May 04 2008
We have had a really warm and bright few days, here. Positively Mediterranean weather. This hot spell has coincided with our looking after Margaret’s parents’ two tortoises. The larger one (usually on the right) is “Tortie”, and is something over 75 years old; The smaller one is “Sam”, a mere 50-something. These reptiles are really enjoying their vacation in warm Ipswich, and they especially like eating our home-grown dandelions.
Apr 26 2008
Earlier this month, out hamster Maizie died suddenly. Everyone in the family was upset, and it seemed a good idea to get another hamster. This video is a collection of clips of the new hamster “Hazel” taken on her first day with us, set to music.
Apr 19 2008
A different sort of video this week. I did not shoot or edit this one, but I did perform in it!
On Wednesday the company I work for had a team day in Felixstowe. After the all the staff training, discussions and stuff, they organized a karaoke party. This clip is a bit of my daughter Elizabeth and me singing “Barbie Girl” shot by a colleague with a camera phone (MP4 0:45 15MB).
Apr 12 2008
This is another edit of a video shot in the summer of 2006. This one I started editing back in January this year, but got distracted and have just finished it off for posting this week.
The main problem with this one is the sound level. It was very noisy in the small animal house at Dinosaur Adventure Park.
Apr 02 2008
I have not done a lumiere yet, and in the spirit of continuing experimentation which I enjoy so much about the semanal project, this video seemed an ideal candidate to try the form.
I shot the footage while on the same beach walk as my week 13 entry. Following the lumiere rules, I have not applied any effects. The distinctive, lush, look of this video is mainly due to the beautiful sky-lighting of an oncoming rainstorm shot on a digital camera at maximum zoom.
The shapes in the distance are the rides of the Fantasy Island theme park. Most of the rides seem not to be operating on this damp and chilly Thursday in March, but one small ride bravely struggles on.
Apr 01 2008
Last week we went on holiday to the “bracing” Lincolnshire coast. The weather was mixed, although sand and wind seemed to be constant phenomena. This video was shot during a walk along the seafront one day.
Music is from Breaking the Action by Psychedelic Sun, (cc) by-sa.
Mar 23 2008
All winter my children have been eagerly awaiting some snow to play in, but we didn’t have a single flake. Suddenly, on Easter Sunday we get just about enough snow to make a snowman. It began melting almost immediately, but it was fun while it lasted.
Mar 15 2008
At the moment I am very busy studying for a masters degree with The Open University, so I thought I would reflect that in this week’s Semanal video. Also I have never made a videoblog with my webcam before, so that seemed like a good game, too. This, somewhat hazy, video is the result.
Music is The Pier from 1791 by Mirek Krawczyk, (cc) by-sa.
Mar 13 2008
I had no time to get out and film anything this past week, so this Semanal piece is another edit of some old footage from 2006.
When I bought my house about 15 years ago, it came with a cherry tree about as tall as my shoulder. Over the years it has grown, and now gives us a lovely crop of juicy red cherries every spring. By August 2006, though it was a bit wild and overgrown, so we hired two men to come and prune it back for us.
This video was partly filmed by me and partly by my daughter Elizabeth.
The music is from Instrumental Works by SaReGaMa, released under a (cc) by-nc-sa licence.
Mar 02 2008
For the first time in my posts for the Semanal project, a traditional piece-to-camera videoblog. In this case, it’s about my Nisis DV H-10 flash-memory camera
