One of the stars of SyFy’s Haven tweets
that the best short fan video in advance of Season 3 (premiering in September)
will get its creator an autographed set of Season 2 DVDs (which will also be
released in September). In response to a fan who asks whether the footage
should be original, he clarifies “We want a
promo trailer like a commercial.” Legitimately
acquired source will have to be from DVD rips (for Season 1) or iTunes/Amazon
downloads (for Seasons 1/2). A few points: (1) nobody, on the show’s side or the fans’ side, is interested
in anything but the quality of the resulting video, which includes both content
and form and therefore requires high-quality source; (2) this contest presumes
that fans will have ready access to clip-making software (or unauthorized
downloads), and it’s doubtful that the people behind it gave a moment’s thought
to that background reality; (3) this contest also celebrates the underlying truth
that creative, engaged fans are a huge benefit for a mass media production, not
a detriment. So tell me again what’s
wrong with a remix video exemption?
PS: Haven is fun and sf/fantasy fans should give it a try!
HT GK.
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Haven is great fun - a well-written, character and relationship-driven series with a growing fan base - their panel and post-panel autograph session at Comic-Con was SRO.
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