What do you know about videos? Cheers?
frank On 30 August, 2014 5:05:41 AM EDT, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> wrote: >On 29/8/14, Brian Walters, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Flaming hell! Why does everything these days have to be a video? >>Doesn't anyone actually write articles any more? > >That entirely depends on the quality of the video presentation. >Actually >the smartphone hacks video was fine, but I muted the soundtrack, which >I >often do. The problem with most videos like this are poorly presented >with unnecessary titles sequences and laborious commentary that drags >on >and on and on and on. I'm more than happy not to watch them. > >Amongst the worst videos that sadly sometimes must be watched in order >to gain an understanding of how to fix something, are those made by >backroom staff for things like replacing parts on white goods etc. By >the end of the video I'm, chewing off my legs. > >Got to replace an over thermostat shortly so imagine my surprise when I >found this humble video - very well done! Amateurs take note! > >Better: a transcript underneath just for Brian ;-) > ><http://www.espares.co.uk/advice/0/1428/how-to-replace-an-oven- >thermostat-in-an-elect> > >That was shot by a professional cameraman with a shoulder mount >camera... fairly easy to spot for my eye. But the editing and >presentation are exactly what's needed for this kind of thing. > >Pet hate videos? Unboxing new equipment videos. AAAARGH. > >"...and here we have the booklet of instructions <flicks through>..." “Analysis kills spontaneity.” -- Henri-Frederic Amiel -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
