Need Help on Orchid Video

[yomamafat]

Members, I'm new here, but I'm just jumping into orchids now. I'm a terrarium/frogger guy and have switched to mostly orchids in tanks because they grow slow enough so that they are relatively maintenance free. Anyway, I'm trying to get a new video up about orchids and before I get too far along I want to get feedback. Please take the time to go to:

Orchids - YouTube

Please leave me any constructive comments, I want to make something useful for hobbyists. Anyone who helps will get their name added to the credits of the final video if desired.

Thanks!!!

[Paul Mc]

A few thoughts that come to my mind are this:

1.) You may want to show not only the plant, but also what the bloom looks like. The bloom is one of the largest factors in someone's happiness with a particular orchid. While most may not care about it in a terrarium setting if they have animals in there, they might if a pink flower opens up and they detest it, lol... So, I'd personally show the entire plant and then a close up on the flower - though this process will take a long time to do.

2.) Instead of scrolling the information, you may want to just do an overlay of it so it's all there at once. Doing video editing, I've never been a fan of the scrolling except in very few instances. So this is probably just my personal taste.

3.) To make each shot a bit more interesting, you might consider turning on the fogger for a moment so there is movement in each shot.

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BTW, I love the idea of what you are doing! I can't wait to see the finished product!!!

[yomamafat]

Thanks a lot Paul. I found a collaborator with the project and I hope we can produce a quality product that will be of interest and add to the both hobbies.