Made my first fancy video

[KirkD]

Back in September my wife and oldest daughter and I headed out into the backyard. We'd never done anything like this before and I'm sure if a real videographer had been watching us, his face would be in his palm a lot. My wife did the sound, and my oldest daughter stars in the video; I'll take the blame for everything else including out of focus shots, sketchy editing, and so on. We made a lot of mistakes, but it was fun. Part way through, you can see my daughter firing my original Colt SAA. I would like to make more of these over the next several years. Here’s the link … http://vimeo.com/55466450

[pshort]

Hi Kirk,
That video looks professional to me !!! Now, I'll have to listen to it a couple of more times to digest what is being said....

Thanks, Keep it up,

Paul

[Borregos]

Thanks for posting that Kirk, interesting and thought provoking.
Beautiful daughter, and a really nice looking clock too
Nothing wrong with the production of the video, don't sell yourself short!!

[KirkD]

Thanks, fellows. I think we all tend to see the flaws in our own handiwork a lot more than in what other people do, so I am very conscious of all my mistakes. Nevertheless, it turned out better than I thought (with a lot of takes and heavy cutting). I learned a lot and I'm looking forward to doing more.

[Griff]

VERY well done. Nice lookin' Colt! And stated my belief system very well indeed!

[Pitchy]

My system won`t play it
But i`m sure it was a neat video.

[KirkD]

Pitchy, I'm going to get it on YouTube in the next day or so. I'll let you know when it is there.

[Pitchy]

Pitchy, I'm going to get it on YouTube in the next day or so. I'll let you know when it is there.

Thanks, i installed the flash player but it still wouldn`t play.

[KirkD]

Pitchy, I'm going to get it on YouTube in the next day or so. I'll let you know when it is there.

Thanks, i installed the flash player but it still wouldn`t play.

I wonder if it a QuickTime plug in that you need? Another idea is to see if there is an update for your browser that is available. If that doesn't work, I'll still let you know about the YouTube URL when it comes available.

[Tycer]

I like it!

[Nath]

Excellent video Kirk and praise also to your co producers.

The content was wonderfull and out weighed any tech flaws.

Keep up the good work.

Nath.

[gamekeeper]

Looks good, I'm looking forward to seeing more of your productions...

[Pitchy]

I got it to play bro.

Ya put beauty, brains and guns together and that equals perfect
Great video.

[KirkD]

Ya put beauty, brains and guns together and that equals perfect
Great video.

'Beauty, Brains and Guns' .... That is a great combination! I like it. Glad you got it to play and liked it.

[rafter-7]

Hey you guys did a great job and i liked how that sixgun just appeared by that rock

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[Hobie]

Hey you guys did a great job and i liked how that sixgun just appeared by that rock

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7

I bet you're assuming somebody put it there!....

Seriously, good work by all concerned.

[C. Cash]

Well done and love the Single Action coming out of nowhere. Who thought of that one?

[gcburt]

KirkD,

I thought the video was well done and I applaud your family for making it available!!

GCBurt

[jeepnik]

Kirk, very good, thanks. And, seeing your daughter and knowning there are other young people like her give me hope for the future. Again, thanks

[KirkD]

Hey you guys did a great job and i liked how that sixgun just appeared by that rock

Just goes to show, you never know what you'll find just layin' around!

[rangerider7]

Nice job Kirk. I made a video in 1986 in honor of the Texas sesquicentennial. My dad was raised in Comanche County, Texas. I had my dad go back to where he was born and take us to all the houses and a ranch he lived on and the business his dad ran, a drygoods and grocery store. I had just gotten the use of a video camera that we used for our football games. I put music to it and had to edit it all with the camera. It last about 50 minutes. I got some great footage of my dad talking about going to school on a wagon and being baptized in the Leon River. He told about a ghost that was seen by his aunt walking through his small living room. We went out to the bunkhouse where he told me about the fights him and his four brothers and two step brothers got into. He also talked about learning to swim in a large cistern and climbing up the windmill to turn the chickens loose to watch them fly. My sister and wife and kids went along to help keep dad talking while I videoed. As crude as the first video cameras were it turned out pretty good. He died in 1989 of Leukemia so it is priceless. I encourage you to do the same if possible, if not make one of you and your wife. Your daughter will cherish it one day. Take care, RR7

[pwl44m]

Perfection !, Who expected anything less ?, not I for one. The actress played the part very well,one could tell that She believed what She was saying. My Belief System as well
Perry

[rafter-7]

Hey you guys did a great job and i liked how that sixgun just appeared by that rock

Just goes to show, you never know what you'll find just layin' around!

Your just like that Aqua Velva commercial ... SMOOTH very SSSMOOTH

[EdinCT]

Kirk the Lord Has blessed you my friend. I enjoyed the video and your Daughter made a clear presentation for Gods handy work. She is also growing into a lovely young women.
I always tell people that in the years I worked building houses I never saw a truckload of lumber drop into anything as simple has a house. Then I ask folks to look at their hand and tell me that they don't see intelligent design. You never get order from disorder.

[KirkD]

Rangerider7, that video you made would have been a lot of work, editing it in the camera like you did. Making that kind of video that you made can be very valuable for family history.

[olyinaz]

Very nice! Well done and interesting too.

Your part of Ontario reminds me a great deal of where I grew up in Minnesota.

Hey, what kind of telescope and mount was that at the beginning?

Best,
Oly

[Bearhands]

Great video..... lovely daughter..... you did a great job. By the way.... what was the backround music, it's super!

[.45colt]

Very Cool Kirk.Great All around. As I played it My Wife came in the room and listened.When it was over She asked if I understood it I just replied "Yep". .

[KirkD]

Olinaz: The telescope is a Brandon apochromatic refractor made by Vernonscope in the USA. They are more well known for their high quality Brandon eyepieces, but they made apochromatic refractors for a few years back in the 80's. The mount is made in Germany by aus Jena. Back then, my grandmother decided to give each of her grandchildren a gift of money, so I used my allotment to order one of these units. I've been very pleased with it.

Bearhands: The music is 'Castle in the Sky'. I don't know who the artist is, I purchased a license from KillerTracks.com to use the song in this video, and they didn't give a name for the orchestra.

[M. M. Wright]

Great job Kirk and a very compelling argument. I like it.

[rjohns94]

Fantastic. Well done. Perfect logic. Beautifully done with lots of class. Thanks for sharing

[Ji in Hawaii]

Very nice Kirk, you must be very proud of your daughter. I like that she was not firing a blank, what a gal!
The THEORY of evolution is just that a theory with so many holes in it as well as so many sects or differences in beliefs that it takes a misguided faith to believe it. If anyone here has not seen this documentary "Expelled- No Intelligence Allowed" written, produced, and starring Ben Stein I highly recommend you do. Through simple logic he even makes the most rabid atheist evolutionist admit that yes there had to be intelligence for live to start. He also interviews top scientific minds who believe in intelligent design even though these men are not religious but reaching their conclusions just by pure scientific deduction based on evidence. Rent it or buy it if you can extremely interesting but also very entertaining, even funny at places.

[Topside]

That was terrific! Very well done. I bet there were some good outtakes!
T.

[AJMD429]

VERY well done. Nice lookin' Colt! And stated my belief system very well indeed!

Yep. You can't argue with that logic.

[Ysabel Kid]

Wow - that was a great video. Seemed very professional to me, and I loved the message!

[Bill in Oregon]

Don't know how I missed this, Kirk. You did a fine job shooting and editing. And as others have said, the message is priceless. Must send it to my college sophomore stepson, who is currently in the Hawking camp ...

[wfo]

That looked so professional that I backed out of it thinking I had the wrong video, but after reading the other posts, I looked at it again and watched the whole thing. She is right on. Most people can't comprehend that our Father in Heaven is outside of time, because He created it. What we know as time ( an hour, a day or a year) all came about from His creation.