Telling A Story

Well in this day of high dollar software and effects packages it seems that now anything is possible for the novice filmmaker.  For those of us that can not afford the latest and greatest there is still the art of telling a story.  I believe that this is at the core of filmmaking.  I have watched movies in the past where I was caught up in the visual effects so much I didn't realize that the story was as weak as a soggy saltine cracker.  Now please don't misunderstand me I love awesome jaw dropping effects and I would love to have the latest version of Adobe Premier / After Effects to edit all my projects but alas I am just a Po Boy.  So I will dedicate my next projects to the story telling and see if I can do it without special effects. Until next time, It's your thang, do whatcha wanna do.

Mockumentary

Hey here is a fun way to make a video or film, make a mockumentary.  The mockumentary is like a documentary only mockumentaries are fake or spoof other documentaries.  These are simple to do because it does not require that your subject matter be real or that any of your information is factual.  The film itself does not need to have great cinematography in fact the less perfect it looks the more it has that documentary feel.  I found it best to just run and gun with the shots, film it quick and move on with it.  This is also a good way to get experience shooting things out of sequence.  My niece and nephew always ask me to make movies with them, this was a quick and easy way to do that and have a lot of fun in the process.  So don't wait go and make a Mockumentary!  Below is the Mockumentary I made with the kids, hope you enjoy it.