Comments on: The One Minute Sidecar http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/ 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/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/comment-page-1/#comment-4212 peterb Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:54:28 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/#comment-4212 Right -- the high quality versions are all up at http://gallery.mac.com/pgberger Right — the high quality versions are all up at http://gallery.mac.com/pgberger

]]> By: r. http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/comment-page-1/#comment-4211 r. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:33:33 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/#comment-4211 Nevermind, hadn't gotten to the Sept.4 post yet. Nevermind, hadn’t gotten to the Sept.4 post yet.

]]> By: r. http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/comment-page-1/#comment-4210 r. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:31:21 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/#comment-4210 "I have to send the nice HD camera back to Sony soon, so expect a drop in video quality if I go back to plain old miniDV." Are you posting these things somewhere other than YouTube where we might notice any video quality at all, or are you just name dropping for the sake of it? ;) “I have to send the nice HD camera back to Sony soon, so expect a drop in video quality if I go back to plain old miniDV.”

Are you posting these things somewhere other than YouTube where we might notice any video quality at all, or are you just name dropping for the sake of it? ;)

]]> By: Doug http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/comment-page-1/#comment-4215 Doug Wed, 12 Sep 2007 20:08:19 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/#comment-4215 Thank you both, I learned something today! (In that academic way, I'll have to get a shaker and try it to properly internalize the information). Thank you both, I learned something today! (In that academic way, I’ll have to get a shaker and try it to properly internalize the information).

]]> By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/comment-page-1/#comment-4213 peterb Wed, 12 Sep 2007 01:00:50 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/#comment-4213 I'd say that there are a few reasons to shake some drinks, in addition to those provided by Cynthia. - It makes them colder more quickly than stirring can. - It dilutes them to the 'right' level, and then stops (because you've removed the drink from the ice. - Most importantly, it gets a little bit of air into the drink. This gives it a tiny bit of sparkle that gives the drink a bit more life in terms of mouthfeel. Regardless of tradition, I think that just about any drink with citrus is improved by a bit of vigorous shaking. I’d say that there are a few reasons to shake some drinks, in addition to those provided by Cynthia.

- It makes them colder more quickly than stirring can.
- It dilutes them to the ‘right’ level, and then stops (because you’ve removed the drink from the ice.
- Most importantly, it gets a little bit of air into the drink. This gives it a tiny bit of sparkle that gives the drink a bit more life in terms of mouthfeel.

Regardless of tradition, I think that just about any drink with citrus is improved by a bit of vigorous shaking.

]]> By: Cynthia Closkey http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/comment-page-1/#comment-4217 Cynthia Closkey Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:20:09 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/#comment-4217 Doug, some drinks are shaken because that's the best way to mix the ingredients. Anything with cream, for example, or syrup. Martinis and Manhattans are better when stirred. Stirring means that less air is incorporated into the drink, so the liquor stays clearer. But people seem to like the whole shaking thing, because it's more dramatic, so they shake just everything. Or else they shake their drink because that's what James Bond would order. Doug, some drinks are shaken because that’s the best way to mix the ingredients. Anything with cream, for example, or syrup.

Martinis and Manhattans are better when stirred. Stirring means that less air is incorporated into the drink, so the liquor stays clearer.

But people seem to like the whole shaking thing, because it’s more dramatic, so they shake just everything. Or else they shake their drink because that’s what James Bond would order.

]]> By: Doug http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/comment-page-1/#comment-4216 Doug Tue, 11 Sep 2007 23:58:52 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/#comment-4216 So this will probably get drinks thrown at me, but why are fancy shakers necessary? I'm one to not care if my drink comes in a (clean) coffee cup. What is the point of a "proper" shaker rather than say... a spoon to stir with? *ducks* So this will probably get drinks thrown at me, but why are fancy shakers necessary? I’m one to not care if my drink comes in a (clean) coffee cup. What is the point of a “proper” shaker rather than say… a spoon to stir with?

*ducks*

]]> By: SR http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/comment-page-1/#comment-4222 SR Tue, 11 Sep 2007 02:17:55 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/#comment-4222 Personally, I'm a fan of the bourbon side car: http://thepour.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/04/06/tweaking-a-classic/ Personally, I’m a fan of the bourbon side car:

http://thepour.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/04/06/tweaking-a-classic/

]]> By: Jon F http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/comment-page-1/#comment-4218 Jon F Mon, 10 Sep 2007 22:37:41 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/#comment-4218 I have a personal thing about "parallel hands", where my hands are doing the same thing on opposite sides of my centerline, as you do in the initial shot. This doesn't bother most people though, so you can decide whether Hamlet's instruction "do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus" applies to you or not. Excellent energy--obviously it's a subject about which you care deeply--and the editing is quite tight, except that the tighter it gets the more obvious become the places where video and audio are being cut at the same time. A little overlapping (cut the audio before the video, even just by a couple frames), and/or bridging a cut with additional ambient, would fix a fair amount of the remaining "blippiness". I have a personal thing about “parallel hands”, where my hands are doing the same thing on opposite sides of my centerline, as you do in the initial shot. This doesn’t bother most people though, so you can decide whether Hamlet’s instruction “do not saw the air too much with your hand, thus” applies to you or not.

Excellent energy–obviously it’s a subject about which you care deeply–and the editing is quite tight, except that the tighter it gets the more obvious become the places where video and audio are being cut at the same time. A little overlapping (cut the audio before the video, even just by a couple frames), and/or bridging a cut with additional ambient, would fix a fair amount of the remaining “blippiness”.

]]> By: peterb http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/comment-page-1/#comment-4220 peterb Mon, 10 Sep 2007 21:15:37 +0000 http://tleaves.com/2007/09/10/the-one-minute-sidecar/#comment-4220 I appreciate all the comments people have given here. Some I will take to heart, some I will disagree with as part of my creative choices (for example, the camera angles), but I appreciate everyone who is taking the time to give me your feedback. Thank you. I appreciate all the comments people have given here. Some I will take to heart, some I will disagree with as part of my creative choices (for example, the camera angles), but I appreciate everyone who is taking the time to give me your feedback. Thank you.

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