Hot paper episode 1

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Comment by Mystery Action on October 26, 2009 at 11:22am

Great beginning Alex. Hot Paper is a good idea and you are obviously enthusiastic about the subject.
my tips:
1 Like MCK said, close in the shot. A standing mid shot normally frames from the navel, meaning your hands drop out when by your side and come into the shot when you are using them to express something (or show off models). You could sit behind a desk or on a sofa- (but this normally means your energy will drop- and you want to keep the news fast and punchy!)
Don't be afraid to move around in the shot as long as you return to the original position.

2 Light yourself better. In episode one there is a light spot on the wall behind you to your left, that is where you should be. It is best to get bright/daylight shining on you from the front slightly to one side (ie from behind the camera) then use a lamp or a reflector to fill in the shadow side. if you have a second lamp place it behind you (out of sight of the camera) shining at the back of your head-this picks out your hair and stops the image looking too flat.

3 Use the Toys more. They could brighten up the background/set and you could edit shots of them in between items instead of jump cutting yourself while you practice the next bit ;)
Why not challenge the designers to make you some hot paper mascots to feature?

Keep going and I look forward to seeing the next episode!

Comment by bs on October 26, 2009 at 7:59am

very nice i really enjoyed it. Gotta agree with some of the other comments though. The URL's definatly need a caption of some sort. and a couch or desk or something would make you look more comfortable.
Also think the hot girls idea is a keeper ;)
And i dunno but maybe Hot paper needs a mascot :)

Comment by Mr Chiba on October 26, 2009 at 7:00am

i'd say take a leaf out of "toybreaks" book and get yourself a sofa
to film on, you would look more relaxed, and feel less self concious.
good effort though.

Comment by 3Eyed Bear on October 26, 2009 at 6:40am

Great one Alexander, although I don't understand why I'm never featured in fun stuff like this :) For you first cast it's great and you feature a lot. That's a good start :) Matthijs has some useful comments. Here's my two cents:
-give the show an 'angle'. You can create some kind of a 'news-desk' with a poster of 'hot paper' in the corner, comb your hair extravagant, wear glasses and glue a moustache like you know stuff and indeed try to get something with subtitles. With a desk, you can get yourself surrounded with the toys you are going to talk about and just shove them to the front when talking about them. The overall image will be more 'tranquil' as well, so it's easier to focus on what the show is about: about toys.
-The sound is a bit of a problem here, but again, as an anchorman, you can have this nifty mic in front of you.
-Try to get some hot girls in the show. Tell them you are going to make them famous! :)
-Maybe get an interesting item in the show that will return in every episode. See the show as a format. You could get the camera outside and ask people in a mall which toys they like the most and make a little rating/item out of it. Or, since it's 'Hot Paper', burn the least favourite at the end of the show (outside please! :). I would come back for stuff like that :)
-a bit of research isn't bad. If you know which toys you are going to feature, why not email the creators? The might know snappy lines about their toys or be able to supply you with better photo's.
-Maybe you can wrap a show around a theme. Like this episode accidentally could have been a 'Halloween'-special. Or the next one could be 'automata', 'classics' or 'impossible to make. You can stylize your hairdo to this theme and make every show an event ('oh boy, Alexanders next show is out, let's check how he looks now, which hot chick he found this time and which toy will BURRRRN!').

Well, just have fun. If you have, the audience will have it too. Keep us posted! :)

Comment by Matthijs Kamstra aka [mck] on October 26, 2009 at 4:04am

I love it... keep up the good work!
This is the first episode, and I already like it but as you said there is room for improvement

So here are my tips for you:
1. film yourself more up-close: you are the host of this show and I want to see who is presenting it!
2. when you mention the website url (www.blabla.com) it's very difficult to follow. You should use a subtitle to make it easier to understand. (perhaps something like the "chapters" you created)

I love to see the next show!

Comment by Harold on October 25, 2009 at 10:28pm

actually i just love the idea of making an online Tv for nicepapertoys.com. gonna send you my shout out for the future episode

Comment by Mr. WalkieTalkie on October 25, 2009 at 6:04pm

I loved it just some problems with the hearing audio but overall recapped everything on nicepapertoys this week! :)

Comment by Scott Schaller on October 25, 2009 at 1:35pm

Thanks for the shout out about our celebration of National Design Week and our Paper Toy Expo. I'll post something about our next paper making day in November.

Comment by Matt Hawkins on October 25, 2009 at 11:17am

Congrats on your first show I enjoyed watching it! Thanks for mentioning some of my work.

Comment by Luke 'Glood' on October 25, 2009 at 9:47am

lols its very good

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