Cardistry Release Help?

[Patrick Varnavas]

I'm releasing this semi-large set of moves on Theory 11 very soon, and I'd love to get some opinions on how it looks right now. Here's the trailer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0pdaqlYmtw

Any thoughts?

[xela]

Don't wear shorts in videos! They make you look 13.

If you're gonna play classy music with classy editing, wear classy clothing.

Also, are those Mavericks? Takes balls to use those.

I really do like the editing and although I'm not knowledgeable in cardistry, the moves look smooth and appealing to watch.

[Don Boyer]

Don't wear shorts in videos! They make you look 13.

If you're gonna play classy music with classy editing, wear classy clothing.

Also, are those Mavericks? Takes balls to use those.

I really do like the editing and although I'm not knowledgeable in cardistry, the moves look smooth and appealing to watch.

I'm largely in agreement.  I also would say use an attractive background - the park stuff was nice, the bedroom stuff, less so.

And Maves are great cards, when you get the US-made stuff - really good smooth deck.  I love mine.  I just wish I was giving out the US-made decks to the kids at the hospital - I ended up with all Chinese-made decks.  Meh.

[john]

Where is he using Maveriks?

Also Patrick... you know how i feel about all this

[Patrick Varnavas]

I am actually not using Maves, those would be Red Streamlines. As for your comments on the location, I agree wholly. The shots in my room were actually from my past videos, I figured that showing them actually being used over time would help prove the whole "Signature Move" claim. But I understand what you're saying, I'll take note of that for future projects. As for my clothing/music style, I deliberately tried to go with the "Patrick Varnavas" look that all of my videos have. I figured it would appeal with my audience much more if it looked like a "Patrick" project. But again, I get what you're saying and I'll try to go for some different looks in the future.

Thanks so much guys!

-Patrick Varnavas

[Don Boyer]

I am actually not using Maves, those would be Red Streamlines. As for your comments on the location, I agree wholly. The shots in my room were actually from my past videos, I figured that showing them actually being used over time would help prove the whole "Signature Move" claim. But I understand what you're saying, I'll take note of that for future projects. As for my clothing/music style, I deliberately tried to go with the "Patrick Varnavas" look that all of my videos have. I figured it would appeal with my audience much more if it looked like a "Patrick" project. But again, I get what you're saying and I'll try to go for some different looks in the future.

Thanks so much guys!

-Patrick Varnavas

Crap - I was confusing Maves and Streamlines.  Maves are just awful these days.  It's Streamlines that rock.

[MrMollusk]

LOVE those moves! Ciao was my favorite. A super smooth display.

My main suggestion would be to provide an over the shoulder angle in the instruction, and at the same time have a small box in the corner showing it from a frontal angle. Sometimes cards can obstruct the moves beneath them. Also, it helps to show the moves with the deck face up, thus making the cards easier to track.

I absolutely don't care about how you look or the background you use in a instructional video. Those might be important for a standard cardistry video, but it doesn't matter in an instructional. Just use natural and non-distracting settings.

I can't wait to see this on The Wire!

[Patrick Varnavas]

Yup, the instruction style on Melody will be the same as all my other tutorials. I do a verbal explanation from the front first, then I cut to the POV perspective and give a verbal overview again. Here's one of my older tutorials, same instruction style.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p95ryRI6zmQ

The entire Melody set contains around an hour of instruction, I didn't want to leave anyone with questions. and yes, Streamlines are great hahah