Well I finally got a movie up on Youtube
At the last bunch of seminars I have asked permission to set up the camera and film some of the goings on at the seminars.
My initial thought was that it would be good for people to look at a seminar demonstration again for a reminder of how to do something that we had covered in the class.
I also wanted to promote the seminars.
The vast majority of the feedback I get is that people had fun and learned something, and at each seminar I have fun and learn something so why not have more seminars.
The problem with the film a seminar Idea is despite what many employers want to believe, multitasking is a physical impossibility, sure you can tie a broom to your belt and sweep the floor whilst you walk to the copier, however the floor wont get done very well.
My proof of this thinking is my initial attempts to film some seminars, this resulted in rather static shots of me standing and talking or someones back as they leaned against the bench or shelf that the camera was on
I then found out that filming was the easy part compared to editing.
So I set up the camera and filmed a bunch of different operations at a bunch of different angles with the intention of editing everything into a logical sequence of events.
The next revelation was that logical is boring, I suppose that is why the calculus books on tape don't sell too well
The result of all this brain activity is my first attempt at film making, and there is nowhere to go but up. I just have to remind myself like the song in the video says its a slow boat ( what? you can't just use any music) see it while you can, it's called Split Shave and Turn
