LGR @ E3 2019! Plans and things. (Patreon)

Greetings folks! How goes things? Cuz for me it's an unusual whirlwind of activity, haha. I've mentioned it a few places already (including erm, the title of this post) that I'll be attending E3 2019 in Los Angeles. Woo!
While this is not my first time attending, it's certainly the first time that I'm attending with the central goal of grabbing LGR video content. It's also the first time I'll be there solely under the LGR banner as a "member of the media." And while I enjoyed attending with Retroware colleagues years back, it's exhilarating to visit on my own terms, making my own content, and setting my own agenda. It's not just me either! I've hired my brother, Luke, who will be running a second camera and helping with all sorts of on-the-go videography type stuff because that's what he does.
There are at least two videos I'll be working on while I'm there. One is an LGR Tech Tales episodes on E3, which is pretty self-explanatory. And the other is...
I don't fully know yet. For that I WANT YOUR INPUT!
A big reason I'm able to do this at all is due to your fantastic support here on Patreon. So it only seems fair that I consider your opinions and keep y'all up to date on what's up. And what's up is, well, rather malleable to say the least! First, a bit of context.
My broad plan is this: I want to produce a different kind video about E3 than anyone has seen before. Not a documentary, not talking about upcoming games, not talking to developers or publisher reps. I'm sure I'll do some of that on my own time, but my goals for this specific video are more nebulous.
For years, I've wanted someone to cover the E3 experience from the perspective of a fly on the wall, so to speak. Like, imagine if a ghost just wandered onto the show floor with a ghost camera and started capturing the experience without any agenda at all. No PR speak, no hype, no cynical commentary. Just blending into the background, taking it all in, capturing the audiovisual experience for posterity. That's the kinda video I'd like to see and it's what I'm trying to make. Especially since 2019 may be the final year that E3 is held at the LA Convention Center, at least in its traditional form.
Since 1995, E3 has been ground zero for countless historical moments in video game and tech history. I always hear about how "electric" the vibe is at the show, and having attended in the past I can attest that vibe is very much real. But watching the annual E3 coverage by games media? I rarely feel that coming across. Instead I've seen the same type of coverage since the late 90s. 'Vertical slice' game previews, snippets of hands-on demos, press conference montages and analysis, sanitized publisher spokesperson interviews, rambling roundtable discussions, and maybe some basic b-roll showing the crowd shuffling around. Nothing is inherently wrong with all this of course, it's valuable in its own right. But personally? It bores me these days. It's very... mid-2000s traditional media. I think online video has evolved past that.
I get it though! Members of the press have deadlines and a vicious news cycle and have to cover whatever the editor says. And even the gaming public that now attend the show are more than likely not attending for the purposes of making experimental videos. Most people I know that attend just wanna try out new games and consoles and stuff.
Not me though. I make LGR things. And those things are always evolving.
And this is where you come in. What facets of E3 would you like to see covered that's not the same old "OMFWTFBBQ HYPE" seen on mainstream media?
If you've attended in the past, think about the quiet little moments between the press events, game demos, and interviews. And if you've never attended before, think about the moments you've always imagined you'd experience as a newbie. And what questions do you have about the show? Examples: the process for getting media badges, what's the private press room like, what kind of food is served, whatever. I've got the access this year, so lemme be your eyes and ears. I am curious to know your thoughts, however incomplete or tangentially related they may be!
Finally, due to all the busy nonsense surrounding this, there's no video for this post and I don't know when the next LGR video will be complete. Another 2-3 weeks at least, if I had to guess? And by that I mean "normal" LGR videos. My final question is whether or not you'd like to see vlog-style update videos throughout the trip? Not on YouTube, just exclusive to Patreon. And I mean like, shaky phone camera, basically unedited stuff. Say I find a hot dog stand and just wanna share the E3 hot dog experience, ha. Sounds kinda fun to me, but I'm also concerned it could take away from my core goal and put me off-track. I dunno man, this show is nuts.

So yeah, your thoughts are welcome. Now off to pack all my camera crap and get ready for some cross-country travel 👍