- Bought all necessary equipment
- Shot and edited 2 (a :30 and a :15) teaser trailers
- Made an equipment listing video
- Set a date for the first episode
- Got shot down by the office of the mayor for an interview
... regarding Mayor Sam Adams; I will get him in another episode for sure :-)
Personally, the housing situation is still pseudo up in the air. I'm at a house right now, but just for the month of October. I'm hoping these two guys that I'm talking to will get back to me. They're month-to-month and looking to get out of the Pearl District because rent is too high there.
Still haven't talked pricing with any businesses yet. I have 3 business cards currently waiting to be used, but they just sit there. I'm waiting until I have more to show for and maybe that will get them a better idea of what I'm going for. That's what I'm telling myself anyway. Honestly, that part is my least favorite out of all this. Sales just isn't my thing. I'm making myself do this, though, because, after all, I believe in the product!
Speaking of 'The Product', here are my two teaser trailers that were done with Adobe Premiere:
Pretty fantastic if you ask me. A fun story I'd like to share about the :30 teaser trailer (the Fremont Bridge): I had just bought both my camera and my tripod and having bought my laptop the day before I found a nice coffee place to do some Modern Portland networking. After sitting there for a while I looked up and though, "I have what I need to shoot a teaser trailer... why don't I do that?!" The sun was on it's way down and I probably had half an hour of sunlight left. The only acceptable shot was of the Fremont Bridge, since that is the one on my Logo. That particular bridge is the second most Northern bridge in the whole city! I'm sitting at the corner of SW 4th Ave and SW Adler St! I had a decision to make; run and beat the sun or shrug my shoulders and save it for another day. Side note - I was not driving to the Fremont Bridge. Traffic would have been terrible! I throw my laptop in my car and run to the river. I turn North and start sprinting! The sun is already behind the buildings to my left... I ask some passing bikers if I'm going the right way. They say, "Yeah, but you'll want to get higher than river level to get a good shot! YOU'LL NEVER MAKE IT" [Ed.: So they didn't actually say that last part, but it definitely makes writing this more fun!] After running for what felt like eternity (in my street clothes, camera and tripod in hand, gasping for breath) I finally make it to the Broadway Bridge! It's just South of the Fremont Bridge. I set up on the side facing my prize view just as the sun hits the Fremont Bridge and calls for some fantastic lighting! The camera did not capture how sweet it looked. I was standing there as bikers passed me on the bridge laughing to myself... I probably looked like a mad man! But that's alright; I had the entire walk back to my car to just be smug for myself ;-) After getting home, I check out how far I actually ran. It was just over a mile! Good thing I've gotten into jogging this past year! All in all, it's a memory that won't be fading any time soon...
Last Thursday marked a big day for me: I finally bought all necessary equipment to start shooting! Here is my Equipment Listing Video (posted from my personal channel):
Pretty interesting stuff, eh? Yeah, ok, not really... I think you have to appreciate video production. But trust me, this is all good stuff. Here are some specifics:
- Sony a55 with a 18-70mm lens
- 16gb SD card in the camera
- QuantaRay tripod + monopod
- Asus Republic of Gamers Laptop
- Intel quadcore i7 processor
- Nvidia Geforce GTX graphic card
- 1tb harddrive
- Adobe CS5 installed (includes Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects, etc.)
- Logitech Wireless trackball M570 mouse
- A Zoom H1 handheld recording device
- 16gb miniSD card in that
- Audiotechnica Pro70 wired Lav Mic
- 10 ft of XLR cable
- 3 pin XLR to 3.5mm jack adapter
And that's about it!
Tomorrow is a big day. I have my first interview. I've decided to split the first interview up into 3 parts. The first part is the interview I'm doing tomorrow: the Newcomer to Portland episode. I actually still have to find someone that's been here for a few years with a significant other, and a family that has been here their whole life. I feel the latter might be tougher than the former. But that is for another day! I have the first interview tomorrow and we will just have to go from there!
The first episode will premiere on October 13th. It will be entitled
Modern Portland: The Series Has Portlanded! pt 1 of 3!
"Portlanded" - love it :) Enjoyed the update & keep it coming!
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