I’ve finally created another installment of my video blog. This one has footage that spans August, September, and October. I haven’t been able to keep up with the project since I broke my little Nikon point-and-shoot camera in late March. I haven’t had a suitable replacement. Of course I have other video cameras, but they are not small enough to carry around in your pocket at all times. People also get really intimidated by a video camera, but they are less self-conscious when you pull out a small digital still camera.
Most of the footage comes from Austin, some of it in Louisiana and Washington DC. I actually gathered most of the Austin shots for stock footage that I never really used. There seems to be a disproportionate amount of shots that contain a body of water, and quite a few skies at sunset. This video also has shots with a much longer focal length than usual, because the zoom on these cameras actually works. Consequently, some of the shots are pretty shaky since I didn’t use a tripod.
This video was actually the most difficult to edit because the footage comes from three different cameras in three different formats. My workflow for previous videos started off with a rough cut in iMovie, then finishing in Final Cut. iMovie was designed for this kind of quick collage editing. Because of the mixed formats, getting things to work later in Final Cut was quite a pain.
I’m looking forward to continuing with this project if I have enough time and remember to carry a video camera with me.