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>..." -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Production ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
