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This video appeared as if made by Uncle Bob, or possibly someone with little or no videomaking experience. The back of his right hand was the focus, when it was in focus, of this how-to video. I felt as if I wanted to go out, rent a video camera, and start a business, knowing I could have done as well. At least one doesn't have to pay the full price for the video; however, I felt I received about rental worth. The information was there but I would have preferred to see a more professional job done of a professionally skilled artist.
This as well as one other video I saw was far from quality instructions and for the most part, boring as the dickens. The focus was often fluctuating between being in focus and not or the videographer was cranking on the lens trying to find the object within his field. But what bothered me most in both videos, was the "backs of hands" problem. Why couldn't the filmaker simply move around for a better view without having the hands often in the way, I repeat, often. We lose much to poor planning and poor fiming technique. Also, this video could have used some editing--throwing out the long pauses from the knifemaker or the unnecessay long sanding times, which we all know too well and surely, we don't need to or want to follow along with dull, continuous sanding time.
All in all, I did learn from these films as the knifemakers possess the knowledge but the information could have been condensed into about 30 minutes of viewing; instead we were subjected to what seemed to be an amateur videographer's learning curve, which I'd rather not be subjected to.
