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BatVink
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Posted: 9th Apr 2005 08:53
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As a school governor, I get to see the new innovations and teaching "toys". This week I saw a fantastic tool, but the marketing leaves a lot to be desired...

Basically, the tool is a simple video camera with very simple editing tools. It allows pupils to make their own movies, and learn about story-telling rather than the technology. It's aimed at Key Stage 3, which is ~ 10 year old children.

The company that makes it? They are Digital Blue.
The Product. Well, that's quite simply called "Movie Maker"

So, at the beginning of every film our 10 year old students make, they get the logo:

Digital Blue Movie Maker


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Avan Madisen
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Posted: 9th Apr 2005 09:00 Edited at: 9th Apr 2005 09:02
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I can imagine it'd sell rather well !

[edit] That does remind my of something I heard, this isn't a joke, it actually happened. A psychotherapist set up shop in a small town and asked a local artist to make the board for the top of the shop. After the board went into place his clients stopped attending. When he looked at the sign properly he what it said:

Psycho
the
rapist

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Posted: 9th Apr 2005 10:45 Edited at: 9th Apr 2005 10:46
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Quote: "Psycho
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rapist"


Dear god I nearly fell of my chair.

@BatVink: I don't understand...whats the blunder part?

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Dave J
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Posted: 9th Apr 2005 11:50
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Why would a psychotherapist setup a business in a 'small town', he'd get like one or two patients max.


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Benjamin
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Posted: 9th Apr 2005 11:51
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Maybe he really is a psycho


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BatVink
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Posted: 9th Apr 2005 20:43
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Quote: "whats the blunder part"


Digital Blue Movie Maker

I thought that was a universal term. It refers to films of an adult nature...a very adult nature.

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bitJericho
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Posted: 9th Apr 2005 20:50
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never heard the term before...


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Benjamin
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Posted: 10th Apr 2005 00:53
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Oh I get it now.


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Quote: "Why would a psychotherapist setup a business in a 'small town', he'd get like one or two patients max."

Well that's what I heard!

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bitJericho
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Posted: 10th Apr 2005 15:47
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are you kidding.. small towns are physcho breading grounds..


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Apparently when Coca Cola was translated into Chinese, it read: "Taste the waxy tadpole".
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@BatVink i understand the term but didnt notice it... Thats shocking almost as bad as the train stations speakers blaring out:
"Please stand away from the yellow line for the dange of being sucked off"

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Vauxhall (GM to you USA peoples) couldn`t figure why they where missing the market share in Mexico with their new small car, then somebody pointed out that Nova means no-go in Spanish, just imagine that "the new Vauxhall No Go! available now!" , they changed it to something like SC2 (the development name) iirc.

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No it meant "Doesnt Go".

But yeah it was kinda bad!




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Quote: "the new Vauxhall No Go! available now!"


Actually that's a myth.

http://www.snopes.com/business/misxlate/nova.asp

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Ive had the digital blue for 5 years. quite nice, very good shots in the dark (Actually it sucks but is better than nothing)

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