ANCIENT - Ancientnoob is Making a Video on Ancient Coins.

For those have not seen it check out my menander tetradrachm on youtube!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89O78jxjksk

 

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COOL....that one looks even better on video also AN! :thumb:

 

It almost makes me interested in Bactrian coins. Almost. However, well done.

 

Good job, buddy

 

:thumb:Ancient Noob those are awesome vids!

 

Much appreciated guys, I am glad to hear you guys like them. Its a lot harder than it looks.

 

Check out the Sidon Shekel and a Drachm of Antimachos I. New Vids!

 

This was a good idea the first time it was posted and it still is. Not everyone has YouTube on speed dial.

 

I honestly was worried about "self promotion" . Should continue to announce vids here?
I figured the thread would be a good way to start discussion on a type of coin. Where else could I find constructive critisim?

 

I wouldn't count it as self promotion, as you aren't selling anything...

As long as you don't monetize YouTube, announcing videos here is fine IMHO.

 

UPDATE: New Vids

UPDATE:

Ancientnoob (fistfullofdenars) has released 2 new videos on youtube!!!!

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here is the link....

http://www.youtube.com/user/FistfullofDenars?feature=watch

 

very nice, man that last tetradrachum looks great, you don't really get the elevated the details on from a flat pic. :thumb:

 

Pretty cool vids, Nooberoni ...

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Very cool vids ANoob. You're right, there are some aspects of a coin you can show with a video, that a photo will not capture. I also enjoyed the narrative. "A Phat ancient coin!"

 

Very cool Pamphylia Tetradrachm. Both sides of that coin are just great IMO. :thumb:

 

You do a awesome job, i think you do the hobbie a great thing by doing this, to see each of these coins in hand is very cool, great job, keep up the good work.. :thumb::thumb:

 

Cool vids Noob. :yes:

 

Anoob's efforts made me want to try this and he was right about it being harder than it looks. My only video capable camera is my Canon DSLR which is not perfect in all regards but probably 100 times better than I am since I have never before switched it into video mode. I tried wiggling a coin under the camera but had trouble keeping it in focus and not clipping off an edge. Next I tried shooting a coin sitting still but moving the light around hoping to make it look like Anoob's but there was nothing gained but funny shadows. That made me wonder just what I was accomplishing by using video. That made me ask why not just use still photos linked together and add a soundtrack. Windows either comes with or offers free download of movie maker software that will do this but I am sure that there are may other programs that add more fancy features if you must.

The question is how important do you consider it that a coin program be a video rather than a slide show with voiceover explanation of what was being shown. You are not limited to a single image but could have a combined shot of both sides or super crops of small details as needed. You could add animations or zoom in/out as you wish but everything would be in control frame by frame in a way I could not do with a video camera in real time.

I have not tried it yet but wonder it you think it is an idea worth pursuing or is the appeal of 'real' video just so appealing that you could not tolerate a movie of stills. Has anyone tried it? Is it worth trying or a waste of time?

 

just for fun i made a little vid of the trachy i posted today and it came out.....ok. hard to stay in focus and dropped the coin once, yikes. something to steady the camera and a BIG view screen would have helped, but it's doable. it adds something i think, especially with coins that have a interesting "third dimension"...lots of width, cup shapes, high relief. for most coins i don't know that it would add that much. i think it would be a nice addition to add to a presentation, but i don't think going all out video may not be worth it.
what do you use AN?

 

All-
Thank you for all the kind words. Those alone make the effort worth while.


Doug / Chris-

I like the use of video because it can simulate how the coin reacts to light thus giving you valuable visual information. I think it gives the public the sense of the coins real life presence. I really do see need for slide show presentations with detailed and magnified images of devices and characteristics. I certainly could not produce a steady magnified video of a small mint mark, a type of localized corrosion or manufacturing fault. I believe a video to accomplish this can be done but not on my budget or with my current "equipment". I encourage any effort to put these slide show presentations into practice for virtual Coin Shows that are more analytical in nature. Also realize the the time invested in each piece will grow exponentially.

My equipment list is as follows......

1 x Apple iPhone 4 = 99 cents with renewed contract with AT&T

1x black felt cardboard ment for a lady's necklace = bought at Big Lots for $2.99

2 x hand = Priceless. Skilled from years of videogames. I could pour a 2 liter bottle into an eye dropper. :too-funny:

We run on a shoe string budget,

When making the video I did a couple of things to keep the camera where I wanted it. I put my cardboard down with the coin on it find out where I have to hold my phone in order to keep the background "black" and then picked up the coin with my left hand. The truly difficult part comes once the camera is rolling and I am doing my best to recap the dimensions, and try to describe the coin with some historical information and personal opinions with out sounding like a buffoon. I try very hard to keep each video brief. I often wrestle with what information I want to include in the video and what information I can realistically ramble off the top of my head while holding my phone and coin with the camera rolling.


Chris whatever works best for you but I want to see your video.