A mind-field of randomness, adventure, provocation & ambition. The ramblings of a man who likes to think.
Saturday 12 November 2011
One Day On Earth - 11/11/11
A little while back now I saw a video online for an event that happened last year called 'One Day On Earth' which was a collaborative filming event, filmed in every country in the world simultaneously on 10/10/10. It is then edited together to create a feature film.
My Video
I was excited when I saw it happening again this year because it's the type of thing I like to get involved with. I thought for a couple of months about the things I could film, coming up with some really random ideas which I thought would be good... but then I was busy and one thing led to another, it was 9/10/11 before I knew it and I didn't have enough time to get things planned that I wanted to do.
So I woke up this morning and finally made my mind up what I was going to film. It is Armistice or Remembrance day today; for anyone who doesn't know what this is.... Commonwealth countries have observed this day since the signing of the armistice with Germany at the end of World War I at the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month. People wear poppies to symbolise the blood which has been lost, and also as a link with the poppies which flourished in the battlefields at Flanders and elsewhere. People lay wreaths at places of memorial and veterans & the public attend summaries as well as observing a 2 minutes silence at 11am. With shops, pubs, streets all coming to a halt. The main bulk of the parades and religious services are held on the Sunday immediately afterwards.
So out I went, struggling to park the car and then almost missing the 2 minutes silence, just arriving in time for the Last Post which plays before the silence. I filmed this using the new iPhone 4s and edited using free software VideoPad which was incredibly easy to use.
Please leave comments and let me know what you think.
My Video
I was excited when I saw it happening again this year because it's the type of thing I like to get involved with. I thought for a couple of months about the things I could film, coming up with some really random ideas which I thought would be good... but then I was busy and one thing led to another, it was 9/10/11 before I knew it and I didn't have enough time to get things planned that I wanted to do.
So I woke up this morning and finally made my mind up what I was going to film. It is Armistice or Remembrance day today; for anyone who doesn't know what this is.... Commonwealth countries have observed this day since the signing of the armistice with Germany at the end of World War I at the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day, of the eleventh month. People wear poppies to symbolise the blood which has been lost, and also as a link with the poppies which flourished in the battlefields at Flanders and elsewhere. People lay wreaths at places of memorial and veterans & the public attend summaries as well as observing a 2 minutes silence at 11am. With shops, pubs, streets all coming to a halt. The main bulk of the parades and religious services are held on the Sunday immediately afterwards.
So out I went, struggling to park the car and then almost missing the 2 minutes silence, just arriving in time for the Last Post which plays before the silence. I filmed this using the new iPhone 4s and edited using free software VideoPad which was incredibly easy to use.
Please leave comments and let me know what you think.
Tuesday 8 November 2011
Orca (Killer Whales) wave washing
This video is amazing... part of a great series on BBC makes me want to go whale watching now!
Monday 7 November 2011
Hitch to Morocco
So I found this old video from when me and a friend Sally Hitch-hiked from York to Morocco to raise money for charity... quite an entertaining video and brings back lots of fond memories!
Sunday 6 November 2011
Thursday 3 November 2011
Sorry it's been a while
So it's been a while now since I last published a blog post. sorry for the wait. I've now got a voice activated iPhone courtesy of apple and Siri So i'll be able to blog a lot more often as I won't even have to type. I have plenty of time free over the next couple of weeks so will be blogging regularly and hopefully filling your minds with lots of random information u never wanted to hear but that you're no worse off for hearing.
Blog soon
Blog soon
Saturday 15 October 2011
Julian Assange speaking at Occupy London
Julian Assange arrived at the Occupy London protest today surrounded by an entourage and wearing a mask. He was then detained by police for 15 minutes and was made to remove his mask. He was then released and broke through the police kettle line into the protest. You can listen below to what he had to say.
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