Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Martin, I agree that there is probably too much panning action going on with the stills. Perhaps moving a shorter distance over the same duration (giving a much slower move) would be an improvement. But as it is, the pace of movement seems out of place alongside the stills and Adrian's Chalker's excellent narrative. My goal here was to create something that would be more appealing to younger viewers, who expect alot of movement. I have been concerned that the intensity of today's television media has desensitized contemporary audiences to the quiet beauty of good still photographs. I am still trying to find some balance that will appeal both younger and more mature audiences. Thanks for the feedback. It really helps. Cheers - Jim Laurel - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Howard" <mvhoward@mac.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 9:36 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] Video slide shows > > On Friday, Oct 25, 2002, at 21:42 America/Los_Angeles, Jim Laurel wrote: > > > I'd be interested in hearing how you think Adrian's narrative audio > > track > > works with the mix of video & stills. > > The narrative works well. But to me, there's a problem with the > constant panning of the stills. It almost induces motion sickness, the > viewpoint forever whizzing around, although it is, of course, very much > in keeping with contemporary ideas on video/photo presentation. > > Perhaps more importantly, the stills are quite contemplative and > reflective in nature. Constant viewpoint motion destroys this, in > addition to hindering the inherent beauty of the compositions as > photographs in their own right to be perceived by the viewer. > > Perhaps a balance could be struck between a presentation acceptible to > a contemporary audience and the more reflective nature of the > photographs, both as examples of still photography, their contents, and > the style of the narration. > > M. > > -- > Martin Howard > mvhoward@mac.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html