Friday, October 31, 2014

Editing Tricks for Amateur Video #141

How About a CAT VIDEO?




This was my attempt to create a "viral video".  Everyone loves cats on YouTube, right?

In 2010 I sold my G5 PowerMac and tried editing from a MacMini.  (It worked ok, but I was hampered by data transfer rate of the Mini's internal drive and external drives.  Today's Thunderbolt connections enable super fast external drives.)  I tested it out by playing some video of our cat playing on a rug.

Sweet Pea noticed herself on the computer monitor and decided to challenge the doppelgänger.  Video was taken at 720p, 30fps with a Panasonic ZS3 point 'n shoot camera.


Here's what happens when Sweet Pea saw the movie of herself fighting the cat on the computer monitor.  How many generations of this paradox are possible?


Video was taken at 720p, 30fps with an inexpensive Panasonic ZS3 point 'n shoot camera.  The soundtracks are royalty-free selections that are available free from YouTube.

Lessons Learned:
You don't need expensive equipment to make an entertaining movie.
Keep your camera handy, a person or pet in your house might do something that's vieo-worthy.
Not every cat video on YouTube goes viral!


Suggestion:
Keep your camera handy, a person or pet in your house might do something that's vieo-worthy.