Django Reinhardt NHD Documentary (Final Version)
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Published 2020-02-22
National History Day State Finalist (Florida)
As I'm sure viewers may notice, the narration in this video is rather brisk. I made this for a school project, and the video had to be under 10 minutes in length. If the speed is too fast for you, hover over the video, click the settings wheel, click "Playback speed", and adjust it to 0.75 (or slower if you desire). I appreciate that so many people have found this video, and I enjoy getting to share the knowledge I have, but this is not exactly a professional documentary, and it's pointless to judge it as such.
If you happen to be using this video as reference for your own NHD project, the main feedback I got from judges was that the narration was too fast, and that I should've interviewed experts.
All Comments (21)
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If any of you happen to be using this video as a reference for your own NHD projects, the main critiques I got from judges were that the narration was too fast and that I should've interviewed an expert or two. If you have any other questions, feel free to comment them.
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the female narrator galops through her text like a racehorse eager to win the flower wreath.
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Thank you Jane, most excellent informative video.
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Thaaaank you! 😊 I really enjoyed that one. Even though I had to keep up with the (Django like) speech tempo 😅
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Only chords with 2 notes? That's a harmony ;) Chords need 3 notes...and Django could play full 6 note chords with remarkable dexterity! Nice little documentary! Thanks :)
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Slow down, you talk too fast.
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You missed a point which is that he did actually use his ring and little finger (pinky) to hold down the highest strings - although he could not flex the fingers he did use them.
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C est très bien elle raconte la vie de django mais comme elle parle san respirer et pardessus sans faire de petites pauses on n.entend rien c est dommage
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People said it was impossible for Django to play a wrong note. His musical mind was so lightening fast that even if he played a note that sounded a bit off the notes he played imediately after determine if its out of context. S o he would always resolve it and get out of jail
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I didn't catch any word from the narrator's speech...
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DExcellent !
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The narration is far too fast for these old ears.
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The first seconds are already wrong. He's not French but Belgian. Don't they have google?
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....Honey, you talk too phkn fast, damn!....
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Hey! Slow down!
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@Jane Cohen. Please redo this documentary, extend it to 15min and reduce your speaking pace with 50%. It is truly unbearable.
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He was Belgian not French! Narrator sounds like a native of Limerick Ireland! 300 mph! Not interested either! Sounds like she’s reading a script!
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U talk to fast
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Django was a great musician -not a product to be analysed at full speed - sorry he deserves better - and owes a lot to his teaming up with Stefan Grappelli - look up Diz Dizley from the ‘70’s too
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Do you happen to know the young lady's name in the clip at the end? By and large, in my 57+ years of playing music, females seem to come closest to the dexterity Django possessed.
