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Originally Posted by Fbody383
If your sister is willing to talk... "we" should listen. I don't know who "we" is for this conversation.
Basically, anyone who's interested and is willing to commit to the right project.
Off the top of my head, "we" should be, at least:
Me
Matt White
Glenn Landrum
Mitch Warren
Al Fernandez
Todd Covini
Eric Varner
Again, I'm not excluding anyone. If you want to be a part of it, some to the (as of yet unscheduled,) meeting.
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Does she have a pro-forma proposal to outline the process and obligations?
Dunno. Given the nature of the entertainment business, there's LOTS of ways to set this up. I dunno what structure she prefers or what would be appropriate.
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I think there is another level of do it ourselves; first is getting more material to choose from.
If we had video from every car, 50-200 pictures from every event with some b-roll video from outside the cars at each venue, we would be LIGHT years ahead of what could do in the past. Especiall if it's all 720 16:9 or better format.
That's what started this discussion with Cathy. She was looking at the video froma professional's standpoint and had a few comments (and this in NO WAY is a reflection on EV or his abilities, it's just objective comments form a pro.)
1 - Shots are too long. For a fast-paced video, an action shot should last 3-4 seconds, tops. Keep it too long and the viewer loses sense of the pace and starts thinking "What's so special about this shot?"
2 - Too much of the same thing -- in-car video. Even you guys commented on this. The same in-car shot -- looking out the front window, was 75% of the video and it was almost always the same thing, essentially -- a car in tight traffic doing -- something. A racer might enjoy it more than a lay person, but it's repetitive. An involved racer (i.e. us,) will enjoy it even more, but in the end, it's the same-old thing again and again.
3 - Almost no b-video. We need more than on-track footage. Track-side stuff is important, as is stuff shot in the pits, awards ceremonies, working on cars, interviews, socializing, etc... We had some good stuff (Cathy especially liked the track-side shot from NPR and the wake-boarding stuff.) We just need a lot more of it. Video taken in our own garages at home as we make repairs, improvements, car prep, etc... are good, as are dyno sessions (which I think are essential of we want to gear this towards non-AI/CMC folks who don't know about the dyno rule.) Video of us towing to the track are even good.
4 - More "techie" shots. The in-car stuff and the different angles were really good. Cathy especially liked the fish-eye shot from EV's bumper and the hood shot showing the driver. The fender shot was good too but puts the camera at risk, so that may be better to shoot that in a staged environment and not a race. Other good shots would be in-car looking at the driver. Shots of driver's footwork (EXCELLENT examples of that are in Grand Prix and in Eric Bana's "Love the Beast" DVD.) Show the viewer how hard we work in the car. Short shots of the suspension working are always good. B-video of glowing rotors and fire from the exhaust are always good. Apex shots are excellent, but setting up that kind of shot is problematic since it puts the camera at risk and many (most?) tracks won't allow it.
4 - Meat. Video is nice, but it has to be put into context. At the very least we need narration to tell folks what was going on during the season, what the viewer is seeing -- stuff like that. Go watch an NFL films production -- that's what we need.
Again, I thing Eric did a fantastic job with the video, these are meant to be positive criticisms and are a summary of what Cathy and I talked about Thanksgiving evening.
