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Is there anyone out there !!!!
I wonder if I am the only person on "post your videos here"?
I have been down in Spain for 6 weeks filming various bands and probably I didn't get around to making anything that people would be interested in on this forum?
As I have been down in Mojacar on and off since 1972 I find it difficult to make a new video of anything that you may be interested in (I could do a walk around the actual Mojacar village on the hill if anyone was interested)?
Anyway, this is the type of thing that I spend most of my time filming that is not everyone's cup of tea. These "guys n gal "were doing an Addams Family special for Halloween and the lead guitarist was almost unrecognizable as he has very long curly hair that he had platted and greased tight to his head and normally a beard, also the singer has blond hair. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRrlt40HAwk
Just a thought, as you can put MoviePlus X6 on another computer from the original supplied disk and install the unlock codes, it must be possible to pass it on to others? Obviously, I like others have done it when changing computers over time and I would think that it must be possible? especially for computer geeks!!
Is that your wife, with the hair, walking across behind him? Now fully recovered from covid?
Yes it is, although Sue is a lot better, she is not her old self at the moment. Mind you neither of us are at our age !
pberk wrote:Nice. I was surprised. Lesson. Don't judge a book by its cover.
The original lead singer went back to England last year and it took a bit of time before they could find someone to replace him. They decided on him but at a price! as the band were originally a 4 piece and he said that he wanted his guitarist with him and the original singer was also the lead guitar. Obviously not being professional when it comes to money for the gigs it is now split 5 ways and not 4.
The first time I videoed them last year with the new singer I guessed that he had an operatic voice, but the rest of the band hadn't a clue and he only told them this year that he wanted to try "something different".
All the band are Spanish apart from the bass player who is English and a near neighbor of mine in Mojacar. Most of the audio on my videos of bands are recorded with a separate sound recorder either via microphones or direct off the sound mixer desk and synced in post.
I actually filmed this the other night.
Please watch for the first 50 odd seconds and you will be surprised at our local rock band lead singer!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxFgDm6fJ4o
Albert Ross wrote:GStree wrote: I haven't caught it yet (fortunately)
Is that because you are social distancing? We are led to believe that it is so very contagious, especially when indoors.
Personally I have no idea whether I have had it or not, taken the odd test about a year ago which came back negative, but the symptoms are so very similar to the common cold that it's almost impossible to say cold or covid.
The biggest problem is that the tests have been proven to give false positives, so it seems to me that they are worse than useless.
I hope that your wife gets back to peak fitness very soon.
Cheers Albert, I honestly don't know what to say as there are so many "experts" on this on social media and the "Daily Rubbish". All I know is that my wife has certainly had it once that we actually know about (if the test kits work) and probably had it two years back when it wasn't worldwide news! Back then we were still sleeping together, and I don't remember having any problems, but she was very ill for about a week. We were in Spain at the time and when we came back to the UK she went to the doctors who asked her if she had been to China!
Last month we went to the Goodwood Revival and met loads of friends from my past in motor racing and some have recorded that they have tested positive as well since the event. Although she is a bit out of salt's we are wandering about along the local beaches with no trouble.
You may well be right, my wife had covid at Christmas 2020 but it wasn't diagnosed back then, she caught it again about 3 weeks back but have no idea where she picked it up ! I haven't caught it yet (fortunately)
Hi is anyone there ? Since I last posted my wife caught covid! however she is on the mend and we are in southern Spain for a while, so I shall probably be out and about with my camcorder in the next week. Cheers.
ericlnz wrote:A recent visit to a local historic homestead https://vimeo.com/750308488
At 150 years old it's not historic for many of you guys, but it is for us.
The servants quarters remind me of my great, great, great aunt. In the UK 1851 census for Gloucestershire she was shown as 18 (actually 15) and a Lady's Maid at a house with 14 inmates in Cheltenham. Not much to look forward to. In July 1854, aged 18, she travelled to London and boarded the ship "Emigrant" along with 316 Government Emigrants, probably mainly young girls sailing to Adelaide, South Australia. What an adventure.
I like that video Eric, going back in time to show how people lived without all the mod cons that we have today. Mind you some of those things may well be coming back into use the way things are going at the moment.
Until I was 4 years old, we lived in a farmworker's cottage beside a hop garden about a quarter of a mile from the nearest road. We had no running water or electricity but of course we didn't know any difference, when we moved into a brand-new council house in 1951 it was amazing being able to actually flick a switch and a light would come on!!! and turn a tap and water would appear all as if by magic. My elder brother and sister were highly delighted in flushing the toilet that used to terrorize me with the noise. The house we now live in is 500 years old and oak beamed complete with a duck's nest fireplace, I fitted a wood burning stove into the huge space that keeps us warm and we can boil a kettle or even cook on it in the winter months if we are in the UK
This one shows more of what goes on from 2017, although it's on the same idea .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIO4BLMXV6c
Albert Ross wrote:I don't think you can beat this video you made a few years ago Gordon. https://youtu.be/8mRPQNhLA-M It has a lot more pace about it, and in my humble is a lot more visually appealing.
It's a bit like myself when I keep videoing the same subject over and over, I tend to run out of ideas, there's only so many angles you can use. My first video I took of Hyde Hall for example, is probably the best version I took.
Albert Ross The one that I made the other day was unfortunately miserable and wet, so it wasn't the best to get enthusiastic about. As I had already taken a fair bit of "footage" I decided to make it a little bit different with the poem and music to tell the story.
Also, I had to leave before Bob the owner served tea and biscuits in the hop garden that is part of the day, so I missed filming that and a "cuppa" and a ginger nut for myself!
Incidentally the last frame on the video that you mentioned I purposely left the wasp on the cake !
Hi eric, I did put a bit more information on my YouTube site regarding the machine picking, I have also put a video on previously showing the 70 year old machine that they use. The hand picking is just a bit of fun for old times sake on the first day.
I made this time-lapse video a while back showing the old machine up at the Brewery.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcJLxzMFimc
Despite the rain we had on Tuesday the annual "Hand Hop Picking" took place at Larkins Farm Chiddingstone Kent.
Unfortunately this year I couldn't spend much time there as I had another engagement, also it was curtailed because of rain.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBtPT6tdmlY&t
OK Guys n Girls I am back on line with the new laptop. All this palaver is testing me !!
pberk wrote:It's so strange Gordon that you should pop up here .. I have a Sony NX30 .. It has pretty good stabilization. I use a tripod when ever possible.
I've been thinking of a new camera. I like the look and the reviews on the Sony FX3 .. I think it would take me up a level. I don't mind spending the money if I can convince myself that the films I make with the FX3 deserve it. And -- if I can convince myself to devote the time to learn a new camera well enough to be able to say "I'm glad I got this FX3 and spent all that money". So -- no new camera yet .. Right now I think the "little" ideas I have would not come out any better than on my old NX30.
One of the things about 4k is being able to crop into the image without losing resolution if your final output is 1080p I envy you that with your AX53.
Yes I agree on the "if's and buts" regarding upgrading. I too could afford to buy a more "professional" camera but although it may have more facilities and have better resolution/longer zoom/built in ND filers/more bells n whistles etc, It will be bigger and heavier. I find that I can pop my camcorder like the Panasonic VXF990 into my jacket pocket when I go for a walk or just hang it round my neck in the heat when in Spain. As I, and I presume yourself (along with others on the forum) fully understand how to use a camera in manual settings and their limitations can make a half decent job with what we have, and we won't be the next Steven Spielberg by spending two or three times the amount !
As I may have mentioned in other posts the only good point on the AX53 that I have found is the stabilization that suits me for the type of videos that I make when hand holding, apart from that the 990 is much better as it is fully controllable (unlike the AX53) more user friendly and the video quality is just the same.
My wife, who is a very good stills photographer is often asked what camera she has as it "takes brilliant pictures" she surprises them when she shows them her old Canon G9 compact. However she was bought up using manual 35mm SLRs with "proper film" when you made most shots count.
I am always surprised that some people buy a half decent camera/camcorder and have never used any manual settings and only use it for "baby on the lawn" epics, but hey ho if that's what they want then who am I to question them.
I sometimes use a setup like this if I am filming long takes indoors, however since getting the Sony AX53 it's almost made the gimbal obsolete. If I use the gimbal and the 53 together the video looks like it's made on a tripod but a bit of overkill.
ericlnz wrote:Gordon - Actually as you are able to post on the forum you could simply send him a PM. Sorry I should have realised that.
PM sent, hopefully I will get a reply, I need to take a new laptop to Spain for a while and I like to keep in touch on this forum. Cheers
pberk wrote:Alfred does not wish to post his email address on the forum so as to avoid spam from Robots scanning websites for email address.
Therefore, he spells it out.
I have sent several emails with different permutations and none have bounced back so they must have gone somewhere, just a thought have you ever sent an email to "Alfred" ?
pberk wrote:GStree wrote:ericlnz wrote:Try contacting Alfred at admin[at]punster[dot]me as I assume he can help.
I'm sorry but I can't make any sense of that ? try as I may.
You have to send an email to Alfred .. He can deal with your problem ..
Alfred does not wish to post his email address on the forum so as to avoid spam from Robots scanning websites for email address.
Therefore, he spells it out.
So, if your trouble is decoding Alfred's email address:
admin[at]punster[dot]me
substitute an @ sign where it says [at] and substitute a period . where it says [dot]
Sorry but I assumed that "dot" meant a dot ! and what do you mean by "a period"
ericlnz wrote:Try contacting Alfred at admin[at]punster[dot]me as I assume he can help.
I'm sorry but I can't make any sense of that ? try as I may.
I still want to log into this forum on a new computer, how can I reset my password ?
ericlnz I need to log in on a new computer. I can't find my password so I need to change it or can I find it on the computer that I am on at the moment ?. Regards Gordon
Albert Ross wrote:Very nicely done Gordon, I can see a lot of hard work has gone into that film. Nice scenery, lovely animation, acting was a bit wooden, but kudos to you for having a go. Makes you appreciate just how talented those who act for a living have to be.
The video had a "melodrama" feel to it. I'm assuming that was the intention?
The alien certainly had an interesting taste in men!!
The scenery is our garden and the field next to our house, as for being "a"bit" wooden" ? more like oak !!
pberk wrote:Things have been quiet around here so I thought I'd post a short piece I made under my One-man-band banner. I'd love to hear what folks think of it.
The Appointment - 5 min
Well it was certainly interesting and well made, I hope I go the same way !
Here is the finished YEP, I hope the ending doesn't cause a heart attack !
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYkRZAL1jY8
ericlnz wrote:pberk wrote:Nice Eric .. a fun piece .. The white cat near the end was "robotic" -- right?
Yes "Moggie" is a battery driven "clockwork" cat. Given to me as part of my retirement present fifteen years ago. Two troublesome young ladies with whom I worked were behind it. She's a FurReal Kitty Cat from furrealfriends.com (Hasbro) in the USA. She's no longer shown on their website but I did see another like her years ago in a local shop.
She's also here in this video where more is explained https://vimeo.com/299351808
I must admit that cat is realistic in fact it would suit my wife, since our last one died a few years ago we decided that it is unfair to leave an animal in a cattery for 5/6 weeks at a time and taking it with us wasn't really an option.
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