First off, I really enjoy your videos, and I'm glad to hear you're working on improving your sound. If you don't mind a bit of advice from an audio professional, you'll want to back off on the noise reduction. We're all used to a bit of noise in amateur video, but the chirpy, warbling, and tinny sound of overly aggressive noise-reduction processing is pretty hard to stomach. It's a testament to how interesting we find your videos that we're willing to stick through them anyway, but you'd really be doing us a favor. Also, make sure you're setting your output level correctly. Resist the temptation to normalize your audio to 0dB. There are better tools out there for loudness management, but if you're using Audacity, you'll get better results by normalizing to -3dB. If you have any questions about noise reduction, I'm more than happy to give you some tips, but the best thing you can do is play around with it a bit.
Great advice! Personally I never felt the need to complain about your videos because I could tell that you had just started. Just like HEMA it takes time and money to start getting things right.
I see progress in your film making abilities! And again, it's all about the content! I was thinking the next thing you could work on is lighting - for the early part of this video, the light was really bright on your face - maybe move the light source or shield the light with something to dim it slightly? I'm no film maker either - lol, so don't take my advice without caution - lol... Look forward to more videos from you! :)
Cheers any help would great! With us its finding the time when we're all free! Plus we've got our own areas of interest, for me due to a disability affecting my hand I'm restricted to single handed weapons - despite this I was a useful sports Sabre fencer at university.
I love your video, always interesting. May I give you a bit of advice? Do a white balance before shooting, just take a bit of white paper and regulate the color temperature in the dslr until the paper look white. It's not as bothering as bad sound but it will look nicer. Cheers, keep up the good work. :D
+Gil gamesh Yeah, it's completely screwed here. What would really help would be someone to stand in the right place so I could sort the focus too. I can set the camera to autofocus during filming, but the motor is audible in the finished film.
+EnglishMartialArts What would really help, would be someone behind the camera during filming, I would gladly help you if I wasn't living in France. But I know it's easier said than done. There is a lot of ways to do that without anybody. The simplest, since I don't know what lens or the rest of your set-up, would be to put your dslr on aperture priority mode, then measure, roughly, the distance between where you will stand and the camera, then set the lens manually on that distance. Mark the emplacement, shoot a few second, then look if everything is alright, if not tweak a bit.
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Are you going to do more backsword videos? I find them extremely interesting.
I tried to start a HEMA club at my college. But, they didn't like the idea. They told me they saw it as a safety risk. They told me I would need an instruction certificate to open something with risks. Well, they don't seem to know how HEMA work, but I guess I'll have to get one at the HEMA Alliance, but it's going to be a little complicated since I only have a few friends to practice with; also we only have LARP swords to practice, so we would have to buy more serious equipment I guess .-.
The television series Cimmaron Strip had an excellent example display of 1880s barekuckle boxing at the beginning of the episode entitled NOBODY. The western series ran in 1967. I watched the episode on You Tube but the barekuckle scene was almost totally delited. Wondering if anyone knows where I can watch or purchase the full version?
I would advise calling on to the local Police and just giving them the heads up on where, when and what you are practising, especially if training in the open with weapons. Saves explaining at gunpoint when the ARU are called.
Sound is much, much better. Interesting observation about dealing with the Police spoken from personal experience. I study Japanese sword arts, if I was to practice openly and the Police called at the very least it would be stopped, if not an armed response unit sent. Walking around with a live blade, or even a practice blade in London or Manchester and stopped, even if it was in a bag within a bag it would be seized. Not criticizing, just feel it is unfair, not that that's anything to do with you.
Hey man i was thinking of starting a sparring club but im a relative beginner of Hema and dont know where i can find the right insurance or if i even need it to start the club. Do you know any good places for insurance?
Then you have plenty of choice. I have been with the British Combat Association for the best part of a decade. Lovely people, and a very efficient service. If you talk to them make sure you tell them I sent you...
First off, I really enjoy your videos, and I'm glad to hear you're working on improving your sound. If you don't mind a bit of advice from an audio professional, you'll want to back off on the noise reduction. We're all used to a bit of noise in amateur video, but the chirpy, warbling, and tinny sound of overly aggressive noise-reduction processing is pretty hard to stomach. It's a testament to how interesting we find your videos that we're willing to stick through them anyway, but you'd really be doing us a favor.
Also, make sure you're setting your output level correctly. Resist the temptation to normalize your audio to 0dB. There are better tools out there for loudness management, but if you're using Audacity, you'll get better results by normalizing to -3dB. If you have any questions about noise reduction, I'm more than happy to give you some tips, but the best thing you can do is play around with it a bit.
Excellent advice--particularly for those of us very far from anyone else studying HEMA. My "group" consists of myself and my kids!
Great advice! Personally I never felt the need to complain about your videos because I could tell that you had just started. Just like HEMA it takes time and money to start getting things right.
I agree with your comments on starting a channel - content is more important than quality to build interest! :)
+Chad Herbert WHich is lucky for me, because I'm no film maker! :D
I see progress in your film making abilities! And again, it's all about the content! I was thinking the next thing you could work on is lighting - for the early part of this video, the light was really bright on your face - maybe move the light source or shield the light with something to dim it slightly? I'm no film maker either - lol, so don't take my advice without caution - lol... Look forward to more videos from you! :)
Keep doing great video.
Really useful video. Hoping to get a club going in North Kent.
Let me know if I can help.
Cheers any help would great! With us its finding the time when we're all free! Plus we've got our own areas of interest, for me due to a disability affecting my hand I'm restricted to single handed weapons - despite this I was a useful sports Sabre fencer at university.
I love your video, always interesting. May I give you a bit of advice? Do a white balance before shooting, just take a bit of white paper and regulate the color temperature in the dslr until the paper look white. It's not as bothering as bad sound but it will look nicer. Cheers, keep up the good work. :D
+Gil gamesh Yeah, it's completely screwed here. What would really help would be someone to stand in the right place so I could sort the focus too. I can set the camera to autofocus during filming, but the motor is audible in the finished film.
+EnglishMartialArts What would really help, would be someone behind the camera during filming, I would gladly help you if I wasn't living in France. But I know it's easier said than done.
There is a lot of ways to do that without anybody. The simplest, since I don't know what lens or the rest of your set-up, would be to put your dslr on aperture priority mode, then measure, roughly, the distance between where you will stand and the camera, then set the lens manually on that distance. Mark the emplacement, shoot a few second, then look if everything is alright, if not tweak a bit.
Are you going to do more backsword videos? I find them extremely interesting.
I tried to start a HEMA club at my college. But, they didn't like the idea. They told me they saw it as a safety risk. They told me I would need an instruction certificate to open something with risks. Well, they don't seem to know how HEMA work, but I guess I'll have to get one at the HEMA Alliance, but it's going to be a little complicated since I only have a few friends to practice with; also we only have LARP swords to practice, so we would have to buy more serious equipment I guess .-.
The television series Cimmaron Strip had an excellent example display of 1880s barekuckle boxing at the beginning of the episode entitled NOBODY. The western series ran in 1967. I watched the episode on You Tube but the barekuckle scene was almost totally delited. Wondering if anyone knows where I can watch or purchase the full version?
I would advise calling on to the local Police and just giving them the heads up on where, when and what you are practising, especially if training in the open with weapons. Saves explaining at gunpoint when the ARU are called.
Sound is much, much better. Interesting observation about dealing with the Police spoken from personal experience. I study Japanese sword arts, if I was to practice openly and the Police called at the very least it would be stopped, if not an armed response unit sent. Walking around with a live blade, or even a practice blade in London or Manchester and stopped, even if it was in a bag within a bag it would be seized. Not criticizing, just feel it is unfair, not that that's anything to do with you.
hehe we are not a big bunch, but we are loyal bunch ;)
nice advice, starting hema in my country is on my list aswell :/
Hey man i was thinking of starting a sparring club but im a relative beginner of Hema and dont know where i can find the right insurance or if i even need it to start the club. Do you know any good places for insurance?
Which country are you in?
Just merry old England. Im in Axbridge, somerset about halfway between Bristol and exeter
Then you have plenty of choice. I have been with the British Combat Association for the best part of a decade. Lovely people, and a very efficient service. If you talk to them make sure you tell them I sent you...
thanks man thats helped me out tons. Ill let you know how it goes :D
Please do! Always nice to see new clubs starting.