Feelin' Great

Wow, what a wonderful weekend that was.  Camping was fun, the Wedding was fun, the Relatives were fun, and the Waterfall was fun.  I am so glad we decided to camp at that state park.  I feel so refreshed and was reminded why I need more nature around me than this city has to offer.  California anyone?  One of Katrina's cousin told me that there is a battle between North Cali and South Cali.  He is from North Cali so of course when I asked him which is more beautiful he propped up North Cali.  Also, apparently San Jose has the most PhD's per capita over any other city in the nation.

Keep an eye out for the video.  I have a lot of footage to edit down but should be able to be done by Friday.  I would say that it would be fair to expect videos once a week on Fridays from now on. :)

Video Posted

Ok, the video has been posted.  It turned out to be just an intro post.  Next weeks video will have more substance.
http://www.youtube.com/JustinChronemic

Film Walkthrough

Today I walked through the space and conducted some initial area shots.  The environmental sounds of the space (aka the HVAC system) ruins the audio a bit.  I will be mainly only making gestures in much of the video except for the intro and outro.  That is not to say that there will not be any voice.  I am planning on doing a voice-over with the addition of music.  Probably something epic.  Dare I say possibly even SUPER EPIC SOUNDTRACK?!?   I think I just did.  So yeah, my hope is to have it finished by Friday before we head out for the wedding.  Katrina said she is willing to be my camera girl tomorrow morning before work. Woot woot!

Rubbish Rain

I was planning on filming today because of the perfect cloudiness for the green screen effect and the lack of rain...well at least that is what the weather was like yesterday.  Today the rain decided to show up so filming may have to wait until tomorrow.   In fact, the location of filming may change entirely...IDEA!  First, I was thinking about filming inside my apartment after I finished cleaning but now I just thought about filming in the theatre building.  That may be perfect!  Low traffic, a lot of space, many different locations to choose from, and fairly even overhead lighting.   I think I will venture over there and examine the option after I stop by work to do some finalizing paperwork.  Yay ideas!

A New Week

Well, today begins a new and exciting week.   I plan to accomplish much more this week that I did last week.  Here is a list of my hopeful completed items.

-Oil change for both vehicles
-Do some self repairs on Buick
-Do some parts hunting for the blazer (I plan on putting it up for sale next month)
-Record my video idea (looking at an outdoor video so here is to hoping for good weather)
-Edit my video and upload it to YouTube (thinking about one video a week for now)
-FINALLY rearrange the apartment furniture
-Work ahead on my Shakespeare homework
-Possibly start on the totes in the garage

We have a wedding to attend at the end of the week so any free time is crucial.  Very limited video gaming for me this week.  Wish me luck!

Video Tutor

Well I made my way through the software's tutorials but I am still not sure how to make use of the green screen.  I guess I may have to do a bit more digging.  Overall, I am thoroughly impressed.  One thing I hope that I can do is separate the sound from the video so I may delete the sound from the video if for some reason I needed too.  I guess for now I can just section the portion I want to have muted from the rest of the "event" and mute it.   Also, anyone know how to find current contests on YouTube?  I thought that there might be a category for it but I was wrong.

As soon as I take the time to actually rearrange the furniture how I want it then I will start pumping videos...maybe?  Also, I went to a stylist for my hair.  I told her to teach me how to use product and make it look good.  Now I have a fohawk on the days I actually use the product.  Yay for being a civilian and being able to style my hair!

[EDIT:  I guess it is spelled Faux Hawk]

The Response Blog

This post is a response to a faithful reader.  As far as I can tell. :)

The reason for me leaving my current work is to have more time with Katrina.  She flies out to Japan at the end of next month and I stay here to finish school.  This means we have a lot of together time to stock up on as well as packing, cleaning, and organizing.  In addition to all of that I may also be dabbling in the creation of YouTube videos while trying to balance a workout project and an online course that is pretty heavy in literature.  For a little money on the side I am also donating plasma twice a week.  Tomorrow is day three. :)

While Katrina is gone I plan to focus on video creativity, school, and hopefully a little furniture design/construction. Today my editing software and green screen should be arriving.  EXCITEMENT!

K, bye!

Good Day

Today was a very productive day.  We were pretty much out of the apartment all day completing errands.  I scheduled my PTO for the wedding and gave my 2-ish week notice. Katrina took care of some paperwork mailed some stuff.  My back-up battery came in today so we went to Best Buy to pick it up as well.  We even scheduled hair appointments for tomorrow. I would say it is a pretty good start to the day.

Tomorrow is also the fist day of my online course with NDSU.  Judging by the books for the class, I expect that not only will we read a lot but also write way more than anyone should for a Shakespeare course.  Further more, my software is supposed to be delivered on Wednesday.  This week should be fun even though it may turn out to be busier than normal.

Progress

Well, the camera is bought, the software (including a free green screen) is ordered, and now all I have to do is look around and figure out how I am going to contribute.  I may look at entering some contests before I start adding my own ideas.  The software is not a super extreme special effects program.  In fact it is a fairly basic editing program.  I guess I will see what it is all about when it arrives next Wednesday.  Maybe I will dig into Windows Movie Maker in the meantime until the package arrives.  What to do for a first post?  An introduction post? Some silly antics?  What would you guys think would be best for a first post?

Snap into a YouTube

Oof, I just finished catching up on my main subscribed channels.  For the most part it could have been short but I have been slacking a bit on the videos.  What made it especially long was the 20 min video one of the YouTubers posted.  Let me be honest here in saying that I did skip through a lot of her video but caught the main parts.  I do not think I will ever post a video that long...it is just way too long if you are catching up on other channels in the same night.

Also, eventually I am going to break the link between this blog and Facebook.  I may be doing this either sometime this week or sometime soon.  If you want to continue to check out what I am up to toss this link (http://thismomentsbreath.blogspot.com/) up on your your browser somewhere to save it for later.  Check ya on the "Flip" side. ;)

Edit: Yes Will, you are one of my mains that I watch. :)

Cali Bound and other trips

The tickets were bought and the reservations are the only items that remain to be finished.  In late October I am going to be going to Anaheim, CA to a Blizzard Entertainment Convention with Justin, Chris, and Mike.  I foresee us all having a great time.  I may even bring my roller blades and hit the coast.  The ticket buying process was a bit worrying since there are only a few tickets sold compared to the number of people trying to buy them.  We missed the first sale of the tickets but secured some on the second (and last) day of tickets sales.  I hope to start doing a little something something on YouTube before that starts so I can warm up to the whole interweb video and editing process.

The other big trip that I will be taking this summer is the trip to Chicago, IL in late July to send Katrina off to Japan.  The best part of it all is that we will be taking a train from Fargo to Chicago.  I am pretty excited since this will be the first time either of us ever rode the train in a sleeper car instead of just the regular first-come-first-serve seats of the passenger car.  Depending on some items of importance this may or may not be the workings for my first YouTube video.

New Post

Oof, sorry for the delay between posts.  Apparently my last post was a bit more controversial than I intended so I took some time to re-evaluate what to include in posts.  I think from now on I am going to avoid my deeper and really personal thoughts and just type stuff on the surface or semi-personal to non-personal thoughts.  Now for the real post.

Ever notice how as the days go by we do not always notice when stuff grows just because the growth is too slow for us to notice with the frequency of views.  Then one day your like "Whoa, my hair is getting long" or "Holy, your dog has grown" in which the owner replies "Oh? I guess I haven't noticed."  Just the other day as I was washing my hair I noticed "Holy, I have a lot of hair right now."  I was extremely tired since I did not sleep that night so the discovery may have been fostered by a slight bit of sleepiness.

Also, I think I am beginning to work YouTube into my regular morning routine.  I have my subscriptions sent directly to my e-mail.  This makes it really easy to support those that I watch and see what they are all up to.  Since a few of my subscriptions are partners with YouTube (which basically means that they get a share of the AdSense profit) I try to help them earn their pay check by giving  a view here and there.  One day I may enter the YouTube scene so these early connections may be important to make.  One person in particular has used YouTube to make a large impact on his family life.  Click the following link to check out his story: http://blogs.forbes.com/michaelhumphrey/2011/05/31/shaycarls-epic-journey-to-youtube-stardom/