Digital Chum » Humor http://www.digitalchum.com Virtual fish guts and other nonsense. Fri, 20 Jan 2012 11:29:23 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Aluminum Journey http://www.digitalchum.com/2011/10/10/aluminum-journey/ http://www.digitalchum.com/2011/10/10/aluminum-journey/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 22:29:53 +0000 Dan http://www.digitalchum.com/2011/10/10/aluminum-journey/ I just finished my latest video project today. This was probably the most effort I’ve put into anything I’ve done to date… more moving parts and shots than previous videos. I think it was also my first multi-location video as well.

Fun to shoot. Fun to edit (to a point). It changed focus from being an emotional, tiring journey to a lighthearted romp across various landscapes (the video, not my attitude toward making it). It also changed from having a somewhat serious message to… well… not.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D-Yqdb1E_o

I shot it using a Kodak Playsport and a Kodak Zi8. Editing was done using Hitfilm Ultimate. Music composed with SmartSound Sonicfire Pro. Additional sound cleanup was done using Audacity.

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httpvh://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFB6LQ1-WKU

I’m also amused at the first comment.

It’s more coherent than she usually is.

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Science doesn't really give a shit about your beliefs

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-QvqEJvq_4

Hooray for bacon!

The effects and 98% of the editing were done using FXHome’s HitFilm. I used Adobe Premiere Elements for the titles and some of the sound.

]]> http://www.digitalchum.com/2011/07/17/culinary-conscience/feed/ 0 Curse you, Phil Mickelson! http://www.digitalchum.com/2011/06/17/curse-you-phil-mickelson/ http://www.digitalchum.com/2011/06/17/curse-you-phil-mickelson/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 13:41:53 +0000 Dan http://www.digitalchum.com/?p=1277 Phil Mickelson in commercial: “If you have painful, swollen joints, I’ve been in your shoes.”

Dammit, Phil! Get out of my shoes! You’re making my joints hurt!!! …and what the hell kind of disease do you have on your feet that causes my joints to hurt!!?!?

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card2873

Spot on, Jessica!

]]> http://www.digitalchum.com/2011/04/28/conspiracies/feed/ 0 Yeah. She’s my daughter. http://www.digitalchum.com/2011/03/06/yeah-shes-my-daughter/ http://www.digitalchum.com/2011/03/06/yeah-shes-my-daughter/#comments Sun, 06 Mar 2011 16:27:18 +0000 Dan http://www.digitalchum.com/2011/03/06/yeah-shes-my-daughter/ Megan was eating a warm, chocolate-chip cookie/brownie thing and had gotten to the center where it was all melty and chocolately.

I said, "Is that my part?"

She says, looking around in the bowl, "No. Your part is… Oh, sorry. I already ate your part."

I’m so proud.

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It involves an argument over what to have for dinner. I don’t want to give away the ending, but it involves my favorite type of meat.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYisz-LQHPQ

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=9qpUTNPsSUQ

(h/t to Thundy for the rotoscoping tips)

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnB1KbioRlA

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