Sunday, September 23, 2012

Hey, Mama Rock me...



1. A few camp counselors singing Wagon Wheel at Cafe Crow
2. Shot of a few of my daddy's records.
3. My daddy playing the piano piece that I just learned
4. My daddy's record player, playing Simon and Garfunkel. My dad spent a total of 10 years getting his records onto tapes. And then CDs came along. He's in the process yet again.
5. Ladle Fight finale.

Along the way, I hit a few snags. Originally, I was going to include a video of my friends playing Rock Band, but a lot of photos and videos from my camera, a Nikon D5100, seem to have disappeared, so pardon the impromptu random shot of my daddy's records.
I used an online editing program called Wevideo. It is not, of course, as advanced as Final Cut Pro, which I much prefer; however, for what it is (a free online web editor), it was quite satifactory!
I am pretty satisfied with how it turned out. I am upset that I lost files, but for such a quick solution, I think it turned out okay.

For our next project, I think we should create a themed video again; however, I think it should be longer and should be edited to our heart's desire. This could help us figure out our own signature editing techniques. I do not think our next project should be required to only use the music recorded while filming. It should be required to be about 2 minutes long while maintaining a central theme. For example, I could make a video centered around my camp, but I could use both videos and clips I got from camp and it would be fabulous.