Talking-Head Video Is Boring

Well its interesting to see that online video has become so prevalent that even Jakob is taking a look at it. He has pointed out a flaw of course, but a pertinent one. In this early experimental period, people are sticking pretty much anything up on the web as video content but it is the footage designed for the 10ft away screen that is proving the least relevant and attractive on the 2ft away screen. Bit of a shame then that encoding is still better suited to video with less motion within it. Or, if you are shamelessly showing other people's content for the purposes of generating revenue from advertising then you want poor quality and broadcast content, as straying eyeballs will inevitably generate more revenue. Still I have to agree, talking-head video Is boring (online or otherwise)... :)