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April 8, 2020
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ISOLATION

  • April 8, 2020
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I shot stuff out window. 15 sec spot called 'isolation'. Did the reverse the other day. Used camera tape for the blinds. Most boring 15 secs in the world.

Others might be doing something similar ... expressing in some way their feeling of isolation.

We see people singing and dancing and promoting themselves on social media but very few thoughtful and provocative displays of what isolation means to mental health and the feeling of loneliness.

 

If you feel like it, add something to this thread about your own sense of 'isolation'.

 

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    salvo34Author
    Inspiring
    April 13, 2020

    I screwed up two 'shared node' things on the first clip. Will fix later. Probably user error but the shared node got messed up 2 times... so I have to go back and put in the original clip in out points ( start from scratch without that cut in the same clip ). hard to explain things that go wrong.

     

    latest iteration of isolation... got one more idea about sound stuff... and then I'm dead in the water.

    https://vimeo.com/407274758 

    salvo34Author
    Inspiring
    April 13, 2020

    something is weird with vimeo for that video isolation. I took an mp4 h264 from edit computer, then got sound stuff from friend via laptop ( has internet ). So I stuck the mp4 into cs6 with the sound file and uploaded.... and doing it like that did weird stuff maybe ( quality for one ).

    also, if I google rodney bauer vimeo I don't see that video listed. How weird is that ?? !

     

    So, anyway, I'm gonna go back into the editing computer and put the sound into the original and fix a couple things a little... ( like the cut to 50% increased scale of a window doesn't work for me )... and put that up on vimeo and delete the one that's up now...

     

    Then I'll do a title and figure out where to go from there.... 

     

    something to do.

     

    🙂

     

    salvo34Author
    Inspiring
    April 13, 2020

    weird stuff going on with vimeo uploads ( from cs6 but I don't think that's the issue )

     

    https://vimeo.com/406969791?utm_source=email&utm_medium=vimeo-cliptranscode-201504&utm_campaign=29220 

    Leslie Moak Murray
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 13, 2020

    I have CSt6  too. The song adds a lot!

    salvo34Author
    Inspiring
    April 13, 2020

    thanks !

     

    🙂

     

    salvo34Author
    Inspiring
    April 13, 2020

    I tried uploading last version ( with sound )... and vimeo is all screwed up... not working right.

     

    will try another day,

     

     

    salvo34Author
    Inspiring
    April 12, 2020

    yikes. adding video made a really tiny video.. gonna add link instead.

     

    https://vimeo.com/406908619 

    Leslie Moak Murray
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    April 12, 2020

    You're welcome! It looks good, and it does get across the idea of isolation, of looking at the outside world from behind window blinds. Looks like you're making good use of this time.

    salvo34Author
    Inspiring
    April 12, 2020

    Thanks ponytail for liking posts. it helps.

    roughcut is 10 secs. title 2 secs ( isolation white text on black) and then maybe a credit at end ( 2 secs). I asked a friend to have his young daughter sing

    ring around the rosie

    pocket full of posey's

    ashes, ashes

    we all fall down'

    I'll add a drum hit that the last word ( down ) if she does it.

     

    and give her credit at end for singing.

     

    timing is weird, cause I wanted 15 secs... but I'll figure it out maybe. Add a shot maybe.

    no sound on this sample. no correction done except basic levels and some blue stuff on last shot.

    " I feel blue " doesn't make it so I'll have to go in and mask that background out later. fix it separately.

     

    salvo34Author
    Inspiring
    April 11, 2020

    the plate shot ( not in camera, in camera, not in camera...ghosting ) didn't work cause I was an idiot and used a swivel chair on wheels... and it moved... don't match. but this the end of that shot..and I can zoom in 50% without losing resolution.... so I think I have enough to do the 15 secs now...but it will be really stupid.

     

    salvo34Author
    Inspiring
    April 10, 2020

    finally turned on editing computer with clips imported. wow, what a jerk I am.. I took reading with a light meter and overexposed the outside window stuff ( using raw ) a LOT... like a total idiot.

     

    Luckily I can save it I think.. just did a little to see if I can salvage it... will only be on screen about 2 seconds.

     

     

    salvo34Author
    Inspiring
    April 10, 2020

    this started out as an idea of 15 secs of 'isolation' but I think it's leading me to 'death' instead. Weird how that happens. Like, the audience sees " not there, there, and then not there'. They have to make up own minds about what that means. It is not very optimistic at the moment.

     

    😞