Patrick, Just be aware that for whatever reason the Sydney Opera House often claim special protection of it's image for commercial or advertising use - even if you took the photograph. I haven't really perused all the legal ins and outs and whether they have a leg to stand on. There is even some interchange from the SOH mentioned here http://www.freedomtodiffer.com/freedom_to_differ/2007/06/photographing_t.html
Until recently, the company I work for, HP, was a major sponsor of the SOH, and always asked for permission to use footage of the 'House even if was their own footage. I recall that there was discussion around the viability of the use of the SOH image (and even the SLUG logo) during the planning of LCA 2007. I would hate to see all your great creative work hit the cutting room floor if a lawyer gets a wiff of making a name for himself. (Of course we may just want to "bring it on" - certainly might open some discussion around copyright freedoms ;-) ) Regards, Martin [email protected] On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 10:44 AM, elliott-brennan < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Marghanita, > > Thanks for the feedback, all of which is doable. > > I like the idea of the SLUG snail sailing across the screen towing the > credits/information. I'll trial that for everyone to look at. The only > issue > may be time. Text dissolving on to the screen is quicker and it may be that > people will find a large number of credits being towed behind a collection > of snails takes too long. However, I'll give it a go with a mock collection > of credits and see how it turns out...maybe with a little flag/banner which > contains the text. > > "Also, if this isn't already the case, if the information is included as > text on the webpage along with the abstract - then the video will be more > discoverable." > > I think this would be a good idea for the final versions if/when posted on > the various video sites. > > I'd also had the idea of having the SLUG icon at the bottom of the video > (like the TV stations) and having text about who is talking and about what, > appear regularly at the bottom, like in documentaries. All of this is > easily > doable. > > I'd like to add a bit of icandy (TM) to the videos and dolly them up a bit > so they're more attractive to the casual and/or regular viewer. If it's > agreed to put the vid online (say on Youtube, Vimeo etc) then this may also > create an audience outside of SLUG and draw in some more people to the > community in general and *nix at large. > > A secondary aim is to show people outside of the community that attractive > video editing on the Gnu/Linux platform is not only possible but can be > done > by everyone (and predominantly - often solely - with GUI applications). > > I guess my experience when initially speaking to people about Linux was > that > they felt it could not do these things. I'm hoping that if we can show the > presentations online, in their party dress, then it will help to reduce > some > of the resistance and inaccurate views of Linux by showing people that the > 'extras' are available (it annoys me when writers in newspapers, magazines > and online describe Linux as a way of accessing the 'net, as if this is all > you can do). > > I'll post the next version later in the week. > > Regards, > > Patrick > > > On 29/06/2009, Marghanita da Cruz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > elliott-brennan wrote: > > > >> Okay. Had some feedback. > >> > >> Below is another one. This I like more than any of > >> the others. A bit more whimsical. > >> > >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjxsbpdSXX8 > >> > >> Natch the original is far smoother and better looking. > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Patrick > >> > >> > > I like the latest version.... > > > > My suggestions: > > drop the "SLUG" frames. > > > > Move "the SLUG SNAIL" so, that its sails are silloutted by the opera > house > > sails - or maybe moves across the waves right to left...pauses and then > > pulls the credits through > > > > On a more mundane note, > > > > It would be useful to have a standard form credits....following the SLUG > > right to left...Suggestion:Topic, Speaker, Date, Venue, camera person, > > editor....team?, License...and perhaps this along with the SLUG logo > could > > persist through the video - on fixed black banner bottom of screen > > > > Also, if this isn't already the case, if the information is included as > > text on > > the webpage along with the abstract - then the video will be more > > discoverable. > > > > Marghanita > > -- > > Marghanita da Cruz > > http://www.ramin.com.au > > Phone: (+61)0414 869202 > > > > > > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
