Up Your Dating Game

Fresh and insightful. This is about as good as it gets. And there's nothing on like it at all.

Great job! Spunky, hip, and a lot of wisdom.

I love it. I think it's a tool that all young people should have in their tool boxes and anyone else who is still looking:)

Insightful and wise. Left me wanting more! Great!

nice work! I like the girl...but only like the older guy as justaposed to her.

The commentary is very much on target

I thought it was great - very well shot

fresh approach, great concept -- like the view points of the hosts and use of on the street interviews.

I love it! Seems like the most balanced approach to dating advice I've ever come across.

Looks really good so I wish you the best
barbara

This is going to give "daters" hope with REAL ADVICE.
Dating is difficult and today's dating scene is constantly changing. I see this as totally hopeful and helpful!

Hope I see more and more!

I think she's really cool and gorgeous to watch- but the old man has to go!! Great shots of NYC and really interesting advice-love it!!

This was crazy entertaining! I can't wait to see more! This is unique and there's nothing else out there quite like it!

Very enjoyable. Would love to see more

Sexy, Fun, Great info - We LOVED it!!! When will your next pod post??? Desperately seeking more!!! My friends and I would love to tune in and learn more!

Fabulous! I look forward to seeing more.

I love the information and the questions asked.....Donna and Charlie rock!!!!

these other postings must have been made by 'friends' of the producer because this clip offers nothing original whatsoever. it's trite, banal and relies heavily on gender stereotypes about girls liking bad boys and such. and anyone who refers to themselves as the 'real carrie bradshaw' needs to get a life. who says that? perhaps a 'columnist' whose pictures take up more space than her copy does.

It's fresh and lively. I really liked the 'fix yourself first' perspective and the advice about relying on friends. The hot chick/wise papa combo really works. The whole thing appealed to my brains and my balls.

I've been married for almost 34 years, so I only watched the video because my daughters asked me to. However, I really enjoyed it!

This needs considerable work. The opening segment which intercuts
back and forth between Donna and Charley is far too stilled and
ill timed in both the delivery of their messages and the editing. The audio
sounds over modulated in parts throughout- (was the camera mic used for the vox pops/man on the
the street interviews? If so, avoid that route for future installments.) Try using
either a shotgun mic 416 Sennheiser type, or hand mic, an RE 50 or such,
low enough so it doesn't come into shot. Try to avoid personal lavs or trams in the shot.
Truthfully, if this installment is to be viewed by the powers that be down the
road, with respect and further interest in the material, my suggestion is for
the piece to be reworked. That may sound daunting but there is some good stuff
potentially in here. The interviews at the beginning are
given such short time in the real subtext of their comments that it makes the whole piece
come across as shallow, ho-hum in nature. That is despite the particular subject's own personal
enthusiasm. The only parts that were somewhat interesting and worked fluidly
were the parts where Donna and Charley are sitting talking with one another, or where Donna
is sitting and talking.
That part - is easy going, is not stilted, and works well enough that it should
be kept. The rest needs more work, focus and crafting. It looks somewhat
unprofessional at this point. It's obvious work has gone into it. That can not be negated.The choice of graphic font needs to go - too tacky.
Get something less cheesey.
The piece may indeed run as is, but it is less than what it can and should be if you really
want respect and interest. (You guys need constuctive criticism.) PS there are moments of
humor throughout that do work...car beep over four letter word, Asian fetish that type of thing -

nice job...let us know when it's televised

It was nice to see older singles, and not just the young'uns. Technically choppy and a bit stilted, but content left me wanting more. Charley and Donna were a great team. Hey, Charley, are you taken?

good advice for single men

good advice for single men

I liked the format a lot because it was straight forward, especially how it shifted the onus of the fault, for lack of a better word regarding relationships, on the one who wondered why. That's true for the most part, in my experience. I liked Ms. Barnes approach: a candid, smart, pretty blonde, but still I don't know what makes one a "dating expert", More incite, please. I didn't really care for the beatnik warrior dude but that's probably because I've gotten older and more jingoistic myself, inherently fearing berets.

Luke Alberts

I liked the format a lot because it was straight forward, especially how it shifted the onus of the fault, for lack of a better word regarding relationships, on the one who wondered why. That's true for the most part, in my experience. I liked Ms. Barnes approach: a candid, smart, pretty blonde, but still I don't know what makes one a "dating expert", More incite, please. I didn't really care for the beatnik warrior dude but that's probably because I've gotten older and more jingoistic myself, inherently fearing berets.

Luke Alberts

New. Interesting. Great potential for a huge audience of
singles who n eed a fresh look at finding the just-right Other





fre

I thought the video was informative and interesting. If my wife doesn't quit smoking very soon I will be joining the dating scene.The only thing I would need to know is where I can get one of those cool berets. Best of luck !!!

I loved the woman near the end talking about her ex-husband as "dinner"!! In general, I liked the pace of this and most of the people seemed very sharp and "with it." I think this could work - especially because it addresses a subject dear to the lives of people of all ages.

It's great to see that Donna Barnes is still at it. This new program is awesome. If I was on the dating scene, I would follow this advice like it were the bible. She and her host make it seem like so much fun that I feel like being single again. After watching this, I think the message is about empowering yourself and becoming a better person through your search for the significant other. Thanks for the inspiration and Donna, keep up the good work!

Thats awesome i have friend who is going to watch this.

I really like this content and think this should be on the air, which is why I have given it a greenlight....BUT....that being said, I think some really cheezy effects are used in the editing, such as the 3d page peel dissolve, other wipes, the black-and-white effect, etc. I'd say keep it simpler, because you hardly see these effects used in professional productions and they just scream low-budget.

Also, I'd do a bit of color correction and audio level adjustment and I think the piece will look better as well.....

but, you got the green from me, so that's what really matters, right?

-david

WHY.... Is this playing out of the left speaker only? That seriously needs to be adjusted. Also, I think 7 minutes is rather long.

good advice for singles, but it does seem a little long, and cheesy at times.

I think this pod is a great way to make people think about their approach to relationships. Although it is a weird mix of professional and not very professional work.
I completely agree with reelfactor about special effects and color and sound correction as well as the titels shown in the film. It gives the 80th touch to it. (Modern estetic is actually very simple.) The advertisement of the website and your service makes it feel a bit too promotional. May be you could place the web address just before credits.

Good idea. Good advice. Good hosts. Bad sound. Cheesy graphics.

I mean you are shooting Charley, one of your main people, on a really noisy city street. You could surely have reshot that. Yeah interviews are hard to recreate, but he is the host, it could have been quick to just take some of his setups again.

Thank you for all of your feedback!! I'm sorry I haven't checked the site in so long, I moved and was crazy busy. I'm going to re-edit some stuff now and fix some things you suggested.

I got a new editing system in the middle of putting this together and it didn't transfer my timeline well. That is what I think caused some of the audio problems. But I have to say the audio plays fine on my computer so it wil be a bit of a challenge to fix. I'll do my best.

Thanks again for all your comments!

Donna

I gave this a greenlight by mistake. What is this? Going from color to B & W and those silly shots of the city. This things all over the place. When the girl says she's a lion and the antelope? Come on, it's too obvious. Is this a how to? Come on this is a 7 minute sound bite to sell something, it has no backbone. How is this topical or news worthy? I don't know. This pod could've been 30 seconds. But you did get the GL; maybe call Dr. Pill and see if you all can get a segment with him.

Interesting, but lacks polish. If you're a subject matter expert in your field then let the audience know first. It takes a minute and a half before we know who's talking to us, and not until nearly three minutes in do you give the audience evidence that you're a subject matter expert.

I would also tighten it up. Trim some of the sound bites from people on the street and focus on more important content. It'll help limit the promotional/infomercial feel.

The technical aspects could also use work. Measured simplicity goes a long way; if the content doesn't benefit from an effect (for instance, the color/black and white video shift) then don't use it.

It's a good start and an interesting concept for an ongoing series. Keep developing it!

darn! Didn't log off and somebody else voted for this one... I wouldn't find it very helpful if I were in the situation of these folks.. maybe that's why..

i agree with many of the constructive-criticism posts in here. basically it lacks the kind of kineticism that keeps me glued to a pod. the sense of... ohhhh i'm so interested!

I read some of the emailed comments and then watched this video again. I really liked the jagged REALITY of the filming. I heard every word said. The background noise was not a problem. It created the URBAN flair. It kept my attention right to the end.

You have to go with your gut and what you believe in. This is a HOT HOT HOT subject. It will work!

I'll never forget seeing the choppy taxi cab videos in Vegas on I think it was MTV. The sound and film quality were ridiculously poor but the show was GREAT!

This show can and will work! I'll be watching!