30 Films in __ Days - #1 - Lunch Time

So far, the only issue I have with video on Flickr is the current inability to choose the frame that is shown as the thumbnail for the video. Otherwise, streaming playback is a blast, even in HD!

 

Theme:

Lunch Time. I noticed that I was putting off producing videos because I felt like I never had time. I was talking to some friends and when we went to lunch, I brought my camera and shot a little bit.

 

PROJECT:

I am a storyteller and filmmaker, a little green behind the ears, but ripening every day. That is the purpose of this process. To ripen into a mature storyteller and filmmaker.

 

CHALLENGES:

For me, the biggest challenge was getting started. Taking the camera out of my car, mounting it onto my monopod and shooting.

 

DISAPPOINTMENTS:

I was feeling very uninspired as I shot this. I felt like I was just going through the motions. Since I didn't have a shot list, I was really just winging it. I was trying to mix my shots, but I felt like my movement could have been better.

 

Successes:

I always enjoy my work after I finish. When I finished this piece, I thought it was very respectable.

 

This is the fastest turnaround I have produced a video production. It is only 40 seconds, but I shot less than 6 minutes of footage, edited it and found music in what feels like less than an hour. It would not surprise me if I turned this around in less than 3 hours from pre-production (which was nonexistent) to delivery.

 

EQUIPMENT:

Nikon D5100

Manfrotto 561BHDV-1 Monopod

 

MUSIC:

"Off to Osaka" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Done