Advance notice of a YouTube event that i'm planning for an, as yet, unannounced date in April, Airsoft Week. This will be a full week, Monday to Sunday featuring daily uploads of mixed Airsoft action, kit reviews and other relevant material.
The dates have been chosen and some of the material intended for upload is already complete. More filming will be done between now and the intended start of Airsoft Week with the idea being to upload at least one video per day. Once Airsoft Week is over i'll determine just how successful the venture was and may well make it an event that will happen again.
Why am i doing this? Because i love filming airsoft videos and its as much an event for me as it will be for the guys who like watching my videos.
Stay tuned for more info!!
Keith
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Friday, 19 March 2010
YouTube and POW
Hi again guys!!
The new channel on YouTube for outtakes has been pretty popular so far so thanks to all those who linked from here and subscribed. Admittedly when you compare the channel to my main movie channel the clips are not as good (YET). But you have to remember the intended content of this new channel, a home for unwanted and unused material that would otherwise be binned. Its being aired on the outtake channel because i know many out there would still like to see it no matter how mundane and random it may seem. Now that i've got a few subscribers on that channel i'll be improving the channel content as the subscriber base grows and adding many 'one-take' mini movies as well as the outtake material. These mini movies will be exclusive to that channel. So watch out this weekend for more uploaded material to my main movie page 'The Airsoft Grenadier' and new improved material on 'airsoftouttakes' as well as more random clips. All material will be from Players of War Airsoft in Bonnybridge, Scotland.
POW has been very good to me, not only have i been able to indulge in my passion for WWII and the military but i now have a successful YouTube channel built on all the filming i've done there. The hope i have is that i will be able to get YT Partner status at some point and invest a little money into better computer and software equipment to produce a far better finished article on YT. My current camera is great but i'm let down a little by an old PC system and basic software. I previously applied for YT Partner status when i had roughly 1200 subscribers and about 70,000 video views but was rejected. I think my video views overall fell short of what was required but i've since more than doubled that and currently have 5200+ subscribers. We'll see if that makes a difference!!
Anyway, its a POW Sunday this weekend so watch out for material appearing on both my channels by Monday evening at the latest ;)
Keith
The new channel on YouTube for outtakes has been pretty popular so far so thanks to all those who linked from here and subscribed. Admittedly when you compare the channel to my main movie channel the clips are not as good (YET). But you have to remember the intended content of this new channel, a home for unwanted and unused material that would otherwise be binned. Its being aired on the outtake channel because i know many out there would still like to see it no matter how mundane and random it may seem. Now that i've got a few subscribers on that channel i'll be improving the channel content as the subscriber base grows and adding many 'one-take' mini movies as well as the outtake material. These mini movies will be exclusive to that channel. So watch out this weekend for more uploaded material to my main movie page 'The Airsoft Grenadier' and new improved material on 'airsoftouttakes' as well as more random clips. All material will be from Players of War Airsoft in Bonnybridge, Scotland.
POW has been very good to me, not only have i been able to indulge in my passion for WWII and the military but i now have a successful YouTube channel built on all the filming i've done there. The hope i have is that i will be able to get YT Partner status at some point and invest a little money into better computer and software equipment to produce a far better finished article on YT. My current camera is great but i'm let down a little by an old PC system and basic software. I previously applied for YT Partner status when i had roughly 1200 subscribers and about 70,000 video views but was rejected. I think my video views overall fell short of what was required but i've since more than doubled that and currently have 5200+ subscribers. We'll see if that makes a difference!!
Anyway, its a POW Sunday this weekend so watch out for material appearing on both my channels by Monday evening at the latest ;)
Keith
Friday, 12 March 2010
New Airsoft Channel Launched
So whats new this week?
Well the last two videos posted are both from the same gameday at Players of War and feature action from a couple of different battles/games. 'The Airsoft Grenadier' YouTube channel has now smashed through the 5000 subscriber mark and steadily climbing upwards. A huge THANKYOU to ALL my subscribers as this channel looks like going from strength to strength with no sign of slowing down.
I've recorded a fair bit of footage since i started last year and much of what i didn't use on my YT channel was binned to keep my hard drive clear for new material. I had the idea of putting my uneditted and raw outtakes up on YouTube on another channel to let you guys see more of what goes on at POW and all the wee things you generally don't see. So the new channel was launched today with a few clips to get it started and please remember it's not airsoft movies you are watching it's purely outtakes. That means it is nothing more than lots of clips that were not included in my main Airsoft movies for one reason or another. Clips will range from several seconds in length to several minutes and will be added to after every game day at POW. These will be a mixture of 'behind the scenes' 'action' 'bloopers' and 'informal moments'.
The channel is called 'airsoftouttakes' so check out..
http://www.youtube.com/user/airsoftouttakes
Please subscribe guys and have a look at the videos. Your ratings, comments and support are valued greatly and this channel will get bigger and better just as 'The Airsoft Grenadier' did.
Keith
Well the last two videos posted are both from the same gameday at Players of War and feature action from a couple of different battles/games. 'The Airsoft Grenadier' YouTube channel has now smashed through the 5000 subscriber mark and steadily climbing upwards. A huge THANKYOU to ALL my subscribers as this channel looks like going from strength to strength with no sign of slowing down.
I've recorded a fair bit of footage since i started last year and much of what i didn't use on my YT channel was binned to keep my hard drive clear for new material. I had the idea of putting my uneditted and raw outtakes up on YouTube on another channel to let you guys see more of what goes on at POW and all the wee things you generally don't see. So the new channel was launched today with a few clips to get it started and please remember it's not airsoft movies you are watching it's purely outtakes. That means it is nothing more than lots of clips that were not included in my main Airsoft movies for one reason or another. Clips will range from several seconds in length to several minutes and will be added to after every game day at POW. These will be a mixture of 'behind the scenes' 'action' 'bloopers' and 'informal moments'.
The channel is called 'airsoftouttakes' so check out..
http://www.youtube.com/user/airsoftouttakes
Please subscribe guys and have a look at the videos. Your ratings, comments and support are valued greatly and this channel will get bigger and better just as 'The Airsoft Grenadier' did.
Keith
Friday, 5 March 2010
Winter Blues
Well thankfully there seems to be an improvement in the weather in the UK, the part i'm in anyway!! Since December its been very cold with frequent snow which has kept me at home and unable to work on quite a few occassions. The past week has actually had a few good spells of sunshine and even though you can still see snow on the hill tops it just feels so much nicer to have the sun out. I'm a summer person and hate winter. I'm certain i have that S.A.D syndrome that i hear 'experts' talking about.
The past few weeks have seen me busier at work again with the improvement in the weather and out of the blue an obsession with keep fit. I've always been fit and keep active but its been a real obsession lately with circuit training, running, walking really long distances and strict nutrition. I haven't been out for a pint in ages now LOL and i can't even explain where the sudden obsession came from.
On the airsoft front i've got POW this coming Sunday. I'll be there in modern kit for a change with my L85. As much as i love my German WWII kit its very heavy and awkward and doesn't allow me to throw myself around in the manner i'd like to so i'll be lightly clothed and armed for a change. The funny thing is that very few people recognise me at POW out of the WWII gear so i'll try to be as anonymous as possible. I'll have the camera with me so will get as much footage as possible. Here's hoping the good weather keeps up.
I didn't get time to put another video up on YT this week, a combination of work and exercising like an idiot has not allowed me enough time to do it however, more POW Combat this weekend guys!!!
Stay tuned!!!!!
Keith
The past few weeks have seen me busier at work again with the improvement in the weather and out of the blue an obsession with keep fit. I've always been fit and keep active but its been a real obsession lately with circuit training, running, walking really long distances and strict nutrition. I haven't been out for a pint in ages now LOL and i can't even explain where the sudden obsession came from.
On the airsoft front i've got POW this coming Sunday. I'll be there in modern kit for a change with my L85. As much as i love my German WWII kit its very heavy and awkward and doesn't allow me to throw myself around in the manner i'd like to so i'll be lightly clothed and armed for a change. The funny thing is that very few people recognise me at POW out of the WWII gear so i'll try to be as anonymous as possible. I'll have the camera with me so will get as much footage as possible. Here's hoping the good weather keeps up.
I didn't get time to put another video up on YT this week, a combination of work and exercising like an idiot has not allowed me enough time to do it however, more POW Combat this weekend guys!!!
Stay tuned!!!!!
Keith
Tuesday, 23 February 2010
Game Day on Sunday
Sunday at POW was great fun as always and the footage i shot has been edited and uploaded to YouTube. Its proving to be very popular again, so much so that the view counter keeps crashing every few hours but 1000 views in 24hours, Christ only knows why i'm not a YT Partner!!
The day itself was VERY cold and because we had such a big turn out, 84 players in total, it took a bit longer between games to get people moving and ready for another game. We played two games in the morning, the traditional Red Vs Yellow games which lasted about an hour each. The battles were very intense, lots of players, lots of smoke, lots of grenades and lots of fun. Both teams got a victory each and then in the afternoon it was a long game, WWII players versus Modern players. The WWII guys normally win these games quite convincingly but the Moderns really had their shit together on Sunday and scored a great victory over their old enemy. With so many players on site you get the odd argument over hit dodging and rule infractions and Sunday was no different. Nothing major and it was all settled with no hard feelings in the end.
Scoutthedoggie was in attendance as usual and played a fair bit of airsoft whilst filming with his head mounted Tachyon camera and his new Type97 assault rifle. I asked him how it was performing and he seemed reasonably happy with it. Its a good looking gun and reminds me of my own L85 in that its a Bullpup design and sits very comfortably in the shoulder. Scout has some footage up already of Sundays game and the quality and clarity of his filming never ceases to amaze me. Think i'll have to invest in one of those Mac laptops with the imovie software, very impressive stuff and i notice its what BigBoss uses too.
Anyway, i'm just about to start a long day of babysitting my 1 year old nephew who's great fun but tiring as he's teething so i'd best be off.
Till next time guys!!
Keith
The day itself was VERY cold and because we had such a big turn out, 84 players in total, it took a bit longer between games to get people moving and ready for another game. We played two games in the morning, the traditional Red Vs Yellow games which lasted about an hour each. The battles were very intense, lots of players, lots of smoke, lots of grenades and lots of fun. Both teams got a victory each and then in the afternoon it was a long game, WWII players versus Modern players. The WWII guys normally win these games quite convincingly but the Moderns really had their shit together on Sunday and scored a great victory over their old enemy. With so many players on site you get the odd argument over hit dodging and rule infractions and Sunday was no different. Nothing major and it was all settled with no hard feelings in the end.
Scoutthedoggie was in attendance as usual and played a fair bit of airsoft whilst filming with his head mounted Tachyon camera and his new Type97 assault rifle. I asked him how it was performing and he seemed reasonably happy with it. Its a good looking gun and reminds me of my own L85 in that its a Bullpup design and sits very comfortably in the shoulder. Scout has some footage up already of Sundays game and the quality and clarity of his filming never ceases to amaze me. Think i'll have to invest in one of those Mac laptops with the imovie software, very impressive stuff and i notice its what BigBoss uses too.
Anyway, i'm just about to start a long day of babysitting my 1 year old nephew who's great fun but tiring as he's teething so i'd best be off.
Till next time guys!!
Keith
Monday, 15 February 2010
A busy week
Hey guys.
Well since my last post its been a very busy week. Work has kept me away from YouTube so i haven't had the time to organise any more filming for Airsoft videos but the good thing is that this coming Sunday is another POW day out so i'll have my camera with me to record some of the action for you. The last video was just a brief piece showing Dru and Stu preparing for the advancing enemy and it seems to have been popular. Lots of people have asked me for informal or 'out of play' footage so it fits the bill.
I know that many people are looking at this Blog but so far i only have two subscribers or followers. Please sign up to follow me if you have a Blogger account guys and in the event i have a following then i will add much more to this and provide you guys with exclusive news, reviews, photos etc.
I now have another YouTube channel up and running. Its in its infancy and only has a couple of uploads. More will be following very shortly. It also has nothing to do with airsoft and is one of at least 2 non airsoft related channels that are being launched this year.
Stay tuned for more announcements on this and its only Bloggers who are being given advance notice of new developments and ideas.
Keith
Well since my last post its been a very busy week. Work has kept me away from YouTube so i haven't had the time to organise any more filming for Airsoft videos but the good thing is that this coming Sunday is another POW day out so i'll have my camera with me to record some of the action for you. The last video was just a brief piece showing Dru and Stu preparing for the advancing enemy and it seems to have been popular. Lots of people have asked me for informal or 'out of play' footage so it fits the bill.
I know that many people are looking at this Blog but so far i only have two subscribers or followers. Please sign up to follow me if you have a Blogger account guys and in the event i have a following then i will add much more to this and provide you guys with exclusive news, reviews, photos etc.
I now have another YouTube channel up and running. Its in its infancy and only has a couple of uploads. More will be following very shortly. It also has nothing to do with airsoft and is one of at least 2 non airsoft related channels that are being launched this year.
Stay tuned for more announcements on this and its only Bloggers who are being given advance notice of new developments and ideas.
Keith
Friday, 5 February 2010
Players of War on Sunday
Well thats now almost a fortnight since last game day and its coming around again this weekend. Since then i've uploaded a video taken on that game day where we had over 80 players in total and some really intense battles. The video has been fairly popular so the plan for this Sunday is to get much more action on film and maybe a couple of sequences following some of POWs more popular players to keep their fans happy. The newest video was uploaded this week and is a review of my Molle gun bag. A great piece of kit and much recommended.
As the worst of the winter is hopefully behind us i also have plans for purchasing some more kit to wear and use at POW. In particular i have seen items i want to add to my German WWII loadout to enhance the overall look and functionality of it and i'm also looking at modern items for a look based around my new L85. All of these items once bought will be reviewed and shown off on YouTube. There are also a few guns out there i'd love to get my hands on but as i'm not sponsored by anyone i can only review things i own and that means saving up even more cash. Christ its an expensive hobby!!
Also with the weather improving i've not had as much time for making and planning videos as i've been out working much more but there will always be time to get a regular supply of videos to my channel. At least one video per week. I was out for a few beers last night with my mate Andy or Dru918 as he's known to the guys who watch his channel and we had a few laughs. We were talking mostly about Airsoft, our time in the forces and Youtube so i know he'll be at POW this Sunday and i'm planning on getting him on film.
Anyway...keep your eyes peeled for this Sundays action guys.
As the worst of the winter is hopefully behind us i also have plans for purchasing some more kit to wear and use at POW. In particular i have seen items i want to add to my German WWII loadout to enhance the overall look and functionality of it and i'm also looking at modern items for a look based around my new L85. All of these items once bought will be reviewed and shown off on YouTube. There are also a few guns out there i'd love to get my hands on but as i'm not sponsored by anyone i can only review things i own and that means saving up even more cash. Christ its an expensive hobby!!
Also with the weather improving i've not had as much time for making and planning videos as i've been out working much more but there will always be time to get a regular supply of videos to my channel. At least one video per week. I was out for a few beers last night with my mate Andy or Dru918 as he's known to the guys who watch his channel and we had a few laughs. We were talking mostly about Airsoft, our time in the forces and Youtube so i know he'll be at POW this Sunday and i'm planning on getting him on film.
Anyway...keep your eyes peeled for this Sundays action guys.
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