1991 - Outtakes.mp4

Title

1991 - Outtakes.mp4

Subject

The outtakes feature a number of people slipping, sliding and getting wet, including during the ship landing at Maldon where the ship could only approach to the edge of the marsh, and the warriors were left to navigate their own way through to dry land.

In the animation section, society chief Chris Robinson is seen instructing his combat training officer Pete Carss to do something about the tippy tappy competitive fighting style which had become common. The scene ends with Mick Bensted squashing one combatant and cutting the other in half, with his favourite cry of "Hack them to gobbets!"

Description

For several years in the 90s, Tony Sayer filmed major events, training weekends and banquets and each season he produced a summary video which was distributed to members in return for a blank video tape. Many of the videos have a voiceover by Tony, and a background music track to replace the original audio which frequently had distracting sounds or conversation among the audience.

It became common for these to feature a series of outtakes and animations at the end, produced using the pretty basic software available at the time.

Creator

Tony Sayer

Contributor

Charlotte Sayer

Transcription

We start off in Macclesfield proving that Rochdale isn't the only place that has torrential rain.

Next, we move to Roger, who comes galloping up, ready to loose his arrow, and suddenly... falls on his butt! And then look at his skillful archery here. A shot straight to his own foot.

Ohh, anybody fancy game of polo? Maldon Battlefield seems like a jolly good place, doesn't it?
Ohh no, somebody's got hold of somebody's skirt there - get, let, let go you pervert.

And here we have the wacky Viking waders, look at the skillful way in which they jump off the boat straight up to his neck. Wading across the swampland. Sure footed as deer. Um, dead deer, that is. And there goes another one. Followed quickly by Phll Lucas, that's him there, the blue guy, large shield, straight up to his neck. Ohh dear, how sad.

And here's the society exhibitionist, followed closely by the wackiest horns in Vikingdom.

And then let's stick a couple more logs on the fire lads. Ohh that's done it.

And next...Take a look at that sock. Has Russell joined the Masons or what?

Chris Robinson: "I think we have a problem with these tappy-tappys"
Pete Carss: "Yes chief. I know just the man to cure it..."
Mick Bensted: "Hack em to gobbets!!!"