Output/Input (1)

Output
Two minutes after Tod walked out the door towards Zurich, I was at my computer working on Hello Tokyo. The first task at hand was to review what I’ve done so far. There are 8 sections in the video:
1. Title Sequence – Complete
2. Phrases – rough edits
3. Food – rough edits
4. Shopping – rough edits
5. Entertainment – rough edits
6. Getting Around – rough edits
7. Conclusion – shot, unedited
8. Credits – nothing done
So I’ll work on the sections one at a time until I get them all done. I made good progress today, pretty much completing “Phrases.”
– Recorded, captured and finessed voiceovers for Phrases
– Shot, captured and edited 3 bits of B-roll for Phrases
– Added in new voiceovers and B-roll
– Brought edits and transitions into line with Title Sequence styles
– Added music to Phrases
I need to let it sit for a day or two then review it carefully before I can really declare it done. No doubt there are a few jaggy edges to fiddle with, but it’s 97% there now.
Input
And for the benefit of my sweetheart, who worries that I eat poorly when he’s not around, I’ll be lisiting my daily food input. Today’s menu: 3 cups of coffee; slice of toast and cherry yogurt; 4 glasses of water; romaine and tomato salad; cold chili con carne with saltines.
Bonus Video
This is a rather graphic, creepy-crawly video I shot this afternoon at home. An army of ants battles a 3 cm long green beetle. (no noodle eating poodles in sight, though) The beetle, which seems to be a Scarabaeidae Anomala from Okinawa, retreated safely after 6 or seven minutes.
Beetle Battle 0’41” (4.4 MB MPEG 4)