Hey! I am a craft brewer too!!

[EcuPirate07]

I speak in acronyms, then you could have different people saying and holding up that type of beer or product. Ex. IPA! holding an IPA, ESB! holding an ESB, AG someone holding 2 handfuls of grain, ect ect.

 

[beerjunky828]

I brew when my SWMBO allows me.
I love extra hands.
Even hands that are not old enough to write complete sentences.

I enjoy sanitization
I let my dog clean my messes.
etc,
etc.

 

[apparatus]

Great idea. Count me in. Sounds like fun.

 

[PintOfBitter]

hah these are good. keep it coming.

 

[chumprock]

LOL... that's awesome.

SWMBO is asking why I'm laughing and not getting ready for work.

 

[cyberbackpacker]

I am a craft brewer.
I am a home brewer.
I love good beer.
I am passionate about good beer.
For the past 50 years, beers in the hands of average Americans have been put there by ad men, mega-corporations, snake oil salesmen, people who promise one thing, and deliver nothing.
Only focused on how much their selling, instead of what they are selling.
But not any more.
Since 1978 home brewing has been a legal option for people who love beer in the United States.
Tell me I can’t do it.
Ask me why I don’t buy my beer like everyone else.
Call me naive.
Call me a Revolutionary.
Home brewing is innovation.
Independence.
Curiosity.
Collaboration.
Character.
And family.
Its built on the American dream.
The only way to fail as a home brewer is to quit
Home brewing has integrity, tradition, and a style all its own.
Home brewers create community, and make communities better places.
Home brewing is rooted in the earliest of civilized traditions, and crosses all borders, cultures, and distances.
Home brewing is happening from America to Australia, and is practiced throughout the world.
We are small.
We are not Micro.
We are not Nano or Pico (at least most of us).
We are a community that is supportive.
Authentic.
Local.
And diverse.
We are risk takers.
We are hard working.
We don’t chase after trends, we chase after great beer.
A little over 100 years ago there were 3000 breweries in the United States.
Around that same time, mega corporations decided to put corn in their beer.
Decided to put rice in their beer.
I don’t put corn in my beer.
I don’t put rice in my beer.
Everything I put in my beer, I choose because it enhances the flavor.
I am not afraid.
I am not afraid of brewing my beer to be more interesting, rather than less.
If you want lowest common denominator beer, that's up to you.
All beer is good, some is just better than others.
These are unprecedented times in the history of American brewing.
While the monolithic industrial brewers continue to get more monolithic, its craft brewers that have been capturing the hearts and minds of the American public.
Today America is considered by experts and beer enthusiasts everywhere as the most exciting place in the world for great beer.
American craft brewers are proud to have changed the reputation of beer in this country from lowly, too elevated.
Home brewers are proud to have inspired men and women to become craft brewers.
Many of those same craft brewers that are changing the global opinion of American beer started out brewing on their kitchen stove, or over an open flame.
There are an estimated 750,000 home brewers in the United States, and we have contributed, and are still contributing, to a momentum that cannot be stopped.
We are socially conscious, stylistically adventurous, and categorically devoted to creating great beer.
We must illuminate our strengths, keep true to our standards, and never stop in our attempts to make even better beer.
We must always hold on to our spirit of camaraderie.
We must educate and inspire those who do not understand or are unfamiliar with what we do, but want to!
We believe in quality, bold character, fun, responsibility and we believe in pushing boundaries.
We are the heart and soul of what great beer can be.
We are all craft brewers.
We are all home brewers.
We must honor and hold true to our craft.
We must honor and hold true to our integrity.
We must honor and hold true to each other.
We must spread the message.
We must share great beer.
We must share our great beer.
I’d like to raise a toast.
To beers that were home brewed!
I brewed this beer.
I brewed this beer.
I brewed this beer.
I brewed this beer.
I brewed this beer.
This is my first home brewed beer.
Me too.
To you.
To us!
On three and then cheers.
1.. 2.. 3..
CHEERS!

Here is my quick attempt- it could still be edited more but I am still happy with it; I tried to stay true to the original spirit of the Craft Brewer script.

I think this direction mimics the intent of the original, illuminates who WE are, yet does not deteriorate into a HBT/bbs credo or filled with unneeded innuendo or lingo that many might not "get". After all, what unites us is great beer, not post counts, number of gallons brewed, AG, extract, etc. Great beer.

Just my opinion and take on this project.

Prost!

 

[chumprock]

While the earlier post was much more humorous, I think the one above really hits the nail on the head.

Now we just need a standard screenplay or (at least) a specific set of shots made by everyone who contributes so the editor can be creative. Things like; Posing with your rig, posing with your beer, posing with your kegerator, shots of active brewing, and of course, reading the script.

Then the editor can make a lot of montage-like shots and mix us all together. Personally, I think us all having different qualities of production value goes along with how varied all our styles of brewing are. from penny-cheap buckets to a fully-automated Brutus.

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

cyberbackpacker's script for the win!

If we use that script I am totally in.

I think they used about 30 brewers, so we should have at least that many. Let's start a committed list.

cyberbackpacker script list

1. Boerderij Kabouter

 

[chumprock]

I'll add a list to the OP....

Please sign-up here and we'll hash out the more formal stuff as it comes around.
We'll probably want to set a hard deadline for submissions too.

 

[TwoHeadsBrewing]

I am a homebrewer!

Count me in!

 

[cyberbackpacker]

I am in!



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[deepsouth]

i just brewed my first beer. i'd be delighted at a shot.

 

[blue_bmw2]

Count me in!

 

[olllllo]

Who has the skills to edit this together?

I DMed Greg Koch via the IAACB account, we'll see what he says. I have also opened IAAHB on twitter and will turn the keys over at some point.

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

I'm a Brew Crafter! - Birra Kucing Gila

 

[user 22118]

I will be in. i have a flip video that cost like $100. We could just mail one from one to another so that it is all shot on one kind of medium. Just an overacheiving thought.

 

[PintOfBitter]

I'm in, and +1 to cyber's well written script.

Might be a good idea to set a video requirement, and possibly set up an online upload location. 720x480 mpeg2 would be an easy format for most. Many probably don't have the ability to shoot HD or mess around with more advanced codecs.

 

[RogerMcAllen]

I hope I'm not too late to contribute.

I'd love to see, "I don't fear the foam" at least once, but preferably repeated several times with foam monsters crawling out of kegs, buckets, fermenters, etc.

 

[jamesnsw]

I have some web space that people can use- will most people be able to figure out FTP? Or do we need to find another way to transfer the files?

I have access to a lot of video file conversion software, so I could probably use pretty much anything or compress it for whoever is actually doing it if I don't.

 

[PintOfBitter]

I have some web space that people can use- will most people be able to figure out FTP? Or do we need to find another way to transfer the files?

I have access to a lot of video file conversion software, so I could probably use pretty much anything or compress it for whoever is actually doing it if I don't.

we're homebrewers, man! the spirit of ingenuity cannot be quenched!

I bet everyone will be able to figure out FTP. Video encoding isn't too hard to figure out, and I'm sure there are many here with the expertise to help out in a pinch.

 

[SkewedBrewing]

I work as an editor/technical advisor for video and film editing. And have access to a lot of resorced. I would be interested in helping...

 

[tspilker]

Count me in for sure.

 

[Ferrousity]

excellent ...I too watched this video this morning over my coffee (before I found this thread) and thought about a homebrew version. I will participate, and I can film anyone in my area (Jacksonville FL) who is interested. I have HD camera gear, wireless lav mics, etc..

Just let me know where to upload the clips

Also, I think it might be good to set a short (like 1 minute) limit on individual contributions, otherwise who ever edits is going to have WAY more than they can use/sift through. If enough people contribute a few lines they will all get covered

 

[Ice9]

This sounds like fun.

 

[cyberbackpacker]

I have some web space that people can use- will most people be able to figure out FTP? Or do we need to find another way to transfer the files?

I have access to a lot of video file conversion software, so I could probably use pretty much anything or compress it for whoever is actually doing it if I don't.

James and SkewedAle, you both stated you do this work regularly, maybe you two could talk and come up with a system that would work best for one, both, more of you to actually edit this together.

I was a film major in school many moons ago, and I remember tackling projects like these... I believe a basic shot list, some simple shooting tips (rule of thirds?!? for framing the shot, shoot with the sun behind the camera, etc.) would also make editing all of these various sources and quality of sources a bit more polished in the end and less of a headache for you the editors. Granted we cannot expect professional video quality from everybody, but we are homebrewers, we should strive for the highest quality we can reasonably achieve, and good framing, lighting, etc is achievable by all!


My .02 and I appreciate you guys with the know how and resources stepping up to edit this project.

 

[SkewedBrewing]

That all sounds like a good idea, cyberbackpacker. I have access to HD equipment, too, as well as studio space, etc.

I am down for doing some shoots in the Chicago area, that sounds like fun for sure, and I'm definitely into editing this stuff. I have a lot of experience with motion graphics as well, we could class this up and make it cool...

The ideas are already flowing!

 

[Boerderij_Kabouter]

Wow... I do not have HD equipment. I do know a thing or two about shooting and have some OK equipment...

Anyone in the Milwaukee area up to help out? I could try talking to the UW Milwaukee film school and see if they would be interested in helping.

 

[chumprock]

Do any of you experienced Film/Video producing folks have any tips for those of us submitting videos on how to keep it simple, or what we can do to ease the burden of editing?

Also, updated the list of contributors. Let me know if I missed you or you are interested in submitting a video.

 

[McKBrew]

Totally awesome and moving video. I'd be interested in helping out on our version of this.

 

[blue_bmw2]

do we have someone that really wants to take charge of this and start heading it up and making plans/deadlines?