Surprise!

 

 

Some comments on things to come, a surprise, and an upcoming announcement.

 

Tell us what Thor should do next!



I'm sorry dad...

It's been almost two weeks since I've posted here. My Bad! So for the excuses: I've been busy/lazy, the other llamacreate! team members have been busy, and I had one video made that just did not turn out so it needs to be redone (cough! the "BTS" video), so we've been in a holding pattern. LC! has made some plans to shoot a new vid this weekend though and I'm going to redo the BTS video I've been working on. So you can look forward to that!

There is going to be a new "segment" on DIY film stuff. I know what you're thinking, "This has been done, can't you think of anything original?" Well the answer is yes and no! This segment will go one of two ways. The first way would be to feature a DIY project that I like and subscibe to made by someone else. The second way would be an "original" DIY idea I've concocted myself (or one of the LC! team). The original DIY ideas will not be "how-to" per se, but a feature of things built with things I already, mostly, own. This means builds will not be targeted to be professional grade, but for the almost zero dollar budget. If there is money to be spent it will be kept to an absolute minimum. The idea here is to get you/me looking at things we've already sunk cost into for something else you may not use and re-purpose it into film gear! I've got one build idea already! I'm excited about this segment.

Also, teaser, there's some pseudo-news that'll be coming out in the very near future. Let's just say it might involve a Thor sighting!

If you have any ideas as to what you would like to see Thor do next (or Hulk, Captain America, Iron Man, hint hint) then drop a note here or on my +Lucus Pettigrew  page. We'll consider all, reasonable/clean, suggestions!

Thanks for reading and following! Don't forget to check out our youtube page if you haven't already: llamacreate!

Cheers!

This is hard!

So, blogging and creating videos is hard stuff. Fortunately, I love a challenge.

This post, however, is just a note to say that: I apologize. "What for?" You may ask. For not getting new content up sooner! I have been under the weather for over a week now. Not bad enough to skip my day job, but enough that me hacking on screen would not be pleasant.

I've been wanting to put together a quick "behind the scenes" on the latest "Thor" video. If not for your enjoyment, at the very least as a document as to our process, what we learned, and how we can improve.

I hope to have it out by...well...sooner rather than later. My intent is to have an "original" video posted once a month, a BTS video, and separate blog post of my creative choosing.

We'll see.

How to Act Like Thor :: What we learned

 

Learning a lot through this video making process and above is the final product. Here's what we learned:

• Time - you don't have enough so plan, plan, plan!
• Preparedness - you don't have enough time so prepare, prepare, prepare!
• Money - non-essential! Borrow stuff and shoot in your friends' basement!
• Editing - is fun! But hard work! Here's where I picked up a bunch of my tips for audio, color correction, and work-flow: http://opensource.com/life/11/11/introduction-kdenlive
• Teamwork - get people to do this with you! I'm not the best writer, actor, artist, camera person. Recruit your friends and family to help out.

Here's the last thing about what I learned specifically: set the bar high. You don't have to spend tons of money or be a professional but when you have an idea expect a great product. What I found with this video was I had a high expectation, after shooting it was MUCH lower (I didn't get all the shots I wanted). However, after some tweaking and some compromise I got a sort-of different video near the quality of my original expectation. Hard work really pays off! I appreciate my Llama Create! team!

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