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Title: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Graham Lee on April 06, 2009, 02:59:17 PM

Going to film a back to basics DVD this week with all the 15 twists etc that are in the tutorial section plus some one balloon anilmals
Dog
Giraffe
sword
Swan
Hippo
Pig
Rabbit
Frog
Poodle
Flower
Dolphin
My little pony
Teddy
Lady Bug
Parrot

What other things/animals etc should be on it for the complete begineer?
All suggestions most welcome.

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Danny the Idiot on April 06, 2009, 03:19:40 PM

1) howabout trying the same models in different sizes.

ie the dog in 160, 206, 360
Its slightly different with each size.

2) a basic hat

3) a very basic weave

4) a free subscription to Balloon Chat.co.uk!!!

5) a fish


but i still think you should do the other DVD idea 1st.

hope this helps
Danny    :shock:

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Graham Lee on April 06, 2009, 03:30:06 PM

Great I have a lovely one balloon fish as well but forgot about it.
So that is going on and will be number 16. I think 20 will be enough.
Free subscription to balloon chat is on, what a good idea :lol:

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: fairby on April 06, 2009, 03:37:57 PM

Cat?
Parrot  
and shaping
 :D  8-)

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: bickers on April 06, 2009, 04:44:37 PM

I think a monkey would be a great one to have!

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Natalie on April 06, 2009, 04:47:04 PM

Twirly wand
Simple hat

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: YvonneH on April 06, 2009, 06:46:58 PM

Tiger
elephant?

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Daniel M on April 06, 2009, 06:57:23 PM

Heart? :)

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Emazdad on April 06, 2009, 08:33:33 PM

Dinosaur
bowl of tulips

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Graham Lee on April 06, 2009, 10:26:49 PM

So with the above list plus

Fish
Cat/Tiger
Monkey
Elephant
Heart

we are up to the twenty so I'd better start filming, thanks for the reminders.
It amazing sometimes what you forget. Perhaps Dino will be 21 :)

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Krazy Kev on April 07, 2009, 12:27:19 PM

Space Blaster?

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Dave on April 07, 2009, 04:26:46 PM

I would like to see a dvd/pdf on Dinosaurs not just t-rex and some aliens.
but I guess ur doing a basic dvd :(

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Graham Lee on April 07, 2009, 07:33:59 PM

It's taken all day to get 90 mins in the can so to speak. Have done the 15 twists, raisen, apple, split twist etc front and over the shoulder from the tutorial section on the forum. I've put 10 basic designs recorded front on so have to do the over the shoulder shots tomorrow for these.
Had to do the side wall bubble about 8 times due to a technical hitch ;)  I kept popping the balloon trying to explain it, still puts more into the out take section :lol:


Will need to do another DVD as I ended up with 25 one balloon models so with the tutorial would have ended up nearly 4 hours so have split it into two.

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Lord Geoffrey on April 07, 2009, 07:45:05 PM

You are a hero Graham.
Let me know if you need it edited or not and if when things do go wrong you counted to five before you stopped filming.

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Graham Lee on April 07, 2009, 08:42:53 PM

Quote from: "Lord Geoffrey"You are a hero Graham.

I know :lol:  :lol:
I'll give you a ring tomorrow then about the editing, and yes I did count to five to help you out.
I did remember ;)

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Graham Lee on April 09, 2009, 04:55:00 PM

Well I've had a very productive three days and have got two DVD's finished, the basic one with 10 one balloon models on and the balloon twisting terminology explaining all the twists which will be called "back to basics" or should it be "back to basic's" Does anyone know, gramma wasn'nt my strong point :lol:

The other DVD is "one balloon wonders" if that is the right spelling? and has 15 models on.
All each amazingly made from one 260 balloon ;)

I was then playing around with a heart design, first picture which is made from 260's and attempted to make it from some 6" linkoloons but we had one or two technical problems so will have another go to make it again tomorrow as this filming lark is very tiring.
It took me nearly an hour just to inflate the linkaloons :(

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: glendaoneill on April 09, 2009, 08:23:33 PM

No apostrophe Graham (Don't know if i spelt that right  :lol: )
And I think 'wonders' is right too
 :D

Title: Re: What would you put on a basic DVD
Post by: Graham Lee on April 09, 2009, 10:36:02 PM

I went to plan "B" with the linkoloons tonight and instead of twisting them to gether I tied them, not as neat but at least we got a finished sculpture which photograhped better than it looked  :(

The heart is about five feet high and four feet across, what size would it be with 12" linkoloons?
The first picture is a bit yellow as we forgot to put the flash on the camera.