First Video

Last week we had an assignment in which we were asked to shoot about 5-8 minutes on our Flip cameras for a "show and tell." We were to pick something that had a significant impact on our lives and that meant a lot to us, and to talk about it. For this assignment, I chose my tennis racquet. As soon as I heard the assignment, I knew instantly that I would do something with tennis because the sport is such a huge part of my life. My first idea was to bring my flip video out to the tennis courts and shoot a few minutes of me hitting to incorporate into my video and to talk about my racquet over there, but the weather was extremly cold, and I hadn't played in a while, so I decided to just shoot the video in my bedroom.

Shooting the video didn't take very long. I wrote down a few of the topics I was going to cover in my "show and tell" such as the specs of the racquet, and my personal history with tennis. I rehearsed in my mirror for a few minuets to make sure everything sounded right, and then I set up my tripod, and began to film.

Just a piece of advice for those in the class with roommates... Let your roommate know when you are shooting a video for class, and advise them that the reason why you have a tripod and video camera facing your bed, is NOT what they are thinking. That was an embarassing moment.