Look ma I made a movie

Through various circumstances and noble pursuit I ended up having a spare $200. So I bought myself a Flip Mino HD (from Amazon whose affiliate link creator is screwy with this product for some reason), the deliciously pocket sized HD camera. In case the Flip people ever make it here, it was David Pogue's review in the New York Times that introduced me to the HD version of the product and ultimately was the factor that put me over the edge to purchase one.

So this Christmas I took a brief 3 day road trip from Phoenix, AZ to San Diego, CA. I had the camera shipped to me in San Diego and took some video on the way back. Then I used the footage and iMovie HD on my mac book pro to make a short (6 min 21 sec) video. With the learning curve and my aesthetic sense it took about a day to edit 6 min of video from less than an hour of raw footage. I think it looks pretty good, but there are some obvious rough spots. One of which is the trans coding to post on Vimeo.com. It comes through a little pixelated. The original is very crisp and the overall quality of the end product is fantastic. Have a look for yourself:

I also wanted to mention the fantastic artists whose music influenced the video and whose albums I really enjoy. Lavay Smith and her Red Hot Skillet Lickers: One Hour Mama

and The Airborne Toxic Event