I completely agree, the mark scheme was very forgiving and there were a few videos with worse sound that also got A's. And like I said, looking back, the vignetting is OTT.
As for the voice, thanks My main concern was keeping it interesting but you're right that I should have made it more powerful. I'm 17 and was when the video was made.
I wasn't the same distance away from the mic for all the narrations which caused the varying levels- it was the first time I'd done voiceovers. And the mic was crap (free with PC Gamer magazine)... And that's not my usual voice, honest!
Looking back on it, I agree with you on that now. I think I overdid the effects just to show my teacher/class that I could do all this technical stuff and differentiate my video from the iMovie/Movie Maker crap a lot of people had created
I recently uploaded my 2006 media studies project to YouTube- a documentary on Wales focused on Cardiff and its Bay (home to the new Doctor Who and Torchwood).
It's more interesting than it sounds- there's a few mistakes and I now think the Top Gear-inspired visual style is over-stylized, but have a quick look (it's only 5mins) and let me know what you think!
Didn't Roy Castle die from lung cancer after performing in smoky bars all his life and was also a non smoker?
Wiki says:
"He blamed his illness on years of playing the trumpet in smoky jazz clubs, having never been a regular smoker in his life and not even tried a cigarette since his schooldays."
Yes it's a tenuous link as of course you can't scientifically (yet) blame the lung cancer on passive smoke.
Orbiter is incredibly hard though. I can launch the Shuttle and steer it a bit then I give up
I'm trying to get hold of Geoff Crammon's GP4 as I heard with the F1 2006 mods it's the best (only?) F1 game on PC. A bit like NR2003 with the 07 mod is still the best NASCAR game on PC.
Third party isn't cheating, it's the only realistic option in the first year as I have it too. So I'm pretty pissed at paying £2000 for insurance which DOESN'T COVER MY DAMN CAR! But I'm going fully comp in October wahoo!
I got the drill when I passed in Feb too. Not sure what the Suzuki insurance will be in your own name though! Don't expect below £2000 unless you cheat and go on as a named driver... (my insurance is in my name and is over £2000 on a 1.25 51 plate Fiesta).
Wheel4hummer: When you're centered, look at the location of your rearview or wipers in relation to the road and aim to keep them there as a reference point.
Here is my NASCAR-style personal FXR. Not nearly as good as K David's and not based on a real team- like my BF1 it's a generic race team that wouldn't look out of place on a NASCAR grid. Probably the world's first metallic-look stock car
Comments are welcome, and if someone thinks it's good enough and wants to use it that's cool too. Below is the 2048 (slightly messy!) skinfile and a showcase montage: