Comments on: My first video podcastTom Raftery, social media consultant, speaker, blogger and podcasterBy: Tom Raftery- May 23, 2007 Stephen, thanks for all the great suggestions. I'm a complete newbie at this so anyall suggestions gratefully accepted! On the Pinnacle front, as it has to be posted out, I'm still waiting for it to arrive!!! How I edited this video was I used TMPGenc Express to convert from AVCHD to .mov. I then imported the .mov into iMovie on the Mac and edited from there. Probably not the optimal way to do it but I was very much winging it!http://www.tomrafteryit.net/my-first-video-podcast/#comment-105778 By: Stephen Judge- May 23, 2007 Hi Tom, For a first go, the podcast was pretty good. If you plan to make this a regular show, like your Podleaders Audio podcast, can I make some recommendations. Firstly for some great resources and advice on making Internet TV you should check out http:makeinternettv.org. It is a project being run by the Participatory Culture Foundation, they are the organisation behind http:www.downhillbattle.org and the Democracy Player. Next, while most people will say you have to get your feed up...http://www.tomrafteryit.net/my-first-video-podcast/#comment-105777 By: John Butler- May 22, 2007 What's Post eh :)http://www.tomrafteryit.net/my-first-video-podcast/#comment-105757 By: Tom Raftery- May 22, 2007 John, thanks. I ordered Pinnacle last night!!! It was very frustrating though that they don't have a trial version for download and nor can you download the full version once you buy it. You have to wait for them to post it to you! I thought those days were long gone!http://www.tomrafteryit.net/my-first-video-podcast/#comment-105756 By: John Butler- May 22, 2007 I did a quick look around for editing packages that support AVCHD and Pinnacle Studio 11 appears to support the format. Pinnacle Studio is a good application to break into the whole video editing vibe. I've never used it myself because I've been using Adobe Premiere for years but I know my little brother has been editing home videos with Pinnacle Studio with some really nice results and having no prior knowledge.http://www.tomrafteryit.net/my-first-video-podcast/#comment-105755 By: Tom Raftery- May 22, 2007 Ok, play with the camera angles it is so!!! Ken, good idea about alternating the camera as questions are asked (I don't have two cameras!). The camera I'm using is a Sony Handycam HDR SR1. A very nice camera which shoots fantastic HD footage but for which there is virtually no editing software available (because it uses a new format called AVCHD). Seriously frustrating but my own fault for not doing my homework properly before buying!http://www.tomrafteryit.net/my-first-video-podcast/#comment-105753 By: Ken McGuire- May 22, 2007 I'll agree with john, it is an interview after all so positioning the camera behind you would be a good move, over the shoulder shoot. If you were able to grab a second camera you'd be laughing - shoot both directions and cut between the question and response - after all, its your video and you should be seen at some point! Alternative would be if you had a patient interviewee that you could shoot some of the questions from over their shoulder to include yourself in the video, just keeping a...http://www.tomrafteryit.net/my-first-video-podcast/#comment-105750 By: John Butler- May 22, 2007 Tom, yes the camera would definitely be better placed just behind you, shooting over your shoulder perhaps. But don't be afraid to change angles up and make things a bit more interesting.http://www.tomrafteryit.net/my-first-video-podcast/#comment-105749 By: Tom Raftery- May 22, 2007 John - thanks for the feedback. I agree and think I will definitely have to experiment with where I place the camera. Ken - just to clarify - by headroom, I assume you mean all the wall visible above our heads Yup, definitely need to angle the camera further down for the future. On the branding, in picture branding is a great idea (must look into how to do that, thanks). I was thinking of branding the video podcasts VodLeaders - what do you think of that Bit over the top Guys, on the...http://www.tomrafteryit.net/my-first-video-podcast/#comment-105748 By: Ken McGuire- May 22, 2007 Good point by Branedy with the reflection from outside (I'm guessing the garden) on Conor's glasses. Audio is fine, filesize is grand, I think seating-wise it could be done a bit better, maybe separate chairs angled towards each other, just so your profile isn't lost and interviewee (Conor in this case) doesn't have to turn as much to address you. If it was me I might also cut down on the amount of headroom, to make the framing a bit tighter. There's a great vibe between the pair of ye...http://www.tomrafteryit.net/my-first-video-podcast/#comment-105747 |