subject: Family Video Making - Ten Great New Years Resolutions [print this page] I bought that darn tripod and now I am going to use it. I dont care how much it weighs or how dorky I look. And if I forget to use the tripod, at least I will make sure I use the camcorder's image stabilizer. OK? I promise.... I am going to charge my camcorder's batteries before a family event. Never again am I going to get stuck in the middle of a kids birthday party with no juice. And if the camcorder uses regular batteries, I will make sure I bring new fresh ones. I am going to edit my videos. My computer has video editing software in it that will enable me to cut out the bad parts and quit subjecting my family and friends to outtakes and shots of my feet because I forgot to turn the camcorder off. I am going to edit those parts out. I really am. I promise. Maybe I will even edit in a funny voice over or captions.... I am warning you now. This goes hand in had with editing. I think putting a bunch of short two to three minute videos on YouTube is going to work just fine. I will learn to label my video DVDs, video cards and videotapes correctly. Even those tiny little Digital Video cassettes with no space at all to write what the tape is all about. I am going to come up with a plan or at least my kids will. Because - as with any computer, it is not a matter if a hard drive will fail, it is a matter of when... I am going to leave the camcorder out on the mantle so that the family can use it whenever it is needed, rather than having to dig it out from the closet, find the batteries and hope it all works before that special moment disappears forever. No more zooming. I have learned my lesson. I am not going to zoom in and out and drive everyone crazy. I promise to physically move my camcorder in closer to everyone's faces for those close-ups. No more silly comments while videotaping. I promise to never tell people to smile or act natural again. And I promise, no more chasing the kids around the house too early in the morning. Yes I think its cute to see them in their pajamas but they may be permanently damaged - especially when I insist on showing the video clips to their potential dates. And no uploading to their FaceBook or MySpace pages. Finally, I am going to let my girl friend and kids operate the camcorder. We dont want the family to be watching the videos ten years from now and saying, Wheres Daddy? Anybody remember what daddy looked like before he got chubby and all his hair fell out?
Family Video Making - Ten Great New Years Resolutions
