Bridges

This movie was shot as part of a class project/collaboration to take place mid-December.
The title of our "show" is "BRIDGES", and we were given the assignment to get video of bridges, edit and post. Sort of like ....capture and release.

I used iMovie (again) to edit the film. Added some cross-fades to try and smooth out the rough transisitions. I think I'll use Final Cut after this to do any editing. That program has many more fine-tuning options (which can be very helpful with less-than-perfect video). I added audio to this one, "Crossroads" by Robert Johnson.

Learned a mite more about YouTube upon uploading this particular video; I received communication from them that my content might include copyrighted content owned and licensed by Sony (it does; Johnson has been dead since 1938, and I hope his ancestors are reaping the benefit of royalties...;-) ) Johnson, for those of you not familiar with this remarkable Delta Blues singers' work, was also the man rumoured to have Made a Deal With the Devil to obtain his mastery of the guitar.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Johnson_(musician)

I find after observing bridges for the past week, I am more enamored of what's UNDER the bridge; why the bridge exists to begin with. The bridge I shot for this video is an abandoned bridge in my hometown, replaced with a more modern version which is barely visible in the video. The old bridge is a much more inviting place upon which to tread. Wood, steel, and the hallmarks of human craftsmanship.