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Rating videos

Arch

>The thread re rating demos and demontrators is interesting and I don't want to burden it with OT questions. So a new thread.

I enjoy the videos of segments of demos from the AAW national symposia. How are the demos and the segment lengths selected? Often I wish I could see the entire demo. Some segments on the tape are of little interest to me at the moment, but very interesting later. I presume that every demo is taped in entirety and segments selected and edited by some panel. It would be nice to be able to buy a tape of any complete demo. By editing all extraneous dross out, the demos could probably be made 1/3 shorter. I doubt if such 'complete demo' tapes were available, attendance at symposia would be affected adversely.

Generally, videos get a 'market place and newsgroup opinion' rating by buyers and posters, but ratings re videos similar to the demonstrator ratings proposed in the other thread might be useful. It might be easier to accomplish this with videos and with less subjectivity as a first approach to the ratings game. At least, with tape evaluation and rating, the 'audience and facilities' side of the equation would be less important than with rating demonstrators.

Just a can opener for discussion. Please rate this idea kindly if it's poorly thought out. Arch

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Keith Tompkins

Re: Rating videos

Keith Tompkins

>HI Arch,

To answer a couple of questions....no, not all demos at the AAW national meets are video-taped. Usually, the better known turners will be taped.

I did four rotations in Orlando, and none were taped.

Many videos are available commercially which are professionally done, all mistakes can be retaken as many times as needed, and are then edited out. ( Our own Bill Grumbine just did such a video).

I think the professional videos are a better investment as a learning tool.

It seems to me that rating the video and rating the live demo would work together, both are very useful.

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David Galloway

>I think Keith is correct. The AAW videos are very uneven in terms of production quality and usefulness. If you just think about the process of production, a tape/DVD that you are able to produce, re-shoot and edit is generally more helpful. I am excited at the increase in production values of videos as we move on down the trail. However, I am enamored by the primitive quality of the Elsworth tapes as I have watched them over the year. He's a freakin' genius and to catch him in the middle of a brain storm is worth the price. Local AAW chapters have a bunch of tapes/DVDs that you can check out without an investment. Use that as a tool.

Have fun as you turn,

David Galloway

GAW

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#4

David's comming out with some new DVD's

Phil Joines, Krum, Tx

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