Forum - Your Videos - Staundoone Episode ! - Messages http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Forum - Your Videos - Staundoone Episode ! - Messages en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Jitbit AspNetForum Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:59:15 GMT Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:59:15 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from ukBerty
I really enjoyed ep2. I really appreciate the effort you put into the narrative - build it up nice and slow. It's deceptively difficult to pull off.

Driving scenes you say......

I suspect you're referring to Igor in that damn car.

Look at the one near the start of part2. I tinted the windows of the car green and filmed the car against a green background, moving the camera off to the left.

I deleted the car and popped in Igor and filmed him with the same camera movement.

Then I greenscreened the windows and backgrounds out, put Igor behind the car and dropped in the background (Actually there's a few other layers here so that the bloody donkey could be in front of some trees and behind others. Looks like the sky is also dropped in as well).

Greenscreen is your friend.

Berty]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2011 21:59:15 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from Dreeko jonbez wrote:
Well done on your latest episode Dreeko, Fun as hell m8.
Some really nice touches in there like the driving scenes and that. Made me laugh the scene on the Bog Big Grin


Cheers Jon

Always good to have feedback . The driving scenes were a bit tricky at times.Love to know how ukberty worked round it in his series

The more techniques we have to play with the better!

D]]> Tue, 22 Feb 2011 20:46:02 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from jonbez Some really nice touches in there like the driving scenes and that. Made me laugh the scene on the Bog Big Grin]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2011 18:06:36 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from Dreeko glasgowjim wrote:
Nice one Dreeko - although you might be disappointed to hear that the DVLA has banned the licence plate BA11 BAG.

http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/06012011/36/bonanza-crazy-11-plates-0.html


Good one jim!]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2011 17:22:36 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from glasgowjim
http://uk.cars.yahoo.com/06012011/36/bonanza-crazy-11-plates-0.html]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:42:09 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from mysto Mon, 21 Feb 2011 13:05:53 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from Dreeko
Neil wrote:
Excellent, loved it. Thumbs Up

Is episode #3 done yet? How about now? Now? How about now? Gavel



We'll need to see what the viewing figures and the ratings are like for e2 before we get a green light for e3!

We may see Bill Waters and Justin Lamot discussing it in "Staundoone Uncovered" e3 soon though!...


D]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:58:57 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from Neil

Is episode #3 done yet? How about now? Now? How about now? Gavel]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2011 11:06:55 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from Emily
Well done Dreeko ]]> Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:40:10 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from Dreeko Staundoone episode 2 : Bawbag



please leave a comment

Cheers

D]]> Sun, 20 Feb 2011 20:01:42 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from mysto Dreeko wrote:
Glad so many of you liked it!

As for the laughter see below.....

















































Cheers

D



Good one! LOL]]> Mon, 08 Nov 2010 18:58:10 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from Dreeko
As for the laughter see below.....

















































Cheers

D]]> Mon, 08 Nov 2010 13:17:10 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from glasgowjim freakmoomin wrote:
brilliant episode....

and make it another muvizu employee who loved the laugh track!

i bearly noticed it and i really think laugh tracks work.....thats why sitcoms use them and its not just 70's shows either....prob the biggest one of all time (friends) uses them extensivly alongside the live audience stuff.

loved it


I always prefer a live audience to a laugh track, but a sitcom with nothing can often feel like it's missing something - for instance series 7 of Red Dwarf had a laugh track (the annoying 5-clip BBC one) but when you watched the DVD version which didn't have anything it felt incomplete.

Laugh tracks can add to a programme, when they are varied and used correctly, and I thought the one that Dreeko used was pretty good. I just thought I would suggest mixing it up a bit. ]]> Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:37:06 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from freakmoomin
and make it another muvizu employee who loved the laugh track!

i bearly noticed it and i really think laugh tracks work.....thats why sitcoms use them and its not just 70's shows either....prob the biggest one of all time (friends) uses them extensivly alongside the live audience stuff.

loved it]]> Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:30:06 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from glasgowjim
As for the laughter track - perhaps you could go for the middle ground and use a different laugh track for your next video? That would allow you to keep the same 'vibe' while making it less likely that people will get fed up with it.

I know that late '90s early '00s BBC comedies used to really get on peoples nerves as they all used the same laugh track, made up of about 5 different sound clips.

Take it easy,
-Jim.]]> Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:16:52 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from KerryK mcmillan-ra wrote:
(Maybe it's a Muvizu employee thing - since at least 3 of us like it.)


make that 4. i can see how at certain points people felt annoyed with it, but i think with the gags the way they were & the narration - it felt olde timey comedy and i give it 2 enthusiastic thumbs up!]]> Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:22:51 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from mcmillan-ra
Also, personally, I think the laugh track worked. Most of the time, I didn't even notice it was there, and it added to the vibe. (Maybe it's a Muvizu employee thing - since at least 3 of us like it.)

I'm really looking forward to episode 2.]]> Mon, 08 Nov 2010 11:12:55 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from claireq Very well scripted, can't wait to see the next episode!!
What makes it even funnier is to know it is based on a real event.]]> Mon, 08 Nov 2010 10:48:32 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from ukBerty
I really liked this. I think you're really onto something. I like the pacing - slow. You take your time to tell the story and tell it well. I have a real soft spot for voice overs - love it.

Now to the canned laughter. I see what you achieved with making it seem like an old style sitcom - and this worked. My worry is that by episode five the story and animation will still be great, but this "homage" will have out-stayed its welcome.

Just my two pennies.....]]> Sun, 07 Nov 2010 15:55:49 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from toonarama It's a tricky balance because it certainly adds to the feel of it but at the same time I think detracts slightly from what is an excellent, funny animation]]> Sat, 06 Nov 2010 14:43:46 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from Gordon ]]> Sat, 06 Nov 2010 13:16:44 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from jonbez Fantastic job Dreeko. Look forward to the next episode.]]> Sat, 06 Nov 2010 04:08:16 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from sirih I just figure that, since you are clear about the time setting, you don't need to bash the viewer over the head with the idea. It's just occurred to me that maybe you could just confine it to one or two scenes per episode, one that really personifies the type of situation where those sitcoms would have had a heavy hand on the laugh track. For example, the first time the guy with the power gets naked and then (maybe) again when he does so in front of the TV store window. Ooh-er, missus.

Could be a sort of trademark, perhaps...

What do other people here think?]]> Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:38:03 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from Neil

PS: Personally I loved the laugh track, it made it seem more authentic and gave it a real sitcom vibe.]]> Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:29:23 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from Dreeko sirih wrote:
Good work, Dreeko (Could just be me, but I thought the laugh track was distracting. Well, irritating, actually... But the piece is so well done overall that I forgive you!)


Lol! I knew it would get under someone's skin!

I did deliberate on whether the laughter would sit well in a cartoon but then I remembered "wait Till your Father Gets Home" and I thought "bugger it, It's going in!" and after all It's a sitcom set somewhere between the 70s and the 80s and you can;t have that without canned laughter!
Remember Rising Damp, Happy Days, Dads Army etc.

Funnily enough I was watching the Disney channel with my daughter and all the shows that were on were riddled with it, and yes it was getting on my Brad Pitts (rhyming slang!) too!

Didnt you think that some of the scenes benefited from it though?

You can look forward to more of it in the following episodes you'll be pleased to hear!
I will try and be more economic with its use and next time I'll try and match the laughter to the viewing audience


I know there are a few rough edges but I'm pleased with i,t as it's my first original vid with a beginning, middle and end!....anyway, I'm glad you enjoyed it and thanks for the feedback!

Cheers

D

PS:
edited by Dreeko on 11/5/2010]]> Fri, 05 Nov 2010 20:10:03 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from sirih (Could just be me, but I thought the laugh track was distracting. Well, irritating, actually... But the piece is so well done overall that I forgive you!)]]> Fri, 05 Nov 2010 19:12:13 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from Gordon ]]> Fri, 05 Nov 2010 18:37:35 GMT http://www.muvizu.com/Forum/topic695-staundoone-episode-.aspx Message from Dreeko
"The Power" A new telly arrives at the station and Tony discovers he has a power. Staundoone is a comedy series set in a fire station in the not to distant past


This episode took a good long time to complete as I had to battle with codecs, dodgy editing software and general techno twaddle all of which were conspiring against me. The one consistently well behaved piece of technology involved in the process was a laptop loaned to me by the good people of Muvizu (namely Vince) which ran like a dream

Thanks again!

Cheers
D

PS: As this episode was based on a real event the names have been changed to protect the stupid
edited by Dreeko on 11/5/2010]]> Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:03:00 GMT