On the road with the Grannies

This was not the absolute first time I have tried using the video function on my camera but I really only tested it a bit and lost interest - nothing like this 23things program to motivate me to use the technology at my fingertips. It was the first time I had opened and used I-movies which made for an interesting evening. Editing is fun, once you get the hang of it and like many cub reporters I kept kicking myself I didn't record this or that - the audience applauding would have made sense or presenting the grannies with a cheque for Station 20 west. ..ah well - it is really just a first effort at this youtube cinematography.  The hard thing is using the right


language - I want to call it "footage" and "filmclips" and other things from another format.  How would I use this in the library - we have talked about putting little video items on our branch webpage to explain things that are frequently asked questions or to serve as an online orientation.  Maybe my next opus will be "Raging Grannies go to the library"

Things I found tricky - duh don't put your camera on its side to take a vertical shot - you have to rotate it and i-movies tends to centre and cut people's heads off (you probably noticed that during Eileen's solo)  I also found i-movies a little annoying in that I never could figure out where my files were being saved to - so it took heading for bed and getting up again hours later to get it onto youtube - a learning curve but enjoyable.