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Hello there!
Today I have a little surprise which I'm really looking forward to sharing with you!
As you know, the past months I've been fully dedicated to the launching of my own clothing label, Royal Caballito.
In the past days, however, I decided to set aside a bit of extra time to do something which I've felt drawn to for a long time now... the world of video!
The timing was particularly good because I'd just given myself the nicest present I could think of... the camera of my dreams in fact, which happened to have the potentiality to film great HD video. With this new equipment at hand, and when I saw that Skillshare was offering the course Muse: A Video Portrait Workshop, taught by the wonderful and charming Kat Tan-Conte, I knew it was just the moment I had been waiting for all along ;-)
The course was three weeks long. Three intense weeks in which, aside from my daily routine, I had to save time to learn the basics of video and manage to make my own project... and I was starting from scratch on everything, had no previous experience in filming, neither on editing programs, or else (which was a little scary at times, I must confess!). However, I think I did the right thing when I decided to take it all as it came, to enjoy the process as much as possible and accept the limitations in terms of time, technical skills and equipment! And that's where the true challenge laid, right?
All in all, it was a truly amazing experience and I'm quite happy and proud of the outcome.
Probably, if I started all over afresh -and with my new gained experienced-, I know I'd already be doing some things differently (like the quality of the audio - I was unable to get hold of a good micro for the recording!).
However (and this is something I'm really proud of), I think the video does manage to provide a general & optimum presentation of my "Muse", Virginia de Diego, and her very unique "store" Sandwich Mixto, a place which summons in one same space a design studio, a bar dedicated to homemade and local food, and a "fanzineria" bookstore for self-publishing editions and booklets...! To top it all, what's also unique about it is its location, as Sandwich Mixto is placed in a stall of one of Madrid's most antique, traditional and still active local markets.
Big thanks to Virginia, for all her patience, good humor and for being the greatest muse with her Sandwich Mixto. Her example is a great testimony that cool and unique projects should exist!!
Big thanks as well to Palo Alto, because I could not think of a better soundtrack to these images than their music.
And, finally, infinite thanks to Kat Conte of zerotheone.com, for her continuous support and for being such a marvelous inspiration!
And... here it is for your viewing pleasure, my very first attempt at video!!! ♥
In the past days, however, I decided to set aside a bit of extra time to do something which I've felt drawn to for a long time now... the world of video!
The timing was particularly good because I'd just given myself the nicest present I could think of... the camera of my dreams in fact, which happened to have the potentiality to film great HD video. With this new equipment at hand, and when I saw that Skillshare was offering the course Muse: A Video Portrait Workshop, taught by the wonderful and charming Kat Tan-Conte, I knew it was just the moment I had been waiting for all along ;-)
The course was three weeks long. Three intense weeks in which, aside from my daily routine, I had to save time to learn the basics of video and manage to make my own project... and I was starting from scratch on everything, had no previous experience in filming, neither on editing programs, or else (which was a little scary at times, I must confess!). However, I think I did the right thing when I decided to take it all as it came, to enjoy the process as much as possible and accept the limitations in terms of time, technical skills and equipment! And that's where the true challenge laid, right?
All in all, it was a truly amazing experience and I'm quite happy and proud of the outcome.
Probably, if I started all over afresh -and with my new gained experienced-, I know I'd already be doing some things differently (like the quality of the audio - I was unable to get hold of a good micro for the recording!).
However (and this is something I'm really proud of), I think the video does manage to provide a general & optimum presentation of my "Muse", Virginia de Diego, and her very unique "store" Sandwich Mixto, a place which summons in one same space a design studio, a bar dedicated to homemade and local food, and a "fanzineria" bookstore for self-publishing editions and booklets...! To top it all, what's also unique about it is its location, as Sandwich Mixto is placed in a stall of one of Madrid's most antique, traditional and still active local markets.
Big thanks to Virginia, for all her patience, good humor and for being the greatest muse with her Sandwich Mixto. Her example is a great testimony that cool and unique projects should exist!!
Big thanks as well to Palo Alto, because I could not think of a better soundtrack to these images than their music.
And, finally, infinite thanks to Kat Conte of zerotheone.com, for her continuous support and for being such a marvelous inspiration!
And... here it is for your viewing pleasure, my very first attempt at video!!! ♥
Hola a todos!
Hoy tengo una pequeña sorpresa que me apetece mucho compartir con vosotros.
Como sabéis, los últimos meses he estado sumergida en el lanzamiento de mi propia marca de ropa, Royal Caballito.
En los últimos días, sin embargo, decidí tomarme un pequeño respiro y reservar un poco de mi escaso tiempo para hacer algo que me apetecía descubrir desde hace bastante... el mundo del video!
El momento era el apropiado porque acababa de hacerme a mí misma el mejor regalo posible... la cámara de mis sueños, que además tenía la capacidad de filmar muy buen Video HD. Con este nuevo material disponible, y cuando vi que Skillshare ofrecía el curso "Muse: A Video Portrait Workshop", enseñado por la increíble y mágica Kat Tan-Conte, comprendí que había llegado el momento adecuado para lanzarme a ello ;-)
El curso duró tres semanas. Tres intensas semanas en las cuales, aparte de mi rutina diaria, tuve que ingeniármelas para conseguir aprender las cosas básicas sobre video y sacar tiempo para hacer mi proyecto. Sobre todo porque empezaba de cero en todos los sentidos, jamás había rodado nada en video, ni tocado programas de edición de películas, etc (lo cual, debo confesar, a ratos me dio bastante vértigo!). Sin embargo, creo que hice bien al decidir tomarme las cosas como venían, disfrutando del proceso, y y decidiendo aceptar todos los límites que tenía en términos de tiempo, de equipo y de capacidad técnica! Y, en realidad, en eso consistió el verdadero reto, no?
En su conjunto, fue una experiencia increible y estoy bastante orgullosa y contenta con el resultado.
Si tuviese la posibilidad de comenzar de cero, pero contando con la experiencia acumulada, sé que habría algunas cosas que haría ya diferentes (hacerme por ejemplo con un micro adecuado!). Sin embargo y apesar de sus fallos, creo que el video consigue ofrecer un óptima representación de mi "Musa", Virginia de Diego, y de su personalísimo "espacio" Sandwich Mixto, un lugar que capaz de reunir bajo un mismo techo un estudio de diseño, un bar que ofrece comida local y muy rica, y una librería-fnzineria dedicada a publicaciones auto-editadas...! No sólo eso, sino que además se encuentra en un lugar de lo más especial, pues Sandwich Mixto está emplazado en uno de los puestos del Mercado de Antón Martín, uno de los mercados en activo más antiguos de Madrid.
Muchas gracias a Virginia, por toda su paciencia, buen humor y por ser la mejor musa posible junto a su Sandwich Mixto. Su ejemplo es un perfecto testimonio de que los proyectos chulos y únicos ¡merecen la pena!
Muchas gracias también a Palo Alto, porque no se me ocurre pensar en mejor banda sonora para acompañar estas imágenes.
Y, finalmente, infinitas gracias a Kat Conte de zerotheone.com, por su continuo apoyo y por haber sido una fuente tan grande de inspiración!
Sin más preámbulos, aquí tenéis mi primer video (totalmente DIY)!! Espero que os resulte interesante ♥
Sin más preámbulos, aquí tenéis mi primer video (totalmente DIY)!! Espero que os resulte interesante ♥
