Well, I am not complaining about the operators as much as I am about the one-camera setup. I went to 10 rotations and only 2 or 3 graded as a B+ or higher for camera work. In my mind a B+ means only minor delays in seeing content as the camera operator shifts views. 4 graded as a C: major delays in camera re-positioning, approaching a minute or more. A delay of a minute frequently means you missed the whole cutting operation and the demonstrator has moved on to the next step. The others rated a D: in these cases there was significant time spent with complete failure to achieve the right viewing angle. This includes looking at the back of the demonstrators head. In Pascal Oudet's demo, the dimensions of the room prevented the camera boom from being moved far enough towards the head stock, at least half of the demo was lost. Another example was Max Brosi, he was making spherical forms, and the camera could only be positioned so we could see when he was working on the tail stock side. Whenever he went to the head stock side, the camera could not be moved fast enough (or at all) to see the tool cut the wood. When I said this was a step back from the Atlanta & Pittsburgh Symposia, I would put about 9 out of the 10 rotations I attended would have graded at least a B. I know I am not alone in these opinions, as I heard muttering from my fellow audience members.
