[videoblogging] Re: NaVloPoMo Day 19
But it does take talent, it's not just moments stitched together, you said so yourself in this post... It's the eye, it's a way of seeing the world in a way that no one else sees it. Croma has this gift, you do, Michael, Jay, David Howell, and quite a few on this list. Heck quite a lot on this list actually... I don't have that eyeI have moments, but by and large I don't. It's not to say that I don't like my video's, I do, well most of them, but the point is that to make great video's is still not easy. The tech side of it, the ability to capture footage, edit it and post it, is easy but to know which moments to capture, to edit them in a way that tells a great story...those do still take a certain degree of knowledge and talent. That should not discourge people from posting or creating, do this because you want to, do this because you can. Someday this could all be taken from us, use it now Heath http://heathparks.com/blog --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert rup...@... wrote: For me, this has been the most important aspect of videoblogging - it's most unique contribution to film art. I'm being delberately grandiose about it, because Jay's video reconnected me today like a sharp slap to the face. However pretentious you may think this sounds, I really believe that it's carrying forward and reinventing the tradition of observational documentary filmmaking that can be traced back through Direct Cinema, Cinema Verité and Kino Pravda all the way to the Lumière brothers' first films. Jay is always modest about the skill at work in his videos. And I guess to the casual observer it might be easy to see his technique as just clips pasted next to each other. Truth is, he has a great eye for shooting - each clip tells a focussed story of some kind - and he has great instinct for editing them together, giving them shape and rhythm. But when he says, the only skill it takes is actually being aware enough to record when things are happening around you - at some level, that's true. Because he doesn't need any advanced editing skills to cut the clips together the way he does - or any experience in writing or graphics. Instead, he has the confidence to avoid artificial manipulation through music, effects, narration, even transitions. He lets the moments speak for themselves. I know that a lot of people worry that their videos of life need music or other seasoning to make them more interesting. In my experience, the opposite is often true. I rarely feel more excited by the power of filmmaking than when I watch a video of undiluted moments, edited together with attention and intention. I love Valdez's hugely technical mashups for WS, but am even happier to see him turning his talent to making Momentshowing video diaries. Simple documentary filmmaking, by someone with mad skills. Similarly, what makes David Kessler's Shadow World videos much better than a TV-style documentary is the simplicity of his intention and execution. Events don't have to be important - they can be profound in their simple reality. Even a 12seconds.tv video can tell an engaging story. I'd like to see more people doing it. I've noticed some people talking about having to meet the high standards set by others during the game - the implication being that there's some level of technical and artistic anxiety involved, because it's video art. But... watch Jay's video! To make unique, engaging films, you really don't need anything more than a pocket camera, a simple clip splicer and the intention to capture some of your life's myriad little stories. Eventually it'll make us all much more interesting filmmakers than any amount of expensive cameras and Final Cut masterclasses. MOMENTSHOWING! Rupert http://twittervlog.tv On 20-Nov-09, at 8:02 PM, Michael Verdi wrote: I don't want to take anything away from Jay's video but I'd like to point out that one part of what makes the video great (and easy to shoot) is Jay's idea of Momentshowing. I've been really taking that to heart over the last year and made some things that I really like and, I think, capture the truth of the moment, by just capturing tiny, random, moments (usually on my phone). That said, there is more to it than just capturing them - there's what you do with them. It doesn't take long to get that there's a method to Jay's madness in something like this: http://momentshowing.net/2007/04/video-crazy_arms/ Here's a few of mine; inspired by Jay: http://michaelverdi.com/2009/03/10/hanging-out/ http://michaelverdi.com/2009/07/10/leveling-up/ http://michaelverdi.com/2009/10/04/dog-cat-cows-airplanes/ http://michaelverdi.com/2009/11/02/kids/ Anyway, I guess the point I'm trying to make is that the process or the constraints can make your art smarter if you let it. -
[videoblogging] New Vimeo Video Group called Mind Benders
I created a video group for Vimeo users called Mind Bender http://www.vimeo.com/groups/mindbender . Mind Benders is about videos that make you ask how the hell did they do that?. This group is about the weird, experimental, amazing, extraordinary videos that may or may not have a point other than simply being beautiful in nature. In other words, videos that bend your mind! Please join if you like these videos. I will ad more wonderful videos that will give you a visual treat. You are more than welcome to add your own videos Mind Bender. Anything that is fantastic to watch, creative, ground-braking special affects, spot motion/time-lapse videos, experimental, conceptual, artistic videos, are all welcome to be added here. To visit and join in this video group goto vimeo.com/groups/mindbender http://www.vimeo.com/groups/mindbender [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
[videoblogging] Automatic subtitling on Youtube
Pretty amazing. I use Google Voice which automatically transcribes voice messages into emails sent to me. I assume it's the same kind of process. Goes a long way to our early discussions of videoblogs being able to cross over geograohic and cultural boundaries. Instead of me writing an email to a guy in China and trying to translate it, Ill just make a video...and let the system translate it for me. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/automatic-captions-in-youtube.html Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
[videoblogging] Re: Automatic subtitling on Youtube
Thanks Jay! Good stuff! --- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Jay dedman jay.ded...@... wrote: Pretty amazing. I use Google Voice which automatically transcribes voice messages into emails sent to me. I assume it's the same kind of process. Goes a long way to our early discussions of videoblogs being able to cross over geograohic and cultural boundaries. Instead of me writing an email to a guy in China and trying to translate it, Ill just make a video...and let the system translate it for me. http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/automatic-captions-in-youtube.html Jay -- http://ryanishungry.com http://jaydedman.com http://twitter.com/jaydedman 917 371 6790
Re: [videoblogging] NaVloPoMo Day 26
And I hope Jen's entry sparks an animated gif renaissance. So cool. On Fri, Nov 27, 2009 at 4:44 PM, Brook Hinton bhin...@gmail.com wrote: Mine's up at www.brookhinton.com/topics/temporalab. Sort of an unofficial relaunch of that vlog, though the rest of my site is still kaputt. Brook On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 6:38 PM, proctorjen proctor...@yahoo.com wrote: I did something a little unconventional, so sorry it won't show up in the usual video feeds! http://jenniferproctor.com/?p=327 Off to Brook! Cheers, Jen -- ___ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab -- ___ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
Re: [videoblogging] NaVloPoMo Day 26
Mine's up at www.brookhinton.com/topics/temporalab. Sort of an unofficial relaunch of that vlog, though the rest of my site is still kaputt. Brook On Thu, Nov 26, 2009 at 6:38 PM, proctorjen proctor...@yahoo.com wrote: I did something a little unconventional, so sorry it won't show up in the usual video feeds! http://jenniferproctor.com/?p=327 Off to Brook! Cheers, Jen -- ___ Brook Hinton film/video/audio art www.brookhinton.com studio vlog/blog: www.brookhinton.com/temporalab [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] Yahoo! Groups Links * To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/ * Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional * To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/videoblogging/join (Yahoo! ID required) * To change settings via email: videoblogging-dig...@yahoogroups.com videoblogging-fullfeatu...@yahoogroups.com * To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: videoblogging-unsubscr...@yahoogroups.com * Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
