Comments on: An open letter to the organization of Visual Berlin Festival http://www.vjunion.se/2010/06/an-open-letter-to-the-organization-of-visual-berlin-festival/ Fade to black Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:28:52 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: ff http://www.vjunion.se/2010/06/an-open-letter-to-the-organization-of-visual-berlin-festival/#comment-418 ff Thu, 11 Nov 2010 14:17:27 +0000 http://www.vjunion.se/?p=2450#comment-418 hey e... why do you partys, when your're not able to organize such events? it's too easy to say that you had these problems caus of the OTHERS. typical german problem... cheers hey e…

why do you partys, when your’re not able to organize such events?
it’s too easy to say that you had these problems caus of the OTHERS.
typical german problem…

cheers

]]> By: Joel Dittrich http://www.vjunion.se/2010/06/an-open-letter-to-the-organization-of-visual-berlin-festival/#comment-417 Joel Dittrich Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:56:00 +0000 http://www.vjunion.se/?p=2450#comment-417 Wow, I feel you guys. But thank you for representing Sweden! :-) Wow, I feel you guys. But thank you for representing Sweden! :-)

]]> By: Jeremy from AlexEtJeremy VJs http://www.vjunion.se/2010/06/an-open-letter-to-the-organization-of-visual-berlin-festival/#comment-416 Jeremy from AlexEtJeremy VJs Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:57:11 +0000 http://www.vjunion.se/?p=2450#comment-416 Hi guys ! Nice to read your text, i'm completely agreed with you, the experience that you discribe is very equal to our experience. I will add a too relax attitude in Collegium Hungaricum Berlin, too much people saying "the place is fuck-up, i can not do anything, i'm not responsable..." with a glass of wine in the hand and without energy to make something happened... or to fix the issue. to my eyes, it was possible to fix it ... However it was nice to meet you guys (VJ Union), and some other friends from the VJ scene. Hi guys !
Nice to read your text,
i’m completely agreed with you,
the experience that you discribe is very equal
to our experience.
I will add a too relax attitude in Collegium Hungaricum Berlin, too much people saying “the place is fuck-up, i can not do anything, i’m not responsable…” with a glass of wine in the hand and without energy to make something happened… or to fix the issue.
to my eyes, it was possible to fix it …

However it was nice to meet you guys (VJ Union),
and some other friends from the VJ scene.

]]> By: e http://www.vjunion.se/2010/06/an-open-letter-to-the-organization-of-visual-berlin-festival/#comment-415 e Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:54:41 +0000 http://www.vjunion.se/?p=2450#comment-415 hello startsladd! also from me a big SORRY for that shit happened. But only for your information: we are not a professional party-/booking- or artistmanagement organisation. it was our FIRST festival ever, the planning and set up work was really hard. especially @ tresor. but also @ picknick. You have to know, that the the DMY-guys (@ picknick) didn't communicate with us really well. they didn't even know, whether they want to make that party at all. and @ tresor we had huge problems too: they had that construction works going on untill FRIDAY - so we couldn't get into our spaces in the turbin-hall because of dust and dirt and noise. so first of all theese problems got us into an imbalance which kept on the whole festival. thankyou for your attention! next year we will come back again (with better preparations and a stronger manpower! e hello startsladd! also from me a big SORRY for that shit happened.

But only for your information: we are not a professional party-/booking- or artistmanagement organisation. it was our FIRST festival ever, the planning and set up work was really hard. especially @ tresor. but also @ picknick. You have to know, that the the DMY-guys (@ picknick) didn’t communicate with us really well. they didn’t even know, whether they want to make that party at all. and @ tresor we had huge problems too: they had that construction works going on untill FRIDAY – so we couldn’t get into our spaces in the turbin-hall because of dust and dirt and noise. so first of all theese problems got us into an imbalance which kept on the whole festival.

thankyou for your attention! next year we will come back again (with better preparations and a stronger manpower!

e

]]> By: lucy http://www.vjunion.se/2010/06/an-open-letter-to-the-organization-of-visual-berlin-festival/#comment-414 lucy Sat, 19 Jun 2010 10:24:36 +0000 http://www.vjunion.se/?p=2450#comment-414 hello startsladd.. i met only one of you at the door at tresor during the day. i would like to add my personal apology. we all know your pain and it hurts us because this festival was supposed to be purely for the artists. aswell as our limited resources we struggled against some difficult last minute external obstacles. the end result was completely unacceptable for you and several other of our guests. you have our heartfelt apologies and please trust this was not a case of arrogance or disrespect, simply very badly managed resources, communication black holes and a handful of artists stretched well beyond their limit during the event. i hope we can meet you again under better circumstances. we have nothing but respect and admiration for the effort you put in. thanks for believing in our event enough to come. hello startsladd.. i met only one of you at the door at tresor during the day. i would like to add my personal apology. we all know your pain and it hurts us because this festival was supposed to be purely for the artists.

aswell as our limited resources we struggled against some difficult last minute external obstacles. the end result was completely unacceptable for you and several other of our guests.

you have our heartfelt apologies and please trust this was not a case of arrogance or disrespect, simply very badly managed resources, communication black holes and a handful of artists stretched well beyond their limit during the event.

i hope we can meet you again under better circumstances. we have nothing but respect and admiration for the effort you put in. thanks for believing in our event enough to come.

]]> By: Kiritan Flux http://www.vjunion.se/2010/06/an-open-letter-to-the-organization-of-visual-berlin-festival/#comment-413 Kiritan Flux Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:55:09 +0000 http://www.vjunion.se/?p=2450#comment-413 open letter apology :) http://festival.visualberlin.org/news/howt-not-make-a-closing-party/ open letter apology :)

http://festival.visualberlin.org/news/howt-not-make-a-closing-party/

]]> By: visualberlinFestival » Blog Archive » How to NOT make a Closing Party http://www.vjunion.se/2010/06/an-open-letter-to-the-organization-of-visual-berlin-festival/#comment-412 visualberlinFestival » Blog Archive » How to NOT make a Closing Party Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:54:37 +0000 http://www.vjunion.se/?p=2450#comment-412 [...] honest apologies go out to Startsladd (who already gave us feedback), AlexEtJeremy, Emiko, Lumabeamerz, Valentina Besegher, all the VisualBerlin VJs who couldn’t [...] [...] honest apologies go out to Startsladd (who already gave us feedback), AlexEtJeremy, Emiko, Lumabeamerz, Valentina Besegher, all the VisualBerlin VJs who couldn’t [...]

]]> By: Kiritan Flux http://www.vjunion.se/2010/06/an-open-letter-to-the-organization-of-visual-berlin-festival/#comment-411 Kiritan Flux Sat, 19 Jun 2010 09:21:40 +0000 http://www.vjunion.se/?p=2450#comment-411 This whole Picknick Club situation was a complete nightmare and worst case scenario for any organiser - and as I feared and now read here - an insult to any artist who's supposed to be treated as a guest. Five hours delay in setting up, ZERO gear available and a totally tired, unmotivated and hungover crew and in addition 30min remining to set up what was planned as an amazing setup with a dozen projectors - of course: impossible! I completely understand your reactions and feelings - I would have felt the same! unfortunately the only thing I can do now is to honestly apologize to you guys for this major FUCK-UP. And yes - lesson learned - it was a one-time mistake that will not happen again. I am deeply sorry that it hit you guys the most. I hope we'll meet again some other timespace. Licht an! This whole Picknick Club situation was a complete nightmare and worst case scenario for any organiser – and as I feared and now read here – an insult to any artist who’s supposed to be treated as a guest.

Five hours delay in setting up, ZERO gear available and a totally tired, unmotivated and hungover crew and in addition 30min remining to set up what was planned as an amazing setup with a dozen projectors – of course: impossible! I completely understand your reactions and feelings – I would have felt the same! unfortunately the only thing I can do now is to honestly apologize to you guys for this major FUCK-UP.

And yes – lesson learned – it was a one-time mistake that will not happen again. I am deeply sorry that it hit you guys the most. I hope we’ll meet again some other timespace. Licht an!

]]> By: fRED http://www.vjunion.se/2010/06/an-open-letter-to-the-organization-of-visual-berlin-festival/#comment-410 fRED Sat, 19 Jun 2010 04:39:34 +0000 http://www.vjunion.se/?p=2450#comment-410 Ja, we allready discussed this night on couple of after meetings and totally agree that this was not acceptable. Ja, we allready discussed this night on couple of after meetings and totally agree that this was not acceptable.

]]> By: Mikael Wehner a.k.a. The MIDI Thief http://www.vjunion.se/2010/06/an-open-letter-to-the-organization-of-visual-berlin-festival/#comment-409 Mikael Wehner a.k.a. The MIDI Thief Sat, 19 Jun 2010 00:29:23 +0000 http://www.vjunion.se/?p=2450#comment-409 I'm glad I had booked a week in Spain. I was eating ribs with my father in law and enjoying cold San Miguels. Great post however, I feel your pain! I’m glad I had booked a week in Spain. I was eating ribs with my father in law and enjoying cold San Miguels. Great post however, I feel your pain!

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