Dutfield's Yard Video

[richardh]

Well, here is another raw youtube vid of Dutfield's Yard (V2).

The vid is not very high quality, but jittery etc. but I need feedback so far on the layout of the yard now that I've got it all laid out. There are all sorts of things wrong with it but it's NOT the finished version.

Please tell me what's wrong/right and what should/shouldn't be included etc.

YouTube link

thank you

[richardh]

Some V2 Screenshots for discussion and opinion please:










thanks

V2 Video Link

[GUT]

G'day Richard

The screenshots look good and can't see anything glaringly wrong.

But You-tube comes up with something like the Video is Private.

[richardh]

Thanks GUT
I thought I'd set the video as 'unlisted' because I only wanted to show it to casebook.org folk. It was, however, set to private. Sorry. it should work now.

[Cogidubnus]

Hi Richard

I've tried the link but Youtube rejects my attempts stating that your video is "private"...maybe this is just a UK thing? Anybody?

On the "stills" you've published, your revised entrance width is a huge improvement and better represents, I'm sure, the confined nature of the crime scene...however, I would have to query the surface which has been applied to the floor of the yard...

At times this has been questioned by many persons...Stewart and other authoritative commentators have described it in 1888, if I can paraphrase them, as muddy with the occasional stone, (but also with either a path or paved gutter up the right hand side to the doorway)...I'm sure they'll forgive me if I inadvertently misrepresent them, but I think the cobbled surface you portray is that following extensive improvements carried out subsequent to 1888...

All the best

Dave

[richardh]

Thanks Cogidubnus
this is exactly what I want. Some feedback. I agree entirely. The floor of the yard has been a bit of an after-thought AND a bit problematic. I'll be working on that aspect for sure.

Also, the vid should now play. I set it to 'private' by mistake.

Hi Richard

I've tried the link but Youtube rejects my attempts stating that your video is "private"...maybe this is just a UK thing? Anybody?

On the "stills" you've published, your revised entrance width is a huge improvement and better represents, I'm sure, the confined nature of the crime scene...however, I would have to query the surface which has been applied to the floor of the yard...

At times this has been questioned by many persons...Stewart and other authoritative commentators have described it in 1888, if I can paraphrase them, as muddy with the occasional stone, (but also with either a path or paved gutter up the right hand side to the doorway)...I'm sure they'll forgive me if I inadvertently misrepresent them, but I think the cobbled surface you portray is that following extensive improvements carried out subsequent to 1888...

All the best

Dave

[MrBarnett]

Hi Richard

I've tried the link but Youtube rejects my attempts stating that your video is "private"...maybe this is just a UK thing? Anybody?

On the "stills" you've published, your revised entrance width is a huge improvement and better represents, I'm sure, the confined nature of the crime scene...however, I would have to query the surface which has been applied to the floor of the yard...

At times this has been questioned by many persons...Stewart and other authoritative commentators have described it in 1888, if I can paraphrase them, as muddy with the occasional stone, (but also with either a path or paved gutter up the right hand side to the doorway)...I'm sure they'll forgive me if I inadvertently misrepresent them, but I think the cobbled surface you portray is that following extensive improvements carried out subsequent to 1888...

All the best

Dave

Hi Dave,

I've heard this before and never really understood how the gutter would have worked if the main part of the yard was bare earth. With frequent vehicular traffic the centre of the yard would have become rutted and rain would have settled there, not run to the margins to be drained away by the gutter.

MrB

[Simon Wood]

Hi Richard,

Your recreation of Dutfield's Yard is an astonishing piece of work.

Apart from its wealth of detail I liked its eeriness and sense of suspense. I was fully convinced someone was about to appear out of a doorway.

Well done. Absolutely first rate.

Regards,

Simon

[Dr. John Watson]

Richard, I just want to echo what Simon said. Brilliant job. Either police or one of the doctors mentioned a gutter alongside the building where the body was. I think it was in connection with the flow of blood. I didn't notice any mistakes in your video, by the way.

John

[GUT]

G'day Richard

I'll post as I come to them.

At about 0.50 you have a grate in the wall, I always thought that it was in the ground, providing light access to the basement, but I may well be wrong.

[GUT]

The doors on the left at 1.20 may need another step, only because as it is that grate seems higher than the floor and if so would thus open into the room.

[GUT]

On 2nd look the grate at 0.50 might be low enough.

No hand rail on the stairs?

[GUT]

Other than those very minor points, all I can say is stop showing off.

[Admin]

Just wanted to say what amazing work this video is and how illustrative. Really well done and thanks for sharing this with everyone. It is very appreciated.

[Geister]

Stunning work. Is it possible to render in colour or even provide a night version? No rush. Just curious as I love these.