When NIN was forced to
abandon its film plans for Lights in the Sky, we thought the already-filmed parts were headed for the wrong can, but Trent Reznor has decided to break from the "take my ball and go home" attitude by putting the footage up online. Opening up a public domain wellspring for fans to create some great content, the 400GB of unedited HD data from three shows (Victoria, Portland and Sacramento) is available as a torrent. Don't fire up that download just yet -- Reznor warns that beyond the drive-crushing size of the content, this is totaly unproduced and not really the sort of thing for casual viewers seeking a finished product. For those of you with serious editing rigs and a yen for film production, clear off some space on the RAID and hit the link for torrent details.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
MORBAX @ Jan 9th 2009 11:02PM
There is a massive FAN project going on to take this footage and produce a Blu-ray and 1080p Torrent... (which is all going to be free, minus the cost of a disc, etc.)
http://www.echoingthesound.org/phpbbx/viewtopic.php?t=46296
http://thisoneisonus.org/
So... keep an eye out. The footage I've seen so far is excellent. And the audio is a very good stereo mix right off the sound board.
sixtyfps @ Jan 10th 2009 3:56AM
I betcha it was actually recorded with the full knowledge of the band. Viral attempt for the win?
MORBAX @ Jan 10th 2009 5:14AM
Well thats a given I think. I've seen a few camera angles from these recordings and there is simple no way that up to 7 cameras that are HD capable recorded this kind of footage from 3 concerts in a row.
By Trent Reznor's past over the last few years.... this is definitely their (Nine Inch Nails) doing..... they knew the big Blu-ray/DVD was not happening anymore and decided to do this as a last ditch effort. Great stuff!
kevin @ Jan 10th 2009 7:04AM
Not viral, at all - Reznor merely likes to play dumb when posting stuff like this - maybe for humor, maybe for legal reasons - whatever.
During the last leg of the tour, several notices were posted by Trent regarding which shows would have a relaxed taping policy. This came after Rob Sheridan (artistic director/tour photographer) explained that the band doesn't just tape shows at will because the venues charge video fees. At all of the designated shows, the setlists were exactly the same, and several crew members were spotted with video cameras.
Charles @ Jan 22nd 2009 4:28AM
Hey Jesse, contact me. I went to school with you and lived three
blocks away on 3rd street as a kid.
Charles @ Jan 22nd 2009 4:27AM
Hey Jesse, contact me. I went to school with you and lived three blocks away on 3rd street as a kid.