So Lord Mccoy is here to give you budding Mud Wrestling (or oil, or pudding, or tapioca, whatever) film makers a few tips and pointers.
1. Lighting.
Get some. You could have Kate Upton and Abigail Ratchford fighting in your pit but if it's lit by somebody's cellphone, you're wasting my time, your time and their time.
2. Keep the crowd back
Yes, I know all your frat buddies want to get a good look at the two hotties rolling around in the jello but make them stay out of the way of the camera. You want people to be able to see the fight, not the crowd.
3. Closer is better.
There are people out there who will apparently film a mud fight from the other side of the field. I honestly can't see the point.
4. Picture quality.
It's 2015. There's no reason for anybody to be filming in potato quality. Buy a decent camera.
5. Hold your camera the right way up.
Just so you know, if you post a video in vertical mode, like this:
Then I hope ninjas break into your house and steal everything you own.
If you post a video like this:
6. Make the ring a decent size.
You want the girls to be free to move. So putting them in a paddling pool designed for 5 year olds is just stupid.
This is good. Plenty of room to move and if you want to have a Battle Royal, you have the room to do so.
This is Ok
Seriously...why did you even bother?
The next few are all personal preferences. You may or may not agree with them.
7. Clothing.
Try and get your girls to wear something suitable. And by suitable I mean "Bikinis"
Swimsuits are acceptable. Underwear is OK, especially if it's thongs and if you somehow managed to talk two girls into wrestling topless then nobody is going to complain. But good luck getting that video to stay on Youtube.
What's not ok. Jeans. Shorts. Jean shorts. Baggy t-shirts. A full skirt and blouse combo.
I can't speak for anybody else but I if see one of the fighters wearing her work clothes into the ring then I click on to the next vid. Let me demonstrate.
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And lastly.
8. Make it competitive.
Nobody wants to see anybody get hurt in the ring but at the same time, two girls smearing mud on each others faces while giggling does not constitute "Mud wrestling."
There should be a winner, a loser and some definite effort involved. Something like this:
Damn Well-SAID !!! ...
ReplyDeleteYour ideas should be regarded as COMMANDS and DIRECTIVES, (not just recommendations, suggestions or considerations) ...
... but here are a few of my inputs:
1) In part #6, the top photo with the large, red, cushioned area is the RIGHT idea but the one below that (that looks like a kiddie pool) is still far too small (and the bottom photo is an example of a space so damn small anyone already knows it's retarded).
2) In part #7, actually, I'd take a few exceptions to what's listed as unsuitable: Any jean shorts are A-OK as are any types of fabric shorts (as you say, underwear shorts but also summer-time or other fabric, outer-wear shorts, too). Any types of short-sleeved tops or T-shirts are also A-OK (imho). Granted, anyone dressed in office or usual outerwear clothing for participation in an event like this is nuts ...
3) An absolute winner and loser ??? ... No ... not really ... You can have a great mud-wrestling (or oil- or other) event provided the 3rd factor - decent competitiveness -- exists ... I know because I've seen such events and they turned out Very Well. There were no winners or losers but the overall efforts by all the girls (women, pardon me) were terrific. At the end there were no pompous-ass winners, sore losers or bad or inferior feelings ... Everyone had a great time and the girls (women, again, pardon me) ended up with a LOT of audience-given admiration for an event Very Well-Done ... That's how it should be (again, imho).
... otherwise, your observations and points should be regarded as legion for all who plan, participate and/or record such events.
I agree with your suggestions. Here's a few more:
ReplyDeletea) The mud should be deep and thick enough to ensure both girls get fully covered, hair and face included.
b) The girls should adopt a kneeling pose for the start of every round.
c) The audience should be overwhelmingly male and should cheer the girls on throughout the fight.
d) The fight should be long enough to allow for twists and turns, and both girls should be exhausted from their efforts by the end.
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