The Face of Fedora Video Campaign

[Ian Weller]

On Fri, Dec 19, 2008 at 12:05:40PM -0500, Colby Hoke wrote:
> I really feel like... the less "professional" it looks, possibly the  
> better. That's not to say that it can't be polished, but I feel like a  
> handheld camera and simple jump cuts back and forth between the people  
> is the way to go. It fits in much more with the brand that Fedora has of  
> a community. I usually find that when you try to do pieces about lots of  
> people and you get too fancy with the camera work/ editing, it comes  
> across as strained.
>
Agreed -- this seems to be the way other Fedora videos have been
produced, also, so not much reason to switch.

> We just want real people, in real settings, being themselves and have  
> that as a document for others- like Máirín said, the fun factor of "oh  
> that what that person looks like!" is extremely powerful.
>
Or the "oh that's how they prounounce their name!" effect. ;)

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