Like everything, my hobby of making videos had to have a start. And this is it. A short, standard definition low production value home movie. Shot on a hand-me-down camcorder blurred by snow and rain, it ran through the cold and abuse better than I could have hoped for. But like all beginners, I was eager. And where there is a will, there's a way. And this was my way to start.
The vacation was a few days spent in a beautiful rented home in Lake Placid with a couple of other families. Days were spent skiing at White Face, snow shoeing local trails, sledding on a ski run sized sled hill a few hundred metres from our house and lastly, spent with good company warming up inside.
As you can probably tell I had no previous filming experience as my shots were shaky, blurred and uncoordinated. I was also using iMovie '08 for the first time and didn't even have advanced options enabled. Let alone using precision editor to make some cleaner transitions. However a substantial viewfinder on the old camcorder did allow some good shots will skiing. But filming while skiing is an acquired skill that even a year later I've still yet to get a handle on.
All and all I feel it was good start what will turn out to be one of my favorite hobbies. It might not be a perfect product but like the video says, it's home.
Music: Home Sweet Home by Lady of the Sunshine
The vacation was a few days spent in a beautiful rented home in Lake Placid with a couple of other families. Days were spent skiing at White Face, snow shoeing local trails, sledding on a ski run sized sled hill a few hundred metres from our house and lastly, spent with good company warming up inside.
As you can probably tell I had no previous filming experience as my shots were shaky, blurred and uncoordinated. I was also using iMovie '08 for the first time and didn't even have advanced options enabled. Let alone using precision editor to make some cleaner transitions. However a substantial viewfinder on the old camcorder did allow some good shots will skiing. But filming while skiing is an acquired skill that even a year later I've still yet to get a handle on.
All and all I feel it was good start what will turn out to be one of my favorite hobbies. It might not be a perfect product but like the video says, it's home.
Music: Home Sweet Home by Lady of the Sunshine
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