Showing posts with label video. Show all posts
Showing posts with label video. Show all posts

Thursday, March 26, 2009

Remembering

Sir Danny Arao posted this link at Facebook a few days back - upon learning the tragic news that VJ Rubio, a former Philippine Collegian editor, was mercilessly and brutally killed.

Here's what Sir Danny said about the video: A prize-winning short video featuring VJ Rubio, directed by a former student of mine; excellent use of semiotics and critical discourse analysis.It's unfortunate that VJ had to die a violent death, but at least we have something to remember him by.

I remember VJ. Vinzons Hall is pretty small space for people who frequent it not to bump into each other.

Monday, February 9, 2009

Friday, January 9, 2009

animoto.com

My UPOU classmate Sheila, posted an animoto video on our class' multiply site. I was very much intrigued by the said post. I liked how the video was presented and edited! Of course this roused the video freak in me (something that was kept at the depths of my subconscious for a while now).

I tried using the site and I was just amazed. Animoto is astig indeed. It has the capacity to produce clear videos and all you have to do is provide the images. I have exploited the site, really.

We are assigned to produce a podcast for a group assignment. At first, I was already content - like, pwede na - on just submitting a plain, dull audio podcast. The animoto experience changed that. I have not slept much for 2 days - these are my off-from-work days so this is a BIG thing for me! Nevertheless, I am just having fun exploring and I am pretty proud of my work so far. :)

I have a very limiting video editor though, I am using videopad from NCH Software, it is free! It cannot perform a lot of tasks that can be done by, say, Adobe. (Oh yes, you can "Duh" me!) I enjoy that it does not require much memory space. I also use Windows Media Maker for effects not available in videopad-like image panning, zooming, etc. In fact, videopad is really a no-frills video editor, it would just allow you to insert 3 (I think) transition effects and I do not even think the effects you can add on the clips/images are relevant. I hope they could add video overlays at least.

I remember some of Adobe Premiere's effects, there are so much to choose from! When I first used it, it took me 3 days to make a 3-minute music video. I was exploring the effects and I was using a Pentium laptop then. I am not be familiar with Adobe Premiere's upgraded versions, it has been a few years since I interacted with it.

Sleeplessness is catching up on me. Must sleep now.

Wednesday, January 7, 2009