Recently I've begun a video project, The Minute Show, that I hope will help me teach how to script, make and edit video (as well as just being fun). I clearly have a long road ahead of me.
I'll be posting episodes here
They are supposed to be humorous. Don't be too cruel 
I'll answer some questions I know you won't ask straight away...
1.Why aren't the episodes 60 seconds?
Originally everything was, with longer specials planned. Now the name is more of a loose homage to '60 Minutes'.
2.Where is the nudity!?!?!
It's YouTube. No Nudity. But it will have super hot Norwegian women in it. And if we do have any, probably in the outtakes (yes, there's been a wardrobe accident already) that will go over on Vimeo or somewhere else.
3.Why is your acting so wooden?
The short answer is because I can't act. I'm supposed to be an early 1970's Open University presenter. Hence the brown suit and overall look. Cross that with a bit of Graham Chapman-esque, a bit Peter Cook-ish and a dash of Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge and you get... Well you get the picture. The reality is like when you mix several great ingredients and get a mouthful of shit. I'm working on it though. Maybe I'll just throw more half-dressed women into the mix.
4.But what is the show actually supposed to be about?
Aburdist humour and satire. Based on a talk show format and the old UK show Nationwide. Dreadful backdrops, Dreadful sets, and everything seemed to be a monotone brown/beige. Fortunately, apart from the comedy, one of my influences is Benny Hill. Sex sells. Truer words have never been spoken, so I have asked a load of my gf's friends to help with various future episodes. Those are mostly the generic (stupid, really really stupid humour) shows.
5.Is that all?
Glad you didn't ask. There will be topical episodes, which are likely to be far more hit and miss. We'll see. I'm doing the first of those right after posting this; a look at the political situation sweeping North Africa. It's still supposed to be funny. We'll see.
6.The quality isn't that great is it?
Ever seen TV from the 60's and 70's? I was going for that feel. Also going full HD would have meant a huge computing upgrade that my budget couldn't really justify just yet. So SD for the time being. It's good enough unless you want it full screen. I mean, do you really want to be able to see right down to our skin pores?
My early efforts also suffered from a total fail moment on my part when I forgot that with SD going from 4:3 to 16:9 screen ratio results in around a 20% loss of screen resolution as it just top slices the native 4:3 image. Stupid really, but that's SD for you. HD is native 16:9 so even shooting down to standard def with that I should still get a much better picture. Well, like said, I'm still learning. So, camera upgrade is next.
7.So why are you posting them here?
I've been a mostly silent part of the community for a long time and thought these were stupid/funny enough to show. I've asked NoTech if he thought I was breaching any WBW rules and he thought it was fine.
8.You spelled Bernad incorrectly.
That's his name I'm afraid. The fault is with the registrar of births and deaths.
If anybody has any real questions feel free to ask. Ideas are very welcome too, either just generic humorous situations, candid moments, or political/social/economic situations. Critique if you wish too, but do bear in mind that I know they are crap already(beer)
I'll be posting episodes here
I'll answer some questions I know you won't ask straight away...
1.Why aren't the episodes 60 seconds?
Originally everything was, with longer specials planned. Now the name is more of a loose homage to '60 Minutes'.
2.Where is the nudity!?!?!
It's YouTube. No Nudity. But it will have super hot Norwegian women in it. And if we do have any, probably in the outtakes (yes, there's been a wardrobe accident already) that will go over on Vimeo or somewhere else.
3.Why is your acting so wooden?
The short answer is because I can't act. I'm supposed to be an early 1970's Open University presenter. Hence the brown suit and overall look. Cross that with a bit of Graham Chapman-esque, a bit Peter Cook-ish and a dash of Steve Coogan's Alan Partridge and you get... Well you get the picture. The reality is like when you mix several great ingredients and get a mouthful of shit. I'm working on it though. Maybe I'll just throw more half-dressed women into the mix.
4.But what is the show actually supposed to be about?
Aburdist humour and satire. Based on a talk show format and the old UK show Nationwide. Dreadful backdrops, Dreadful sets, and everything seemed to be a monotone brown/beige. Fortunately, apart from the comedy, one of my influences is Benny Hill. Sex sells. Truer words have never been spoken, so I have asked a load of my gf's friends to help with various future episodes. Those are mostly the generic (stupid, really really stupid humour) shows.
5.Is that all?
Glad you didn't ask. There will be topical episodes, which are likely to be far more hit and miss. We'll see. I'm doing the first of those right after posting this; a look at the political situation sweeping North Africa. It's still supposed to be funny. We'll see.
6.The quality isn't that great is it?
Ever seen TV from the 60's and 70's? I was going for that feel. Also going full HD would have meant a huge computing upgrade that my budget couldn't really justify just yet. So SD for the time being. It's good enough unless you want it full screen. I mean, do you really want to be able to see right down to our skin pores?
My early efforts also suffered from a total fail moment on my part when I forgot that with SD going from 4:3 to 16:9 screen ratio results in around a 20% loss of screen resolution as it just top slices the native 4:3 image. Stupid really, but that's SD for you. HD is native 16:9 so even shooting down to standard def with that I should still get a much better picture. Well, like said, I'm still learning. So, camera upgrade is next.
7.So why are you posting them here?
I've been a mostly silent part of the community for a long time and thought these were stupid/funny enough to show. I've asked NoTech if he thought I was breaching any WBW rules and he thought it was fine.
8.You spelled Bernad incorrectly.
That's his name I'm afraid. The fault is with the registrar of births and deaths.
If anybody has any real questions feel free to ask. Ideas are very welcome too, either just generic humorous situations, candid moments, or political/social/economic situations. Critique if you wish too, but do bear in mind that I know they are crap already(beer)
