Vlog - And the winner is…
14 June, 2007 - Video Blogs - 14 Comments
Here is the first vlog. The quality isn’t great, but hopefully it will suffice for the time being.
There’s not much business content in this one, but you do find out who won the Amazon business book.
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Please send me your feedback. For what it’s worth, I was reading from an autocue which is why it appears I wasn’t looking directly in to the camera most of the time. I’ll make sure I perform better next time. It’s all a learning curve. 
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Posted on 14 June, 2007 by Jamie Harrop
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I was waiting to comment on your site until I got to see the Vlog, considering it is the point of the site. It worked out pretty well for your first time ever, just a few minor suggestions. I am sure you’ll hear a bunch of these kinds of commments, but maybe you could put a little more of you in the camera? It almost seemed as if the focal point was the wall behind you. I got the impression you were still getting used to reading a script, so maybe a little more practice before hand will eliminate the awkward pauses (or “ums”). Other than that, it was great. Keep up the good work, and I’ll look forward to the next one.
Thanks Jacob.
For what it’s worth, the “errm” moments are just me being me. Us Brits love the phrase “errm”.
I’ll try my best to cut them out in future. 
Yep, you’re quite right. I probably could be closer to the camera.
Thanks!
Hey, how was my accent? How hard was it for an American like yourself to understand what I was saying? Hopefully I don’t need to include subtitles…
lol No, I could understand you fine, with the exception of one or two small words. I didn’t mention this earlier, but there was a sound crackle at the end of the video. Was that a compression issue on the server, my codec, or something else? I sort of think the song should have more of an ending, and less of an abrupt cutoff. As for “erm”, I find myself doing it all the time, but in my video experience, it always sounds better the less you use it.
The original end of the video got cut off when it was converted to Flash. I’m not sure why it happened, but I gathered it didn’t matter too much for the time being.
I’m glad you could understand me. When I was in Canada for the first time, a number of people needed a translator. haha.
Power Rock! Swwweeeeeet!
So, in your video blogs, have you been transported back in time to a point where colour no longer exists in the audio visual experience? If so, you must have the genius of Doctor Emmett Brown! Joking aside - great 1st blog, but you might wanna see someone about that microphone stuck to your chin…
1950’s TV rocks!
Maybe I’ll try colour next time. Thanks for the reminder, Ross.
Yeah, that microphone isn’t great. I’m hoping to get a better setup soon. If enough people send me $5 for some beer, I may just become so intoxicated that I buy a video camera.
Jamie, you had a lot of ermms and umms!! You don’t need to hold that microphone so close man! And as everyone said already, frame the camera closer! Or get closer to the camera. Otherwise, good stuff.
Thanks Christina.
I really need to sort out those “ummms”. It’s not because I don’t know what to say (I had an auto cue with everything written down). It’s just how I naturally lead in to the next sentence. It must be a British thing.
Regarding the mic. To put it in simple terms, it is a really horrible mic. As a result, I did need to hold it that close, else the sound was very low. I did several rehearsals before the actual recording to see where I needed to put the mic, and it was only when I had it so close that the volume of my speech was high enough. A new mic is in order, for sure!
Thanks for the feedback C. Keep it coming.
Umm…
You’re all just jealous you can’t say “ummm” as many times as me in one sentence.
ummmmmm, emmmmmm, ummmm, emmmm yeahhhhh,
It was good for a first attempt, follow the responses above and you will be emmmm…. laughing
Creative Lab’s microphone..lol..mine died after a few months..
How old is it? 5? 10? You can try to sell it on ebay to some nostalgic guy..
haha. That isn’t such a bad idea, Maurizio.
As a guess, I would say it’s about six or seven years old. I’m going to have a look around Amazon tomorrow for a better mic.
Hey, maybe I should hold a competition on here and offer this ancient mic as the prize.
Ha, funny, so much “ummms”, Jamie, you seems to be a little nervous, but it’s for your first try:)