What else to call a Slide Show so avoid scaring guests

[Rob-F]

Can I come?

Yep! You're invited!

 

[thegman]

I think the key is to keep it short. I work with computers all day, if I go round to someone's house for a dinner party, I'm probably not going to want to look at another screen. Generally I want conversation, I don't want to look at someone's TV any more than I want to look at their iPad.

If you do genuinely think your guests will enjoy it though, keep it short, and make sure it is in fact entertaining to them, and not just you.

 

[Sejanus.Aelianus]

I knew a lady, years ago, whose business card read: "Sue XXXXXXXX, stripper". This created maximum interest on presentation, until people read the line underneath: "All forms of wooden furniture expertly stripped and refinished".

Perhaps you could try "AV presentation on the Naked Truth"?

😉

 

[Mark C]

I hate to say it but I personally don't like being held captive in order to see somebody's pictures. I don't think I'm alone it that feeling, so I don't think the problem is entirely with the naming.

It is not just a slide show thing. I have a friend who has viewings of his photographs where he puts them on an easel one at a time and tells you about each one. I'd actually like to see his pictures, but am always busy those nights, and always will be.

You have every right to want to control the viewing experience, but people aren't necessarily going to have an interest in that, even people who might enjoy seeing your pictures. I love to look through pictures at my own pace like in a gallery show, or just looking at a stack of prints.

 

[Bobfrance]

The trick is just to get them down to the basement, where my (permanent) setup is...

I suspect people have seen too many horror movies to fall for that one any more. 😉

 

[John E Earley]

You mention "disolve" a number of times. I believe "everything in moderation except disolves, which should only be used in the final credits and possibly not even then."

 

[Sparrow]

You mention "disolve" a number of times. I believe "everything in moderation except disolves, which should only be used in the final credits and possibly not even then."

Yes! ... and Ken Burns must apologise

 

[Rob-F]

You mention "disolve" a number of times. I believe "everything in moderation except disolves, which should only be used in the final credits and possibly not even then."

But then every transition would have to be a fast cut. Too hard on the eyes for me. One consideration in sequencing, for me, is how nicely one image melts into the next.

BTW, why can't I look at cette image?

 

[John E Earley]

But then every transition would have to be a fast cut. Too hard on the eyes for me. One consideration in sequencing, for me, is how nicely one image melts into the next.

BTW, why can't I look at cette image?

Although I said that mostly in jest, I really think that sometimes a fade to black and cut to a dramatic image or other approach to transitions can add dramatically to a presentation. Strictly using one method to transition can be really boring.

 

[cosmonaut]

Free food works for me.

 

[ELS]

Free food works for me.

+ 1 (Two-Thumbs Up) 😀

 

[Godfrey]

What I've found is that most people don't want to see a slide show except on rare occasion, no matter what you name it. Most will, however, enjoy a selection—say 8-12 photos—handed around a table loosely or in a small book. And if they really like that and ask to see more, then turn your slide show into a video presentation that they can watch on their television, tablet, or smartphone.

Still keep it short ... no more than 30 photos, about 3-4 second each maximum ... and keep it relevant with photos of things that friends will be interested in: people, signal places, etc. Have well-chosen music or a voice-over track to docent it.

VERY few people will get through a two minute video, never mind a 20 minute slide show, without a real motivation to see it other than humoring their eccentric friend. That is simply the way it is.

G