Comments on: Videoblog: Navan Vanilla Liqueur http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/ Creativity x Technology Sat, 17 Mar 2012 05:09:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/comment-page-1/#comment-4196 peterb Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:04:51 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/#comment-4196 Zarf, You mean <a href="http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/" rel="nofollow">like this</a>? (And I swear I recorded that before you made your comment). -Peter Zarf,

You mean like this?

(And I swear I recorded that before you made your comment).

-Peter

]]> By: Andrew Plotkin http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/comment-page-1/#comment-4194 Andrew Plotkin Sun, 09 Sep 2007 04:58:12 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/#comment-4194 The whole time, I was thinking "Shoot this twice, same text, move the camera up closer the second time. Cut back and forth. And then you will be the Ze Frank of the booze world, and the viewers will flock in like sheep on MDMA." Go ahead, hate me. The whole time, I was thinking “Shoot this twice, same text, move the camera up closer the second time. Cut back and forth. And then you will be the Ze Frank of the booze world, and the viewers will flock in like sheep on MDMA.”

Go ahead, hate me.

]]> By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/comment-page-1/#comment-4195 peterb Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:47:37 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/#comment-4195 jferro: Thanks for the (unwarranted) compliments. I'm satisfied with the lighting, but the sound quality is terrible. Despite my admonition to other people to use off-camera mics, I am too lazy to practice what I preach. I post-processed the sound a bit, running it through a de-noiser, a limiter, and a compressor. But it still doesn't sound right. The jump cuts were because the first version of this was 9 minutes, and the first people I showed it to said "You are putting us to sleep. Tighten it up." I was hoping it would be stylistically interesting. But really, if I was being morally pure, I should have re-shot it. But again: lazy. Julie: that chocolate pot recipe might very well work. If I try it, I'll report back. Cynthia: What should I drink next? PS: Stop slacking at work! jferro: Thanks for the (unwarranted) compliments. I’m satisfied with the lighting, but the sound quality is terrible. Despite my admonition to other people to use off-camera mics, I am too lazy to practice what I preach. I post-processed the sound a bit, running it through a de-noiser, a limiter, and a compressor. But it still doesn’t sound right.

The jump cuts were because the first version of this was 9 minutes, and the first people I showed it to said “You are putting us to sleep. Tighten it up.” I was hoping it would be stylistically interesting. But really, if I was being morally pure, I should have re-shot it. But again: lazy.

Julie: that chocolate pot recipe might very well work. If I try it, I’ll report back.

Cynthia: What should I drink next? PS: Stop slacking at work!

]]> By: Cynthia Closkey http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/comment-page-1/#comment-4198 Cynthia Closkey Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:58:31 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/#comment-4198 I like the drinking in the videos too. Except that it makes me thirsty in the middle of a work day. I like the drinking in the videos too. Except that it makes me thirsty in the middle of a work day.

]]> By: Jon F http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/comment-page-1/#comment-4200 Jon F Wed, 05 Sep 2007 22:10:02 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/#comment-4200 Very good lighting, backdrop, and scene balance. Finally, a video blog by someone who actually knows something about photography! Is there any artificial light at all? The partly-cloudy PA day is treating your skin and hair very well. Whatever mic balance/eq is keeping the throatiness out of your voice is working well. The consistent outdoor noises but no wind is a good audio backdrop as well. Did you make a buzz track or is it all "live incidental"? Adding the wipes was clearly a lot of fun, and all of the little cuts to squeeze out boringness/mistakes remind me of Robert Rodriguez's cooking shows (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO8EiScBEjA). Keep working on your posture (you're doing fine at keeping your hands away from your face and looking straight into the camera, so your live presentation experience has you almost there), and watch out for your shirt rolling forward on your shoulders and creating wrinkles. Grade: A Very good lighting, backdrop, and scene balance. Finally, a video blog by someone who actually knows something about photography! Is there any artificial light at all? The partly-cloudy PA day is treating your skin and hair very well.

Whatever mic balance/eq is keeping the throatiness out of your voice is working well. The consistent outdoor noises but no wind is a good audio backdrop as well. Did you make a buzz track or is it all “live incidental”?

Adding the wipes was clearly a lot of fun, and all of the little cuts to squeeze out boringness/mistakes remind me of Robert Rodriguez’s cooking shows (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gO8EiScBEjA).

Keep working on your posture (you’re doing fine at keeping your hands away from your face and looking straight into the camera, so your live presentation experience has you almost there), and watch out for your shirt rolling forward on your shoulders and creating wrinkles.

Grade: A

]]> By: Julie http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/comment-page-1/#comment-4199 Julie Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:09:43 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/#comment-4199 Also, have I mentioned that I love how you drink on video for our edification? Because I do. Also, have I mentioned that I love how you drink on video for our edification? Because I do.

]]> By: Julie http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/comment-page-1/#comment-4197 Julie Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:01:36 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/#comment-4197 You could put your Navan in this: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_13875,00.html. I usually use Amaretto instead of brandy, but Navan sounds like it would work. You could put your Navan in this: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_13875,00.html. I usually use Amaretto instead of brandy, but Navan sounds like it would work.

]]> By: Cynthia Closkey http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/comment-page-1/#comment-4201 Cynthia Closkey Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:17:13 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/04/videoblog-navan-vanilla-liqueur/#comment-4201 Fun video. I wasn't much at risk for buying Navan, but now I won't wonder what I'm missing. What's the ratio of the liqueurs in the cocktail you made? I couldn't find it on Webtender. I assume 1 to 1 but thought I'd check. Fun video. I wasn’t much at risk for buying Navan, but now I won’t wonder what I’m missing.

What’s the ratio of the liqueurs in the cocktail you made? I couldn’t find it on Webtender. I assume 1 to 1 but thought I’d check.

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