Bigger, better, badder!

I videotaped my day last Friday and half of Saturday.  Check it out!  May not the most interesting video, but the concept of doing it is the intriguing part, right?

And, thanks to Amory for the song!  www.myspace.com/amory

I’m a jerk. I know.

What do you want first, the good news or the bad news?

The good news is the project is going far better and more organized than I anticipated.  I have been meeting with people practically every day and night to discuss plans for the site, trip, and videos.  I think this thing may have potential.  In fact, I just found my “base” person tonight – the person who will keep track of where I am and load the videos for me.

The bad news is I have 3 videos to post, but I’ve just been so busy that I can’t find time to transfer them over.  As this pen sitting next to me is my witness, I will post them tomorrow, come Hell or high water.

Thanks for the emails! 

Luckofseven.com

I met with Noel of Luckofseven.com tonight in Williamsburg. Such a great guy. His project is quite similar to mine in intent, but not necessarily in scope. I’ll be posting my interview with him tomorrow. Stay tuned!

Now those are some nice lookin’ mannequins.

I’m attempting to tape my entire day in order to get a sense of what it would be like while on the road.  It’s a lot tougher than I initially expected.  My arms are simply physically rejecting the idea of holding 2 pounds of plastic up to my face for long periods of time.  I tried having a pep talk with them earlier, but that doesn’t seem to have worked.  Plus, on top of that, today is one of my least politically correct work days I’ve had. 

I’m doing a story on Macy’s.  I went to the store on 34th Street and was chased by their male cologne clerks, while trying to do a composite a story on their homosexual mannequins.  No joke.  It sounds so strange to write that, but that’s what we’re doing a story on – Macy’s homosexual mannequins.   Apparently Macy’s is sponsoring New York’s gay pride parade.  So, in collaboration with the event, they have positioned exquisitely clad male mannequins in effeminate stances on 34th street.  How strange. 

All in all, I think I need a new strategy.

Chat(ty) and Chew(y)

Met up with Joshua from Tilzy.tv today at NYC’s infamous Chat and Chew to discuss proper formats for hosting the video.  He had some great input.  Thanks Josh!

I guess Blip.tv it is to host the video.  It’s been decided. 

Headed to talk about designs for the site tonight, prepare questions for the next vlogging scholar, then to have a drink and act like I have time for a social life. 

Was there a skate comp in Williamsburg today?

Sponsors shmonsors.

  

I’m really not even sure how to approach this issue.  I have two things to do today for the project – write sponsors and find a coder.  I’ve come to the harsh realization that I may in fact need a new camera for the trip. 

I’ve heard such great things about the Sony’s HC1 pictured above, but I need to do a bit more research.  Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.  Other things I will need include an unlimited supply of tapes, a handful of batteries, and a well-equipped Mac.  Hmm.

In terms of coders, I have someone that is designing the official site, but I still need a coder for a site that I plan to be able to launch in 3 weeks.  Busy busy.

Off to the NAA conference.

Video Explanation – AA2.0

Click the above picture for a video explanation of the project.  I still feel like the video is a bit more shaky than anticipated.  Quicktime/15 frames per second.  Hmm.  And, what’s this snap.com pop-up business?

By the way, if you like the music in the video, check out the Davey Coal MySpace link to the right.  He’s my musical alter-ego.  Newspaper reporter, musician, aspiring digital vagabond… who needs a social life anyway?

Where have you been these past 96 hours?

Hello there America.  I apologize that I haven’t posted since last week.  A lot has been happening.  However, 1 wedding, 1 NAA prep conference, 2 states, 8 bars, 100 emails, and 18 family members later, I’m back.

Well, I’ve been trying to figure out the proper format under which to post my first “project explanation.”  I currently have it in quicktime at 15 frames per second, which I assume will suffice. 

But, I digress.

I am shocked at the difficulty I had rendering and adding titles to my short video.  I’m using iMovie – what I assume to be relatively easy-to-use video editing software.  However, I could not get the title to come out centered.  Take a look above.  Isn’t that strange?  I could move the cursor up and down the screen, but not sideways. 

Secondly, the video’s resolution reminds me of videos of panda bears I used to watch on the Bronx Zoo’s site when I was 11-years-old.  Thoughts anyone?

P.S.  Thanks so much to those that have emailed me thus far.  Those are some great tips!  However, do not hesitate from leaving a comment below.  I am still commentless.  Has the age of the nonMySpace-related comment passed?

Woh, dude. You suck.

I am learning that hosting a show is a lot harder than anticipated.  I attempted to finish up my first video with an introductory explanation of the video last night, and well… it took me an hour and a half to shoot one minute of footage.

If this were Live Journal I would post a frowning smiley face and set my mood to jaded.

Wow, I think that may be the lamest/nerdiest thing I’ve ever written.

 Keep your eyes peeled for the video – coming soon! 

Meetup.com

Thanks for everyone’s input at the Meetup meeting Tuesday night.  Great info.  And, please don’t be deterred by the shape of the blog.  Hopefully, we’ll have this puppy cleaned up and barking by the end of the week with some video. Also, I forgot to mention that there is a website that will be launching in July for the project.  The purpose of this blog is to simply jot some ideas down and get some conversations going. Hope everyone had as much fun as I did!  Thanks again!