It was cold out that night, and Patrick and I were pretty much alone in the bar. This made it and ideal time for us to film. We went thought the song four times from different angles, and I'm pretty happy about the results.
The frustrations with making this video were mininmal as compared to other things I've done, and I was fairly confident that I knew why the problems we were having were happening. First, the camera's SD card was almost full. That was my fault, I'd been filming other things on the same card and never got around to loading it on the computer. I was very fortunate that I purchased a 32g card, or I'd have been out of luck.
Second, I was having a hard time keeping the camera going. I believe the cold weather had made the camera not want to film for very long. My advice, keep your camera in a warm, dry place, even if you don't plan on filming that day. But keep it on you! If I'd left my camera at home this day, I'd have never had the opportunity to make something that I'm super proud of.
Last, but not least, the camera's battery was very low. Luckly, I had my charger, so I was able to plug it in and get some footage. So, if you've got your camera, keep your charger on you as well.
I edited with Final Cut Express. I'm no expert... I'm barley a novice, but I feel like I did a well enough job with the sync of lips and music. I used the track from his CD 'Coyote', so I wasn't worried about sound quality durring recording, but it would have been nice to have something that marked a specific time in the footage so I could sync them up faster.
I hope that you find this information helpful and I really hope you enjoy the video.
Thanks and have a great day!
Clint Stewart
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