[Bf-education] Feature Videos project for Blender Foundation

Mon Nov 25 00:28:46 CET 2013

I've added you to the list.

pz
piotr
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2013/11/25 Guillermo J Ferro P <gferrop at gmail.com>

> I want to participate
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> 2013/11/24 Piotr Arlukowicz <piotao at gmail.com>
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>> 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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>> Piotr Arlukowicz
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>> 2013/11/24 Gerard Maguire <nexial.protagonist at googlemail.com>
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>>> 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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>>>> Piotr Arlukowicz
>>>> Polish Blender Course, http://polskikursblendera.pl
>>>>
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