Yes, it does more than rain in Vancouver, which offers the perfect excuse for a little more video experimentation, starting with a walk through the neighbourhood and ending with a session with the snow shovel. Included is the local oddity of umbrellas in the snow.
I’m getting better at this: this video seems much tighter than previous efforts (see video links in left-hand sidebar), although I’m sure I could cut more frames here or there. Adding a music track presented a few challenges, but any coordination between the music and the action is strictly coincidental. As for the titles, I’m still trying to get my head around QuickTime Pro’s text track and text tags, particularly when it comes to controlling the placement of the text in the frame.
(Note: The 4.2MB video file is being served out of my .mac account. It might be a good idea to let it download about halfway before hitting play.)
Critiques welcome, as always.
DJ:
Holding the camera steady, which is one of the keys to good video, is incredibly difficult (and, as my work shows, not oft accomplished), especially when the “video camera” is a Canon SD-200 that weighs only 4.6 ounces. I’ve started carrying a small tripod with me.
It reminds me of one of those public-television interludes (maybe it’s the way the music track mixes with the clearly Canadian imagery).
I’m curious about how hard you feel it’s been about holding the camera steady. Any thoughts?
In any case, though, I’d suggest a new snow shovel.