Visual Effects

The issue I'm having with the documentary is making it interesting to everyone. I watch all the poker programmes on TV and really enjoy them. I did however notice that my girlfriend and friends do not have the same enthusiasm as me, they did like the really exciting big pots where hundreds of thousands of dollars are won and lost but when they start explaining pot odds and the value of raising or three betting in certain spots or using position to their advantage this is all totally lost on them and frankly bores them because they don't play poker. I want to have these aspects in the documentary but make them more interesting and maybe explain it differently.

The plan is to try and incorporate this aspects of the game in a visual representation. I will try and put some examples up of what I intend to do but the best way to describe it is how on screen maths problems are sometimes shown as a visual representation maybe in text form in front of the person which meant to be a representation of what they see. An example of this the television programme 'Lie To Me' which when someone is lying is often highlighted by a line and text explaining its meaning.

I may have cards coming up in front of the opponent as if I'm seeing a selection of cards I think he could have and why. In a similar fashion show the money in the pot and my odds/percentages as to why I'm folding or betting.