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1st Taping of Pixel Perfect at the Revision3 Studio

Wednesday, March 19th, 2008 – running time 18:10
Josh Villegas gives us a taste of how to be the Technical Director on Pixel Perfect and then we hear a few words from the host himself, Bert Monroy.
Josh gets to sit in as Technical Director and teaches us the ropes. From learning how to chroma key out a green screen to call out the shots, we get an insiders look from the control booth during the taping of Pixel Perfect. Bert Monroy also speaks out on a few subjects that should inspire us all.

Highlights
new book ( 15:12, 15:12 ) Bob Ross ( 13:49, 13:49 ) New Yorker ( 13:53, 13:53 ) starlight ( 6:22, 6:22 ) new book ( 15:12, 15:12 ) Bob Ross ( 13:49, 13:49 ) New Yorker ( 13:53, 13:53 ) starlight ( 6:22, 6:22 )

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" I welcome to another episode of pixel perfect -- on right. To show where just letting it happen. I noticed that. The new background backing it. That's because this is the first day were actually shooting Revision 3 dot -- Only studios I -- the wire can have some guy talking to give -- a Booth somewhere it's becoming really professional artist."

" The asserted they're acting. Couple weeks ago done better. So it down without. Someone from doing all the cameras and order and came in here and start directing him -- game. Which is not that hard -- a lot of shows. Are going to post. And they do a lot of editing and graphics a lot of it's just just button pushing one you know cameras basically. It doesn't ethanol. -- yeah."

" And --"

" We do you have sometimes -- graphics and we'll have liked. -- out of the computer this show however is little more unique because we're doing most of it -- switcher. We're Dylan were -- him up against a green screen and then one of our cameras as actually shooting and LCD monitor that we put the skin of his computer ensue to grab types. Photoshop. Elements boxes. The actual actual. Project is sort of it actually works out pretty well forget all that -- in the switcher. That a quirky. Does he want -- from a key. -- I'm not a total expert obviously know how to do this. How much favorite threat you know my random ran up those little bit more."

" And then of course done as a team. This is system -- vision of ross' vision. That -- mean two and a half it means so looks doesn't look like much but you can we can toggle back and forth from. Does -- mean to any line. And set up all sorts of different elements so to set up the the -- What we do is we select what we're going to key. We want to do chronic he'd want to select. -- gimmicky. Camera the first thing we -- the color. -- working with obviously. Green. We got experience thing here or with -- that the color. Or in this that I succeed. Party. And its allies actually. Service though. That would put camera to into the into the -- well put this dill. Under. Penalty. We -- background. Area there is but it's pretty close. It's pretty close the problem is our green screen is reflecting on TV. Black table so we'll go to our. Put an alpha so we're just seen black and why. And or adjusting the levels just in the game and so doubts about right without our fondly look kind of unit of the line you can CP. You can see that there's still this kind of coming Mindanao and the cable is changing as well. You see that table actually starts to key out at a certain point. Seeking out."

" Just the monitors there. As we've just the game is she's back in but in the background it's kind of -- so we use our -- we know exactly. Black and why we knew exactly where to stop it so -- that tables done. Bring levels -- we start to see that table. Let her background we want to still be solid black. So we've reached we've reached a point where it's coming in now. So all the way so black. That's pretty close right about there. And then off. Back."

" He's set up. -- from there and."

" And we can cut under which we never do I did on active effort that we cut under. -- Internet is the that is monitor at that table. Books actually -- them. The over the shoulders -- over the -- Do. Because on my transition. All right I was elected was -- background to cut that's like cut cut under sixty days. Three but if I want to cut clean. I have to it is to transition. Chief and the background. Now that we'll. -- that it is still -- Byrd is third session jealous. There's very devastating. Over the shoulder. There's this hand. In resolving them of that than camera -- are. Are tight shot I'm not sure what he's shooting now but I was I was cutting in resolving. I have to go back to -- That it -- and preview I noticed elementary you select the -- make it happen this transition about. Opposite of going clean and go -- with Steve. Shove it kind of everywhere and do it why did in. Isn't this the way here's my here's here's out of favors the starlight. We hear that okay."

" Okay. Normally on every show we have one person. War the board directors. Today it was Brett. But today we had an actual action person. Ran one of our cameras camera three. To grab our our clothes that spread could've done both. Q birds got rolling and of the cameras. Frantic camera that's what we usually do. That's life that you or all the shows. But they realized you know and it's just walk offs like you can see camera one -- at play here because he can't want to block stuff. Can't do it -- locked up camera three. I don't know listening now -- that that's cameras actually being run and usually. And mean and a show like this without moving on the campus oneself or record can you vote. Camera and we'll birthdays today we at that point in there needs to prove himself -- nervous -- he wanted to jump on. And or we're trying to make these -- for -- will have -- And he's getting it I was just mainly camera. Chemistry every here on this monitor. And following everything -- here on Photoshop so it's fun it's a little challenging and it's. More than just a little bit more than just but pushing -- Cameras."

" Which would which can be kind of typical as you can see we've got -- kind of heated. -- incidents background AKA can't be easy back. It can be a little bit Turkey did two do you disagree can. Shoot for example on you know some of the show's interviews with them trying to catch him the right point. It's singles a few shots stuff like that for the -- pretty basic. Down goes back over back on the floor but will do little cross training -- wants to have us. Do and everything basically. I'm so they'll be a point where am I think rattled vineyards eating directing. I'll be doing cameras or Donald B -- camera -- go over and do some audio. But this but actually has little tricky when it when it comes to. Days when you're by yourself like some days I have just just -- here you'll be on the floor will be doing -- show left three my three cameras. PA renting here running this teleprompter. And we basically have to have to -- the cameras may show the camera levels all right you know the cameras. Set up all our audio access dollar might make sure there are good levels. Over the tape deck. Roll tape make sure that sprawling nation levels on the -- that. Tape -- are good then you sit down menu -- and you -- Which is which can be. You know -- challenging on Mardy show yesterday and Internet superstar. I was all over the place and those kind of stressful little bit challenging. Because my only got in here was on teleprompter. When I needed him he. It's cool we need to do a little bit more tweaking the Randolph that is that for. Seriously. Like this could be the headsets could be lighter and he's fifty longer I think he's late. Request. For the budget because when you're here. You're talking you guys out there. You're kinda it kinda tethered can't go too far abilities before I. You know suddenly this you know over here. Yes -- him if he's seen this man prove that. Prove that budget for for some letterhead that they'll follow up for have been some longer cable -- him. The best. You know and -- like."

" I -- love it it's it's unprofessional as kind of brings you back in the tech TV days where everything just goes as smoothly and and just. But he is set up properly and I just getting there and do my thing and it is -- it is it's great. It -- it was different from from previous shows that that little thing I hear people talking becoming convinced of that and so -- So that that was different but it with its its really a very -- professional studio and I'm very happy that we're doing things here in -- that teleprompter is another new thing. -- obviously read from a piece of paper before Aggies kind of kind of turn to load joked and remove a piece of paper. And sometimes hard to see the paper early all the lights and everything going on so now -- that teleprompter so -- so he's just look into the camera and and -- and read. So that's a whole new thing which we hadn't had before and and it kind of fun actually the first show with a teleprompter a little. Kind of like I was shortly with the gurus like. It was -- is moving I had only done a teleprompter once before and that's when Leo and I host today a special Christmas show many years ago. We took the best of my appearances on tech TV and put him into one hour show and we both threats from the out -- and I was the first time I've been edited on that. And I tomorrow's really nervous about that Connecticut has admitted -- Comes out of my head. I'll -- I was actually reading something. Well here at first I thought it's gonna be a little nerve racking but no I got into it really quickly and makes so much easier just look at the camera and and really so it works really well. Why do a lot of footage up anyway I kind of travel over the place talking about this stuff is showing -- Now to prepare for the show. About a week before I'm gonna shoot for the shoot he's chosen time. About a week before I go to shoot I will read all my emails and there are hundreds of cycle through them. Looking for. Things that. That. You might spark and interest I needed it might want to do this or fire or whatever. A lot of emails sometimes ought to say eight at the veterans go to download episode nine or something I got. But every now and then I will get some really good ideas and and I start -- the show's. On those ideas -- it's -- to come up with some kind of a demo that's going to explain all the different things they're asking at all but some of the stuff in there. Just so that keeps it interesting and educational. Yeah get allotted I would just kind of nice because that's kind of what I wanted to be attributed to Bob Ross I -- Vegas but I am -- next New Yorker I can't. Com. And to act of -- of the war. Excited. To but yeah I like that that thing that the fact that I'm teaching a whole new generation. So a lot of people look at shows and even though probably ten years from now Adobe. Totally out of date because that programs that saw -- changed a bubble has been that."

" Yesterday's -- and it. But are drawing -- trees and brush is not going to go ought to stop escalated to a digital as it changes changes the time. But a lot of the basic things I'm doing some concepts and I'm talking about. They duel and grunt so you can show hopefully thing is now and it still makes certain sense on how certain things should be done. So I'm hoping that yeah I am going to. Based on the stuff that people send me I am turning on a whole new generation that is -- new world this old medium of of for creating art. That's the new medium of the 21 century and they jackets and really cool stuff from people back into -- Little nail polish bottle a few weeks ago. Fifteen of them male and -- beautiful ever did a really good job. So that's that really is -- least know that out there -- reaching people and on enhancing their way to work. -- well I do. Books in fact have a new book coming out very -- Will be announced Photoshop world. The free content I -- you know that I was never really in it for the money which is why am not a millionaire. I meant because I enjoy what I'm doing I love I love it. Getting other people excited I love coming up with new challenges of what I had to do something different. And I -- and I'm McNamee might not know I'm -- because going to enhanced my personal work. And then when I learned something I loved the people about it. The fact it's free. All the better that means more people are gonna get to see not just those that that you know are are paying good money for dvd whatever. Notice -- this for -- that's important is it. I -- a lot of talent can't take advantage of this stuff because school cutbacks and everything else that's happening in the world. This is a way of getting everybody given little inspiration. That as time goes by they can improve their work or or just inspired to do something different or creative. And by being free I can reach a much larger audience that I put -- this stuff -- Yeah on -- Monroe and period the teleprompter. Well but I used to say which is but I really like to say is that remembered -- play that's the best regular stuff to sit there and play don't think it is where into the display that's glitzy. I believe and I've seen it says love what -- doing network dating life but I in my modeled on my whole life. I love what I do not creating the sense that I do so it's not -- and -- morning and I just can't wait to place more. He's one -- problem is that you have to learn when to stop because clothes on look at the Winnipeg which nighttime and took on added so. You -- that are going to stop."

" There in the studios we shoot video on your -- You take the MySpace not me. And and and and temporarily just has to be on the -- who's getting the they had. Did you Josh -- they had also against you can check every -- and -- the news is Catholic share their bravery to. Shrink he will be. It was actually my first day on camera so I think I think it went pretty -- very excited about that on and you get on the credits still so. -- made me maybe to make that happen."

" Adams days though about 12 Warren and then -- out the door life. Favor. If he gets hungry and cranky because of -- but that okay this Vietnamese restaurant. Is now."

" You like to slow to convert the -- Got to go to get cranky he says. --"

" I welcome to another episode of pixel perfect -- on right. To show where just letting it happen. I noticed that. The new background backing it. That's because this is the first day were actually shooting Revision 3 dot -- Only studios I -- the wire can have some guy talking to give -- a Booth somewhere it's becoming really professional artist."

" The asserted they're acting. Couple weeks ago done better. So it down without. Someone from doing all the cameras and order and came in here and start directing him -- game. Which is not that hard -- a lot of shows. Are going to post. And they do a lot of editing and graphics a lot of it's just just button pushing one you know cameras basically. It doesn't ethanol. -- yeah."

" And --"

" We do you have sometimes -- graphics and we'll have liked. -- out of the computer this show however is little more unique because we're doing most of it -- switcher. We're Dylan were -- him up against a green screen and then one of our cameras as actually shooting and LCD monitor that we put the skin of his computer ensue to grab types. Photoshop. Elements boxes. The actual actual. Project is sort of it actually works out pretty well forget all that -- in the switcher. That a quirky. Does he want -- from a key. -- I'm not a total expert obviously know how to do this. How much favorite threat you know my random ran up those little bit more."

" And then of course done as a team. This is system -- vision of ross' vision. That -- mean two and a half it means so looks doesn't look like much but you can we can toggle back and forth from. Does -- mean to any line. And set up all sorts of different elements so to set up the the -- What we do is we select what we're going to key. We want to do chronic he'd want to select. -- gimmicky. Camera the first thing we -- the color. -- working with obviously. Green. We got experience thing here or with -- that the color. Or in this that I succeed. Party. And its allies actually. Service though. That would put camera to into the into the -- well put this dill. Under. Penalty. We -- background. Area there is but it's pretty close. It's pretty close the problem is our green screen is reflecting on TV. Black table so we'll go to our. Put an alpha so we're just seen black and why. And or adjusting the levels just in the game and so doubts about right without our fondly look kind of unit of the line you can CP. You can see that there's still this kind of coming Mindanao and the cable is changing as well. You see that table actually starts to key out at a certain point. Seeking out."

" Just the monitors there. As we've just the game is she's back in but in the background it's kind of -- so we use our -- we know exactly. Black and why we knew exactly where to stop it so -- that tables done. Bring levels -- we start to see that table. Let her background we want to still be solid black. So we've reached we've reached a point where it's coming in now. So all the way so black. That's pretty close right about there. And then off. Back."

" He's set up. -- from there and."

" And we can cut under which we never do I did on active effort that we cut under. -- Internet is the that is monitor at that table. Books actually -- them. The over the shoulders -- over the -- Do. Because on my transition. All right I was elected was -- background to cut that's like cut cut under sixty days. Three but if I want to cut clean. I have to it is to transition. Chief and the background. Now that we'll. -- that it is still -- Byrd is third session jealous. There's very devastating. Over the shoulder. There's this hand. In resolving them of that than camera -- are. Are tight shot I'm not sure what he's shooting now but I was I was cutting in resolving. I have to go back to -- That it -- and preview I noticed elementary you select the -- make it happen this transition about. Opposite of going clean and go -- with Steve. Shove it kind of everywhere and do it why did in. Isn't this the way here's my here's here's out of favors the starlight. We hear that okay."

" Okay. Normally on every show we have one person. War the board directors. Today it was Brett. But today we had an actual action person. Ran one of our cameras camera three. To grab our our clothes that spread could've done both. Q birds got rolling and of the cameras. Frantic camera that's what we usually do. That's life that you or all the shows. But they realized you know and it's just walk offs like you can see camera one -- at play here because he can't want to block stuff. Can't do it -- locked up camera three. I don't know listening now -- that that's cameras actually being run and usually. And mean and a show like this without moving on the campus oneself or record can you vote. Camera and we'll birthdays today we at that point in there needs to prove himself -- nervous -- he wanted to jump on. And or we're trying to make these -- for -- will have -- And he's getting it I was just mainly camera. Chemistry every here on this monitor. And following everything -- here on Photoshop so it's fun it's a little challenging and it's. More than just a little bit more than just but pushing -- Cameras."

" Which would which can be kind of typical as you can see we've got -- kind of heated. -- incidents background AKA can't be easy back. It can be a little bit Turkey did two do you disagree can. Shoot for example on you know some of the show's interviews with them trying to catch him the right point. It's singles a few shots stuff like that for the -- pretty basic. Down goes back over back on the floor but will do little cross training -- wants to have us. Do and everything basically. I'm so they'll be a point where am I think rattled vineyards eating directing. I'll be doing cameras or Donald B -- camera -- go over and do some audio. But this but actually has little tricky when it when it comes to. Days when you're by yourself like some days I have just just -- here you'll be on the floor will be doing -- show left three my three cameras. PA renting here running this teleprompter. And we basically have to have to -- the cameras may show the camera levels all right you know the cameras. Set up all our audio access dollar might make sure there are good levels. Over the tape deck. Roll tape make sure that sprawling nation levels on the -- that. Tape -- are good then you sit down menu -- and you -- Which is which can be. You know -- challenging on Mardy show yesterday and Internet superstar. I was all over the place and those kind of stressful little bit challenging. Because my only got in here was on teleprompter. When I needed him he. It's cool we need to do a little bit more tweaking the Randolph that is that for. Seriously. Like this could be the headsets could be lighter and he's fifty longer I think he's late. Request. For the budget because when you're here. You're talking you guys out there. You're kinda it kinda tethered can't go too far abilities before I. You know suddenly this you know over here. Yes -- him if he's seen this man prove that. Prove that budget for for some letterhead that they'll follow up for have been some longer cable -- him. The best. You know and -- like."

" I -- love it it's it's unprofessional as kind of brings you back in the tech TV days where everything just goes as smoothly and and just. But he is set up properly and I just getting there and do my thing and it is -- it is it's great. It -- it was different from from previous shows that that little thing I hear people talking becoming convinced of that and so -- So that that was different but it with its its really a very -- professional studio and I'm very happy that we're doing things here in -- that teleprompter is another new thing. -- obviously read from a piece of paper before Aggies kind of kind of turn to load joked and remove a piece of paper. And sometimes hard to see the paper early all the lights and everything going on so now -- that teleprompter so -- so he's just look into the camera and and -- and read. So that's a whole new thing which we hadn't had before and and it kind of fun actually the first show with a teleprompter a little. Kind of like I was shortly with the gurus like. It was -- is moving I had only done a teleprompter once before and that's when Leo and I host today a special Christmas show many years ago. We took the best of my appearances on tech TV and put him into one hour show and we both threats from the out -- and I was the first time I've been edited on that. And I tomorrow's really nervous about that Connecticut has admitted -- Comes out of my head. I'll -- I was actually reading something. Well here at first I thought it's gonna be a little nerve racking but no I got into it really quickly and makes so much easier just look at the camera and and really so it works really well. Why do a lot of footage up anyway I kind of travel over the place talking about this stuff is showing -- Now to prepare for the show. About a week before I'm gonna shoot for the shoot he's chosen time. About a week before I go to shoot I will read all my emails and there are hundreds of cycle through them. Looking for. Things that. That. You might spark and interest I needed it might want to do this or fire or whatever. A lot of emails sometimes ought to say eight at the veterans go to download episode nine or something I got. But every now and then I will get some really good ideas and and I start -- the show's. On those ideas -- it's -- to come up with some kind of a demo that's going to explain all the different things they're asking at all but some of the stuff in there. Just so that keeps it interesting and educational. Yeah get allotted I would just kind of nice because that's kind of what I wanted to be attributed to Bob Ross I -- Vegas but I am -- next New Yorker I can't. Com. And to act of -- of the war. Excited. To but yeah I like that that thing that the fact that I'm teaching a whole new generation. So a lot of people look at shows and even though probably ten years from now Adobe. Totally out of date because that programs that saw -- changed a bubble has been that."

" Yesterday's -- and it. But are drawing -- trees and brush is not going to go ought to stop escalated to a digital as it changes changes the time. But a lot of the basic things I'm doing some concepts and I'm talking about. They duel and grunt so you can show hopefully thing is now and it still makes certain sense on how certain things should be done. So I'm hoping that yeah I am going to. Based on the stuff that people send me I am turning on a whole new generation that is -- new world this old medium of of for creating art. That's the new medium of the 21 century and they jackets and really cool stuff from people back into -- Little nail polish bottle a few weeks ago. Fifteen of them male and -- beautiful ever did a really good job. So that's that really is -- least know that out there -- reaching people and on enhancing their way to work. -- well I do. Books in fact have a new book coming out very -- Will be announced Photoshop world. The free content I -- you know that I was never really in it for the money which is why am not a millionaire. I meant because I enjoy what I'm doing I love I love it. Getting other people excited I love coming up with new challenges of what I had to do something different. And I -- and I'm McNamee might not know I'm -- because going to enhanced my personal work. And then when I learned something I loved the people about it. The fact it's free. All the better that means more people are gonna get to see not just those that that you know are are paying good money for dvd whatever. Notice -- this for -- that's important is it. I -- a lot of talent can't take advantage of this stuff because school cutbacks and everything else that's happening in the world. This is a way of getting everybody given little inspiration. That as time goes by they can improve their work or or just inspired to do something different or creative. And by being free I can reach a much larger audience that I put -- this stuff -- Yeah on -- Monroe and period the teleprompter. Well but I used to say which is but I really like to say is that remembered -- play that's the best regular stuff to sit there and play don't think it is where into the display that's glitzy. I believe and I've seen it says love what -- doing network dating life but I in my modeled on my whole life. I love what I do not creating the sense that I do so it's not -- and -- morning and I just can't wait to place more. He's one -- problem is that you have to learn when to stop because clothes on look at the Winnipeg which nighttime and took on added so. You -- that are going to stop."

" There in the studios we shoot video on your -- You take the MySpace not me. And and and and temporarily just has to be on the -- who's getting the they had. Did you Josh -- they had also against you can check every -- and -- the news is Catholic share their bravery to. Shrink he will be. It was actually my first day on camera so I think I think it went pretty -- very excited about that on and you get on the credits still so. -- made me maybe to make that happen."

" Adams days though about 12 Warren and then -- out the door life. Favor. If he gets hungry and cranky because of -- but that okay this Vietnamese restaurant. Is now."

" You like to slow to convert the -- Got to go to get cranky he says. --"

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Started discussion: March 19, 2008 @ 4:08pm GMT

Episode 18 - 1st Taping of Pixel Perfect at the Revision3 Studio [Discussion]

Josh Villegas gives us a taste of how to be the Technical Director on Pixel Perfect and then we hear a few words from the host himself, Bert Monroy.

Watch or download the episode here

Bani-Banan
about 1 year ago
Another great episode!

I didn't know you guys put THAT much work into doing these shows.

I though you had Screen catcher on when you were recording, then in editing changing camera angles.

Also, I didn't think you had a switcher. I though you made all the chroma keying in Final Cut pro. Boy was I wrong.


Also, Martin, C'MON! A teleprompter? That's for pussies!
Ryudo
about 1 year ago
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Apache/2.2.6 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.6 DAV/2 PHP/5.2.4 Server at revision3.com Port 80
kwinter
about 1 year ago
awesome episode :)

i love pixelperfect so much...and the new studio is really cool, also the people that work at rev3
high6
about 1 year ago
The way you capture what he is doing on the screen seems... (Can't think of the word).

Why don't you just record the screen from the pc? (I know there is most likely a very good reason, just curious)
esalonia
about 1 year ago
good job, yet again, rev3 crew.

I really like the behind the scenes view of what goes into making that show.

Keep up the good work.

I love what rev3 is doing!
Forzeti
about 1 year ago
Great episode, I really liked it.
jamie8
about 1 year ago
Good episode of Gazette, however PixelPerfect now looks absolutely horrible — it's gotten the Revision3 touch!

Comeon guys, let Pixel Corps continue production on this show, ESPECIALLY because it needs to be keyed. This new live-keying looks dreadful. Alex Lindsay and crew are the real pros.
Ryudo
about 1 year ago
[COLOR="DeepSkyBlue"]Thanks for fixing the link!
And this is how you make a great episode.[/COLOR]:)
mikec
about 1 year ago
In reply to jamie8:
Good episode of Gazette, however PixelPerfect now looks absolutely horrible — it's gotten the Revision3 touch!

Comeon guys, let Pixel Corps continue production on this show, ESPECIALLY because it needs to be keyed. This new live-keying looks dreadful. Alex Lindsay and crew are the real pros.



Compare the cost of Alex's one camera to Revision3's studio/control room. I believe Alex's camera is 1/4 the cost of the entire studio/control room.
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