A New Electric Coach Production

[Electric Coach]

I have an idea for another Electric Coach production. I intend for this idea to depict many of the elements of the hobby. I am asking members of the electric football community to email pictures of your teams and league logos to me. If you have videos, send them as well. Keep in mind that everything that you send must be your best work. I want this production to depict the hobby in all of its splendor.

I want to use all of the material that I receive in a video, which I will upload to YouTube for the entire world to see.

I intend to complete this production sometime in May. If you are interested, respond to this post. The other details will be worked out from there.

Maurice

The Electric Coach

[WEIRDWOLF]

Hey Maurice, If you go to your User CP (control panel) and click on edit avatar you will see most of the league logos. If you need them in higher resolution I can help you with that.

Also, this is something we have been wanting to do for the MFCA as a promotional piece that we can show to new prospective coaches.

Any chance we could work together on this? I am a graphic designer and can help on the graphic areas and we could also get Dave Campbell (also a graphic artist) from LA and some of his guys to help supply some video (the LA guys have done some fantastic pieces in the past) along with Reg and truly make this a coast to coast piece that would be the ultimate promotional DVD for the hobby. Include all manufacturers stuff, custom teams and really show the game being played at a high level.

What do you think? This could be a great community effort.

[Electric Coach]

Those avatars are cool. There are two things that I will need in regards to them. First, I will need the permission to use the avatar. Yes, on the MFCA site, it says that the avatar can be used. Does that mean the avatar can be used anywhere outside the MFCA. If not, I will need permission from the owners of those avatars or some authority. Second, if I have the permission, I will need the white background of the avatars removed.

This is only part of it. I also need coaches to send photos and videos of there teams. I want to show action packed electric football in this production. I understand that coaches around the hobby may be reluctant to hand over anything concerning their teams. This is especially true when that coach knows that he or she won’t have any say in how their team is depicted or if it is depicted at all.

I can assure everyone in this community that I have no intentions on misusing any coach’s material. I have no need to use other coach’s material for personal gain. I am the Electric Coach. I can create my own world in electric football. This one time I want to collaborate and bring all of the elements together in this one spectacular production.

I want to hear from everyone else on this issue.

Maurice

The Electric Coach

[Electric Coach]

Based on the number of responses, I take it that no one is interested in this endeavor.

Maurice

The Electric Coach

[Shabby J]

Dude, give it some time this post is barely 12 hours old. With the weekend coming up you'll probably get some replies.

[mark robin]

hey Electric Coach, i know for a fact(at least in my mind), Monday's are the busiest days on the MF/EF message boards, so sometime Sunday evening , bump this post back up to the top, you should have more replies by Monday evening.

[WEIRDWOLF]

Yep Monday is the busiest day. Friday is usually the slowest. Either way Maurice, we can do this thing. Let's talk by phone. We can work together on this. I created most of the logos that you have seen and have everybodies contact info so it is just a matter of making some calls or direct emails to get the permissions. If you, myself and a couple of others pull together on this we can create a very beautiful professional piece. This is an important project. It just takes the willingness of a few to pull it off. Once we script it and identify the important aspects of the outline we can make this happen relatively quick. If you pm or email me your number, I can call you this weekend at your convenience. weirdwolf@weirdwolf.net

[Electric Coach]

I appreciate your enthusiasm Weirdwolf, but I want this production to be all mine from the collaboration, scripting, editing, etc. I want this production to be one of my many contributions to the electric football community. I want it to be known that it was the Electric Coach who made this happen.

After I have completed this task, I will work with you on another project. There I don’t care if my name is mentioned or not. Don’t get this wrong. I still want those avatars and everything else that I requested. 5-13 Studios has returned my request with a yes. He is getting himself ready as you read this post. Thank you 5-13 Studios.

I don’t like to put people on the spot. Given the nature of this production, I am left with no choice but to call some names. They are listed below.

Reggie Rutledge, Biglock, Norbert Revels, TVs Chachi, Anthony Burgess, the entire LAEFL, Raiderman, Green Bay Glenn, Jeff Priest, Jimbo, Mike Robertson, New Castle Hitmen, Wolverine, SteelersFan, Beenutt, Carpanther, and many more.

I understand that shooting a video can be difficult. If you can’t shoot videos, give me pictures; clear pictures. If necessary, I will shoot my own videos. I need an abundance of team pictures, customized figures, hands tweaking bases, applying paint to an empty figure, pictures of coaches standing at their boards engaged in competition, etc. All of this with much more will give this project flavor.


Maurice

The Electric Coach

[Electric Coach]

Send your photos to rmaurrobe@aol.com. If you have videos, put them on a dvd. Send your dvds to:

Maurice Robertson
916 Rachel Jordan Ct.
Owings, Mills MD. 21117

So far I have two coaches who are willing to be part of this. I want and need more coaches. To all of the coaches that I have called by name, I expect you to respond. You don’t have to leave your homes and it won’t cost you a penny. As I have said before, you don’t have to shoot videos, for they can be time consuming and frustrating to work with.
Grab your cameras and start shooting.

Go to www.divx.com and download the divx compression software, which is free. It is a trial, which last for 15 days. Having this software will give you the capability to see the play-by-play videos on my site. There is a free download button that you can click on. Furthermore, you must have high speed Internet, which isn’t free. After doing that, visit www.electriccoach.com. From the site, you will have the option to go to YouTube and see some of my other work. That is my audition for you.

I know that many coaches are not viewing the videos on my site because I check the logs on my web server. The logs show that most of you are viewing my gallery.

I understand that some of you are not technologically savvy. You may feel that going to the message board and sending email is enough for you. I am here to tell you that technology is the tool that will help to get this hobby recognized.

Today, there is a new form of illiteracy. It is called computer illiteracy. Along with reading, writing, and speech, one’s ability to use a computer and all things that pertain to it, such as a camera is another way the world measures ones level of development.

This hobby combined with the use of technology will demonstrate that the electric football community is not a bunch of ragtag, simple-minded people.

Maurice

The Electric Coach

[Electric Coach]

Let's get this production on the road. Who out there is interested? This post has a lot of hits. The responses don't match the number of hits. What's going on?

Maurice

The Electric Coach