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I got up this morning

January 25, 2011 — Leave a comment

This is me just having a good time experimenting with some video techniques I’ve been working on. One of my goals is to shoot some short films this summer, and I need practice with camera angles, story boarding, lighting as well as editing workflows. I really like the Black Keys and this song gave me an interesting idea for a video. It was actually a two part deal because I also am helping my brother with his website called Guns For Everyone and wanted a creative piece for a post.

I shot this using a Kodak zi8 and was literally coming up with the idea as I went. I did have a storyboard in mind but that’s because I liked the song and used the lyrics to guide the sequence. I used a small tripod and positioned i many different times to get all the angles I wanted then edited the video in iMovie. I love iMovie for editing because it makes the production simplified. For advanced editing I like Adobe Premiere. I hope you enjoy it and I will keep making more videos.

If you are in the Atlanta area and are interested in collaborating on some video ideas, please hit me up because I’d love to start a once a month meetup or something to discuss projects and even shoot some videos together.

My Ride Into The Office

December 20, 2010 — Leave a comment

Kodak zi8 HD Video Test

So I have been thinking of doing some fun new video projects for 2011. Through this process of “thinking” about what I want to do, I have been evaluating the tools at my disposal. I put together this short (not so short) clip of my commute into the office. I sped up the footage otherwise you wouldn’t watch past the fisrt 10 seconds, BORING. I hope you enjoy the clip. I am working with a few different cameras. This particular video was shot using just the standard setting of 720p @ 60fps with the Kodak zi8.

I really enjoyed making the video. I made a couple of unplanned stops but I think it added a little bit of posterity as they are stops I would normally make on any given day during the week. I stopped at my sons school on the way to talk to the office about a few things. I then proceeded on to RaceTrac where I filled up on both fuel and coffee. From there headed off to my office for Run Level Media which is located in Atlanta, Ga.

I hope you find my video somewhat entertaining and my feelings will not be hurt if you only watch the first minute :)