Because I feel as if I am underutilizing the potential fun of owning the Flip HD video camera, I am going to make a concerted effort to shoot more footage with the device. Viewer beware. My first attempt was pretty Cinéma vérité indie film bullshit – I need to drink less coffee perhaps, or invest in a tripod. I actually have a Flip HD tripod, but wasn’t able to use it because I was just leaning out of my window.
httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3DFiYclsPw
The footage was simply shot out of my office window. Less anarchists and police than in prior years – in fact, quite a lot less. Some years the street by the Haymarket Riot Memorial statue is blocked off, and a stage is erected. This year, the performers and speakers were shunted onto the sidewalk. I am pleased that nobody was run over by a car, as there was some portions of the crowd that lingered in the street.
Same video hosted on Flickr: wonder if there is any difference in the conversion codex?
The clip quickly thrown together in the current iMovie application, and audio provided by Wire1
Oh, used a handful of images taken also from my office window using my Nikon D80 with a 200 mm (digital) lens.
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