One day someone will walk into your life & make you see why it never worked out with anyone else. via @DanielleLaPorte <--- yes. this.

Hello, you.: Yes and Yes

Hello, you.: Yes and Yes: "A lovely little article :) I’m a naturally (and irritatingly) organized person but even I need a swift kick up the backside every now and t..."

Hello, you.: Activism after clicktivism

Hello, you.: Activism after clicktivism: "For more than a decade revolutionaries and culture jammers have been paralyzed by the computer screen. Trusting the promises of technocrat..."

My children :) xxx

This picture was actually taken by them sat playing on my mac. They have had hours of fun playing on photo booth, giggling their heads off! Funny as :)

Playing with filters and props :)

Could do with croping a little and its a little burred I think. Still :)

Matthieu Ricard: Habits of happiness

The Happiness Formula by Deepak Chopra NYC Fri 2/5/2010

What Is Happiness by Deepak Chopra....NYC January 2010

Get Happy in 5 Minutes

Collection.

I am getting quite the collection of mini dv tapes. This is going to grow and grow and grow as things stand. I will have to store and label them carefully.

I am now the proud owner of a beautiful typewriter!

Just waiting for some ribbon to come through the post. I hope it fits.

First semi-successful interview.

I filmed my first interview today and have another lined up for tomorrow. I thoroughly enjoyed it. The couple I interviewed are such a lovely couple. I have chatted to the in there garden for a few years now. They are really open and friendly. ****** is actually normally very quiet, as she was on this occasion with her husband doing most of the talking. But she gave me two beautiful quotes. The first of which I am not sure will be usable because the light was coming in through the window behind them so parts of the shot are quite bleached out with it. However I did figure out how to sort that out by adjusting the exposure. I'm not sure if that is what you are supposed to do but it seemed to work. I don't think I will be able to save the visuals on it but will try in post production. The second hopefully will be alright.

A key task for the video activist is to select interviewees carefully. The mainstream media overwhelmingly tend to give voice to the white middle-class section of society. As a video activist, therefore, you should strive to find interviewees to redress the traditional biases of the media. You must search out the 'woman who doesn't like being interviewed' in the group, and 'the old guy who gets a bit angry at times.' Don't limit yourself to the person who usually gets to give the sound bites to the local news. If you do this, you'll widen the skills gap within the group, and may miss the more authentic and passionate voices.

The video Activist. Page 59.

I will have to pop into town tomorrow to get some more tape because I have run out. School girl error.
I am getting very used to carting heavy camera cases everywhere I go now though. I do need a tripod though.
For this interview and the location I wouldn't want to be taking lighting into someones home I now people do. But I think that too much equipment can make some people feel a little uneasy. I will ask Sharron, Annabeth and Matt what they would do in this situation.
They said I was very quiet and I shoould take a bit more control of the questioning. I didnt want to freak them out as they were the first people relaxed and speaking to me. But I have taken note, I think I can afford to be a little more pushy if need be. In this case only to bring the conversation back round to the topic at hand. But then I quite like the natural unfolding of things too, and its nice to sit and chat and hear peoples stories. She said she liked my perfume so I might get her a bottle as a thank you.

Tutorial for visual language

Had my tutorial with Graham today. I new I was going to be in for it and thought I would end up crying but it was great. I did well up a couple of times but I didn't actually cry. It was really helpful. Graham asked me lots of questions and made me really think about what I wanted to do. I told him all the things that have been in my head and he helped me put some order to them by the questions he asked. I have found it really difficult to get my head round this project and really wish I had gone to him sooner. He can be harsh at times and even a little scary but I think it is all honest and valuable questioning. I really need to be doing something I love and not just doing something for the sake of the brief.

So its quotes that I am going for. Quotes or stories that stick out in peoples minds that make them happy, smile, laugh, give them inspiration.

I need to start thinking about locations, lighting, sound. Looking at styles of documenting. I need at least four interviews by next week. I think I would like to just record some interviews without the visuals and create new visuals for the audio. I also need to think about audience, how this film is to be viewed and where. This will help inform and narrow the content and stop me from feeling lost.

Then in a strange twist of fate I bumped into this lovely lady at the bus stop and we started chatting. She works up the road from the college, at St Anne's detox centre and she told me that they have positive affirmations all over the walls at the centre written by and for the people that use the resource. She gave me the number of the manager and said I should ring him. That would be great as alcoholism is something very close to my heart as my Dad was an alcoholic and he died at the age of 45 when I was 17.

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Majora Carter: Greening the ghetto | Video on TED.com

Majora Carter: Greening the ghetto | Video on TED.com

This woman is a passionate and inspirational woman I highly recommend you watch this.