July 15, 2011 Summer of Oblivion Video Assignment
This video took a very long time to make but fortunately I enjoyed most every minute of making it. I was intrigued by the powerpoint animation example shown today (oopps, now yesterday – is it really that late? ) by Andy. So I decided to try something like that. I ended up using PowerPoint and Camtasia (trial version). Finding the right programs was the most frustrating part of doing this. The rest was easy but time-consuming.
Summer of Oblivion from kathleen johnson on Vimeo.
This video portrays how the Summer of Oblivion has felt for me. My son Skyler (DJ Spazmunkee) just made the audio mix yesterday and I liked the high energy. He was happy to let me use it and is still a bit amazed that I can appreciate his music.
AFTER thought: (is that like an after party?) the music sounds like a bullet train going top speed and no one can stop it. Like that movie: Unstoppable? The compressed summer schedule feels like this. It’s exhilarating but exhausting.
I uploaded this video to vimeo. It is still processing but I think it will eventually be here:
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Alan Liddell
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Wait, is the time stamp on that thing right?
“Fri, Jul 15, 2011 6:13am EST (Eastern Standard Time)”
Wooooooooooooooooow. This was good, very meta. It must have taken you a long time, not only to grab all those screenshots but then to mash them up, animate them, what have you. And you’ve brought us right up to current with Andy Rush’s transformation. Nicely done. Compliments to Skyler for his soundscaping.
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simkathy
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Yes the time stamp was correct! I am sooo frickin’ tired today.
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Ben
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Wow, a lot of powerful comments in there, especially the line from Tim Owens about the goal of one’s life…..deftly met with the response that if you need help “ask Jim”.
The tune is quite infectious, and the amount of time you put into this really shows! I think that perhaps despite what you wanted to convey, the break-neck speed of this course was certainly clear given the music and the timing!
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shannotate
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You did a wonderful job. This is a great summary of the course and your son’s mix is really cool!