Making Doll Shoes

Making Doll Shoes is an attractively packaged video that features doll shoe maker Greta Smith being filmed by someone with a handheld camera in an almost continuous one-shot. After a brief introduction in which Smith advises viewers on what tools and supplies will be necessary for the project, she creates one doll shoe, pretty much in real time, while the camera jerks around a bit, and shifts focus throughout. Since the primary shot is a straight-on shot from chest level, viewers will have a hard time even seeing what Smith is doing with the doll shoe (there are no overhead or over-the-shoulder shots). The combination of the cover and the subject matter virtually guarantee that this video would fly off the shelf; however, it would be returned by some very disappointed patrons. Not recommended. (Available from most distributors.)