[Bf-education] Feature Videos project for Blender Foundation

avi dey adtwinonline at gmail.com
Sun Dec 1 23:00:29 CET 2013 

December 01, 2013

Please add me to your "featured video group".
I know quite a bit about making videos as a community tv producer for many
years in the past here in Fairfax VA.

I have quite a few videos listed on Utube both public channel and unlisted
channel.

But what I need to learn is how to incorporate  3D background imaging to my
videos for educational music video game projects.

Avi Dey

 Using Flash Builder <http://forums.adobe.com/community/flash_builder> For
3D Video Game Projects For Video Game Developers

My New Discussion  at Adobe Flash
http://forums.adobe.com/thread/1347751

On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 9:08 AM, Piotr Arlukowicz <piotao at gmail.com> wrote:

>  I've added you to the list.
>
>  pz
> piotr
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>  2013/11/25 Miguel Roque <miguelangel.roquelopez at gmail.com>
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>> I want to participate. You can see my previous work recording videos of
>> Blender here: http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCzhdAv-HlN6lvHobILG1NDg
>>
>>
>> 2013/11/24 Piotr Arlukowicz <piotao at gmail.com>
>>
>>>   Just to let you know, I've created a WIKI page for the project, here
>>> it is: http://wiki.blender.org/index.php/FeatureMovies
>>>
>>> I put there Andrew Price already as a Volunteer along with myself.
>>> Anybody else?
>>>
>>> We can discuss things in the list as normal (but maybe in new thread -
>>> this one is a bit long and messy), or we can use Discussion Page in the
>>> WIKI. I hope somebody from Blender Foundation could also look into this and
>>> correct us if we are making something not aligned with BF targets.
>>>
>>> To the newcomers: this is a new idea that raised on bf-webcontent
>>> mailing list. We agreed that some Feature Videos are missing and we can do
>>> them for BF page. Volunteers are needed for short (1-5 min) recordings of
>>> different Blender features. No commentary is needed, only video. I can
>>> maintain temporary WIKI page if we have nothing else just to keep you
>>> updated. I can also help with movie creation, converting, etc. See the WIKI
>>> and please, contribute!
>>>
>>>  pz
>>> piotr
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>>> 2013/11/24 Gerard Maguire <nexial.protagonist at googlemail.com>
>>>
>>>>  I'm going to throw this into the mix.
>>>>
>>>> Features videos.
>>>>
>>>> Make the content punchy to the point and exciting.
>>>>
>>>> Captivate and create the desire to explore further.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 1:  Highlight  features in clips of three to five seconds each.
>>>>
>>>> 2:  Five to ten clips per video  in under a minute.
>>>>
>>>> 3: More colour.
>>>>
>>>> 4: No commentary.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> This should make obtaining suitable material from which to edit the
>>>> videos much easier.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>  On 24 November 2013 11:16, Piotr Arlukowicz <piotao at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>   @olivier:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I would even suggest to limit those videos to one level (like it is
>>>>>> now), and to only 5 minutes length.
>>>>>> I believe that's enough to quickly show the feature and to.be sure
>>>>>> the viewer watches it until then end.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Then there could be a link at the end of the paragraph that says "if
>>>>>> you are interested in detailed videos and tutorials about feature bla bla
>>>>>> please check out these additional.videos". There we can get links to bguru
>>>>>> cgcookies etc.
>>>>>>
>>>>> Olivier, my proposal of three levels is not about Features Page only,
>>>>> it's just about the whole Educational system, to which Features Page
>>>>> belongs. So I agree that we need short simple movies with huge impact to
>>>>> show main pros quickly. Another levels are not for that page, and even you
>>>>> already mentioned this, by pointing that we need also other resources
>>>>> linked.
>>>>> I'll keep this simple: three levels of videos are not for the same
>>>>> purposes. Also they don't mean any directional order. Let's think about
>>>>> them as about diffrent TYPES of presentation: levels mean different types.
>>>>>
>>>>> TypeA: Feature Film - about 1-5 min long, no commentary / music in the
>>>>> background, desired page: Features Page
>>>>>
>>>>> TypeB: Updates/changes/new things, longer, with explanation, made by
>>>>> people close to developers - we all need those just to know about new
>>>>> features. This is for the advanced community. The reviews of "what's new"
>>>>> in new versions done by CGCookie already belongs to this section.
>>>>>
>>>>> TypeC: Regular Tutorials about Blender, covering many areas or
>>>>> specific subjects, as it is done by sometimes by diffrent
>>>>> companies/individuals. Could also be released in series if the subject is
>>>>> huge.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  @Elijah:
>>>>>
>>>>>  Yeah, 5 min max length is good. And I guess one level of videos
>>>>>> would be a much better idea, now that I think about it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> For the Features Page this is the only way. Only short has to go
>>>>> there, just for the clarity. There should be also a link for "more..."
>>>>> resources, if somebody is interested.
>>>>>
>>>>>  Obviously to be professional they would have to be all made by the
>>>>>> same person or group. I think somebody who speaks fluent English should be
>>>>>> the commentator, if commentary is necessary.
>>>>>> I
>>>>>> n fact…as I run that thought through my head…maybe we don't actually
>>>>>> need someone to voice over the videos. With a little background music, and
>>>>>> some other things…who knows. Whatever. Just thinking out loud here.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I think we don't need a human voice in Feature Videos. This way they
>>>>> can be even faster, and they should not be tutorials. The reason of Feature
>>>>> Film is to quickly show something awesome. Explanations should go to
>>>>> different type of material, and be presented in "Education" section, not in
>>>>> the "Features". I hope this is clear now :)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Actually, if no commentary is needed, maybe I could make the
>>>>>> videos…we'll see.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Yes, you can! We all can help and I think I also can record part of
>>>>> the screen. We can record things using Blender screencasting tool (Alt+F3),
>>>>> but this can easy be accidentally stopped by for example rendering etc. So,
>>>>> there are better ways - just plain screen recording.
>>>>>
>>>>> Actually, I'm working under Linux, and I already have well prepared
>>>>> system and good capabilities of recording screen, using ffmpeg and another
>>>>> tools. This is a technical topic, so maybe it's not good time to explain
>>>>> details here. Anybody interested could ask me using my private email (
>>>>> piotao at gmail.com or piotao at polskikursblendera.pl). I've recorded more
>>>>> than 270 tutorials so far using my solutions and this worked very well. For
>>>>> Windows there's a bunch of simple/advanced programs for screencasting, i.e.
>>>>> camtasia studio, etc. Some of them are not free, however.
>>>>>
>>>>> We need a Feature Films made for different areas. I can imagine that
>>>>> we can establish a simple board for submissions and acceptance of such
>>>>> films. I'll ask Francesco for his opinion. This way we can have a
>>>>> 'green-light' or we should discuss another story.
>>>>>
>>>>> I think that feature films should present ONE single nice thing. Let's
>>>>> say, sculpting. It's easy to make a human head with some details, in few
>>>>> minutes, using symmetry, dynamic topo, and different tools. Such a movie
>>>>> needs then be speeded up to not waste time, and the background music can be
>>>>> added. We should also define a 'standard' format for such movie, and a list
>>>>> of subjects and topics to cover.
>>>>>
>>>>> Let's say just for start, that we need more Feature Movies in the
>>>>> following categories (detailed roadmap needs to be prepared):
>>>>>
>>>>> 1. Modeling (with meshes, curves, metaballs, surfaces, etc.)
>>>>> 2. Materials (quick glass, transparent, ssscattering, bump+normals,
>>>>> specularmaps, emitmaps, nodes, etc)
>>>>> 3. Textures (procedural, bitmap, mapping, uv, painting)
>>>>> 4. Node system (composite, material, texture, cycles nodes, and in the
>>>>> Future - particles and modifiers nodes)
>>>>> 5. VSE
>>>>> 6. BGE
>>>>> 7. Movie tracking (tracking, reconstruction, masking, etc.)
>>>>> 8. Simulations (particles, softbody/cloth, physics, force-fields, etc)
>>>>> 9. Dynamic Paint
>>>>> 10. Rigify,
>>>>> etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> A you can see, the list is VERY long and short movies will be rather
>>>>> numerous if we'd like to show most important, funny parts. This is Blender
>>>>> Richness! :)
>>>>>
>>>>> Format of the movies:
>>>>> 1. We should do this in FullHD format, 1920x1080p, 15fps is enough. Of
>>>>> course we can downsample them to 720p, but such movies will stay a bit long
>>>>> and FullHD seems to be best choice. What do you think?
>>>>>
>>>>> 2. I can prepare such movies if somebody just send me a pack of frames
>>>>> or raw recordings. I can do this by using Blender, as for all my tutorials
>>>>> already recorded. This way I can help, if you are interested.
>>>>>
>>>>> 3. We should try to make best of the best, and if they will be more
>>>>> submissions, we have to select best of them. I think this is OK approach,
>>>>> but let's discuss this too.
>>>>>
>>>>> Who would like to attend to submission committee and who will make
>>>>> feature movies?
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>  regards
>>>>> piotr
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>>>>>
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