@jennyfair7 / jennyfair7.tumblr.com
New video boot release with new audio gift!
This video is from July '24 and is available to trade for here.
Cast: Jon Robyns, Lily Kerhoas, Joe Griffiths-Brown, Kelly Glyptis, Matt Harrop, Adam Linstead, Francesca Ellis, David Kristopher-Brown, Maiya Hikasa
sorry for maybe an overly broad question, but have you answered anyone else's questions on, like, how to find good versions to watch you could direct me towards? the whole idea of trading and taking part in these well-established communities with their own etiquette and quirks and history is kind of terrifying? i don't know much about any given actor and really love the visuals so it feels like if i approached anyone personally it would be like me asking them "hello may i have your crispest mp4 please you will receive nothing in exchange by the way i don't know what's going on" which. out of the question. do i just... google it..? sorry to ramble and ask something kind of incoherent i'm just completely lost and thought you were always very helpful and patient with random fools like myself 😭
Hello! No need to feel like a fool, the trading community can feel overwhelming to get into. But also, rest assured that questions like, "What's the best bootleg to watch, regardless of time, location, or cast?" are quite common. Many people will do that for different shows, just to get a feel for it before, say, buying a ticket to see it live. For examples of previous asks I've gotten that are like that, see here and here (though I can't guarantee the links are still working, as many of those asks are years old).
For an updated answer, what I would first recommend is going to this list of full Phantom bootlegs uploaded to YouTube. A general rule of thumb if all you're looking for is good quality, is to find the most recently filmed videos, simply because as time progressed, so did camera technology. If you want my own personal recommendation and you don't care about language, then I would recommend the 2019 Copenhagen video (Act I and Act II). It's got a great cast, a great production, and was filmed and uploaded in HD. If you do want a production in English, than any of the Broadway ones from the last decade or so will do (like 2018 or 2016). The Broadway filmers were generally prolific and knew what they were doing.
I hope that helps!
After like 4 months I finally decided to update my trading site and now I’m back open to trades! (Use my email to get in touch as I’m not responding to any messages on here)
Plus I really like the Greece production of poto so here ya go:
Ben Forster (The Phantom of the Opera), Celinde Schoenmaker (Christine Daaé), Nadim Naaman (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) || February 29, 2020; Greece
Tim Howar (The Phantom of the Opera), Harriet Jones (Christine Daaé), Nadim Naaman (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Lara Martins (Carlotta Giudicelli), Nicholas Garrett (Monsieur Firmin), Arvid Larsen (Monsieur André), Valerie Cutko (Madame Giry), John Ellis (Ubaldo Piangi), Kelsi Boyden (Meg Giry) || February 23, 2023; Greece
Tim Howar (The Phantom of the Opera), Georgia Wilkinson (Christine Daaé), Nadim Naaman (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Lara Martins (Carlotta Giudicelli), Nicholas Garrett (Monsieur Firmin), Arvid Larsen (Monsieur André), Valerie Cutko (Madame Giry), John Ellis (Ubaldo Piangi), Kelsi Boyden (Meg Giry) || February 24, 2023; Greece
https://www.mediafire.com/file/sv33v4evfaceu2o/POTO+Greece++February+24,+2023.zip/file
Tim Howar (The Phantom of the Opera), Harriet Jones (Christine Daaé), Nadim Naaman (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Lara Martins (Carlotta Giudicelli), Nicholas Garrett (Monsieur Firmin), Arvid Larsen (Monsieur André), Valerie Cutko (Madame Giry), John Ellis (Ubaldo Piangi), Kelsi Boyden (Meg Giry) || February 25, 2023; Greece
𝘏𝘪 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦, 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘵 𝘢 𝘝𝘏𝘚 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘤𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘴.. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘥 - 𝘪𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘷𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘰𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘗𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘰𝘮 (𝘰𝘳 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘺𝘣𝘦) 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘳𝘦𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦! 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘪𝘧 𝘢𝘯𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘪𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘷𝘦𝘴 (𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘵) 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘥𝘰 𝘪𝘵 :)
reposting this bc i deleted it weeks ago cus i was paranoid but its back and my collection has gotten a bit better so yay
dm for list
open for musical trades 😚
my collection is mostly elisabeth, but theres also a bit of tanz der vampire, and phantom of the opera. i would especially love love love to get more elisabeth videos, but i would also like to upgrade my misc musicals section, so dm me even if you dont have those three musicals :)
ok i grew up and now i have a shitty little site that i worked on for one (1) hour ish so ya. the hardest part was choosing a picture for EVERY SINGLE PAGE bc i just love that little photo banner sooooo much
After like 4 months I finally decided to update my trading site and now I’m back open to trades! (Use my email to get in touch as I’m not responding to any messages on here)
Site:
Plus I really like the Greece production so here ya go:
Ben Forster (The Phantom of the Opera), Celinde Schoenmaker (Christine Daaé), Nadim Naaman (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny) || February 29, 2020; Greece
Tim Howar (The Phantom of the Opera), Harriet Jones (Christine Daaé), Nadim Naaman (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Lara Martins (Carlotta Giudicelli), Nicholas Garrett (Monsieur Firmin), Arvid Larsen (Monsieur André), Valerie Cutko (Madame Giry), John Ellis (Ubaldo Piangi), Kelsi Boyden (Meg Giry) || February 23, 2023; Greece
Tim Howar (The Phantom of the Opera), Georgia Wilkinson (Christine Daaé), Nadim Naaman (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Lara Martins (Carlotta Giudicelli), Nicholas Garrett (Monsieur Firmin), Arvid Larsen (Monsieur André), Valerie Cutko (Madame Giry), John Ellis (Ubaldo Piangi), Kelsi Boyden (Meg Giry) || February 24, 2023; Greece
Tim Howar (The Phantom of the Opera), Harriet Jones (Christine Daaé), Nadim Naaman (Raoul, Vicomte de Chagny), Lara Martins (Carlotta Giudicelli), Nicholas Garrett (Monsieur Firmin), Arvid Larsen (Monsieur André), Valerie Cutko (Madame Giry), John Ellis (Ubaldo Piangi), Kelsi Boyden (Meg Giry) || February 25, 2023; Greece
releasing some of my audio masters from 2023.
all untracked. all NFT forever except through me. 1:1 standard ratio. contact: [email protected]
Earl Carpenter (Phantom), Holly-Anne Hull (Christine), Matt Blaker (Raoul), Kelly Glyptis (Carlotta), Matt Harrop (Firmin), Adam Linstead (Andre), Francesca Ellis (Madame Giry), Ellie Young (Meg), Greg Castiglioni (Piangi)
m4a - 56.4 MB
Earl Carpenter (Phantom), Paige Blankson (alt Christine), Matt Blaker (Raoul), Kelly Glyptis (Carlotta), Tim Morgan (u/s Firmin), Adam Linstead (Andre), Francesca Ellis (Madame Giry), Ellie Young (Meg), Greg Castiglioni (Piangi)
m4a - 56.1 MB
Will Barratt (alt Valjean), Stewart Clarke (Javert), Lucie Jones (Fantine), Nathania Ong (Éponine), Lulu-Mae Pears (Cosette), Robert Tripolino (Marius), Harry Chandler (Enjolras), Gerard Carey (Thénardier), Claire Machin (Madame Thénardier)
m4a - 69.8 MB
Tanisha Spring (Satine), Dom Simpson (Christian), Matt Rixon (Harold Zidler), Ian Carlyle (Toulouse-Lautrec), Ben Richards (the Duke), Ivan de Freitas (Santiago), Erin Bell (2nd u/s Nini), Melissa Nettleford (s/b Arabia), Anthony Craig (Baby Doll), Bernadette Bangura (La Chocolat)
mp3 - 179.8 MB
Brad Barnley (u/s Valjean), Stewart Clarke (Javert), Katie Hall (Fantine), Amena El-Kindy (Éponine), Will Callan (Marius), Lulu-Mae Pears (Cosette), Luke Kempner (Thénardier), Claire Machin (Madame Thénardier), Ben Culleton (u/s Enjolras)
mp3 - 215.5 MB
Brad Barnley (u/s Valjean), Stewart Clarke (Javert), Katie Hall (Fantine), Amena El-Kindy (Éponine), Harry Lake (u/s Marius), Lulu-Mae Pears (Cosette), Luke Kempner (Thénardier), Claire Machin (Madame Thénardier), Djavan van de Fliert (Enjolras)
mp3 - 213.8 MB
reposting this as I plan to get back into trading. if anyone's interested feel free to reach out ☺️
New video boot release with an audio gift!
The video is from June '24 and is available to trade for here.
Cast: Jon Robyns, Chumisa Donford-May, Joe Griffiths-brown, Federica Basile, Tim Morgan, Samuel Haughton, Francesca Ellis, David Kristopher-Brown, Maiya Hikasa
New video boot release, which means here is a gift of the show's audio!
The video is our second from Jan '24 and is available to trade for here. Mastered with help from the wonderful @hyperfixatra!
Cast: Jon Robyns, Lily Kerhoas, Michael Colbourne, Kelly Glyptis, Matt Harrop, Adam Linstead, Francesca Ellis, David Kristopher-Brown, Maiya Kikasa
My audios from this weekend are up for trades, feel free to message and I’ll try my best to respond asap! 😊
March 29, 2024
James Gant (u/s), Chumisa Dornford-May (alt), Michael Colbourne (u/s), Kelly Glyptis, Matt Harrop, Adam Linstead, Francesca Ellis, David Kristopher Brown, Maiya Hikasa
- recorded front front row of Stalls
*Phantomtrader19’s master*
March 30, 2024
Jon Robyns, Lily Kerhoas, Michael Colbourne (u/s), Lily De-La Haye (u/s), Matt Harrop, Samuel Haughton (u/s), Victoria Ward (u/s), David Kristopher Brown, Maiya Hikasa
*Phantomtrader19’s master*
I started collecting and trading boots 20 years ago in 2004. My first trade list was on Geocities and everything was done by snail mail. I had a blast sending and receiving packages all over the world, even if shipping was expensive and I had to buy blank media and bubble envelopes in bulk. First audio trading transitioned to being online, then videos as VOBs, and now the rise of digital videos. The trading scene existed well before I started and continues to evolve today. I’m so glad it’s still going and that I’m still trading all these years later!
To celebrate, I'll be gifting 20 shows (audio or video, TBD, excluding NFT) and I'd like your input!
The results are in and...it's a tie! I'll do my best to put together a mix of both winning options 😁 It will take some time, so thanks in advance for your patience, but stay tuned! 🎁
I totally get if you don't post this as I know it might sound mean or controversial but what is with all the NFT videos lately? Honestly it sort of aggravates me, if you are going to trade and film a video why make it NFT and why list it? It's like some people want to make others jealous or upset being like "HAHA I have this and you don't" or at least I feel it comes across that way. I don't get why they even bother trading or filming! Am I the only one who feels this way?
Hello! I am not the best person to ask about trading-related things, but I'm tagging @glassprism because I believe she will have a response for you.
Yes, hello, it is I.
Now, first things first - I really think we need to differentiate between "people who keep their boots NFT for a time" vs. "people who keep their boots NFT forever but make it available" vs. "people who keep their boots NFT and never make it available".
The first is extremely common, especially for video filmers, and at the heart of it, it's all about safety and keeping the video under wraps for a time, while still letting people know they can get it. Remember - this stuff is illegal! Filmers can and have been caught and arrested and left trading because of this! Keeping videos NFT for a time - a few months, a year, what have you - ensures that they control the distribution of the video for a period and limits how fast it will spread, because the faster something spreads, the more likely it will reach people filmers do not want it to reach, especially if it's a "hot" product (a new production, a new cast, etc.).
The second is becoming a bit more common, though it's also always been present in the trading community. The difference between the second and third ones is that for the second one, these filmers will still make the video available. It's just that it's usually only available through methods like paying for the video. If you can't or don't want to do that, it sucks, I get it! But this is not the filmer taunting you and saying, "Ha ha, look what I have that you can't have". They are still willing to send the video to people, but for their own reasons (again, usually their own safety and peace of mind), they are limiting the methods you can attain it.
As for the third, yes, that can be the most frustrating to see. Ultimately though, we have to accept that people have their own reasons for filming and/or trading - in fact, it's kind of an assumption to even say, "why are these people even bothering to film and trade" when they may not even be in the community. Some film for their own personal enjoyment. Some aren't even aware a trading community exists. Some are aware and want nothing to do with it, for whatever reason (e.g. they are personally involved in the theater community and can get in huge trouble if word gets out of what they're doing). That's just something we have to accept; in the end, we don't know these people's reasons or motivations.
I hope that explains it, anon!
I started collecting and trading boots 20 years ago in 2004. My first trade list was on Geocities and everything was done by snail mail. I had a blast sending and receiving packages all over the world, even if shipping was expensive and I had to buy blank media and bubble envelopes in bulk. First audio trading transitioned to being online, then videos as VOBs, and now the rise of digital videos. The trading scene existed well before I started and continues to evolve today. I’m so glad it’s still going and that I’m still trading all these years later!
To celebrate, I'll be gifting 20 shows (audio or video, TBD, excluding NFT) and I'd like your input!
You should make a server on filming for beginners and tip and tricks for filming!!
I'm gonna be so real with you - I don't want to make filming overly accessible to beginners because I don't think most people should film
I completely get how hypocritical this sounds but hear me out. Filming is stressful, draining, difficult, thankless, takes away from the experience, and (this is the important one) a crime. I cannot stress enough how much of a risk you are taking when you choose to do this and I think it's very easy for people to get wrapped up in the whole "obtaining content" mindset that they forget that what they're doing can have serious consequences. Not only this, but trying to film and failing can make conditions worse for everyone else, on top of just being a pretty traumatic experience for yourself. It's absolutely not something to take lightly
Live theatre is a magical thing and if it is not something you have access to very frequently, I strongly suggest you put down the camera and just go to have a good time. Take audio if you want. But immerse yourself. I was seeing shows weekly before I even dreamed of filming them and I really don't want to sound elitist but I think that's the level you have to be at in order to make the payoff worth it. Filming can be fun in it's own right but it is absolutely not the same experience
If you understand all of this and still seriously want to get into filming, then all I can suggest is that you integrate into the mastering community. Join our discord servers, have conversations with people, make friends. I promise if you are polite and friendly and mature (i.e not a minor) people will be more than happy to tell you all you need to know
I may not explain this the best but are there any sort of unofficially "public domain" bootlegs? Like older ones that have been posted to YouTube or have had so many clips posted from them that people simply don't care anymore? Or are people who post clips without explicit permission but they aren't really leaks because they've already been publicly shared? I'm only asking because I'm unfamiliar with the expectations of trading and curious about how those things are viewed
No worries, I think I get what you're asking, and it's something I've discussed in other places, like Discord, but not so much here.
Anyway, I think Phantom is an interesting show in that it's so old, and the people in charge of copyright striking bootlegs are so lax, that I think there's less fuss in general about people uploading clips or even the full show to YouTube compared to newer shows where the creators are more likely to go after bootlegs and their recorders. So yes, it should count as a "leak", but as the saying goes - if a bootleg is uploaded and the filmer is no longer around, does it create any sort of trouble for them?
Another thing too is that many of the original filmers have long since left trading and unlikely to care what happens to their videos, which again, is just because Phantom is an older show (I know of one Phantom filmer who has actually passed away, that's how old some filmers are). It also helps that Phantom has had many international productions that closed years ago, which again, means it's less likely that there's anybody in the company who's going to come after a bootleg being uploaded. Like, do we really think the original Hamburg production, which closed in 2001, is going to go after the filmer of a bootleg from 1997? Probably not, so nobody's really going to be be a bother if you upload a video of it.
(Incidentally, this is also probably why members of the cast and crew will start leaking audios and videos - after enough time has passed, who cares? I'm almost certain the Mexico City proshot of Phantom was from a cast or crew member, as was the monitor video of the original Stockholm production, and I think everyone knows by now that it was Anton Zetterholm himself who decided to toss out the proshot of the Stockholm revival.)
Additionally, other filmers might be around but are not on social media because again, an older show means an older generation of filmers, meaning even if they did care about their stuff getting uploaded, well, it's unlikely they'll find out. Compare this to a musical like Six the Musical where the fans tend to be newer and younger, meaning it's very likely that the filmers are newer and younger, are still in the trading and bootlegging scene, are very active and adept at moving about on social media, and will take serious umbrage if you go uploading their stuff, especially combined with the fact that the company is more likely to come after them for bootlegging.
And yes, with some bootlegs, they have been uploaded so much it feels like you're fighting against the current to even go against it, especially when there are no repercussions. For example, the video of the original Broadway cast of Phantom has been posted so much, and by multiple people, that I don't think anybody cares at this point. That can certainly count as what you might consider "public domain" videos in that so many people have it, have uploaded it, or have seen it, that it's just taken as a free for all, do-what-you-want video.
That said, there are some unofficial rules that people tend to follow. Stuff filmed by people who are still active in the trading scene tends to not get uploaded. Stuff from post 2019 or so is a bit uncommon, again tying into the fact that people who filmed more recent boots are still very much around. If a filmer asks you to take something down, take it down. Name it something obscure (but that does not involve the words "slime tutorial" anywhere).
Anyway, I hope that answers your question!
Figured I should do a quick introduction with links to my stuff for a new pinned post, since there are multiple things to be discussed.
First and foremost, I write! Currently write a TON of Phantom of the Opera, but also have works for Underworld (the campy movie franchise).
I am also very active in trading for Phantom of the Opera and Love Never Dies audios/videos! My Encora - my list
If you want to trade, you can do it through Tumblr direct messages or contact me on Discord (arby).
If you really like Phantom (like me) and are looking for a fun Discord server, check mine out below! People of all ages are welcome and we discuss fanart, shipping, and everything else Phantom (yes, including all versions! Y/K and others welcome :) ) The name of the server has nothing to do with the genders welcome, everybody is welcome as long as you’re normal <3
For those interested, I have full audio from last night’s opening in Italy and will be having audio of the coming three nights as well.
Open for trading! I’m the master :)
