having some blog issues here, just testing. btw, this post is for you guys, matt and luke.

This is a piece I did for our church a couple of weeks ago; we conducted some basic interviews in Mission Beach and downtown and asked the questions you'll see in the video here. The video was played right before the sermon, just to show the congregation what some of the people of San Diego had to say in response to our questions. Most of the people we approached on the street about participating in these surveys weren't interested in doing so, but those who did participate were great sports about it. One thing I was concerned with was that they not feel like they were the target of a video ambush, or that we were looking for a particular answer, but rather, that they understand they all we were after was their answer, whatever that might have been. I think we were successful in that.

Technical note: this is the first real project, other than some test clips I've done by for myself, shot with the Panasonic DVX-100B that the church purchased for use in our documentary projects. All I can say is, I love this camera. Many indebted thanks go out to Jesse for the boom operating, and Paula and Jeannette for asking the questions. Great job, guys!

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Here's a little clip of some stuff I shot at our family reunion in Oregon back in March. I should warn that it's a large file (35 megs), so it will take a while for your media player to buffer it before it can play it, but your patience will be rewarded with a sharper image and better sound than if I had compressed it more. On a technical note, this was shot with Justin's Canon ZR100 and crappy tripod. It did a pretty good job, although there is a pan in there that's a little sticky. Oh well.
You can also download it here.