Right after we've completed the video, there was a sigh of relief and a small celebration of accomplishment. We were so excited to watching the entire video for the very first time and we liked it! After all, we poured our heart, time and sweat (okay, not really sweat... it was a cold night) into composing this. It was like a crash course in PhotoShop, Magix, and and some other editing tools. It definitely took longer than expected and made me appreciate what film makers do.
But, after watching the video a second, third, fourth... times, there are more and more things I want to change about it. I realized our original idea didn't completely get translated into the video. The good news is, there's plenty of room for improvement and made me realized it isn't as easy as it looks. There's so much we have to learn! We will continue to play with the tools and hopefully, our next video will be better and more enjoyable. Thanks, everyone for your support!
Monday, October 5, 2009
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Kings of the Castle
The long awaited sample video has finally been completed. It took us longer than expected to play with the editing tools and compile everything together. The final product conjured up our creative juices and was a lot of fun composing. It is a slideshow/video of our kitties growing up and the unforgettable moments.
Enjoy this short video of our bengal kitties at their best and see why they are better than dogs! As usual, comments and feedbacks are definitely welcomed. Leave message if interested in composing such a video for your pet(s) as well!
MUST WATCH!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLc_SdKI9MU
Enjoy this short video of our bengal kitties at their best and see why they are better than dogs! As usual, comments and feedbacks are definitely welcomed. Leave message if interested in composing such a video for your pet(s) as well!
MUST WATCH!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLc_SdKI9MU
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Home Remedies
I was surfing the net and came across the following "home remedies". So, just thought to share laugh...
1. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
2. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you will be afraid to cough.
3. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away.
4. Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat by simply using the sink.
5. For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a three minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to use a timer.
6. Have a bad headache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you will forget about the headache.
I love number one! Need to try it on my boyfriend! =D I found this on the link below, they have a lot of random humor.
http://bitsandpieces1.blogspot.com/2006_08_06_archive.html
1. A mouse trap, placed on top of your alarm clock, will prevent you from rolling over and going back to sleep after you hit the snooze button.
2. If you have a bad cough, take a large dose of laxatives, then you will be afraid to cough.
3. Clumsy? Avoid cutting yourself while slicing vegetables by getting someone else to hold them while you chop away.
4. Avoid arguments with the Mrs. about lifting the toilet seat by simply using the sink.
5. For high blood pressure sufferers: simply cut yourself and bleed for a three minutes, thus reducing the pressure in your veins. Remember to use a timer.
6. Have a bad headache? Smash your thumb with a hammer and you will forget about the headache.
I love number one! Need to try it on my boyfriend! =D I found this on the link below, they have a lot of random humor.
http://bitsandpieces1.blogspot.com/2006_08_06_archive.html
Sunday, September 27, 2009
More Development
My friends and I decided to expand this project to more than a personal video; we will try to make this into a hobby and hopefully some day provide this service to other people for a nominal fee. As briefly mentioned in my previous blog, our target audience will be people who want an affordable short video about their relationship, pet, or a special events as a gift or simply as a memento! We are going to compose some sample videos first as advertising tools. But we need your help in providing us some advice about --- what you think will help us succeed? What will make you purchase our service?
I was browsing through some articles the other day and came across an article about how to promote your videos:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204488304574435020939186220.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_smallbusiness
I thought it was very informative and I will definitely implement some of these methods when we complete our test videos. -- Does anyone else think these methods will work? Or have any better ideas?
I was browsing through some articles the other day and came across an article about how to promote your videos:
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204488304574435020939186220.html?mod=WSJ_hpp_sections_smallbusiness
I thought it was very informative and I will definitely implement some of these methods when we complete our test videos. -- Does anyone else think these methods will work? Or have any better ideas?
Sunday, September 20, 2009
Experimenting
An interesting personal discovery -- I now find myself going on Youtube during my free time and simply browsing through other people’s movies! I mean, I know of Youtube and have gone to the website once in a while, but never really spent “quality” time clicking on random videos. But I've found a lot of amateur film makers who are really creative and some of the videos simply inspirational. And then there are videos like “The World’s Biggest Zit” that is simply unbelievable and gross, yet too intriguing to look away! (Warning: Definitely don’t recommend watching and eating at the same time!)
My own project, on the other hand, is progressing slower than I originally intended, but I am gathering my thoughts and need maybe one day to just sit down and compile everything.
So far, I opened Magix, the program that I am going to use to edit the videoes. But I was wondering if anyone else has any suggestion on other programs that is better or easier? I want to be able to combine slide shows with video recordings, so any advice would help!
Thanks!
My own project, on the other hand, is progressing slower than I originally intended, but I am gathering my thoughts and need maybe one day to just sit down and compile everything.
So far, I opened Magix, the program that I am going to use to edit the videoes. But I was wondering if anyone else has any suggestion on other programs that is better or easier? I want to be able to combine slide shows with video recordings, so any advice would help!
Thanks!
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
A New Idea in the Brewing
I woke up a week ago with a panicking thought in my head!
My anniversary with my boyfriend is only two weeks away! After three years of being together, I was running out of ideas of what to give him as an anniversary gift and I'm running out of time! Being a grad student, I am also financially challenged (aka broke), so I wanted to be able to give him something cost effective, personal, but creative.
So, I started thinking about what I can give him. Then I pondered what other people give to their significant others after already gaven so many gifts over the years? So I did what everyone else in my situation would do... I googled gift ideas. But that didn't help, as all the results were just generic, non-useful, and just not personalized.
Finally, after exercising my brain for a while, a light bulb came on!
What could be better than a composition of our wonderful moments into a short movie with picture slides, vacation videoes and a personal message at the end? It's cost efficient, as I will finally learn how to use the video editing program installed in our computer years ago, it's personal, and creative!
As I am working on my gift, I wondered if other people have the same problem finding gift ideas for their anniversary, mother's day, father's day, or for any meaningful event in their life? All the existing video companies focuses on major events such as wedding, or company training. Wouldn't it be great if there is a service that helped people who doesn't have the time or skill to compose their own short but unique video?
**Please let me know your thoughts about my project idea -- whether it is definitely desired and you want a video of your own, interesting, not helpful at all, or a waste of your time reading.**
Thank you!
My anniversary with my boyfriend is only two weeks away! After three years of being together, I was running out of ideas of what to give him as an anniversary gift and I'm running out of time! Being a grad student, I am also financially challenged (aka broke), so I wanted to be able to give him something cost effective, personal, but creative.
So, I started thinking about what I can give him. Then I pondered what other people give to their significant others after already gaven so many gifts over the years? So I did what everyone else in my situation would do... I googled gift ideas. But that didn't help, as all the results were just generic, non-useful, and just not personalized.
Finally, after exercising my brain for a while, a light bulb came on!
What could be better than a composition of our wonderful moments into a short movie with picture slides, vacation videoes and a personal message at the end? It's cost efficient, as I will finally learn how to use the video editing program installed in our computer years ago, it's personal, and creative!
As I am working on my gift, I wondered if other people have the same problem finding gift ideas for their anniversary, mother's day, father's day, or for any meaningful event in their life? All the existing video companies focuses on major events such as wedding, or company training. Wouldn't it be great if there is a service that helped people who doesn't have the time or skill to compose their own short but unique video?
**Please let me know your thoughts about my project idea -- whether it is definitely desired and you want a video of your own, interesting, not helpful at all, or a waste of your time reading.**
Thank you!
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