The HFJ DVD, Vol. 1

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I’m putting all the original full-resolution DV video files onto a DVD to send to my family back home. Would anyone else like a copy? (If anyone says yes, I’ll be surprised.) I figure $10 + shipping is fair. If you ever put money into my PayPal tipjar, then to say thank you I’ll charge only $5 + shipping. And if I can figure out a way to let you download the ISO and burn your own copy, then no shipping fee, obviously. Lastly, if you ever did me a huge favor like bring me Kraft Macaroni & Cheese or send me a MacOS 9 CD, if you want one I’ll send it to you for free.

Here’s a list of all the videos I’ve put up and which of them will be on the DVD:

  • Goin’ To Work (The 1st ever video from 2005 June 25) – Low res, too ugly for DVD
  • Tokyo Disney Sea Videoblog – Low res, ditto
  • Meal Ticket – Ditto
  • A Video Tour of Roppongo – Ditto.
  • Conveyor Belt Sushi – Ditto. All these were taking with my Sony Clie PDA.
  • Apple Store Shibuya – If someone really wants it, I’ll recreate it. I didn’t save the full res version.
  • A Walk Through a Supermarket – Same as above. I hate this video (because it makes me motion sick), but it’s popular on YouTube.
  • House Tour: On DVD at full resolution
  • How to Open a Bottle of Lamune: Ditto
  • The Roller Slide at Yu-Land: Ditto
  • The X-Box Lounge: Ditto
  • New Year’s Eve at the Pav’s: Ditto
  • Hatsumode: Ditto
  • Lunch at Grandpa’s on New Year’s: Ditto
  • Swimming at Kusuragi-no-yu: Ditto, and I misspelled Kusurogi. Tough darts.
  • Sleep Clinic Video: Don’t know if I can find the original DV tape. Is it worth looking for?
  • Walking to Work: The Movie: Approx 80% chance I can find the DV tape. I really should try.
  • Herro Flom There: On DVD at full-res
  • The Bug Video: Ditto
  • My First Movie: Not available; re-creating it doesn’t feel right.
  • Andy’s First Vlog: On DVD at full-res
  • Tony’s Turn!: Ditto
  • The Beach is No Place for a Married Man: Ditto

Or, how does this sound? If there are enough people willing to part with $19.95 + shipping, I’ll offer the following:

  • I’ll definitely find all the lost originals mentioned above
  • If they fit, I’ll add the crappy Sony Clie vids at the end.
  • I’ll add subtitles to Tony’s video, without complaining.
  • I’ll finally edit together the other two videos I welched on back in January (Lunch From Hell, Indoor Fishing)
  • I have footage shot long ago that I never used or even mentioned. If there are enough people willing to spend $19.95 to watch it, I’ll finally edit it. There’s probably enough for at least three more videos, maybe more.

Whether or not anyone’s interested in a DVD, I’ll keep making videocasts whenever I can.

“What about podcasts,” you ask? I ought to make a podcast to answer that question. I have a lot of thoughts on it. It’s a bit complicated.

Rich Pav

Richard has been living in Japan since 1990 with his wife and two teenage sons, Tony and Andy.

17 thoughts to “The HFJ DVD, Vol. 1”

  1. Hmm… you’ve put me in a tough spot. On one hand, I’m going to feel like some pyschopath who is interested in discreetly viewing the internals of your life. On the other, I’m going to support a new form of art, where one documents a small portion of their life to share with others. However, while I prefer to agree that I am the latter, society in general and individuals who see it would choose otherwise… hmm…screw society i’m up for one!

    As I said before in response to your “Goodbye Flom Japan” post… “The thing I liked most about your work was the rawness of it. It was life, both the good and the bad. You achieved something artistic and phenomenal. Your podcast in a way allowed me to experience things I never have.”

    I hope that this idea of blogging goes mainstream. It would be a whole lot better than myspace.

    I’ll buy one. Which one depends on if you have enough of the $20 copies to make the project worthwhile.

    1. I will call it The Brutal Lunch. Last night I was trying to remember what you called it. Sometimes I can tell my vocabulary is shrinking from lack of use.

  4. No! I won’t pay a single yen for this. Here’s an idea: share the .iso with bittorrent. You aren’t a celebrity yet.

    1. Yep, I expected to hear that from someone. I like giving my work away to people, and I’ll continue to do so when I can. But after all the effort and money I’ve put into HFJ, I don’t feel the least guilty offering a DVD to try to recoup a little of the cost.

      If someday you manage to create something of value to others (burgers and fries don’t count), perhaps you’ll understand.

  5. Hi Rich,

    Well I think its a good idea to start making some money since your pod/video cast costed YOU the money and WE enjoyed them! so it is just fair to pay a little for it. Especially if it increases the chances of you doing a podcast again :p I wish I was in a positon I could tip you on your paypal account, but I’m only an 18 year old student and as such not applicable for a credit card here. When I have a creditcard later on, I will happily give you a tip, as far as my financial situation permits :p

    1. Bennie you can use paypal to automatically withdrawal from a checking. Thats what I still do even though I have a credit card now.

      1. Thanks for the tip! I didn’t realize you can send money from a regular bank account to a PayPal account. This way it will be easy to pay on the internet without borrowing dad’s creditcard.

  6. I checked your site for the first time in a while, and am pleasantly surprised to see you back! Reading through all the recent comments, I think that aside from the few folks that seem to hang on your every word, I doubt most people want the DVD version. You could sell memberships allowing exclusive access, like a porn site. Or maybe put up some teaser video or audio with a Paypal link, and when pledges hit $100 or whatever you post the full version.

  7. OK, I’ll put it differently – I think you’ll sell “a few”. Great stuff, but not the kind of entertainment for which you make popcorn and dim the lights. I think an NPR type pledge drive is a better model – just my 2 cents. Thanks.

    1. I wasn’t trying to piss you off, but it seems like I might have. If I do the membership thing, then I’m making a commitment to filling it with content on a regular schedule. I can’t do that because this isn’t my full-time job. Far from it, in fact.

  8. im up for a 20 dollar dvd, ive been putting up my photography as desktops on my own personal site for years and i have yet to see a simge dime so i know the feeling of wishing that the costs of giving and giving could be offset somehow by some reader suport. i would be happy to support a fellow blogger. especially with as diverse 0and interesting as it all is to me. (not to mention the extra videos

  9. I don’t know how I missed this before. I was searchingthe archives for the trip to suzume temple and came across this post. You still selling DVD’s?

  10. It’s on the back burner. I only recently got a hold of the software I’d need to put a DVD together but haven’t had the time to learn to use it.

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