VS 11+ v Imagination

Ken Veal · Post by **Ken Veal** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:27 am

After viewers have senn one of our holiday DVDs they seem to like what
they see but I can see a pattern in ther content and I am looking for insperation.This is the formula the finished DVDs usually end up with.
Intro with title time and place-shots of the resort sometimes zooming in
overhead (via Google earth)-hotel inside + out-scenes of places visited-
(music fading out to allow commentary to be heard)-perhaps some shots with people fading in/out or changed playback speed-Titles explaining
about the place on a moving video backgroud-music where approriate-
some PIPs of stills on a scene-then a slide show with transitions-ending
shot (closing curtain) then a credit (made with cool 3d)-well if I cant give myself some credit who can Ideas please Ken

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 2:31 pm

Watch TV, movies, documentaries for fresh ideas.

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:19 pm

Black Lab wrote:Watch TV, movies, documentaries for fresh ideas.

And just see how very few horizontal pans, zooms and even fewer transitions there are.
Ideas:
This is effective.
To open a video of a new venue, sort out an image that portrays where the video was shot. Big Ben for London, Empire State for NY etc. It need only be a Town or Village sign. Then using a tripod, start the clip in a plain sky above your image (This plain sky can be the background for the title so make it a longish time shot) Then slowly pan down to you image and hold there for many seconds If you hold too long you can always split and delete.
Make at least 3 clips of this as it is easy to spoil a good clip if you jerk when you start and stop the panning. Worth taking a couple of clips in reverse ie starting with the image and panning up to the sky. I find that easier than panning down.Saves jerking at the image end! You can always reverse the clip in the timeline!

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 7:27 pm

How very odd. See the word j*** in the above post. It shows as jerk on the post screen so I can't edit it

As in physical jerks
I wonder if this is a banned word on this forum. If it is I sorry if it could be seen as offensive in a country outside the UK

Black Lab · Post by **Black Lab** » Wed Oct 28, 2009 8:41 pm

WOW! And all this time I thought you folks from "over the pond" were being hyper-sensitive to the "J" word.

Since that term is used often in the context of video recording may I suggest that we loosen the parameters a bit and allow the "J" word. If not, I may have to call a JERK!

mitchell65 · Post by **mitchell65** » Thu Oct 29, 2009 9:29 am

Seriously though Jeff, I don't think there is a problem with the "J" word in the UK. It is used quite often in terms like Knee Jerk reaction etc. I was thinking that perhaps it was offensive in some countries to call someone a "J". It's not used that way very often here, well not to my knowledge but then I am "Terribly refined, don't you know"

sjj1805 · Post by **sjj1805** » Fri Oct 30, 2009 2:22 am

The j word is one of a small handful of words that the forum software was pre-programmed by the authors of PHPBB to alter automatically.

Anyway... back to the theme of the thread, you can get some inspiration from this forum:
Members Samples.