In the short time between realising i had a worthwhile plan and today, i have also realised that i will adding a few new strings to my bow.
The first one will be learning how to dance like a man possessed
The second is digital video editing, despite only having a megre analogue video camera, i managed to get some footage and convert it to digital images (after much of a do!)
The third will be learning about and visiting places in and around my home counties that i have never been before
The forth will be an introduction into 'music of the world' a place where i have never before ventured, although i have to admit, so far i think it is great!
The fifth will be learning to dance like a man possessed ;)
To get the backing of people who have never seen Matt and his world travels and also to show people that i am genuinely going to dance across the North East i decided i needed a 'pilot dance' (and i don't mean biggles doing the foxtrot!). I also needed to see how much support i would need editing digital videos to music, cutting them to length adding text etc, all the stuff that can make a video a delightful experience to watch.
At that particular time i had not procured a video camera, let alone shot any footage. As luck would have it, a friend decided to send me his version of my planned jig. This was a perfect oporunity to try my hand at 'e-editing' with some free shareware software off the internet.
After spending an afternoon learning the basics of video editing, the result was as follows (Thanks Phil!) ......
Now that i knew i could edit the video to a decent standard, it was time for ...... the pilot!
To do this I armed myself with an old analogue video recorder, my shoes, an umbrella, a camera(wo)man and a sense of humour. I planned to do a jig in a nice location, however, it was raining really heavy at home, so that was my back garden out of the question. We headed up the a blustery Northumberland coastline, where the weather became clearer and we had time to grab some footage.
The following is the result (please bear in mind the following is a test run, thats why it is all set in the same place!) ......
After a bit of editing i added some music that i had collected during my research of World Music. The track i added fits the bill perfectly i think, i am even more happy with the sound that i was when i overlayed Matts track. Enjoy, there will be more to follow ....
Oh and don't forget to bookmark this blog ;) )
The first one will be learning how to dance like a man possessed
The second is digital video editing, despite only having a megre analogue video camera, i managed to get some footage and convert it to digital images (after much of a do!)
The third will be learning about and visiting places in and around my home counties that i have never been before
The forth will be an introduction into 'music of the world' a place where i have never before ventured, although i have to admit, so far i think it is great!
The fifth will be learning to dance like a man possessed ;)
To get the backing of people who have never seen Matt and his world travels and also to show people that i am genuinely going to dance across the North East i decided i needed a 'pilot dance' (and i don't mean biggles doing the foxtrot!). I also needed to see how much support i would need editing digital videos to music, cutting them to length adding text etc, all the stuff that can make a video a delightful experience to watch.
At that particular time i had not procured a video camera, let alone shot any footage. As luck would have it, a friend decided to send me his version of my planned jig. This was a perfect oporunity to try my hand at 'e-editing' with some free shareware software off the internet.
After spending an afternoon learning the basics of video editing, the result was as follows (Thanks Phil!) ......
Now that i knew i could edit the video to a decent standard, it was time for ...... the pilot!
To do this I armed myself with an old analogue video recorder, my shoes, an umbrella, a camera(wo)man and a sense of humour. I planned to do a jig in a nice location, however, it was raining really heavy at home, so that was my back garden out of the question. We headed up the a blustery Northumberland coastline, where the weather became clearer and we had time to grab some footage.
The following is the result (please bear in mind the following is a test run, thats why it is all set in the same place!) ......
After a bit of editing i added some music that i had collected during my research of World Music. The track i added fits the bill perfectly i think, i am even more happy with the sound that i was when i overlayed Matts track. Enjoy, there will be more to follow ....
Oh and don't forget to bookmark this blog ;) )
posted by Paul at
7:32 PM
1 Comments:
You should be commended for your efforts in putting together the pilot clip by yourself (considering you have no prior experience of this sort of thing) - it really is excellent. The music fits well too, good choice :-)
Well done you!!
Best of luck, and hope you are successful in raising funds to help the Children's Foundation.
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