We wanted to announce a new kind of video from our store today . Many hours were spent selecting, editing, and finalizing our latest creation.
THE MONEY SHOT vol.1
We have talked about making this kind of video for a long time and now we finally have enough footage and time to try it out . Basically a lot of the time noob and I would find ourselves skipping thru messy and mud videos to get our favorite parts, such as when some one sinks in or goes under . leaving most of the video unwatched. So we thought why not skip all the filler and make a video that is all just "good" parts.
Going thru 18 or so different videos, some old, new and some unreleased . we selected out 90 plus of our favorite scenes. Then organized and grouped them into like minded clips. Things like Jump ins, Submerges, resurface, and pit exits. Some of the clips ended up being small, some longer but we felt each captured the sexiest moments and left all the extra behind . Kinda like a bunch of gifs played in a row.
So now that the videos done we would like to send it off and see what you guys think.
We will also be running a 2 for 1 sale all this month with the proceeds going towards are trip back to studio 588 this September.
We really want to hear your feedback on this style of video! So please let us know what you think here or in a review. As an incentive at the end of the month we will send out special coupons to any one that bought and took the time to review it.
So hope you enjoy! Here are some gifs from the video
This video is a compilation of over 90 short clips from 18 different videos. Some old, some new, and some unreleased. Each clip ranges from 10 seconds to couple minutes, with a total run-time of 40 straight minutes of non stop sinking Mudbunny.
each clip is hand selected, organized, and grouped together with other similar clips. -----------------------------------
Pit slip-ins (11 clips)
Jump-ins (16 clips)
Jump and submerged (20 clips)
Sexy in the mud (20 clips)
Slow submerges (12 clips)
Re-surface (18 clips)
Pit exits (10 clips)
If you like gif style videos with less filler and more mud. Then this is a must have MudBunny video. No more skipping threw for the good parts!
The main video is split into two for easy download and higher bit rate, but if you want a full non stop version it is included in the package.
I think there is definitely a good idea in there somewhere! It's like a YouTube compilation video of someone's favorite show, where a fan makes an edit of all the best moments and releases it as sort of a "greatest hits" montage!
I do have a few concerns however:
My biggest is probably the price point for this. While there is an undeniably large amount of content in this package (approximately 2GBs worth of footage), $45 is a large barrier to entry. Not that the content isn't worth the asking price of course! But having to pay that all at once might be an obstacle for some.
My suggestion is if you decide to make more compilations akin to this in the future (say for a Mud Bunny Season 3 perhaps? ) that you separate them into smaller volumes that cost less individually. That way, if people especially like your clay pit cannonballs and jump-ins the most, they can spend money on a $10-$15 compilation of those bits rather than paying for everything at a higher cost. But of course, if they want to pay more to get more, then they have the option!
My other concern is that this will mean that all of those other unreleased scenes won't be released in standard form any time soon. I understand the reasoning behind this particular project - trying to cut out all of the "unnecessary filler" and just get straight to the good stuff - but I still think there are those who do enjoy a single contained video that has some form of a story behind it, even if it's a simple one or just build-up. Take the "Watch Your Step" video for instance. There is some value to having the sexy mud parts have a context to them. Even if it's just a shoot involving you having some fun in the mud in videos like "My Way" and "Hitachi" - there's a setup and a payoff to those, or at lease a beginning and conclusion.
However, I do think that as long as those full scenes are still available for those who still like them that way, having these "greatest hits compilations" is another great way to give your fans what they want to see! Hell, it can even be great advertising too if someone stumbles across one of these and then later decides to get one of the full scenes!
I can see this working out great for you! Can't wait to see more!
All this cake, there must be a princess somewhere.
Such awesome feedback already! The price point was defiantly our biggest question. We struggled a bit with that to figure out would be sustainable for us but affordable enough for fans. We basically looked at it like this... Anyone who would buy this video instead of a couple full scenes would have little incentive to buy any other full videos that we have put out. Unless perhaps they found that they absolutely need to have the full thing. Given the amount of filming, editing, and production that it took to make such a compilation, we settled on making it the same price as just 3 regular video ... hopefully that seams fair.
Now the idea of splitting up future "best of" videos dose seam very doable and interesting. I would love to hear what other people think about that one. My only worry is it would fracture our store into too many compilations and less full length features.
also the unreleased stuff will eventually get full releases. Just a matter of time .