When I started this blog back in January, I knew very little about…well, everything. Marty & Sam gave me short tutorial lessons then left me to figure things out, which I needed to do.
The stuff I figured out is so damn basic to some people, but to me, learning to embed a video from Youtube or share a link were high five moments.
When we head off to Vegas next month, I want to take short video clips while we are there, then edit them into a real video. I know exactly what I want to do; I have to learn to do it.
My fall/winter project is to start making cooking videos or demos. I saw an advertisement for a brand of cameras used in shooting a cooking video. Yowza! That’s how I can do it; I thought when I looked at the ad. Now I need the equipment to make it happen. I did shoot a few very short video clips while I was making my version of Bombay Sloppy Joes the other day. I was holding my phone/camera, so the video is shaky as shit, but I saw how easy it would be to film.
I showed Sam the photo of the ad of the woman making a cooking video, and he said, “Wait here!” I watched him run out to the barn workshop. Within a few minutes, he came back in with a tripod he used to take photos of stuff he sells online.
He showed me all the different positions of the tripod and how to film me talking, just my hands and workbench or over at the stove cooking. How exciting; I can’t wait to get started. Next, Sam told me I need to build a set so the videos will look professional; I also need different lighting to change with what I am cooking. He took a quick video of me talking; then he panned down to my hands, pretending to chop, then went back up to me. I looked like a fucking dork, but there are endless possibilities. 🤓
So get ready to bear with me while I start experimenting with videos. I’ve decided that the videos I make in Vegas will be in different categories rather than day 1, day 2, etc. Categories like restaurants and food, bars and drinks, attractions, our hotel, and activities, you get the idea, I have to remember while I am there to take the videos!
Now that the summer is coming close and fall is right around the corner, I have something to look forward to and not think about how much I dread the long, cold, dark winter.
How fantastic! Such good tips and tricks from Sam. Can’t wait to see the videos when you begin. You may become the next big internet star!