World's First Official Whiteboard Video!

CCK

FWIW, I had no trouble keeping up with the pace set by the cards. Although I admit, I expected to hear some Letterman-like smashes as they got thrown off-camera. :P

Slightly disappointed to see a human hand instead of a white furry paw :)

Darque Hellmutt

Possible trick? Read it to yourself "aloud in your head" twice before tossing; that should be long enough, regardless of the length of the copy. Regardless - I really enjoy your work, and looking the the Whiteboard is part of my personal boot-up sequence every day. Well, every WEEKday. 😜 .

Polar_Bear

I know you've got a few @thewhiteboard e-mail addresses, which would be best?

Doc Nickel

If you actually want them, email me your mailing address and I'll send 'em to ya. The 'price tag' gag was just a riff on The Blue Man Group, where in an old routine they're "spin paint" a board with paint that came out of "gumballs"- and once they'd sprayed a couple colors on it, they'd slap a hefty price tag on it. :)

Doc Nickel

Yep, that's another thing I need to work on. It's not just the fact I wrote them, I tend to read fast in general, anyway. I tried to figure out how to slow down the video just a little at that card towards the end, give it ab extra second or two of screen time, but I just don't have enough familiarity with this software yet.

McClaw

If you're using a tablet or screen to draw on, there are ways to feed the screen image to the video and still include your (and the computer's, if you want) audio. That might avoid the complications of focusing a camera onto a monitor.

Darque Hellmutt

The only thing I would add is that - when the cards had more than 4 or 5 words, you were tossing them too quickly. Probably similar to one of my first lessons in radio: if you think you're talking at a good pace, odds are you're talking too fast. If you were tossing the cards based on how long it took you to read them, you have to remember that you WROTE them and already knew what they said. We don't, and need just a bit more time. Other than that, this adventure promises great things - and I look forward to future episodes.

Doc Nickel

Oh yeah, I'm going to have to tweak.... well, everything. Lights, audio... I'm probably going to have to get a different camera... Just startin' out, after all. :)

Buck Caldwell

OK, that makes sense. Thanks for the explanation! I agree seeing your hands and stylus give it a better feel for how it's drawn. If you're going to be doing more cards, though, some extra lighting would be of benefit, as long as it's not reflecting off the tablet.

Doc Nickel

I will very likely also have a voiceover, or at least background music for future videos. I can't have commercial music of course- even a radio in the background- if I ever hope to make any ad revenue off these. I'll have to dig up some royalty free stuff, or I have a couple local sources for some.

Doc Nickel

The "backlight" is my graphics tablet. :) The idea here- this is a milestone reward, after all- is to be able to show how I draw a typical TWB strip. I could use screen-capture software- and likely will, at times- but I like the idea of being able to see the hand and stylus, plus I have in mind a few gags, like more of the cards, as well. :)

Buck Caldwell

Also consider a nylon screen between you and the mic - cuts down on the heavy breathing noises.

Buck Caldwell

The backlit background image tends to wash out anything that comes over it. You'll want some lighting coming from both sides (less shadows (ok, technically twice the shadows, but less noticeable) ) and it won't make your camera adjust the aperture every time you move something. You may actually be better off without the backlight on the background, although I imagine it was fun and impressive to set up.

Doc Nickel

It's all a learning experience. Th current camera setup was done specifically so I can show "hands on" how I draw- in this case using the tablet, but the real thing will have some of the pen-and-paper stage, too. The lighting was poor, but I didn't have much more than a desk lamp. I'll have to set something else up.

Polar_Bear

Paypal?

Doc Nickel

Tell ya what. Round it up to an even $50 and you can have both. :)

Polar_Bear

Well, they're wearing a hat. So, it could be Swampy. But you can see their eyes. So it might not be Swampy.

BlackestDawn

And is it of Red or Swampy, or even someone else?

This not a test.... https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0183884/?ref_=nv_sr_5?ref_=nv_sr_5

Polar_Bear

ok, but how much is the fox picture?

InTheLionsDen

You had a clear, steady image that was in focus and the sound worked. All positives in my book.

Don Tidrow

Nice! ^_^

Laurel Kristick

Looking forward to your next video. My old eyes could have used a little more light on the cue cards.

Doc Nickel

They do, those are cut-off from when I trim the book covers down. :D

Brian Pickering

Those cue cards sound like they've got some actual weight to them!

awesome