Let us all do some "flaming".. Things about people you fucking hate?

[Vid Vicious]

Originally Posted by Visualad

regarding online manners:

not saying HELLO, GOOD DAY, GOOD BYE, GOOD NIGHT, etc.. or not introducing yourself.

Sure, at times we are all super busy, stressed as hell, and saying hello or good bye doesnt happen. It happens to me aswell.

But some ppl NEVER do this on ICQ, email etc.

For me, having a conversation over ICQ or email is pretty much the same as I would in person or over the phone. So, I say HELLO or HI when I initiate a conversation, and I try and say good night/take care/or whatever at the end of the convo.

With close friends, it is a bit diffirent - as you can pretty much say what you want, any way you want. But in regards to doing business, or with people I dont know that well - I always try to make sure I start AND end the convo in a good way. If its been a while since I talked to someone, I (re)introduce myself a 2nd time just to make sure the other person knows who is contacting them!

I had people contacting me offering their products or services worth thousands of dollars, without even introducing themselves or their company.

oh you mean like never finnishing an ICQ converstaion ?

ROFLMAO

[Visualad]

Originally Posted by Vid Vicious

oh you mean like never finnishing an ICQ converstaion ?

ROFLMAO

it takes two to tango my brotha.. ;-)

[rhetorical]

OK, now this really, really, really bugs me. I am going through it at the moment. You shoot a video and you tell the talent over and over and over again not to look off camera.....ever. It looks like someone is prompting them and kills the mood. And they still fucking do it and I have to spend so much time trying to cut around it. Is it so hard to stay slightly focussed?

[Evil Chris]

It bugs the hell out of me to be eating dinner with someone who chews with their mouth open and makes smacking noises. Depending on who it is, you want to snap your finger in front of them and go.... Hello? Is it good? Sure sounds like it!

[Virgule3]

Originally Posted by Vid Vicious

oK .. i GOT A GOOD ONE .. happened to me just the other day ..

i was walking over to the gas station to buy some smokes .. when a guy pumpin gaz sees me walking over .. so he Bolts to the cashier inorder to get there before me .. What a loser!!!! ...

Joke was on him . cus when the cashier saw me .. he pulled out my smokes and served me first .. LOL .. he had noticed the guy run up ahead of me ..LOL

MOOOUUUHHHAAA!!!

Good one Vid!

Sophie.

[Visualad]

Originally Posted by Evil Chris

It bugs the hell out of me to be eating dinner with someone who chews with their mouth open and makes smacking noises. Depending on who it is, you want to snap your finger in front of them and go.... Hello? Is it good? Sure sounds like it!

you beat me to it.. ;-)

hate it when ppl are chewing bubblegum, biting and smacking it around or eating with their mouths wide open..

[rhetorical]

Originally Posted by Evil Chris

It bugs the hell out of me to be eating dinner with someone who chews with their mouth open and makes smacking noises. Depending on who it is, you want to snap your finger in front of them and go.... Hello? Is it good? Sure sounds like it!

I used to go out with a girl like that. But she gave the best blow jobs on earth. So I overlooked it and tried not to go over for dinner.

[Vid Vicious]

Originally Posted by rhetorical

OK, now this really, really, really bugs me. I am going through it at the moment. You shoot a video and you tell the talent over and over and over again not to look off camera.....ever. It looks like someone is prompting them and kills the mood. And they still fucking do it and I have to spend so much time trying to cut around it. Is it so hard to stay slightly focussed?

Stop the shoot .. and put down the camera .. that's what I do .. works everytime

[rhetorical]

Originally Posted by Vid Vicious

Stop the shoot .. and put down the camera .. that's what I do .. works everytime

I agree, but sometimes you miss it. I miss way more with these home video cameras we all shoot with. They are great, but an HL or a BetaCam forces you to pay attention. Maybe its just the weight.

[Vid Vicious]

it's a poor producer that blames his equipment



no excuses ... I seriously don't know of anyone that still shoots porn with a betacam. If the eyes on lens are so important then no matter what type of camera you use, you will see her eyes wonder.

if your using a consumer camcorder as you pointed out .. then my assumtion would be that your shooting some type of homegrown/amature type of production ... looking over at the camera shouldn't be a worry for this type fo production ... unless you're doing a voyeur bit with it.
So unless your not giving the models distinitive directions, there isn't a reason eyes on lens should be a concern ... rule of thumb, shooting Gonzo? look at the lens. Shooting pro am or Pro .. eyes are never forward. they are iether on what your doing on or on your partner.

Gonzo is a much more interactive camera movement and style ... which allows for the viewer to feel as though he's part of the action. hense eye contact with the viewer is quite nessesary, in keep that interactive feeling.

When shooting pro am/pro, the camera is objective. only there as an observer. hense direct looks into the camera can be quite disturbing

[rhetorical]

Originally Posted by Vid Vicious

it's a poor producer that blames his equipment



no excuses ... I seriously don't know of anyone that still shoots porn with a betacam. If the eyes on lens are so important then no matter what type of camera you use, you will see her eyes wonder.

if your using a consumer camcorder as you pointed out .. then my assumtion would be that your shooting some type of homegrown/amature type of production ... looking over at the camera shouldn't be a worry for this type fo production ... unless you're doing a voyeur bit with it.
So unless your not giving the models distinitive directions, there isn't a reason eyes on lens should be a concern ... rule of thumb, shooting Gonzo? look at the lens. Shooting pro am or Pro .. eyes are never forward. they are iether on what your doing on or on your partner.

Gonzo is a much more interactive camera movement and style ... which allows for the viewer to feel as though he's part of the action. hense eye contact with the viewer is quite nessesary, in keep that interactive feeling.

When shooting pro am/pro, the camera is objective. only there as an observer. hense direct looks into the camera can be quite disturbing

Looking on or off camera breaks the plane. See Mel Brooks High Anxiety for the ultimate in camera gags.
I shoot with an FX1 and don't shoot Gonzo, but I am not always looking in the lens. Never have, never will. There are times when that is not always an option. You can get caught if you are looking at something else in the frame when the model glances over. Its a pain. As for being an observer, the camera is always an observer whether it is pov. I don't shoot homegrown, but I crank it out at a very high volume, so speed is paramount and when you fly like that, shit like that can, again, slip through the cracks. My bitch is why they do it when they have been instructed not to. Its not the end of the world, just makes for more work in post.

[Virgule3]

I often hold the door for people... Mothers pushing a stroller, elderly people, people with bags in their hands, everyone basically... And I rarely get a THANK YOU!

It gets me so mad that I almost yell "You're Welcome!" to make sure they hear me!

Sophie.

[Visualad]

Originally Posted by Virgule3

I often hold the door for people... Mothers pushing a stroller, elderly people, people with bags in their hands, everyone basically... And I rarely get a THANK YOU!

It gets me so mad that I almost yell "You're Welcome!" to make sure they hear me!

Sophie.

true.. I forgot about this but it happens to me often. I always hold the door and its rare I get a thanks. strange thing..

[Visualad]

Bitches riding bikes on the side walk.

Or even worse, bitches on bikes with a dog on leash coming at high speed on the side walk.

First off, dont ride your bike on the sidewalk. 2nd, WTF are people supposed to do when theres the bike, the leash and then the dog a few meters on the side?

Happened to me today. The one on the bike took it for granted that I and everyone else would jump to the side. Which we fucking did in order to not get caught in a big pile of human-bike-dog.

damn.. some ppl are plain stupid.

[Visualad]

Originally Posted by Visualad

Bitches riding bikes on the side walk.

Or even worse, bitches on bikes with a dog on leash coming at high speed on the side walk.

First off, dont ride your bike on the sidewalk. 2nd, WTF are people supposed to do when theres the bike, the leash and then the dog a few meters on the side?

Happened to me today. The one on the bike took it for granted that I and everyone else would jump to the side. Which we fucking did in order to not get caught in a big pile of human-bike-dog.

damn.. some ppl are plain stupid.

and oh.. with Bitches I mean both men and women.