Shit, if you think that's bad when i started it last night it said 650 minutes until conversion.

I grew up, got married, had a baby, found the cure for cancer, survived world war 3, and ate every single kind of pasta in the world and this video is still not converted.

:(

Well, its a good thing, that means more people are on vimeo....but it does kinda suck that it takes half a day to get stuff up.


no frowns here blake
only smiles
friends
and smiles
hee hee

baby you're beautiful
like cotton candy clouds
nom nom nom
we are in mid date and im replying to your comment

Aww thank you darling you are too kind. Yeah it's so ridiculous how long it's taken.

it's alright though.

Set it and forget it!

Rems you're so sweet. You're my trap everyday.

:-)

Speaking of which, I'm going to hit you back in a couple minutes...

I just now saw the ending (i always start comments before videos end). I'm happier now :)

Thanks my dear friend.

I will message you in a second.

Thank Cam you're a great friend and i love you.

i'll e-love you always

Thank you! you are too kind to me.

I really liked what you said Ben. You are a great guy. I'm so fortunate to know amazing people like you.

Dre is beep beep

beep beep boop boop

Thanks so much.

hee hee thanks Nick

Thanks Alex!

pizza party?

Thank you for your feedback. It's alright for you to not like it, I have no problems with that. Usually when I shoot something, I make it for myself without thinking too much about what other people will think about it....if they like it, that's fine, if they don't that's alright too. I do these type of videos as a practice more for myself on how I compose shots and evaluate the environment around a particular place that I am in. Thank you for your time for watching this, I appreciate it.

Ah I'm glad. Although I should really put something up myself before I go offering opinions. I hope it did what you intended it to do.

It's quite alright. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions. My only advice is...if you don't like something, you should say why you don't like it. So it can help whoever made it be better. That way it's constructive criticism. That's what I like when I post my more serious short films.

Plus, art is so subjective, chances are, someone's going to hate your work. I've come across so many emails from people telling me that my work sucked, or that I should probably give up filmmaking. (no lie). This is in regards to my more serious work, not little exercises like this. This is more like a Video log type post. Nothing too substantial. My thing is, I do what I do because I love it not because I try to impress anyone or try to make anyone believe I'm someone who I'm not. I do it because I care about the process and the collaboration, the community of filmmaking as a whole. But for every person that hates your work, there's a handful of people who really care about what you tried to do.

My intent was to take a break from my busy schedule and life and go to the park to play. So I think I accomplished that much.

:-)


Look forward to seeing your work.

I like that shot a lot too. Let's go play at the playground!

Thank you for hugs.

I love friends like you.

<3

Sounds good to me.

I'm getting so sick of this snow.

You are too kind Capucha. That was seriously very nice of you to say. I am very appreciative for a friend like you. Patrick Watson is quite amazing.


Thank you for being really awesome!

Does Capucine draw dinosaurs?

not yet ! but when the time comes, i'll definitely let you know !
do you have a specific name for kids' first drawings (like when they still attach arms and legs to the heads of the people ? we call them "tadpole men" but i don't know how to call it in english. anyways, that's the stage she's reached so far :D

oh american kids are probably not that cute. We just have those stick figures. hahaha.. "Tadpole men" sounds so cute! hahha oh man I'd love to see one of those guys. hahaha the idea of that is hilarious in my head!

i'll have Capucine draw a "tadpole man" for you :)

Aww thanks LMN <3

haha i luff ya bucky.

Oh my god. That is such a kind thing to say. I really appreciate you taking the time to watch my video, but mostly taking the time to write such a wonderful comment. I am in this community, not only for the great quality capabilities of my uploads, but mostly for the community. The people that I've grown to meet, since I've been here for the last 4 months have been...at the very least...absolutely incredible.

People here are so loving and caring, and it goes beyond videos. You develop a deep and meaningful relationship with the people and you start communicating through messages, email, or instant messenger. Whenever any of us has problems, whether it be technical with cameras, video, editing, etc or emotional and personal, we are really supportive of one another.


I look forward to checking out some of your clips. Take care.

And really,


thank you very much.

:-)

Karen.

SEE! You replied... and it only took you like 20 minutes. WOW!

That just means I have no life.

Haha. Actually I am doing 3 of my graduate course classes online, so my email box is usually always up and alerts me when I get comments. Haha. But usually I get back to people within a couple hours.

I'm on my way out to shoot something for fun. I just wanted to retort your response. Hahha. Take care Mr. Parmer.

Sometimes, we all have to take the time out of our busy schedules to enjoy life for what it is.

Cotton candy clouds.

That is one of the kindest things I've ever heard. I was having a conversation with someone about the film Baraka and how unbelievable I think it is because it is visual poetry. No words are necessary to the emotions that they evoke. To hear someone say something similar about my work is a HUGE HUGE HUGE HUGE compliment that I feel that I'm not necessarily worthy of. But I am very very appreciative of you.

Thank you so much for being a ray of sunshine to our dark worlds.

Thanks a lot paul. Surprisingly, it is extremely difficult to blow out a dandelion unless it is right up by your mouth. I was struggling and clutching my chest out of breath.

Hahah.

HAH...you should see my 3 year old and 5 year old try to blow out a dandelion. Funny stuff!

Hahah you should make a video! :-) Kids are so precious.

I do...they're private. I share them with my wife.

You're very welcome. It's soothing for me to watch too.

Its funny that I am so grateful from a colon and closed parentheses sign. And appreciative of your time. :-)

Aww thank you so much for your time Crosby. I hope you have a wonderful day.

The grass in fact THAT green here. Which is very nice. We have the rain to thank for that. However, when I shoot the grass, It isn't THAT green, I have to fix it in color correction. What do you use to edit with? I wonder if there's a way you can boost up your colors. Then the images you see become closer to what you see in real life.

I don know what you mean about printing frames and putting them on your wall..I think that's part of the appeal with working with film...when I make things on 16mm in school I have the work print and the negatives and I can string them on my window and it's so nice to see a burst of color from images I've captures. I also do that with medium format film you can see here:

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But yeah color correction makes a huge difference in making your images appear more like what they do in real life.

Look at this:

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(this is in regards to this film vimeo.com/439711 and the secondary color correction that I did to it 2 months after I turned in the project)

Dear Mr. White,
That is so true. (Not referring to myself) But there are some AMAZING filmmakers on Vimeo. But more importantly, there is a great community here and that's what I love so much. Thank you so much for taking the time out to watch my video.

Your underwater footage is so unreal and beautiful!

oh man you are so right. So much beauty in nature it's unbelievable.

Thank you so much Dave. I like to go outside a lot:

vimeo.com/662583

hee hee.

I love parks a lot. Do you go outside a lot?

Thank you for the kind words Gabe! Have a great week!

That is such a beautiful description. :-) Pick away!

Well thank you sir, you too have the ability to capture beauty. :-)

To me too, and it was just like a week or so ago.

:-)

It makes me wish I had more free time.

Thanks so much friend! you are the true auteur, i have a lot to learn from you.

Aw thanks a lot Jeramy. I'm not sure I know what you mean by the scratch vintage..but the only thing I do to what I shoot is color correct it and occasionally add vignetting. I switch off between a panasonic GS320 and a dvx100A. :-) both are 3CCD Standard Def Cameras.

What software did you use? By the way, I'm trying my best not to sound desperate, but it is possible for you to tell me what I can do with my videos? As in what are my flaws and what you would like to see from me.
Thanks!

Yeah, it just takes a lot of hours, patience, and burning eyes. I use Final Cut Pro, but you can achieve the same look with Avid, Premiere, Vegas, almost anything except for Windows Movie Maker and IMovie. haha. If you want to share a specific video with me, message me and let me know and I can give you critical feedback on any particular video you like. :-) Take care Jeramy.

aww thanks so much Jacob. You are really very kind. But mostly I thank you for watching my videos. I'm glad that I could share them with you :-)

At first, I was like ,"Who's Jon Salazar" then I realize Jon added his last name on his Vimeo name...I LOVE Jon! He's sooo soo sooo soo cool! You must be cool too if you are good friends with him. :-) Thank you for your kind words. means a lot to me. Take care Chad!

You're my sex partner.

hahaha.

Oh you.

I love your feedback. You are really awesome :-) Thank you!

aw damion, so kind of you to say. I can honestly say that i am truly flattered. Trust me, I have a lot of boring junk on here.

haha I have no idea what it is either. Honestly majority of these videos, unless stated otherwise (like for school or a film festival) are just arbitrary meditations of environments around me. I live in such a craphole town that I have to find things like shooting random places to keep me busy. I think the main thing is that I am trying really hard to appreciate what little I have whether it be with my surroundings, circumstances, or crappy equipment.

I don't want to rely on having a bazillion dollar camera (thought it would be nice) to get nice shots...it's totally possible with my $300 camcorder.

I guess what I'm trying to say is, that when you shoot to "feel" (wow i don't even think that made sense) and focus on the moment and the environment and not worry about what the end product will look like, you achieve something more organic that people can somehow relate to and enjoy.

I never know what my videos will turn out like until I hit the export button and watch them. They usually look grotesque when they are first captured into whatever I edit with.

Final Summation: Shoot for the moment, shoot for yourself and what you "feel."

Thanks again for your kind words.

Aww Dan, I hope your week turns out better...I'm rooting for you and giving you a long distance cyberspace hug. Keep your head up or else I'm going to have to come over to you and beat some people up with my dino teeth. haha