Comments on: Simrik: Colours of Poubha http://www.gasperdesouza.com/simrik-poubha/ S Gasper DSouza, is a visual storyteller working in still images and video, based in Goa, India Thu, 01 Jul 2010 16:43:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Kimberly Thornton http://www.gasperdesouza.com/simrik-poubha/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Kimberly Thornton Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:37:08 +0000 http://www.gasperdesouza.com/?p=33#comment-12 ncl6hrs9d6xzc6vk ncl6hrs9d6xzc6vk

]]> By: Anna Vaz http://www.gasperdesouza.com/simrik-poubha/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Anna Vaz Wed, 22 Oct 2008 16:21:45 +0000 http://www.gasperdesouza.com/?p=33#comment-10 Did not know about the technical aspects of the presentation and the need not to zoom in too often to avoid distraction! Learnt that too from Cindy's comments on the same.However, I must compliment you Gasper on your ability to delve into aspects of art, culture and traditions which are prevalent today and were so in the early days to a great extent, and document them before they actually die out! Another presentation that comes to my mind is the one done on the Spirits! You are really gifted there! Did not know about the technical aspects of the presentation and the need not to zoom in too often to avoid distraction! Learnt that too from Cindy’s comments on the same.However, I must compliment you Gasper on your ability to delve into aspects of art, culture and traditions which are prevalent today and were so in the early days to a great extent, and document them before they actually die out! Another presentation that comes to my mind is the one done on the Spirits! You are really gifted there!

]]> By: jon ciliberto http://www.gasperdesouza.com/simrik-poubha/comment-page-1/#comment-9 jon ciliberto Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:50:39 +0000 http://www.gasperdesouza.com/?p=33#comment-9 I am re-posting your story to my site. Thanks. Jon C. I am re-posting your story to my site. Thanks.

Jon C.

]]> By: Gasper DSouza http://www.gasperdesouza.com/simrik-poubha/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Gasper DSouza Sat, 18 Oct 2008 19:02:23 +0000 http://www.gasperdesouza.com/?p=33#comment-8 Thank you Cyndy for that critique. Appreciate you taking the time. After spending months on sites like yours and Angela Grant's, trying to learn the basics of video, I thought I got the hang of it. The cardinal rule being - don't zoom/pan unless absolutely necessary. For the video sequences I shot for this piece, I made it a point to keep to this practice. Then I dropped in some still images I shot at Lok's studio and BANG! - I forgot all about the rules of motion and went and added zooms to the stills like crazy in Premier! Thanks to your critique I had a relook and realised the novice mistake I made. I've now removed the zoom effects I had added to the still images and re-posted the video. For those who would like to see the original piece to understand the problem Cyndy is pointing out, please see the original video at: http://www.vimeo.com/1867967 Once again, thanks Cyndy, my fingers are still intact, but I've learnt my lesson :-) Thank you Cyndy for that critique. Appreciate you taking the time.
After spending months on sites like yours and Angela Grant’s, trying to learn the basics of video, I thought I got the hang of it. The cardinal rule being – don’t zoom/pan unless absolutely necessary.
For the video sequences I shot for this piece, I made it a point to keep to this practice. Then I dropped in some still images I shot at Lok’s studio and BANG! – I forgot all about the rules of motion and went and added zooms to the stills like crazy in Premier!
Thanks to your critique I had a relook and realised the novice mistake I made.
I’ve now removed the zoom effects I had added to the still images and re-posted the video. For those who would like to see the original piece to understand the problem Cyndy is pointing out, please see the original video at: http://www.vimeo.com/1867967
Once again, thanks Cyndy, my fingers are still intact, but I’ve learnt my lesson :-)

]]> By: cyndy green http://www.gasperdesouza.com/simrik-poubha/comment-page-1/#comment-7 cyndy green Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:40:46 +0000 http://www.gasperdesouza.com/?p=33#comment-7 A fascinating subject - one that I enjoyed learning more about. However, as my former mentor, Willie Kee, told me - zoom again and I'll break all of your fingers. I realize you may have wanted to draw the audience into your subject with the zoom, but it was distracting. Either use a series of shots held longer so we can see the paintings and artists using cuts or slow dissolves - or if you must zoom, make it a barely noticeable zoom. The story itself was very well produced and very educational. A fascinating subject – one that I enjoyed learning more about. However, as my former mentor, Willie Kee, told me – zoom again and I’ll break all of your fingers. I realize you may have wanted to draw the audience into your subject with the zoom, but it was distracting. Either use a series of shots held longer so we can see the paintings and artists using cuts or slow dissolves – or if you must zoom, make it a barely noticeable zoom.
The story itself was very well produced and very educational.

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