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Topic: The Scott Neff Experience
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Randy Stankey
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From: Erie, Pennsylvania
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 01-26-2005 11:38 PM
Although I have to hand it to you for getting ANYTHING to come out on tape while shooting under those conditions, I must register my constructive criticism.
15 minutes was way too long for such a (physically) dark picture. One might be able to deal with a few minutes of darkness but when only a few minutes worth out of the whole lot are actually visible it gets pretty boring to watch.
You, the camera man, and those who were there can fill in the details of the events from memory. We, who weren't there, simply get bored.
Possibly, you could cut it down to the lighter scenes and only a few minutes worth of the dark ones. (Like when the waiter brings the drinks and comments to the camera man, "Why are you recording two-dimensional images?")
My second suggestion would be to use your video editing program and crank the hell out of the gamma settings (or whatever) to artificially lighten the image. Yes, the image would be grainy. Of course, color and contrast would go out the window. But, if the image is too dark, you don't HAVE color or contrast anyway. I would think that a grainy, low-contrast image is better than none at all.
Overall, it WAS a cool video.
Maybe someday, I'll be able to go to Vegas and join the party. First y'all will have to help me with three things:
1) Cash flow issues. 2) Time off from work. 3) Convince the wife to let me go.
(Not necessarily in that order. )
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