I’m a bit of a video snob, but I love wine, so I was a bit conflicted watching this new video from the good folks at Travelistic. The video, part of a series called Places in America takes us on a tour of the Fess Parker winery in Northern California. We even get to meet Fess Parker himself, a one-time movie star (remember the black and white Daniel Boone?), though that aspect of who he is is not fleshed out in the vid (I had to google him).
Anyway, as I say, since I produce video stories for a living and am both a traditionalist and someone who enjoys a certain rawness, I both loved and hated this video.
Jerky camera movements are one thing, but when it seems like the cameraman is drinking wine while he’s filming, well, that’s too raw. And the rather weak acting scene here was kinda silly and distracting. That said, it’s a nice little piece of travel journalism that takes you to the winery and teaches you a little bit about running one. I give it a hesitant thumbs up.
Overall, though, the folks at Travelistic are dong some killer work, and urge you to go over there and browse their ever-growing selection of online travel vids.