On Wed, Aug 26, 2009 at 4:33 PM, ratbagradio<ratbagra...@gmail.com> wrote: > --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, "ratbagradio" <ratbagra...@...> wrote: > >> As they say in radio: forget about the hardware. > > They also say in radio: write out your script! because unless you are master > of your domain you can fall victim to so many traps and mistakes. > > Unless you have cue cards that's not very viable in video production but it > is the norm nonetheless for most of television and especially news > reporting. > > There's even of course reading style in sync with writing style with cute > little tricks for page layout...and inflexion. > > But if you are going to improvise then you'd need full prep as to what you > are going to say and to whom you intend to say it.So it's a big ask when you > decide to wing it and it's no wonder the umms and errs can creep in.
Perhaps foolishly, that's what I've decided to do with my blog, it is really "off-the-cuff" winging it. I've never had a script, and the most prep I've ever done is maybe a couple of points scribbled on a bit of paper. The main reason for that is simply time, I usually have just enough time to sit in front of the camera for the 15-20min I need to produce my 10min blog each week. And then there's editing time of course, so I try and keep that as minimal as possible too. I figured it's better to get "something" out there, at least to start off with. If you haven't seen it, here is an episode with me talking about how and why (#22): http://www.alternatezone.com/eevblog/?p=136 > The best way round is to go do some Improv training or Theatresports. Some > handy techniques there. Even your everyday stand up comic goes out on stage > fully prepped and scripted only with a very small margin of improvisational > change each night and often with palm cards. Not my favorite comic Ross Noble, but he's pretty unique. I'd love to do improv training, but if I had time for that then I guess I'd have more than enough time to write a script for each episode and do rehearsals and re-takes! :-> > I used to do Punch and Judy and it was totally scripted performance which > was only added to when some thing really good came up or was suggested. > > Other techniques I've used and rely on is to write out Mind Maps and > visualize the presentation that way. Online I now use Mindmeister: > http://www.mindmeister.com/ > People I know before giving a lecture will lay it out first in Powerpoint > because it anchors their mind and gives formatted order to their > presentation. Even when they don;t use projection they mentally visualize > their presentation slide by slide . > > I think that's a great idea....because it's all about being in control of > your material. I guess time will tell how my blog evolves. At the moment it's just fun getting "something" out there with my minimal effort off-the-cuff style. If I had to spend a lot of time planing each episode then the fear is that the fun might go out of it. But it's worth some experimentation. I've attracted a following, but I don't know if that's because people actually like the off-the-cuff style, or it's simply the material... Thanks. Dave.
