Endorphin
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|  Posted - Nov 14 2001 : 6:48AMI would like a little feedback from people regarding my recent reviews. Have you read my recent reviews and looked at the screenshots(before reading this post)? Do you find the screenshots helpful? Still Campaigning for Inari Vachs
I want a lover, who's gonna be another copy of Racquel Welch, I'm gonna buy her a house and a maid named Jill, spend the rest of our lives in Beverly Hills, I'll never have to feed her and she'll stay pretty all the time
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cykedout
Member
Ireland
245 Posts
8/00
| Posted - Nov 14 2001 : 6:38PM
Always love screenshots, Endorphin!If I'm thinking of buying, it's nice to see what I would be getting, rather than just going by the Pornstar names alone, OR, by seeing the front or back covers only. Great stuff One other thing, if it's not infringing on the Forum's terms, can you put a link to your reviews on your space at ADT. Rather than just choosing to see the screenshots, you could also click on a link to the actual review. It would save having to go look for it. As I gave you some HTML advice before, when you were trying to get your page right, and since the list of screenshots is in a table, easiest thing to do would be to place a second column in the table and have the review links ACROSS from the URLs for the screenshots. Just a suggestion. Cheers, Cykedout  [Link] |
VictoriO
Member
379 Posts
8/01
| Posted - Nov 14 2001 : 7:51PM
That is EXACTLY what I plan on doing on my next reviews. I am putting screenshots in my reviews. I don't know where to find screenshots for everything, though, except for dvdempire & dvdxtreme.Olly Vic Sizemore aka "Seeu Saht" [Link] |
Asmodeus
Lord of Lust
az-mo-day-us
6338 Posts
10/01
| Posted - Nov 14 2001 : 10:17PM
I also enjoy the screenshots very much Endorphin, as well as your insights on the porn world. Please keep up the great work dude![Link] |
Hooligan
Member
181 Posts
10/01
| Posted - Nov 14 2001 : 10:27PM
that's cool beside I also like your Lyrics Qyotes too. especial Faster Pussycat lyrics LOL.[Link] |
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Endorphin
Luminary
1185 Posts
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| Posted - Nov 15 2001 : 3:23AM
cykedout, Thanks. As far as your suggestion goes, I never really though about it that way. I always assumed people started with the review, then landed on my site. Your suggestion is a good one, though a little more time consuming. Just doing screenshots bumps nearly quadruples my time spent on a review. I do however think that I have a comparable way of doing things though. Rather than update the links to the reviews I could create a link to the search results for Endorphin's reviews. This would probably be sufficiently easier for the visitor. Click on one link, alphabetize, and scroll. I may even bbe able to create a link to the alphabetized listing. What do you think?Victorio, I pull my screenshots directly from the DVD, so I don't know the level of difficulty or legality of taking the shots from other sites. I would check with Steph first. I have heard that Empire likes to sue. Asmodeus, thank you very much. Hooligan, thanks. I was personally fond of the FP lyrics too. They seemed to fit. I really haven't been adding lyrics lately though. At first it wass a bit of a trademark, but then I would find myself spending way too much time thinking of one. I will probably use them again, but only if they directly come to mind. Thanks to all. The above questions were warm-up questions though. For me, adding screenshots is both a pleasurable and torturous process. Part of me only wants to take shots that are Endorphin Approved. I am a very visual person and gain some pleasure from choosing the perfect shots. If you follow my trend you will probably be able to deduce the types of shots I like. Sometimes this process is tortuous because some girls provide a lot of stills and it is hard to narrow them down. I took 250 shots from an Isabella Camille scene, just one scene, and I am gonna have a hell of a time getting rid of some. Sometimes it is torturous because I find a girl attractive in the feature but have a hard time getting a good still. I liked Wendy Divine in Watcher 12, but many of the shots I took came out bad because bouncing tits, though good for porno, come out as blurs in stills. Another part of me is geared toward picking shots that are provide a decent representation of the picture. Blowjob Fantasies 13 is a good example. I included shots of all the girls, but that visual side would rather not have some of them. Though I am also afraid that excluding girls may give the impression that I did not find them visually appealing. That is not always the case, sometimes I just have a hard time getting a still. For BJF13 I liked Alexxxis Tyler quite a bit, but I could not get a good still. I can also see the value to the reader of seeing all of the girls. I would be a bit disappointed if I bought a DVD based on some screenshots then realized the the best moments of the DVD were the actual screenshots.
I think another concern is consistency. If I go by the Endorphin approved method I feel the temptation to go back to previous reviews, and remove the non-Endorphin approved shots. I know all this might be weird. It is even inconsistent with my reviewing philosophy. If you have noticed some of my previous posts regarding reviewing you have noticed that I have much of a take it or leve it attitude. Oddly enough though I don't have that full attitude when it comes to screenshots. Eventhough any requests for shots of guys' faces will probably not be met. Any opinions? Note: There are really 3 sides. Endorphin wants good, sexy visuals. Naughty Nav wants spunk on the face. Tallyman argues for representation. Still Campaigning for Inari Vachs
I want a lover, who's gonna be another copy of Racquel Welch, I'm gonna buy her a house and a maid named Jill, spend the rest of our lives in Beverly Hills, I'll never have to feed her and she'll stay pretty all the time
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dumblonde
Senior Member
2352 Posts
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| Posted - Nov 15 2001 : 1:00PM
I have read a couple of your reviews that had the screenshots Endo, and they're always enjoyable. I too always include 12-18 screenshots, though it can be time consuming, it's fun, too. I try to make them as varied as possible, though not necessarily one from each scene. My challenge
is resisting the temptation to go for the comedy shot. I
find them extremely useful in that 'a picture is worth a thousand words' aspect, and makes writing the review less
time consuming.
So, I look at it this way. Any screenshots included are a bonus, so just use any you feel like, and not worry about
it.
But until you start including some nekkid men Endo, (they ARE in some of these movies?) I'll have to skip.[Link] |
Endorphin
Luminary
1185 Posts
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| Posted - Nov 16 2001 : 2:31AM
Blondie, when I was trying to decide how to format my pages I decided on using your style. I liked it. I even thought about adding some text. I like your funny comments. Though, I was afraid of doing it cause you might sue me for copyright infringement. Actually, I had enough time narrowing down pics based on visual appeal and representation ,but you never know, one day I may not be able to resist.BTW, I know there are naked men in the DVDs. They are those ugly things that block the view of the women Still Campaigning for Inari Vachs
I want a lover, who's gonna be another copy of Racquel Welch, I'm gonna buy her a house and a maid named Jill, spend the rest of our lives in Beverly Hills, I'll never have to feed her and she'll stay pretty all the time
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