Filed under: pointless info
i did an internship a few years back. me and the guys shot a video one night… we were obviously bored. brings back great memories. we shot the video in reverse… then reversed it in the editing process. it’s pretty much retarded. it’s amazing what happens when a bunch of bored guys get together with a video camera. enjoy.
Filed under: videos and media
Ok, i wasn’t going to do this… but i may as well. Here is a sneak peak at the video I made for the service this coming weekend. The series is titled “The Jesus You Never Knew.” Last week we covered the subject of “Being Blunt.” This week we’ll be talking about “Anger.” I threw this video together from a bunch of Youtube clips, put some music behind it, and used my favorite tool right now, Magic Bullet, to fix up the videos and give it the look i wanted. About 3 hours of work. Not too bad.
It took me forever to find out how to download videos from Youtube, but i solved the puzzle. Thanks to Firefox Helper and good ol’ Dave Smith. You can check out Dave’s blog at http://www.creativeideas.wordpress.com .
Enjoy… let me know what you think. Oh, and I know it’s a bit long… I plan on cutting a minute and a half or so off of it. Ok, NOW enjoy…
Filed under: musicalities
ok so i thought i would throw some bands i have recently been listening to… so here they are… enjoy. let me know what you think:
WILD SWEET ORANGE – TEN DEAD DOGS
i got to see these guys live twice… both times they opened for delta spirit
RAY LAMONTAGNE – HOLD YOU IN MY ARMS
DELTA SPIRIT – PEOPLE C’MON
i’ve gotten to see these guys live a few times… they put on a descent show
BON IVER – SKINNY LOVE
ignore the british people in the beginning… just hold out till the chorus
SIGUR ROS – INNI MER SYNGER VITLEYSINGUR
no they are not singing in english… if you can get past it, it’s amazing music
Filed under: art
ok i need some feedback… i’m trying to decide what way to go with the font and wording on the graphic for our next series. give me some feedback people… leave some comments and suggestions. here are three versions that i have played around with.
Filed under: videos and media
Ok, so as of late I have been consumed with the idea of shooting some short creative films. (Thanks Jory) So I decided to start stepping out into some new territory of film making and figure this thing out.
Today I went out to the shops at legacy and shot some random footage so i could piece together how i was going to do this. I played around with some color correction in Final Cut and it turned out ok. Of course i want to improve my video makin’ skillz, so if anyone has any advice or input, by all means, give it to me!
Changes i plan to make next time around:
1. i will be bringing along a glidecam to steady the shots
2. i will have more interesting people in the video other than boring people on the street
3. i will shoot at a time with better lighting
4. i will eat before i go shoot because i was stinkin’ hungry while shooting
5. i will make the transitions more syncopated with the music
I plan on shooting a video with my buddy Dave Smith in the next week or so. Because of hurricane Ike, I think our shoot may be postponed. We’ll prob do our shoot the next available Monday morning with a few people who can stand in as “models” in the video. Jory Cordy may come along and assist with his impressive directing skillz.
Anyways… here is the video:
Filed under: Cajun Joke of the Week
Before I get started with the weekly cajun jokes, we have to cover some terminology so we are all on the same page:
bayou: (ba-you) small river
bon: good
boudin: (boo-dan) sausage with rice, meat, and stuffing
cajun: abbreviation for the word “Acadian,” originally from Nova Scotia, Canada
cher: (share) an endearing term used that can be used instead of dear
coo: an enthusiastic expression of amazement (Coo, dats a big tree!)
couyon: (koo-yon) dummy, person who is a slow thinker
dat: that
de: the
dem: them
dere: there
frein‘: friend
gumbo: a roux-based soup of poultry, sausage, or seafood over rice
jambalaya: a rice dish with meats and vegetables
joli: (jwoh-lee) cute, pretty
lagniappe: (lan-yappe) a little extra.
ma chere: (ma-shar-(e))
mais: (may) but
mais non: but no
nuttin: (nut-tin) nothing
pecan: (pih-kawn) not pronounced pee-kan
pirogue: (pee-row) small boats used by cajun on the bayou
rat cheer: (rat-cheer) “right here,” in front of you
sac-a’-lait: (sack-a lay) freshwater fish
taught: (taut) “thought,” past tense of t’ink
t’ing: thing
udder: (ud-der) in Louisiana this means “other”
waz: ”was”
wit’: “with”
year: ”your ear”
zink: a basin in the kitchen where you wash dishes
zydeco: (zah-dee-koh) “les haricots” meaning “snap beans.” It’s a nickname for the unique Creole music that features a large accordian
Now that we have had a crash course in cajun terminology, on to our cajun joke of the week:
Boudreaux waz drivin’ Thibodeaux to de store de udder day. Dey waz on a lonely back road when a State Trooper pulls him over and axed, “Sir, is dere a reason dat you’re weaving all over de road?”
Boudreaux replied, “Oh officer, t’ank goodness you’re here! I almos’ had an accident. I looked up and dere waz a tree right in front of me. I swerved to de left and dere waz anoder tree in front of me. I swerved to de right and dere waz anoder tree in front of me!”
Reaching true de side window and pointin’ to de rear view mirror, de officer replied, “Sir… dat’s your air freshener.”
Filed under: videos and media
this video put a smile on my face… for a whole day. i hope it brings as much joy to you as it did me. all i have to say is… “jesus is a friend of mine.”
Filed under: videos and media
So josh and i made these sonic videos a while back… not all at once, mind you. i thought it was time to share these with the world. we simply set the camera on the dash and just improvised. it took forever… we laughed so stinking much… but it was a blast. we showed these in our services… one was used for a series callled “getting real.” the other two were used for a series called “The Love Languages” where we delved into the 5 love languages. ok, enough rambling… enjoy:
