. All in all greating viewing material.
In October 1999 I first discovered this site and like most dungeoneers I have never turned back even whilst as far away as Shanghai! There are so many people I have met, worked and most importantly laughed with. All this because of a programme about a kid being guided by three of their mates because they couldn't see!
Knightmare may be a distant memory for some but it reamins deep in my psyche and friendships sprung out from out of it have remained ever since. Helen and Max, thankyou both also for entering fully into the spirit of things and I hope your birthday was as enjoyable as deserved. To Tim Child, I reserve my final thankyou for making all of this and much more possible.
p.s the Cup that Heals is really gathering mildew in Epic studios in a long forgotten cupboard which explains why nobody can still win the bally thing after all these years!
(Viscount in waiting!) Robin John Barlow, Ba, Hons. Wallasey 19.08.2014
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Knightmare may be a distant memory for some but it reamins deep in my psyche and friendships sprung out from out of it have remained ever since. Helen and Max, thankyou both also for entering fully into the spirit of things and I hope your birthday was as enjoyable as deserved.
No, thank you! You made an amazing job of the late night show, very well organised and really funny to watch back, your bumbling 'acting' was totally convincing
We thoroughly enjoyed getting dressed up and involved, and best of all, Max is now a convert and surprised himself by loving it too
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Do people ever sell tapes/DVD's of it on ebay or other auction sites?
In short...Yes, but it is ILLEGAL.
Matt ... has now the further distinction to add of being the producer of the first ever LEGAL Knightmare dvd.
And thus the cosmic Caps Lock balance was restored.
Your post is a delight to read, Robin. In a personal sense, it was impeccably timed, with this month marking a decade exactly since we met. Thank you too.
Hugo was a delight sharing a wealth of experience on a 1 to 1 level with his wife helping to occasionally fill in any gaps or additional information.
Treguard's antechamber could be regarded as the Dungeon's one-to-one level. For those who don't know, Hugo's partner Jackie Vance (whose name coincidentally resembles that of Jack Vance, one of the authors who inspired Tim Child) worked on Red Dwarf X. There was a moment during the convention when she approached Cliff Barry to chat to him about his appearance in Red Dwarf VIII, having just learned of it from one of the attendees. It was a pleasing example of a fan 'giving something back', and tapped into the essence of the event.
My own small role in Late Night With Lord Fear was completely unrehearsed and ad-libbed, which I hope explains its clumsy mediocrity. Although I muted it out of embarrassment when watching the DVD, I was glad during the show itself that I managed some form of coherent improv'. I thank the real performers in the room for justly eclipsing it.
Behind-the-scenes fact: Mark Knight didn't put on (silver) nail varnish until after the chat show.
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Ugh, this isn't going to make me popular but...
He has now the further distinction to add of being the producer of the first ever LEGAL Knightmare dvd.
Legally, Matt is the editor and one of the cameramen, Knightmare Conventions Ltd is the producer and I, as the talk moderator, am the director.
(I say this only because that's the legal situation, because I'm legally obliged to assert the rights of the company, and because to not do so could construe an acknowledgement that we have abandoned our rights to the content).
In any event, many thanks to Matt who put in the work of cutting together the footage and cutting down numerous Q&A sessions into a set of highlights that would fit on the DVD. The finished videos are very professional looking, which is only to be expected given Matt's level of skill and professionalism in video editing!
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p.s the Cup that Heals is really gathering mildew in Epic studios in a long forgotten cupboard which explains why nobody can still win the bally thing after all these years!
Actually there are, ahem, two cups that heal, which makes it all the more surprising that nobody has managed to win one of them
However, I was wondering where the second one was. I thought Mark had taken it with him!
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It's not the real cup
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