It took a lot of time to complete this show. I changed the format, just
this once, to the AAC Enhanced format, so that I can include pictures
and links. I have also made the pictures available online. I'm using Photobucket,
instead of Flickr, because I was having serious problems loading the
files. I've never seemed to have much success using Flickr. You can
search for them under the heading, Sheep and Wool NY08.
You can view the pictures and listen to the audio through iTunes or on
an iPod. I don't intend to distribute this show as an MP3 file unless I
get some requests.
This is just an experiment at trying to tell a story, in this case about my trip to the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival
a few weeks ago in October. It was a combination holiday and location
scouting trip. I'm planning on extending ideas I presented in my
student film about crafts and craftspeople into a regular video cast
and I wanted to learn more about the fiber arts.
It was a pleasant event, don't know if I would need to return next
year, thought there is an additional day decidcated to interantional
fiber vendors, that would be interesting.
It's worth commenting on the amount of effort required to create this
show. I'm not complaining, it's just amazing how much work it takes to
proof files and use the right ones in the chapter markings. I think it
would have been better to just put the images on Flickr and left this
as a simple MP3 file.
But then, it wouldn't have been the same product.
All told, it was fun and interesting to make, but I'd have to do a lot
more preparation to make this fit into my regular workflow so I
wouldn't miss a weekly deadline.
Now that I'm not reporting on weekily events such as classes or assignments at my school, CDIA,
I have to create content on my own. It's liberating, but it also places
more demands on my resources and time. I can see there has to be more
planning into the future so I can have three or more shows in the can
to compensate for times when I don't finish a project on time.
Learning.
