Workshop Outtakes!

I've been spending quite a bit of time over this last week reviewing the next workshop, 'Turning Sideways: Next Level Slouch'. It takes a while to go through the reviews as I need to make sure all the information is covered, that things aren't duplicated, that I'm clear and everything's in frame and much more.

Image description: a video outtake of the new class. Jaz, our silver doodle look alike dog, has her belly out and legs in the air to the rear of the frame.

We've gotten a lot better at scheduling and planning, and also at colour grading and aiming for consistent light. Tom's already done the bulk of the video edits at this point, it's more a matter of fine tuning things.

The one thing that's more noticeable with this class is... our special guests.

Image description: a video outtake of the new class. Mina, our tabby cat, is climbing onto the workshop table and stealing the show.

It'd be impossible for us to film a class without an appearance from one of our creatures somewhere, and we're not sure we'd want to anyway. I'm being mindful of some of the more distracting outtakes and many of those will be edited out, we may even group them together for a bonus video. But it's lead to a great discussion between Tom and I about changes in our perception of professionalism, especially in this pandemic age, and how much cat is too much.

Image description: a video outtake of the new class. Jaz, our dog, is now sat to the front of the frame behind my workshop samples.

I’d be keen to hear what others think about cats or dogs, or any pet for that matter, making an appearance in online classes. Do you find they make the class or teacher more personable? Do you enjoy the cat and dog moments or does it not matter either way?