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I chatted with Chuck last night while he & Kajira were on their way to see Cheech & Chong live in Maui, and was pleasantly surprised to receive an invitation for Layla and myself to offer the video services again next year. :)
Layla and I were very happy overall with the system we had. We only had a few technical glitches (signal interruptions), and only 5 of the 76 orders we took had a problem that was able to be corrected later. Not bad! :)
Between now and next year we will be working on improving upon what we did. Our filming approach was based on suggestions not only from Chuck & Kajira but from several other dancers we have spoken with (including my lovely Layla). I was told for the most part dancers buy the videos because they want to have a nice quality copy, want to critique themselves & like to be able to see their body movements, so minimal zooms and no closeups. I have to assume their are some performers out there who do like the closeups, zooms and multiple angles, & if this describes you you should chime in. This way I will know if it would be worth it for me to bring an extra camera with an operator. This would cost a bit extra of course. I don't have a live switching device so patience would be required after the show for the post production work.
One way I know we can improve is to ask the dancers to be specific about how they would like to be filmed when they pre order. Layla will be streamlining our ordering process for that. We will also have a designated assistant helping us with the filming as it is an all day process & will cut down on our fatigue level. ( I had to get an 1 1/2 hour massage the day after TF to relieve my right shoulder! ) LOL!
If you are planning on dancing and ordering a DVD in 2010 make sure you send us a jpeg ahead of time of you or your troupe and we will print it directly on your DVD. There were about a dozen dancers who pre ordered with us and who did this and they LOVED it!
If you have any suggestions for us for next year please PM Layla or myself as neither of us log on to Tribe much anymore.
We had such a great time! Thank you Chuck & Kajira for all that you do, and to all of the dancers who make up this fantastic community!
See you all next year for the BIg Number 10! :)
Jeffe
Layla and I were very happy overall with the system we had. We only had a few technical glitches (signal interruptions), and only 5 of the 76 orders we took had a problem that was able to be corrected later. Not bad! :)
Between now and next year we will be working on improving upon what we did. Our filming approach was based on suggestions not only from Chuck & Kajira but from several other dancers we have spoken with (including my lovely Layla). I was told for the most part dancers buy the videos because they want to have a nice quality copy, want to critique themselves & like to be able to see their body movements, so minimal zooms and no closeups. I have to assume their are some performers out there who do like the closeups, zooms and multiple angles, & if this describes you you should chime in. This way I will know if it would be worth it for me to bring an extra camera with an operator. This would cost a bit extra of course. I don't have a live switching device so patience would be required after the show for the post production work.
One way I know we can improve is to ask the dancers to be specific about how they would like to be filmed when they pre order. Layla will be streamlining our ordering process for that. We will also have a designated assistant helping us with the filming as it is an all day process & will cut down on our fatigue level. ( I had to get an 1 1/2 hour massage the day after TF to relieve my right shoulder! ) LOL!
If you are planning on dancing and ordering a DVD in 2010 make sure you send us a jpeg ahead of time of you or your troupe and we will print it directly on your DVD. There were about a dozen dancers who pre ordered with us and who did this and they LOVED it!
If you have any suggestions for us for next year please PM Layla or myself as neither of us log on to Tribe much anymore.
We had such a great time! Thank you Chuck & Kajira for all that you do, and to all of the dancers who make up this fantastic community!
See you all next year for the BIg Number 10! :)
Jeffe
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