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Post by riogrande on Jul 6, 2018 6:28:30 GMT -8
Ah, should have mentioned I was referring to the comment that the "best review is a review with no commentary", I see what you were aiming at now.
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Post by Great-Northern-Willmar Div on Jul 6, 2018 7:05:43 GMT -8
I've pulled up random reviews where the whole thing was shot on an iPhone or Smartphone. The views are bouncing around because it is being held, audio is tinny and I shut it down. Folks like James uses actual professional equipment. Those are the types of videos I'll watch. I want to be able to feel like I'm in the room with the model.
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Post by jlwii2000 on Jul 6, 2018 11:53:56 GMT -8
Maybe the best review would be just doing HD video of the model with no commentary. Get up close and personal in the views showing every little detail, etc.. If the model has sound, run it through its paces, again using GOOD audio to let the viewer hear what the model is actually putting out. If seen a few reviews where the host seems more interested in hearing themselves. Others the video and audio is not the best. I myself will make my own decisions, but being able to see and hear and not have to listen to babble from the host would be best. I know you weren't directing the "no commentary" comment at me but I had a problem early on with blabbering. I still do occasionally but I usually cut it out in editing. I have tried HD only videos without commentary and then the peanut gallery complaining that I am just doing the manufacturers bidding started up. Other channels have tried it too without much success. So I try to keep my chatter to a minimum and have learned how to improve that as well. My train show videos will undergo a huge reduction in chatter starting at the National Train Show. I'm going to just let the booth rep talk while I show the product and you'll only hear from me at intro and conclusion. It should make things go faster and more to the point. I'll include time stamps in that as well so people can choose what they want to see from whatever manufacturers they want. -James |
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Post by grahamline on Jul 6, 2018 19:02:11 GMT -8
Trainmasters TV doesn't do product reviews, but their production values are outstanding. Views of all sides of a project, close-ups where needed with voice-overs tied to the particular project, good even lighting and sound that old people can hear.
Matching all of that to a fair review of a product will be a winner and JLWII2000 is most of the way there.
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Post by brakie on Jul 20, 2018 13:10:02 GMT -8
For me a reviewer that babbles on and on and on about missing tiny details would be a sure fire way for me to move to a review video like James.
For the final thought I will come here and read what your thoughts are including any babble about a tiny missing detail or wrong color of the engineer's seat.
After all of that I will base a buy/no buy based on my modeling style and any reported major faults.
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Post by kentuckysouthernrwy on Jul 22, 2018 17:16:35 GMT -8
Hey, brakie, long time no ‘see’. How ya been?
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Post by brakie on Jul 23, 2018 6:34:05 GMT -8
Hey, brakie, long time no ‘see’. How ya been? Hi Karl, I been ok overall but, had a time logging in.. I ended up on a gaming forum. My son reformatted my computer and the problem persist so,I decided to create a new account after several more attempts to sign in. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 23, 2018 9:55:17 GMT -8
I wish reviewers would start taking the shells off locomotives and showing what the insides look like. There has been times where I bought a locomotive thinking something would fit and it didn't because there was more things stuffed inside the locomotive than what I thought. Plus the outside is only half of what you're buying. The inside is just as important.
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