I need clips from Stephen to cut into the video. H sends me links that simply won't download. I use yousendit.com - which is free and fool-poof. Stephen wants to do it his way.
Editing Alan is so much easier. While I am waiting for Stephen's clips, I try to stabilize the wobbles in Alan's video. I have three expensive programs. Trouble is, none of them work as advertised. Apple's SHAKE is the best but dead slow. I used it in Pinot but they were 10 second shots. After two hours wasted, I left it as shot: camera shake and wobbles.
By 7:00 pm I have Steven's clips - finish and post to the 2-59 site.
Alan sees himself and emails back saying how much he likes it and how the wide angle lens is as good a Steadicam. Perhaps the wobbles weren't that bad. Of course, I was watching it here in high def. on a 20" pro monitor while Alan saw it on a small computer screen.
Stephen emails back - says he's "embarrassed" but doesn't ask me to take it down. Then sends me a link to Scarlatti K.2 on YouTube which he played live on camera. Maybe he likes it after all. I'll cut it in.
Tricia lines up our inventor friend Trip, who lives up the road.
I go over. Trip wants to start in his garden and launches into the history of biochar and why it is such a good thing. "No Trip, you are sounding as though you're doing a pitch to a venture capital company. Just tell me. I'm a neighbor who has dropped in."
I keep interjecting goofy questions. Eventually he tones it down. I wanna see the biochar machine, his invention. "Can we see the machine now?" Eventually we go through the house and there it is looking all very low tech.
Down the stairs to his finished product. Try interviewing, filming and walking down stairs - my arm is still in bandages and hurts.
The shot I like is Trip, the genius inventor, filling a one lone bag from a crummy bucket. Says it all.
Wish I could have done a 2-59 on Edison.
I need to edit Trip tonight as I have a paying job tomorrow.
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