Sunday, July 23, 2017

Virginia is For Lovers, and Everyone Else

Hello, everyone!  I hope you are all having a great Sunday, and I also hope you can take a moment to vote for my Virginia Is For Lovers commercial to win!  I knew about this contest since around November of last year, but it was hard to get everything to come together.

I did the writing, voice over, music, editing and videography myself.    Yes, I am into producing as well as fashion blogging!  Please take a look and let me know what you think!

I live in a rural area and did not get to travel as much as a wanted to for filming.  July 17th was the submission deadline, and I just made it in time!  I also ended up having to create my own music at the last minute because of copyright issues.  Even though I bought a song to use, I didn't know I would need to provide a release as well, so the day before submissions were due, I was trying to teach myself guitar in order to create a song I could use.  Thanks to my mother, Frances, for the guitar she gave me this year!  I wish I had been practicing on it all this time!

Camera?  A used JVC from Ebay for about $60
Voice? my own
Editing software?  Windows Movie Maker, because it's all I know how to use at the moment
Music?  Guitar strumming I came up with at the last minute

In the end, I am happy to be able to say I own every last piece of this work. 

There is a motto I live by...."better half a** than not at all".  It's not that I don't put it in the effort, it's that sometime all we have in life are half a** tools and opportunities.  Sometimes great things can come from "half a**", just remember that.

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