(((((( Technical Stuff ))))))

I'm often asked about the methods I use when making my English lesson videos. Of course it would be unfair to break the spell too much and give all my secrets away, just like a Magician and his tricks. I have been busy in pre-production of Lesson 34, which is proving to be quite a big task.

One of these tasks involves creating a 'Green-screen' effect, which is a clever way of adding in a different background to the on-screen action. So I set up the large screen, which in fact a king-sized bed sheet. It took quite a while to set it up but I managed to get the screen stuck across the large Patio Window at the rear of my house. It was all going well, until a great big dark cloud came overhead and yes you guessed it....A large downpour of rain occurred. So I had to scramble up my small ladder and detach all of the tape that was holding the sheet in-place.

So I had to abandon that idea. I did however manage to make a test shot indoors, although the overall effect was not what I wanted, so I will have to go back outside tomorrow and set it all up again...Let us hope next time, it does not rain!

(Misterduncan)

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