"That said, there is more to it than just capturing them - there's what you do with them."
Thats the real issue. I capture often and have compiled a very large library of clips. It is rare for me to post them raw or to use them as part of an edited video project. I don't share much. I never planned to post my vlomo footage but with little time and no plan, i scanned my recent clips and proceeded to quickly stitch a few personal moments i had with my grandmother in her final days and shared them. I was a bit uncomfortable with it. But it was real and relevant and i'm glad that i did. I also am very dependent on a layer of music. Like Verdi had said recently regarding his use of copyrighted music - "Fuck copyright" - I too often disregard it (though it's right to give proper attribution). Now that I have a decent phone/camera I'll prob be posting more raw moments. The question is where will I post to. Ideally, we'll get together and pool our moments for collaborative use.... an easy to use media database. Would also be useful for generative media experiments. sull On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 3:02 PM, Michael Verdi <michaelve...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > I don't want to take anything away from Jay's video but I'd like to > point out that one part of what makes the video great (and easy to > shoot) is Jay's idea of "Momentshowing." I've been really taking that > to heart over the last year and made some things that I really like > and, I think, capture the truth of the moment, by just capturing tiny, > random, moments (usually on my phone). That said, there is more to it > than just capturing them - there's what you do with them. > It doesn't take long to get that there's a method to Jay's madness in > something like this: > http://momentshowing.net/2007/04/video-crazy_arms/ > > Here's a few of mine; inspired by Jay: > http://michaelverdi.com/2009/03/10/hanging-out/ > http://michaelverdi.com/2009/07/10/leveling-up/ > http://michaelverdi.com/2009/10/04/dog-cat-cows-airplanes/ > http://michaelverdi.com/2009/11/02/kids/ > > Anyway, I guess the point I'm trying to make is that the process or > the constraints can make your art "smarter" if you let it. > > - Verdi > > > On Fri, Nov 20, 2009 at 1:36 PM, Ernie > <djsh...@googlemail.com<djshabb%40googlemail.com>> > wrote: > > Jay > > > > I thought it was awesome. It made me feel like I really do not deserve to > be > > sharing the label video blogger. Powerful, emotional and perfect. > > > > I loved it. > > > > Ernie > > > > http://www.ernmander.com > > > > > > On 20/11/2009 18:55, "Jay dedman" > > <jay.ded...@gmail.com<jay.dedman%40gmail.com>> > wrote: > > > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>> > Jay, that was amazing that told that story. > >>> > Thank you. > >>> > Adam, for the love of God man, lower the bar, lower the bar! > >> > >> yeah guys, I dont mean to over-emotionalize the project. I just > >> happened to have a camera during a pretty crazy life moment. I feel > >> its good to share this stuff....versus keep all quiet. death > >> especially. > >> > >> remember that when we all started, the excitement was recording life. > >> Being able to make "movies" out of the drama of our everyday lives > >> while still working and going about the day. No longer do we hav to > >> stop everything to "make a movie". > >> > >> So me being able to record at my mom's death bed was just a function > >> of always having a camera on me...and being in the habit of recording > >> my life. > >> > >> I hope I see other people's experience with all kinds things as time > >> moves on. Ultimately though it's about being ready when these > >> opportunities arise. I recorded those 3 days with ZERO plan. I was > >> just there. Actually recording even helped me focus on what was > >> actually happening with my family and mom. Made me appreciate the > >> moments much more. > >> > >> If anyone is too sad, watch the video we made a baby being born this > year: > >> http://ryanishungry.com/2009/01/21/home-birth-diy-labor-and-delivery/ > >> Ryanne and I shot all this on a $150 Flip camera with no mic. > >> > >> Videoblogging: birth, death, and everything in between! > >> > >> Jay > >> > >> -- > >> http://ryanishungry.com > >> http://jaydedman.com > >> http://twitter.com/jaydedman > >> 917 371 6790 > >> > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > -- > Michael Verdi > http://michaelverdi.com > http://talkbot.tv > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ Yahoo! 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