Video Hardware/Software Repsonses

I used an Olympus digital camera to shoot all photos and create a final video. The camera is a point and shoot camera. It is nothing special. However, I was surprised at what I could preform with it. I was able to take some good pictures and the video captured beautiful movement, better than expected. The camera has some nice features, There are several different settings that can be manipulated on it to create and display different moods and intentions. I enjoyed being forced creatively, and this cameras limitations did that. I used natural light and the shade from trees, bridges, and people to cast shadows (darkness). I wanted to take photos that contrasted from light to dark. I also took several at night photos, most point and shoot cameras really struggle with night lighting. However, I was pleased with this cameras latitude once I changed the ISO.

The two things I hate about the camera. Fist, it's viewer screen distorts the image by making a video or picture look farther away than it is actually capturing. It makes for a difficult and distrustful relationship. Secondly, it is powered by AA batteries. I can not express my frustration trying to shoot video. I did discover that the AA lithium batteries are well worth the investment.
The Olympus does not compare to recent point and shoot cameras. For the main reason of battery power and view screen. They are major components. I didn't mind the feel of the camera or the zoom. I over heard some people saying that they were frustrated with the Olympus because unlike current point and shoot cameras today. A photographer cannot zoom in while shooting video on it. I personally don't care about it. I had no desire to chop up the video trying to use the zoom. I just don't feel that even with today's point and shoot cameras the zoom is effective, ok, maybe in some cases, but it really depends on the message your trying to send.

I guess in an ideal world. I would create a camera that is placed over my eyes, like a hat with a shield in front of it. A photographer could do some pretty cool perspective shooting. The controllers would be wireless and held in the hand.

The software I used to edit my pictures and videos changed throughout this project. I started using i movie. The program is nice for quick and simple videos, but I was really looking for a more defined look. So for my final video I used Final Cut Pro (FCP). I can pretty much do anything I want with FCP. It allows the opportunity to let yourself dream while editing. I felt it also made connecting images more fun, because while I was editing I could change the image to look more like I wanted. I will defiantly use final FCP again.