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My first proper attempt at a tutorial video.
Not sure if anyone else has a name for them, but I've been calling them 1.5's
1.5's Tutorial
Note: The one-side variation, and some of the stuff in the "Play" section aren't 1.5's, but look nice when put with them
Enjoy (and crit please)
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Cool! I like em, alot.
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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So i take it your sorted now
?Nice stuff dude - same things you were playing with last time i saw you, and now they have a name! 1.5s is a bit gay tho
As for critique - well i think in your next video you should attempt to climb into that cup in the background - you look like you could almost fit
Keep inspiring man, although your chucking out these little clips remarkably quick - carefull you dont damage the toast reputation!!
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Classically British
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Nah - it still doesn't work properly - it's meant to have a 5 second still intro at the beginning, but even using Xili it still lost it...
Cheers Mot
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Ohh...I was working on stuff like this.
Great, you gave me some inspiration now...
Hmm, there's gotta be something round and shiny, I can play with
Classically British
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Any more feedback?
Is it worth my time to make some more tutes on anything? (Not sure what yet... re-do Polyrhythm in more depth at some stage...)
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Well, I liked it. Nice to see your doing everything in reverse. And you doing some playing with the subject is alwas good.
Nice to expand on.
I'm currently doing al lot of stuff with pendulums and stalls, so I liked it...
Hmm, there's gotta be something round and shiny, I can play with
Carpal \'Tunnel
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Location: Bideford and Bath, United Kingdom
more feedback:
really nice tutorial, well made, and nice and easy to follow, at least I assume so as I learnt very quickly from watching it.
really nice move to, lotsa stuff to play with, lends it'self nicely to leading into anti-spin butterfly things.
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Written by: Durbs
re-do Polyrhythm in more depth at some stage...
you calling me [Old link]...?
cole. x
edit: can't download this here at work so look forward to finding out what a 1.5 is later tonight
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wow durbs im really liking this stuff (both 1.5s and polyrythms) please, keep it coming.
cheers, pete
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Classically British
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you calling me [Old link]...?
Not you, my poly-tute I made earlier this week.
Was a bit poo and brief, so was going to re-make it.
Orrrrrrrr, I could drag my ass to Spitz next week and we could film it together....
Glad you liked it Pete
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oooh, hadn't even seen that video!
look forward to that one even more - especially to finding out what the 'hybrid bf' thingies are
i have some crap (filmed in me front room) polyrhythm footage sitting around somewhere still - if you're up for filming more and doing another polyrhythm video, i'd love to do some with you
cole. x
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I love the vid, and I love the style (although I'd prefer some sort of silly names like Weave-U-Lums or something
)It does give a clear demonstration on how the 'move' (god I hate that term) is put together.
Is it a fully fledged tutorial though?
I hope I'm not being to pedantic here, but personally, i like my tutorials to be voiced over, exploring the little niggles which may be encountered and suggestions on how to avoid them. Also, whilst I know that the space available is often a case of fortune and finance, I think a bigger sace allowing more of the subject (and less bed
) to be seen is preferable. I had a bit of difficulty following the planes you were spinning in when demo'ing the weave variations.Please please please don't think this is a damning of your contribution- I just always have this idea of a tutorial as being something more akin to the playpoi DVD (and yes I know that is professionally created/ financed but voice overs and multiangles aren't that difficult if one is really trying to make a comprehensive Tutorial).
See this a a wish list, expressed on a tangent to your request for feedback.
(I almost cracked weave 1.5s last night following watching and rewatching of your vid, so it obviously does what is wwas intended for.)
Looking forward to more.
David
Classically British
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Cheers dude1~ I don't like my voice on videos - and I waffle (unless I write out a script...maybee next time)
2 ~ It was going to be outside but was raining and I was inspired
So next one, might have a voice over, will be in more space and may even feature different camera angles to demonstrate the planes better.
The BTH variation is a b-astard I found
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Voice next time please....with ockerisms scattered through it
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Nice, this is EXACTLY what Ive been somehow adding to my spinning style over the past few months.. Tho I didnt focus on a single poi doing a stall/beat but rather on both poi being paralell and then kinda "opening up" and the poi heads travelling next to each other.. Anyhow Ive got some consistence in thinking about this..
Looks great in middle of weave / mill combos.. And also has a nice effect with fire.. Youll see if I manage to edit a few vids.. : ))
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*yay* got the hang of backwards and forwards, am trying to turn it now
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i´m defently on ur boat
i played it with fire yesterday night hmm really enjoy the movement of the flame
if u move ur body through it and extend ur arms like on a flower u will find 4 point on extended up or one down or even one coming out between ur arms and body into inside infront of u feels like tai chi
will follow the way of 1,5 and try to find some inspiring keys for
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Carpal \'Tunnel
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sweet
finally managed to download this. I'd just about got the basic ones sorted a week or two before I left for China, I was playing with these at Spitz with Bov and Linden, Bov suggested a BTB waistwrap version:basically the pendulum goes round the back of your head, while the other poi does a BTB waistwrap and you lose the 1.5 for a beat, but when both your hands come back round the front your all set up for another 1.5
I have to say they remind me a lot of the diablo moves where you kind of move both your hands in a direction and together to shoot the diablo out (can you tell that I know f-all about diablo? )
also I was trying to work out whether you could have the pendulum going parallel with the lower rather than upper beat of the spinning poi, and what effect that would give..
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More constructive criticism (I hope): the music is fun but too distractive. The 'space' has been mentioned but I like the subtitles, nice and simple. One has to learn by trying anyway.
Spinning videos have helped me heaps to learn new tricks as I'm out in the bush without a fire community to give me new input. It would be great to have an advanced poi spinning video including isolations, stalls, wraps, throws... Put it out there and you'll surely be rewarded.
hm, pinecones, my favourits!
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Hey Sprocket check out the videos [Old link]put up. Especially the ones on youtube, theres a bunch of different moves covered there in his videos TTN variations, Stands, UTL variations, all sorts of stuff
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Hi Loki,
cheers for that! Rovo is great fun to watch (loved the music too). As I don't really know what "dorky" means I'll give it a shot :-)
hm, pinecones, my favourits!
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Hey dude, thanks for the ideas and the video
Where does the little door go? Who/what do you keep down there? Is that where the music's coming from
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I'd tell you, but I'd have to kill you....
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thanks!
i love this
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How can you worry about waffling with a voiceover, it's a voice OVER you can re-record it to your hearts content without re-shooting the video
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I thought it was wicked as! nice work Durbs. thanks for that
Im gonna practise those over the summer.
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so....anyone shot some nice long exposures of what this looks like yet?
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Blue' cat does some in the illegal thread vid-yo, not sure about long-exposure shots though...
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I'm intrigued by exactly what kind of pattern it makes when you can see both sides at once cleanly like good flower shots
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nice one
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