While the SLUG snail is cute, perhaps we could use the Sydney Skyline and a SLUG
(snail - slug minus the shell) just as effectively....
Marghanita
Martin Visser wrote:
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
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