Lovin' this - well done! I feel this is something I could comfortably share with family and friends and they would get the gist. I could see those whose interest is piqued having several questions pop up, but that's a good thing in this case.
“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.” – Albert Einstein
Post by ayoungspirit on Apr 4, 2016 11:45:31 GMT -5
Without getting into compliments (which is really hard !), I can say the short length, modern but familiar design and self-contained explanation are adequately tailored for introduction. The static face chosen for the segment from 1:50 to 2:10 does not exactly look like the sharpest pen in the box, but it is far from distracting. Beside, the related animation from 1:30 to 1:50 is very evocative. Colors are overall quite cold, but this is mitigated by the figures and it eventually induces thoughtfulness, like the forum in a way. I am curious to see how it will integrate into the brighter website.
The only thing which might require a tad of improvement in my opinion would be your voice, or recording conditions. While pleasant to listen to, in beat and honest, I find that the enunciation still lacks a bit of clarity to reach the professional level. However, do not concern yourself too much with it, as it still offers a certain simplicity of its own, in this highly formatted, if not artificial mediatic era.
(PS : In a somewhat digressive note, your overall audio style reminded me of Youtuber VaatiVidya, which makes popular videos about the lore of video game Dark Souls since 2012and has a successful patreon. Perhaps we should take note of his technical progression to see where lies the best blend of formality and natural, depending on what you are going for. A lot of educative channels like School of Life sound a bit pompous, pedantic to me in comparison.)
Last Edit: Apr 4, 2016 14:25:17 GMT -5 by ayoungspirit
Lovin' this - well done! I feel this is something I could comfortably share with family and friends and they would get the gist. I could see those whose interest is piqued having several questions pop up, but that's a good thing in this case.
Mmhm. (That way normal/sane people will know what we're nerding on about!)
I did drop some hints in the vid for the more curious ones to puzzle over.
ayoungspirit - yes, i really need a new mic (may get one today while i'm out). I used a $3 mic from china. 0.o - I thought I could make it work, but there's some pops in the audio from "P"s... Well, on top of my rather lifeless voice. lol. I'll try to generate some enthusiasm.
Heh, I find most british accents have that pompous and finicky air about them, but I kinda like it -- it's zesty somehow?
The Dark Souls guy does the same thing I do at the end of his sentences; it's like the last couple words are being dragged out of bed.
Technical suggestions for improving the audio: I think that the voice is not a big problem, as much as the audio quality of the recording. But I believe that there is no need to buy any professional microphone. I don't know if you eliminated the noise in the recording, but that's already a thing that makes the audio better. A second step would be to use an EQ to decrease the middle frequencies, since usually cheap microphones put an exaggerated emphasis on that frequencial area. As for the Ps and Bs, a solution would be an antipop filter, that are usually not that expensive, but there is a straightforward solution to that: don't put the mic directly in front of your mouth, but in any of the sides 20 cm or so away from the mouth, with the mic hole facing it. This way it wouldn't sound super professional, but certainly not amateurish. I used to record this way when I was 16, here is an example of it (very, very old cover I did). Apart from the e-guitar, bass and drumkit, that were pc-made everything else is recorded with a classic webcam microphone. It certainly doesn't sound like a professional production, but with those precautions it sounds better than it would have otherwise. soundcloud.com/filippomedas/katy-song-cover-red-house/s-rsVZN
Oh my god my english. "But there'n the cleering I know yooll be weeering..." "Can't go with my heart but I canfelonyneet" (?) "Glass on the pavement under my show" (Colbert's?)
Post by ayoungspirit on Apr 5, 2016 14:22:27 GMT -5
Funny thing, the automatically generated subtitles are transposing "but it takes study to learn these signals and interpret psychology through them" (2:35) to "but it's ecstatic to learn these signals and interpret psychology through them". Which one is it ?
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My main worry would be how the conversation is unfolded. I have no problem using computational analogies to describe the brain, but the belief in that analogy heavily draws from the AI movement. For those who have brushed with it or found it compelling that's fine, but for those who are at philosophical odds with it might veer away. I'm not sure what the saturation of philosophical agreement would be for those who might, otherwise, find this phenomena worth investigating.
This feels nitpicky as hell, though, so I'll stick with my earlier compliment. I personally, like the way the video unfolds from cognition to vultology.
"Hmm, Erifrail send me best regards to the cooks. This is exquisite!"
Your craziness makes me feel less weird and out of place in my forum comments I must say.
Long ago I proposed (and was deeply wondering about) the possibility of a cocktail ceremony of book release that would be a perfect setting for the introduction of 'visual reading coreographies/moves' based on the signals detected by vultology that could to be performed on the dance floor. Now you propose dipping the introduction video in cocktail sauce. Would any NeFi registered in this forum so far care about sounding professional or serious in a place that is not even nearly a working place? Nuu, too truly lucids for that.
My main worry would be how the conversation is unfolded. I have no problem using computational analogies to describe the brain, but the belief in that analogy heavily draws from the AI movement. For those who have brushed with it or found it compelling that's fine, but for those who are at philosophical odds with it might veer away. I'm not sure what the saturation of philosophical agreement would be for those who might, otherwise, find this phenomena worth investigating.
This feels nitpicky as hell, though, so I'll stick with my earlier compliment. I personally, like the way the video unfolds from cognition to vultology.
Just quoted you to let your edit be noticed. I agree with your point though!