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 Posted - July 17 2020 : 10:37:19 PM
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Featuring Tyco's Baltimore & Ohio RR Electronic "Sound of Steam" 50' box car!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXCEZT_3i4c
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Posted - July 17 2020 : 11:10:29 PM
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Wow, too cool. Remember to hit the whistle sound
on the bill board now and again. Also, consider
blending in a few stills of individual pieces; this
little hack gives the viewers a frame of reference.
Consider adding an opening title page, using a
still of the locomotive. Just my two cents.
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Posted - July 18 2020 : 3:59:29 PM
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quote:Wow, too cool. Remember to hit the whistle sound
on the bill board now and again. Also, consider
blending in a few stills of individual pieces; this
little hack gives the viewers a frame of reference.
Consider adding an opening title page, using a
still of the locomotive. Just my two cents.
Originally posted by Chops124-July 17 2020: 11:10:29 PM
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Good suggestions. Will take note for a "reprise" version of this video....
I always used to do opening title pages...but they didn't seem to help my videos at all. I stopped using them, and have gotten more interest from viewers....
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Edited by - RP model railroads on July 18 2020 4:01:06 PM
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Posted - July 19 2020 : 01:17:45 AM
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In re-examining videography of the EVRR, it occurred to me that
the train in just about any video, from the micro EVRR to a
whopping size aerodrome layout, appears for only a few
seconds before passing through the frame. Same in prototype
filmography. Now you see it, now you don't.
Thus, for videography, depth of field and angle is the key, both
elements you do well in EVRR series. Inserting stills of the
equipment helps the viewer know what he is looking for as
the train goes past.
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Posted - July 19 2020 : 08:47:12 AM
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| I had thought the same. I was telling RP that it may be better to always have the train on screen, but then I think (although I don't think this is intentional) as a kid watching Tyco trains go around a circle of track, you would see them, and then not. Now I look at it that way and it makes more sense.
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Posted - July 19 2020 : 11:22:55 AM
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Depth of field and angle, that's what makes a good video
from my standpoint. I've tried following the train along
as it makes the rounds, and in the background of the
sound track there is inevitable sound of crashing metal chairs,
scuffling, and the occasional curse word...like BLARX!
But seriously, I can only watch my trains do the circle dance
for only so long before I want to video tape the action; make
something of it.
In EVRR, the long, steady framed shots, where the train
passes and passes works for me, because the level of
detail and scenery is such that it allows me a pause to
take that in before a beautiful Tyco consist sweeps past.
What I enjoyed so much about BLRX is the combination
of carpet and scenery. It is like two parallel universes, and
the change up is amusing and engrossing.
BLRX has a strong element of "Gumby," a 1960's animated TV show featuring
a rubber stick figure, his horse Pogo, and shots of a model
train laying its own track as it shoots across the carpeted landscape.
This is a brief clip from "Gumby the Movie," where the producers
upgraded the train to a nicely done layout:
https://youtu.be/jP3K8ah7zKg
Edited by - Chops124 on July 19 2020 11:26:57 AM
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Posted - July 19 2020 : 1:30:47 PM
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BLARX is going to be my new curse word.
The carpet Blaxland is done now that I have my table. It was only temporary. Thank you!
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Posted - July 19 2020 : 6:54:35 PM
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Thanks guys! Yes, I have to say my basic video style is a 3 minute production, at the least, showing 3 different angles or views, of the same train running down the tracks. Sometimes I do more takes, which makes some videos longer, but most follow the same format, and I've found that the transition to the next part of the layout I film comes right in time, to keep viewers interested, and myself interested. 
Sometimes, I try to move with the train, as Alex suggested, rather than just sit the camera still in one place, and that has actually really improved my video quality! Especially with steam locomotives like the latest on my 2nd Tyco Chattanooga 2-8-0.
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Posted - July 19 2020 : 8:11:45 PM
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Nice vid, got good views of that GP 20...and the
Chat.
Blax, I'm going to miss your carpet. BLARX.
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