Amy recently shot a 5 minute documentary/profile for our ward's entry into the stake film festival. She did a great job and I thought I would post it here for all y'alls to see.
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that was phenomenal!! wow, I'm blown away. I have so many thoughts rushing through my head. all the elements came together so smoothly and professionally, obviously not by accident. the emotional tone built really nicely, it warmed you up at first and then sucked you in quick because the people were so real & open. Tony, your reading/speaking voice is so great, I never realized that about you! I love Aidan's bit about wanting to be a paleontologist. (sp) This is really, really amazing. I swear it should be on lds.org or something. wow.
ReplyDeleteAwesome job, Amy. I hope you don't mind that I just shared it with my whole ward. . .
ReplyDeleteAnni and Aiden also did a great job. As did the mysterious voice-over actor.
Really great Amy. Very polished and yet comfortable.
Thanks for all the positive feedback! Of course, my personal favorite bits are also my kids, and having a voice whose sound I love speaking those final words. (Originally, the plan was to record the bishop quoting the scripture, but I hadn't done so by the time we sat down to edit. So I asked Tony if he could just read it for us into the laptop mic, so we could mark the length, intending to redo it with the bishop. Tony read it off just as you hear it--Jesse Blankenbiller, the editor, called him "One Take Caston"--and it was perfect, so we kept it.)
ReplyDeleteMostly though, I can't take credit for the overall success of the finished product. It was intended to be a ward film, and I felt very much the responsibility to make it that, and not my personal project. When I thought about the task itself, I felt overwhelmed (the only instructions I got were the theme "Be Strong and Courageous" and the 5 minute time limit) and inadequate (I have never even attempted to edit our home videos, much less make a film). But I found that, when I set aside a bit of time and sought inspiration, ideas came to me. And the more I followed the direction of those ideas, the more things fell into place--people agreed to help, scheduling worked out. It was kind of awesome, actually; I really got to experience that "when you are on the Lord's errand, you are entitled to His help" phenomenon that Pres. Monson talks about. Many of my ward members who are in the video I didn't know at all before interviewing them. But I felt I ought to ask them to be in it, and then they shared all this great stuff. And Bro. Blankenbiller provided the professional equipment and skill to edit it into the polished finished product. It's not my words, or even my art. Basically, my contribution was an attempt to figure out what the Lord wanted and a willingness to put in some work to create that.
I love that you have all enjoyed it. That's really cool. The degree to which it turned out well is a reflection of the degree to which I was able to follow the guidance given to me, and that makes me feel good.
Now, if only I could implement that in all other aspects of my life . . . .
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ReplyDeletehey, just admit you're talented, ok?
ReplyDelete:)
I do know what you mean, though. The inspiration flows at a ridiculous rate when I say a prayer and sit down to prepare a lesson. It's crazy how fast & efficient it is sometimes, I'm serious. But then I beat my head against the bed (not literally - yet) for years about something in my personal life, and the crickets chirp, so to speak. I still think I'm on the "Lord's errand" even if we're talking about my personal life. I just think he likes me to learn differently when it comes to me. But oh how I long for efficient problem solving like I know is possible!!