About 3 weeks ago I subscribed to a free month of Google's Gemini Pro . With it, I could make 3 high quality 8 second videos a day with sound. Three is not many but it served my needs. And while eight seconds seems low, the next time you watch TV or a film, notice how often and how fast the shot changes. According to a Wired Magazine article " The average shot length of English language films has declined from about 12 seconds in 1930 to about 2.5 seconds today" Note : This blog is aimed at two audiences. One, those not as enamored of tech as I am and the other, my fellow enthusiasts. For the first folks, my Substack newsletter reproduces the relevant posts. The more techy posts live only here on the blog, as they have for the last 17 years. This is one of those posts. My project I worked on was a series of about seven unique shots. In each case they were an employee modeling the proper phrasing when speaking to a custom...
Thoughts of a long time computer user
having fun watching technology trends.