Re-cutting "FOR LIBERTY" to be used as a RP/R3V 2012 campaign tool - View within

AdamT said:
This was not by intention, just the way it ended up. If anyone has Tube links to non-white supporters link them here and we'll see about fitting something in somewhere. I remember a really well spoken black lady from an early event, can't find it though.
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This is who you are probably looking for, will have to look for a better video:



and she is still in it:

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Jordan Page "Liberty" Album Release Party. 2011

:D
 
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6:27

D.L.H.: "You don't seem like a Republican to me. You seem so reasonable."


*I forgot how great this interview was!
 
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Another suggestion to make the video more 2012-friendly:

I think it would be very effective to include the clip where Ron is interviewed about polling even with Obama in a hypothetical 2012 race. This will give people the impression that Ron is someone who is a viable candidate, and worthy of their support in 2012.

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RonPaulNation.Org said:
6) ** I Think this one's important** - at around the 45:00 mark, when the narrative is regarding Fox not inviting Ron to the debate, highlight that Thompson was invited, and Ron ended up receiving more than 3x as many votes as him in the NH primary, in spite of Fox setting the narrative that "one of those men would be the republican nominee". I don't think enough emphasis was put on this, and the fact that Ron out-polled Thompson, and finished almost even with giuliani even after not being included in the debate. The viewer is left looking for a solid answer as to why Ron didn't do so well, and this is a perfect example of clear media bias which the viewer can see as the major factor for Ron coming in 5th. May be able to find a good clip here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMzxD8ffZ4E . Goldwater, Jr. makes the case for Ron pretty well, and you might be able to get some good sound bytes out of Meg Kelly.
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Just worked on this a bit and added in the Fox clip, and a small bit from our unused Goldwater interview. Is this what you had in mind?

[video=vimeo;22055211]http://vimeo.com/22055211[/video]
 
AdamT said:
Just worked on this a bit and added in the Fox clip, and a small bit from our unused Goldwater interview. Is this what you had in mind?

[video=vimeo;22055211]http://vimeo.com/22055211[/video]
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Man, you guys rock. This is fantastic. It's great that you have the interview footage to follow up.
 
This is truly fantastic. Thank you! The short version still has all the very important clips. It flows beautifully, and the picture is stunning. I can see this being a massively valuable campaign tool. I wouldn't change a thing.
 
Whoa, no offense Adam, but if you were planning on doing an educational DVD about Ron Paul, I'd cut it down to the first 15 minutes or so to focus on his positions. Too much airtime for his supporters if the goal is to introduce Ron Paul to someone who has never heard of him before.

By the way...someone I work with said that they planned to support Ron Paul today. Too cool.

Great work on the video by the way.
 
RonPaulNation.Org said:
He mentions Ron briefly at 4:50... though he doesn't come off as the brightest bulb, and many don't know who he is.
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I thought it was relevant, don't know if it's good material for the video. But this is the kind of honest realization Ron awakens in people, because his philosophy is rooted in individualism. To judge the guy embodying that eye-opening misses the point, IMO. Seems to me a clear view shows humanity in a way no Ivy League intellectual scholar could. In that way videos like that are more encouraging/convincing to guys like me than Goldwater for instance (but I'm in no way criticizing the changes so far).
 
truthspeaker said:
Whoa, no offense Adam, but if you were planning on doing an educational DVD about Ron Paul, I'd cut it down to the first 15 minutes or so to focus on his positions. Too much airtime for his supporters if the goal is to introduce Ron Paul to someone who has never heard of him before.

By the way...someone I work with said that they planned to support Ron Paul today. Too cool.

Great work on the video by the way.
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I think distilling it to 15 minutes would be a great tool for those with short attention spans, and I think they should definitely look into doing that for sure, but the hour-long video really gets people engulfed and excited about the movement.
 
I watched the original and loved it, but I felt this version along with the shorter running time held my attention better. There are major improvements I wanted to suggest though. Let's discuss the current shorter version first. It starts off by immediately separating Ron Paul from the establishment Republican candidates. It shows the GOP candidates as being all the same, saying the same things, arguing about the same petty issues and their massive support for more war. It basically paints them as offering no real change whatsoever. Ron Paul on the other hand is shown to have a deep knowledge about the issues and how doing what the governement has been doing has gotten us the results that we're facing at this moment. It shows that he's a principled and truthful person that cares deeply for the country, the constitution and the liberty and freedom of everyone and that he stood up to those war mongers on national television and spoke about the things he believed in without backing down.

It then goes on to show that these debates ignited a major grassroots campaign in support of his presidency, showing all the supporters, how they each contributed in their own way through all the various projects that were taken on, especially the massive money bombs that took place, earning Paul millions of dollars. We also see though how the establishment was against a principled and truthful person like Ron Paul interfering with their election, how the establishment candidates made fun of him to his face and how the media discounted him as a serious contender for the presidency, ultimately ending with the nomination of John McCain and Ron Paul dropping out of the race.

What's spectacular though is that it doesn't end with Ron dropping out of the race. Instead, it shows Ron's supporters pushing on without him running for president. It goes on to show their protest of McCain's nomination, the Rally for the Republic and their dedication to freedom, liberty and the ideas that Dr. Paul has taught them over the course of his campaign. Instead of just fading away, Ron's supporters have only just started in this battle.

I think this is a good ending for a candidate who isn't going to run anymore. It shows the story of someone that sparked a revolution, but ultimately failed to conquer the establishment and the media that turned against him. To somebody not familiar with Ron Paul, watching this should help to convert them into a fan of Ron Paul, but it doesn't do anything to ingrain the belief that Ron Paul has a very good chance to win in 2012. The belief that he can win is one of the most important, if not the most important thing that we need to communicate to people. I know plenty of people that like him but wouldn't vote for him because they don't believe it will make a difference. This belief will allow people the freedom to act on their support of Ron Paul. If any of you guys here read my huge self-development thread on this forum a while back, in order to accomplish any goal, you need both "desire" for the goal and the "belief" that it can be accomplished. If either one is lacking, people will not act to accomplish that goal. It's as simple as that.

With the video in its current form, you ignite a very strong desire in people to see Ron Paul as president. What you need to work on now is the second half of the equation, figuring out how to develop that belief in people watching it that he can win. Here is my suggestion. Leave everything the way it is now, except for the edits you planned to incorporate to make it better. What you need to do is take the ending as it is right now at the Rally for the Republic and expand it. This might require you to cut some more unnecessary parts from the first part of the film in order to keep the running time the same. In expanding the ending, what needs to be added are the accomplishments of Ron Paul's grassroots movement since his campaign ended, the Audit the Fed bill gaining mainstream acceptance, the rise of the tea party triggered by Ron's campaign, his son Rand Paul's election to the senate, his massive acceptance and newfound exposure in the media as a ratings powerhouse, our back to back wins at CPAC and finally ending the film with Ron announcing his 2012 bid for the presidency, the viewer's new goal to look forward to. Hopefully you'll have your footage of Ron's announcement within the month.

This might seem like a lot to cover in the short amount of time allowed, but I think it can be done. We don't need to have a full focus on each of these events, maybe a minute to two minutes or even less on each event just glossing over what happened, but they need to be shown back to back, each event propelling Ron even further into the spotlight and the acceptance of the media. There's a lot of acceptance from the media to be shown, such as the hosts of some of these shows begging him to run again, like Dylan Ratigan's recent interview with Ron, or even acceptance from the general public, such as his rise in the polls or his hypothetical tie with Obama. All of this will help to create the perception or belief in the viewer that Ron has accomplished much since the campaign and really can win now. I'd like a comment from you guys on my suggestion if possible. I believe it's probably the most important thing you still need to convey within the film, the belief that he can win in 2012. Then we can mass produce this thing and get it out to potential voters!
 
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sentinelrv said:
With the video in its current form, you ignite a very strong desire in people to see Ron Paul as president. What you need to work on now is the second half of the equation, figuring out how to develop that belief in people watching it that he can win.
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Great suggestions IMO. You mentioned these, I've added some ideas to it:

-Audit the Fed bill gaining mainstream acceptance
number of cosponsors, Ron as Chairman of the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, bernanke hearings

-the rise of the tea party triggered by Ron's campaign
Faneuil Hall tea party in Boston in 2007 (rand spoke), montage of 'tea party'... 'tea party'... 'tea party' from several media pundits and prominent politiicans in succession?

-his son Rand Paul's election to the senate
Rand with his posterboards in the house, his speech to Iowa republicans

- his massive acceptance and newfound exposure in the media as a ratings powerhouse
Perhaps some quotes from GOP leaders in Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada, South Carolina? some numbers on media time, appearances, perhaps google news mentions bar graph - mentions in 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011

-our back to back wins at CPAC and finally ending the film with Ron announcing his 2012 bid for the presidency
Answer the queston what is CPAC? and drive it in that Ron has won the last two
 
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