{"id":212617,"date":"2015-07-27T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-07-27T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/?p=212617"},"modified":"2015-07-29T17:24:36","modified_gmt":"2015-07-29T17:24:36","slug":"henry-palmer-on-the-new-dostoyevsky-vlog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/henry-palmer-on-the-new-dostoyevsky-vlog\/","title":{"rendered":"Henry Palmer and his &#8220;Dostoyevsky Reimagined&#8221; Vlogs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dostoyevsky Reimagined isn\u2019t the first vlog I\u2019ve experience with. I had one before which consisted of a new friend coming on each episode, rating the aesthetic of celebrities, engaging in random general chat\u2026 &amp; there was rubbish CGI (Computer-generated imagery), too.<\/p>\n<p>Now with VM Productions, I focus on promoting\/raising awareness of <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.vmpfilms.com\/Notes_from_the_new_world.html\" target=\"_blank\">Notes from the New World<\/a> <\/strong><\/em>&amp; the companies newer, <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dostoevsky-bts.com\" target=\"_blank\">Dostoyevsky Reimagined: The Making of Notes from the New World.<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Some great things about the vlog: they give fans a different platform to learn about VM Production\u2019s material; they humanize the campaign by giving a persona to it; they give fans the chance to be featured, whether it through shout-outs, suggestions, or debates, as part of the campaign, or community as a whole.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_215731\" style=\"width: 269px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.32.32.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215731\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-215731\" src=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.32.32-300x216.png\" alt=\"Hurley's notes...\" width=\"259\" height=\"186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.32.32-300x216.png 300w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.32.32.png 967w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-215731\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hurley&#8217;s notes&#8230;<\/p><\/div>\n<p>In episode 1, after having introduced the films mentioned above, I move on to the mysterious case of Robert Hurley, an-ex writer of VM Productions who\u2019s gone missing and left eerie, cult-associated trails. As well as perform Dostoyevsky impressions (with beard included), I also cover the benefits to be had from signing up to VM Productions free newsletter.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/iF0OhBf9D0Q\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Brief history of my accent, from posh to \u2018farmer\u2019<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When I first took a job as a runner for a production company, I put on a posh English accent, opposed to my actual Bristolian one that I now wield with pride. I did this because I was worried my Bristolian\u2013widely regarded as a farmer\/simpleton accent\u2013would hinder my prospects in the industry.<\/p>\n<p>And so deciding upon my natural accent for the vlog was a conscious choice. I think it\u2019s being unusual and rare is nice! Besides, disproving the dogma surrounding it is good.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_215729\" style=\"width: 516px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11391449_10152858696635779_3857290879021079741_n-2.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215729\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-215729\" src=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11391449_10152858696635779_3857290879021079741_n-2.jpg\" alt=\"So there's green in the pic.. Doesn't mean I harvest vegetables! \" width=\"506\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11391449_10152858696635779_3857290879021079741_n-2.jpg 506w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11391449_10152858696635779_3857290879021079741_n-2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11391449_10152858696635779_3857290879021079741_n-2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/11391449_10152858696635779_3857290879021079741_n-2-55x55.jpg 55w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 506px) 100vw, 506px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-215729\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">So there&#8217;s green in the pic.. Doesn&#8217;t mean I harvest vegetables!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Another stylistic choice was the low-key lighting. You\u2019ll notice sometimes, an orangery-yellow light on my face, slightly creating the impression you\u2019d get from a camping trip leader, holding a flashlight under his chin to add eeriness to his ghost story. I think this looks good, considering the occasional subject material of murder or mystery, and especially when I do the Dostoyevsky impression\/quotes.<\/p>\n<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/431jvtYDkX4\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0<strong>Computer Generated Imagery (CGI)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With the CGI, most notably the \u2018Dostoyevsky beard\u2019, it\u2019s not all that great. For a better quality beard animation, I could create more frames and move them more accurately; I could adjust the lighting, creating shade where suitable; I could trim the beard so that only \u2018hair\u2019 was visible and not little bits of the white background\u2026<\/p>\n<table style=\"text-align: center; height: 310px;\" width=\"551\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_215730\" style=\"width: 169px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.31.45.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215730\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-215730\" src=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.31.45-176x300.png\" alt=\"Dostoyevsky Beard\" width=\"159\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.31.45-176x300.png 176w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.31.45.png 453w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-215730\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dostoyevsky Beard<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td>\n<p><div id=\"attachment_215732\" style=\"width: 415px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.33.01.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215732\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-215732\" src=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.33.01-300x203.png\" alt=\"Mixing it up with Flander's, De Niro, &amp; Dostoyevsky \" width=\"405\" height=\"274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.33.01-300x203.png 300w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.33.01-1024x693.png 1024w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.33.01-370x250.png 370w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Screen-Shot-2015-07-25-at-02.33.01.png 1568w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 405px) 100vw, 405px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-215732\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mixing it up with Flander&#8217;s, De Niro, &amp; Dostoyevsky<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n<td><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>To sum it up, that\u2019s another choice on my part. Practically speaking, it saves hours of time\u2026<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_215733\" style=\"width: 177px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Home-improvement-loan-rates.png\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-215733\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-215733\" src=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Home-improvement-loan-rates-300x261.png\" alt=\"Home Improvement CGI\" width=\"167\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Home-improvement-loan-rates-300x261.png 300w, https:\/\/dostoevsky-bts.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Home-improvement-loan-rates.png 550w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 167px) 100vw, 167px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-215733\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Home Improvement CGI<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But so too could they have similarly on<em><strong> Home Improvement<\/strong><\/em>, the 90\u2019s show starring Tim Allen . The animation they used is basically comforting in it\u2019s simplicity and innovation.<\/p>\n<p>Mine isn\u2019t innovative (besides, I\u2019m not an animator!..) But I like the simple CGI anyway. Anything more isn\u2019t necessary here.<\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">I suppose it\u2019s a bit strange setting up my Canon 7D and sound recorder, to then talk alone, for after having said each line, there\u2019s silence\u2026 To some people who say \u2018I could never do that\u2019 and who\u2019d like to, it\u2019s like training at the gym, because you\u2019re not seeing the end result there. It\u2019s once your muscles have healed that you see the bounties of your effort. With the vlog, the filming could be the lifting weights, the editing could be the resting and consuming healing nutrients, and the improved upper-body could be the final episode, published and suitable for being seen.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span lang=\"EN-US\">I encourage you to watch my vlogs, so we can make something of a community\/family based around the fruits of VM Productions labors. What&#8217;s more, why don&#8217;t you get in touch to arrange a personal interview!?<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Look forward to hearing from you!<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to visit us at home and sign up for our <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dostoevsky-bts.com\/contact.html\" target=\"_blank\">free newsletter<\/a> at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dostoevsky-bts.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Dostoyevsky Reimagined: The Making of Notes from the New World<\/em><\/a>. 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