So James Rolfe, who is huge into movies of course, decided to make this AVGN episode that is "single-shot."
It's just really bad.
I'm just scratching my head at what single shot is supposed to add here...? Are you supposed to feel more like you're there because there aren't cuts? Are you supposed to feel the review is more intense? What is the goal here?
Meanwhile, while the goal is completely unclear, the results are horrible. James' line-reads and timing aren't very good because each take needs to be 13 minutes long. There's this horrible split screen shot to show James and vaguely show the game for two minutes. It's just really hard to see the game in the video because there's no direct feed at any point... It's just a really bad video.
I understand wanting to experiment and I understand that failed experiments are really hard to throw away as a YouTuber or small director because of limited funds, but please, single shot is often a really bad idea you shouldn't use. Only do single shot experiments if you think you can deal with all the issues that come with single shot and if single shot adds A LOT to your video or movie. I completely understand James wanting to experiment, but let's learn from this all together.
It's just really bad.
I'm just scratching my head at what single shot is supposed to add here...? Are you supposed to feel more like you're there because there aren't cuts? Are you supposed to feel the review is more intense? What is the goal here?
Meanwhile, while the goal is completely unclear, the results are horrible. James' line-reads and timing aren't very good because each take needs to be 13 minutes long. There's this horrible split screen shot to show James and vaguely show the game for two minutes. It's just really hard to see the game in the video because there's no direct feed at any point... It's just a really bad video.
I understand wanting to experiment and I understand that failed experiments are really hard to throw away as a YouTuber or small director because of limited funds, but please, single shot is often a really bad idea you shouldn't use. Only do single shot experiments if you think you can deal with all the issues that come with single shot and if single shot adds A LOT to your video or movie. I completely understand James wanting to experiment, but let's learn from this all together.