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     William H. Thielen - Abstract Artist    

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This video was produced in 2 days with my Cannon XL1 (below left) at the home and studio of my artist friend, William Thielen. We have been best friends since 3rd grade and I always wanted to edit a tape for him to use when he submits his art to galleries. I didn't have a light kit yet so used living room lamps to light the interview. I videotaped Bill working on various pieces, had him move art from one place to the other in his studio and basically made him uncomfortable! He then sent me JPEG stills of his work and I interchanged those with the video from his studio and his interview. I logged (looked at and took down timecode numbers) his interview, looked at the broll to find the best shots and then put down a loose structure on paper before I put it together in the timeline.
It's just his interview, music and his art. The full version can be viewed at
www.suttonbaymediavideo.com.

Something important to remember about editing still pictures.  Make them move.  If you look at this video, almost nothing sits still.  Not jerky quick movements, but slow, deliberate movement toward something interesting, or to a part of the still picture you want your viewer to notice.  If you watch any good TV feature show, there is always movement in every shot.  Again, not wild pans and zooms, just comfortable zoom ins and outs to flow with your script and music. TV people love CBS Sunday Morning because of the comfortable, easy style of writing, shooting and editing. They let the pictures tell the story, and you will always see very slow movement in all the shots. 


 



Canon XL1 - Camera used to shoot this videoTapeless Canon DV Camcorder

            Canon XL1    New Canon DV camcorder & FS-4 DTE Recorder

                                                      (I want one!!)  

 
 
My Canon XL1 has been an amazing investment (my mom bought it for me! Thank you so much mom!). It was about $3600 back in 1999, has never so much as wrinkled a tape, clogged a head or taken a bad piece of video (operator error not withstanding).  DV info.net watchdog site has great Canon video camera information and updates. 
 
 
       

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