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Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 14 9:38 am Post subject: videos.....

I have tried this week to get some short videos in the orchard etc.

John has been great - using his phone very professionally and the pictures etc have come out great.
There is a problem.....

I have a quite distinctive accent which is accentuated on the video unfortunately.

Kieran laughed his head off when he watched the first two we did. He says I sound like Rab C Nesbitt's wife!

Needless to say, I am horrified and depressed. I cant put these on the website.
But I cant put on an English accent or get someone else to do it for me.

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 14 9:49 am Post subject:
1. There's almost certainly nothing wrong with your voice anyway. 2. Why can't you get someone else to do it if you're not comfortable?

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 14 1:46 pm Post subject:
I may send you them for approval..... seriously, Im VERY Glaswegian!

Pilsbury

Joined: 13 Dec 2004
Posts: 5645
Location: East london/Essex

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 14 1:51 pm Post subject:
I think its best if you are you, so long as they can be understood then i would say post them and if you want to redo them make kieran read tye script lol.

sean
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42219
Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 14 2:03 pm Post subject:
I'm assuming that you're going to host them on youtube and then embed from there? You could post them here first and see what we think.

Spruengli

Joined: 12 Jul 2006
Posts: 537
Location: Dorking(ish)

Posted: Sun Oct 12, 14 8:48 pm Post subject:
If I may say (remembering a stay when you had the B&B a few years back), you have a lovely Scottish accent which would be a positive feature to any video. However, if you really aren't comfortable with it, maybe get someone else to do a commentary?

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46247
Location: yes

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 14 1:31 am Post subject:

if you use a good sound recorder (digital or tape )with a decent mike and avoid the built in phone/camera mike ,ie record decent sound and edit it onto the pictures in movie maker (or whatever edit suite you can get free use of ) it might seem very different . trying to record voice with a phone or camera mike always sounds dreadful.

if you use a camera most have a jack plug for an external mike /s ,that would be much nicer than the sound from even a good modern phone.

nae rang wi speakin clyde (understanding easterhoos might be an issue for a few folk

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i recon the equipment is the problem rather than the voice

ps most pooters have a socket that can take a decent mike or some even have a couple built in ,this one isnt studio quality but it is stereo and far better than a phone mike ,so a lappy or tablet with camera and mikes could do the task.

Mistress Rose

Joined: 21 Jul 2011
Posts: 15996

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 14 8:06 am Post subject:
Accents always seem more pronounced on recordings, and it is a shock hearing yourself recorded. I hate to hear myself.

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 14 10:10 am Post subject:

Lorrainelovesplants wrote:

I may send you them for approval.....
seriously, Im VERY Glaswegian!

So was Lulu,and did`nt she do well.

gregotyn

Joined: 24 Jun 2010
Posts: 2201
Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 14 1:37 pm Post subject:

I sound as though I'm straight out of Brummie land on the 'phone and completely different otherwise. I happen to like the Glasgow accent. The only problem is that when some folks speak they use their word for something rather than the "Queen's English" word, now that can be a problem, eg. Brummies use 'orr' for 'yes'. My neighbour thinks I'm straight out of the Home Counties, and he is very Welsh. Not sure what Ty Gwyn thought of my accent when we met, but we understood each other perfectly well!
All I am saying is "just do it" it is no problem!

Ty Gwyn

Joined: 22 Sep 2010
Posts: 4613
Location: Lampeter

Posted: Mon Oct 13, 14 11:04 pm Post subject:

Well David,you did`nt sound Brummie to me,certainly not like the Brummie i had helping me back in August/September,he must have been an Auctioneer in another life,lol.
I tend to agree with your neighbour,i understood you well,and we had a good old conversation,but did worry at times you would understand my strong deep Welsh accent,but we gone on well and had a good lunch,will have to again someday,as i need to see the landlord about some of these Wild Boar.

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 14 7:38 am Post subject:
Okay, okay, youve persuaded me I dont sound as bad as I think I do. Now that we have mini videos - can I just embed on my website or do I have to upload or whatever to Youtube? What is the deal ?

gregotyn

Joined: 24 Jun 2010
Posts: 2201
Location: Llanfyllin area

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 14 2:26 pm Post subject:

You would have to put them on your website or youtube for me-I don't do the 'social services' of twitter etc. I feel brave coming on here! Thanks for that John, I was from the worst bit-Walsall! I had no problem with your Welsh, pity I didn't learn more of the language when I first came up here, I can do basic Welsh, but not well as I don't remember too well, and didn't do the homework! I hoped you might be up for the Royal Welsh show, Dave the butcher is there all week and he does the Smallholder show in May at Builth too.
I can't help you with the download stuff I am pretty virginal when it comes to pooting. We have a man coming to the library to help me to put photos on here with my text, and how to send photos to Aus to my friends without grief-My trouble is I forget how to.....!

Lorrainelovesplants

Joined: 13 Oct 2006
Posts: 6521
Location: Dordogne

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 14 3:56 pm Post subject:
I have attempted to get a You tube account but its come up in MY name. I would really like it in the Spotty Dog Cider name. Anyone?

jamanda
Downsizer Moderator

Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35057
Location: Devon

Posted: Tue Oct 14, 14 5:26 pm Post subject:
I think you need to set up a gmail account in the name of spotty dog.

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