Comments on: Kathryn Jones is at it again, and How Not to Do Internet Video

By: Delusions of Grandeur : Stats | Bill Cammack

Delusions of Grandeur : Stats | Bill Cammack — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 22:04:27 +0000

[...] Besides the fact that I know more people than that saw this particular video because Kfir Pravda showed it at a conference he was speaking at in Israel, I would have assumed that maybe 200 people [...]

By: Kfir Pravda

Kfir Pravda — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 19:05:56 +0000

I think that the point of discussion should be whether TV ESTHETICS should rule the Internet Video area. Bill is saying to my understanding, that there are basic things you can’t get wrong if you want to be treated as a pro. Kathryn is saying that there is room for experiment.

I am still confused re all these issues, and I think that groundbreaking experiments are the ones who brought cool ideas such as Blair.

By: Bill Cammack

Bill Cammack — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 11:51:27 +0000

@Kathryn: I agree with you that the internet is the place to experiment…… *IF* you’re not getting paid to deliver a bare minimum of quality to a client.

If someone wants to shoot shaky video with no lighting and use heart-shaped wipes, that’s great, if they don’t mind being seen as a hobbyist.

Basically, the point of that particular video is that there are lots of people that don’t understand the basics of what they’re looking at. They don’t understand that the only reason the shot was steady is that the person used a tripod. They think that if they hold the camera themselves, they can replicate the quality of what they’ve seen in other productions. I wanted them to understand that if they want a steady shot, this is how they can achieve it.

Same thing with lighting. Lots of people think you just point a camera and it’ll pick up whatever’s in front of it well. Same thing with sound… As long as the mic is pointed in the direction of the action, they think they are capturing good sound without even using headphones to monitor what’s coming through.

So the video isn’t about what people HAVE to do. It’s about what people CAN do to make their productions better than they currently are and it’s going behind the scenes to explain to them how it’s done.

By: kveljones

kveljones — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 15:12:17 +0000

LOVE the video bill!!!! basic…IMPORTANT info that everyone can follow… BUT!!! one little disagreement… internet video is the place to experiment… there is no reason to make our vids look like TV… TV belongs on TV, internet video belongs on the internet… this is the place to experiment… make mistakes… look like a fool…it is those experiments and mistakes that will lead us to the holy grail of freshness, originality and ultimately to a new, unique voice for video on the net!