[Bf-webcontent] Demoreel - top or down of page?

Sun Nov 24 12:46:46 CET 2013

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
> --
> Piotr Arlukowicz
> Polish Blender Course, http://polskikursblendera.pl
> 
>
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