“Lights… Camera… Action!”

A few weeks ago a friend of mine asked me if I have ever thought of videoing the festivals we visited, and then put them on “You Tube”. He figured that people would be interested in seeing video of an event. He also thought it might increase traffic to our www.ontariofestivalsvisited.ca website. I told him that I hadn’t, but that I’d like to give it a try! So, here we were at the Bowmanville Maple Festival & All That Jazz. I had taken a lot of still photographs, but no video. I told Judi what I had in mind and she said “Give it a try, what’s the worst that could happen?!” I switched the camera’s mode to “movie” and started “shooting”. We had just entered the Midway area and one of the rides was about to begin. I pointed my camera in that direction and started to videoing. I videoed the ride for a few seconds and then stopped. Next I videoed a kids’ train ride, then the Midway’s arcade area. Each time I turned the camera on and off, thereby creating a disjointed series of videos. From the Midway, I took to the main street, shooting video scenes along the way. As I walked along, I gave a running commentary of what I was seeing. It was easy and it was fun! Even though each clip was quite short and disjointed, I know I can piece them together into a longer more cohesive video, one that will be fit for “You Tube”. The only challenge is, I have idea how to put everything “together”! Fortunately I have an instructional CD that was included with my camera when I purchased it. Until I figure everything out, the “Festival Nomad’s” debut on “You Tube” will have to wait! In the meantime I will continue to “shoot” videos at each of the festivals we visit and will include some of the video clips in my festival article. The first will be the Bowmanville Maple Festival. So, “when you least expected, SMILE, you’re on Nomad’s camera!"