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Filmmaking in the Hands of a 12-Year Old
Okay, so my 12-year old son Reed is heavy into video production these days. What
is he up to? Editing video clips, making stop action films from hundreds(!) of individual photos. Really cool stuff.
Let's take a look. First up, a stop action Star Wars clip made from 300+ photos and a bunch of Legos. Lego Star Wars: The Garage.
Switching to another genre, using humans, Reed stitched together a number of photos in a fun way to exaggerate prowess with a Ripstick (a modern version of a skateboard for those who don't hang around 12-year olds ;-)
I guess he thought it was time to display his acting talents. Inspired by infomercial kitsch he developed his own product to pitch, "The Hand Held Paper Reader."
He uses a still digital camera (Z1012) and a pocket HD video camera (Zx1) and is quite comfortable with both. He uses a variety of editing software to put his creations together and he posts them on YouTube. He has made 25 so far.
I think it is great that Reed has so many tools to mess around with to develop his sense of expression. Spielberg and Lucas had to start somewhere, right? I wonder what they would have done with gadgets like these when they were kids?
Let's take a look. First up, a stop action Star Wars clip made from 300+ photos and a bunch of Legos. Lego Star Wars: The Garage.
Switching to another genre, using humans, Reed stitched together a number of photos in a fun way to exaggerate prowess with a Ripstick (a modern version of a skateboard for those who don't hang around 12-year olds ;-)
I guess he thought it was time to display his acting talents. Inspired by infomercial kitsch he developed his own product to pitch, "The Hand Held Paper Reader."
He uses a still digital camera (Z1012) and a pocket HD video camera (Zx1) and is quite comfortable with both. He uses a variety of editing software to put his creations together and he posts them on YouTube. He has made 25 so far.
I think it is great that Reed has so many tools to mess around with to develop his sense of expression. Spielberg and Lucas had to start somewhere, right? I wonder what they would have done with gadgets like these when they were kids?
