Video Log

For the past few weeks I’ve ventured over to Lake Casitas to do a daily on their Astronomy Night program they have going on. Over the course of the summer, Ernest Underhay leads a program about the stars, the moon, planets and everything else that’s found in our night sky. Open to the public, the two-hour gathering is informational, funny and a chance for those in attendance to look at the stars through a telescope, provided by the lake. Last night was my second night filming, I believe my last. I cut this trailer this morning just to get something done and over to my contact at the Lake, in case they wanted to use it on their Website. In the next week or so I’ll cut the full version.

There were several clips from my Sunday Sunrise Service shoot that I considered pulling for other reasons, this was kind of that. Before the service, I was playing with the overcranking feature of the EX1 camera and new that I would need some audio. So, I set the camera up to shoot/record the drum circle that was when I noticed some guy strining up a rope on a tree on the side of the hill. What was he doing? I waited to find out. Anyway, just for fun. Enjoy.

Put up or shut up…? Well, I can’t really be a video journalist if I don’t tell stories with a video camera and one of the best ways I can think to learn is to DO… So this morning I woke up early and went and did a piece on the Easter Sunrise Service at Lake Casitas Recreation Area. The people at the Ojai Valley Community Church were great to work with, giving me all the access and information I needed. A few hours (and 40 minutes of footage) later, I fueled up with coffee and spent the next three hours cutting a 1:20 short. I’ve sent it to my friends at the Star to see if they want it for their Website, www.venturacountystar.com and will then cut a longer version for the OVCC for their site. Glad it’s done… now it’s time to enjoy Easter.