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Friday, June 22, 2012

A Lull

Sitting and Thinking

I regretfully report that not too much has been happening the last two days. it has been extremely hot in Binghamton and so it's difficult to concentrate. I'm still waiting for my bank to allow me to access my account online, which is a pain because then I have to wait for Amazon Payments to verify that and let me get money from KickStarter Donors.

I tried to record myself for the KickStarter video today but it is remarkably brain-erasing, the experience of being in front of the camera instead of behind it. I was also using a tripod with no screw so I was worrying about my camera falling off and smashing.. I might have cried... which also worried me.

That experience inspired me toward a new idea for the KickStarter video. People on the site like to see personality, right? People don't donate to an idea, they donate to You, which means I need to be myself and that just wasn't happening when I was trying to teach my camera about "A Greater Binghamton" which is what I've decided on as a title. (more on that later). So the idea I came up with whilst struggling with my camera-audience is this: I will have a friend help me out tomorrow and I'll go around town explaining my idea to strangers so my excitement will not be lost in nerves. so the camera gets set up, I'm mic-ed up with a Lav and the camera will be on a Tripod so it'll look like I'm talking into the camera and breaking the fourth wall but I'm going to be wearing a different shirt each time and in a different location, but at the end of that little segment of my explanation I will have a still shot of me talking to the stranger and the camera next to them.

Hopefully that style of video will not only hold people's attention but also show I am not afraid of talking to strangers, give a glimpse of the Greater Binghamton area and allow my personality/excitement to come across through video. :p


So I've decided on "A Greater Binghamton Area" as my title because I am focusing less on the historical factor than I had originally planned so the "Triple Cities" is a footnote and less accurate for the overall theme of the Documentary.

I bought a Tripod for $100 today. I realized that it is unwise to skimp on gear for your career. believe me, I am sort of a cheapo, so $100 isn't just fliff I'm throwing around. like if I see Bacon at the store for more than $4 I don't buy it unless it's special or a special occasion or some other rare occasion and I <3 bacon.

Lesson. If you care about something don't skimp on it. that goes for loved careers, hobbies and family.

-Kevin

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