If Harveywetdog did Wikipedia
In April 2020 and in the interest of legacy I wrote a Wikipedia entry recording the thoughts and notable works of Harveywetdog. I admit I was ignorant of the rules concerning self promotion on Wikipedia and consequently my entry was correctly deleted and my account expunged from the system.
As a result my original words and links were sadly lost but nevertheless here is a rewrite. Perhaps when I'm gone someone will be able to enter it onto Wikipedia as a fitting epitaph for my time on the Harveywetdog Project.
Harveywetdog
1. A Haven of Creativity
As an engineer within the nuclear generation industry Robinson was used to having his output challenged and changed. He later explained that this was what he had meant by "the humdrumery of office life"; not that his work for British Energy and later EDF was in anyway boring - far from it. Simply the need to work collaboratively meant that ownership became blurred and individual creativity often stiffled.
2. The Ghost of Tom Joad
The Ghost of Tom Joad is a Harveywetdog video featuring the music of Bruce Springsteen, the words of John Steinbeck (read by Henry Ford) from the book/film “The Grapes of Wrath” together with images from the film and contemporary images notably those by Dorothea Lang (who appears at the end of the video sitting on her car).
Robinson spent several months searching the internet for suitable images; an exercise he said later probably wouldn’t be possible today. He also expressed regret that he didn’t record the names of the photographers to credit them. The soundtrack features a live version of Springsteen’s “The Ghost of Tom Joad” recorded as part of the Live in Dublin album and initially released as a charity track which meant it was free from Copyright on YouTube. Later Springsteen’s record company repackaged the Live in Dublin offering and included “The Ghost of Tom Joad” track which resulted in it being copyrighted and advertisements to appear against the video.
As
well as the music the video soundtrack features extracts from the film and the
voice of Henry Fonda with the “it’s as Casey says.....” and the “Wherever”
speeches. Robinson explained that he connected his DVD player to the audio
input of his PC to extract the clips he wanted a method which was crude and yet
effective.
3. Accreditation
As his audience and reputation has grown so has the scrutiny from equestrian event organisers and governing bodies. In general media rights are claimed by the governing bodies but it is up to event organisers to police this. As early as 2015 Robinson was reporting problems with media officials at a local event after which he realised his best option was to seek formal accreditation whenever possible as this gave the clearest indication as to whether or not his request to publish video from an event had been accepted.
One
noticeable exception was at Badminton Horse trials in 2017 where having been
given permission to video the grass roots competition at the event
accreditation was withdrawn when organisers realised they had an exclusive
rights arrangement with another broadcaster. As recorded in his blog Robinson
had come to the attention of the organisers at Badminton in 2014 when they had
written to him about his videos from 2013 and 2014. In an act of extreme
arrogance the then organisers declared that basically theirs (Badminton) were the only eventing rights
that had any value.
4. Monetisation, Advertising and Copyright
As of March 2021 the Harveywetdog YouTube channel is now monetised. Although in some instances Robinson has openly and deliberately use a specific piece of music, as in this example featuring Florence and the Machine, the ability of rights owners to claim for music that is legitimately played over PA systems has driven him to often overdub the natural sound from an event with royalty free music from such sources as Capo Productions and AKM Music or even silence.
When
requested for feedback from YouTube Robinson has repeatedly advised that the
issue of copyright and the unfairness with the way it is applied is his biggest
concern with the platform. As well as the issue of incidental background music
Robinson also cites copyright owners claiming 100% of any monetisation on a
video as examples of unfair practice.
In compliance with USA COPPA regulations the Harveywetdog YouTube channel is designated never for children.
Robinson has been able to use a lot of his video stock to generate a wide range of YouTube Shorts which has increased his Subscriber count considerably.
5. Coronavirus Pandemic
During the first lockdown of the 2020 corona virus pandemic Robinson produced a weekly audio diary of life in lockdown and the UK response. In the blog/podcast Robinson was largely supportive of Government action and tried to explain how society must always be prepared to accept risk, and therefore mortality, in everything we do. Robinson was less supportive of the media, insisting that their negative response was largely driven by an inability to get over the results of the Brexit referendum.
6. Hartpury University and Hartpury College
Robinson
had been fortunate to live close to the excellent equestrian facilities at
Hartpury University and College and to video at their major annual events, namely the Hartpury Festival of Dressage and the International Hartpury Horse
Trials. The British Dressage Winter Dressage Championships are also held at the
venue.
Given this close proximity to the venue he was able to immerse himself totally in these events, be a member of the media team, capture much of the key action and often edit and upload video directly from the media centre. Although not a fan of live streaming, which he correctly forecast would kill the heart of the sport, he recognised that journeymen videographers needed work and that this was a good use for them. Nevertheless he was repeatedly frustrated that the best vantage points, which he’d identified for his work, would be assigned to the live stream cameras in later years.
"society must always be prepared to accept risk, and therefore mortality, in everything we do"
7. Withdrawal from most of Social Media
During the coronavirus pandemic and the social unrest that followed Robinson became increasingly disillusioned with the media and social media in particular. Although he had recognised and readily embraced Diversity and Inclusion as a philosophy as an employee of EDF Energy he began to realise it was being used as a vehicle to achieve retribution for perceived injustices in general and an attack on British values in particular. He was struck by the words of Jacob Rees-Mogg who, speaking in an earlier interview, had explained that "tolerance is about accepting those things you don't agree with, not just accepting those things you do agree with".
The level of intolerance was such that it had caused Robinson to close his Twitter account in 2018 and two years later he followed by removed himself and Harveywetdog from Facebook in 2020. Robinson returned to Facebook in 2021 with a small group of friends on his personal account and to use the Harveywetdog accounts on Facebook and Instagram to promote the videos on YouTube. He also has a very minor presence on Vimeo.
8. VideoingPerfection
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| The original #videoingperfection image Original photo ©Charlotte Cooley |
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| PXW-Z280 at Blenheim 2023 ©Harveywetdog |
9. Valegro
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| Valegro in Newent ©Harveywetdog |
10. Eventing Cinema
11. The battle with CLL
12. An Ancient Ash Production
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| Ancient Ash Logo © Harveywetdog |
13. Social License to Operate
14 The Golden Years
Harveywetdog....It’s your Eye that’s behind that camera...You know how to capture the Beauty and the Emotion of the Motion! The Slow Motion gives the viewer a closer look at what you’ve capture
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