I'm going to be making my music available on downloading platforms soon, Susanne. It's my project for the month. I'll let you know when and where...I'll be making a post.
.. haha.. though still ‘a shooter & forever so - am essentially Conceive/Write/Design driven & thus ‘The Creative Workflow’ hardware = an IPad 4th Generation - am attempting mainly now - ‘to paint ‘Stories with Ideas, Memories via Words .. & support Imagery
I use an App named ‘BEAR’ for much of my writing - yet Substack itself is where I’m Revising / Adapting my current ‘Great Canadian Production.. Have ‘Ported Over’ (auto correct just changed Ported to Pirated !?!) my Previous Attempts from Bear & Word or Emails - notes on napkins or or just screenshots or shooting hard copy or artifacts..
Nobody ever accuses me of being a stickler for astonishing technical Rules or Whatever - am far more known for pushing the edges - survive - indeed thrive - by accomplishing the ‘mission’ .. get it done - make it ‘pro .. will add a 2nd Reply that actually tries to answer your question re Gear/Software & ancillary Stuff .. the ‘glue that pulls it all together.. but will tell you .. ‘learning about Sound & Soundtrack & Music & SFX & Ambience was an insane Challenge I encountered with my Shiny Dreams of becoming a ‘famous’ & successful Feature Film Director.. ! 🦎🏴☠️🎬
Reply #2 - Canon - Mac - Adobe - Final Cut - Quark - Epson - LaCie - Fuji - Apple - Microsoft - Sony - Rank-Cintel - Kodak - Zeiss - Linhof - Nikon - Sennheiser .. are you getting the picture ? Delivering the Product currently.. without a dime to my name.. just debt really stimulates ‘creative and/or Lateral Thinking Solutions eh !
Fortunately.. my son & silent partner is a crack in house Video Editor with a top International Ad Agency.. as I fall behind ‘technically only’ - he leaps ahead - my Love is wrapping up her astonishing Musical endeavors & Career May 23 @ Massey Hall .. and neither of us are capable of truly comprehending what each other ‘actually does’ - to do what we’ve Done.. haha.. she’s ’retiring & I’m just gettin warmed up .. & ‘re-inventing myself.. one last time ..
I started into Motion Picture via workshops - camera / mobile & studio production as well as joining Artists Editing Coops etc.. PA.. Boom Man - so I could see & hear everything & was a pest at The National Film Board then a trusted Sound Recordist - all this while shooting on assignment - anything & everything - anywhere.. and ‘the beat went on.. and on.. I was actually Canada’s First VJ - in Banff while DJ’ing to get by. as Silver City was opening - downloaded & taped via satellite from MTV & sync’d many to my set playlists etc.. but I’d long since been exposed to Interactive Media prior to Moses Zneimer sniffing around & getting Much Music on air..
Cutting short here.. aside from the complexities of MultiMedia or HyperMedia.. I adhere to Classic Cinematic Editing - old school.. Same re Sountrack.. Yes.. have a great love for ‘layered & or granulated transitions.. Iconic Imagery.. Motivated Lighting or better still.. Ambient Light that slays !.. And whatever Technology - whether skateboard dolly, or Stock Sound Effects CD’s or MPG encoder or Rectilinear Corrected Lens or Zoom Digital Recorder gets the Job Done.. gets dialed into my Workflow .. and as most clients will recall.. that old Film Clapper Board.. sure gets people’s attention ! And don’t they adore it when I ask them if they’d like to ‘make the call to Roll Camera(s) & Sound - please ! And ‘slate the take, thanks.. & clap it ! 🦎🏴☠️🎬
Iove it; it is ethereal. This is your song, but it reminds me of The Alan Parsons Project, a British band way back. Similar vibe. Anyway, great song. Continue exploring this path.
WOW one of NEW FAVORITES!!! LOVE it, like hearing your process too! I never can comprehend how it all comes together for musicians!! the words then the lyrics, or the other way, how you add all the instruments.. it's quite a dance of skills coming together
I was so taken to it I ran to search for "how to make music videos". Then I saw you mentioned that you used Canva and I Movie....do you have to have an apple phone to use I-movie? I may be calling that the wrong thing. But anyway, it is great.
I have a pro-membership to Canva, which I use for designing all my videos, but also my thumbnails, or images for Substack posts, logos, etc...
It's easy to use and has a wide variety of templates. It will store all your work and edits as you go, storing all your work right on their site, so I can choose to work on my desktop or my laptop. Once I design the video in Canva I import it into iMovie.
And iMovie is on my laptop only (macbook air) because my iMac's OS is too old to use iMovie.
I use iMovie for adding a good quality Mp3 to the video once it's made in Canva, (because Canva compresses the audio too much) and then export it into as high a quality as I can!
Thank you for explaining that to me. I would not be able to use Imovie , I think. But that's cool. Maybe I can find an alternative method. anyway, it's awesome. It looks and sounds perfect. I kind of ran in circles after I saw it. I must figure this out :) Keep on inspiring me. You are doing great work.
Oh wow....you making videos with your AI prompts could actually be the thing that does me in. You should try Canva. They do have a free option, though less stock footage to choose from.
"Keep on inspiring me. You are doing great work."
It's my honour and pleasure, Amy.
<<<bows her head, humbly, with a single sparkly tear of joyful gratitude sliding her cheek>>>
I will sleep like a baby tonight....dreaming of new things to create to inspire you to create new things to inspire me! xo
I read this yesterday but I have been on a big job the last two days. Taking the weekend off. I just loved this. Thank you. :) I will try again this week with recording. I couldn't do it, too many people using the fellowship throughout the week. I had no idea there was so much scheduled. I will try again next week. I will not relent! I cannot. As long as you are here sharing your excellent work, I am pounding my foot into the ground in angst. I WILL RECORD! Dag nabbit :) One way or TA udder.
Thank you so much, my musical magical sister! I had so much fun making it, if even overwhelmed at times by how many video options I had to choose from. I wanted to keep it kinda 80's and funky.
I always love to hear the description of your experience. :)
(A sonic sparkle post is just not complete without your contribution to the comment section.)
Sonic Sparkle indeed Jaqueline!
Love the song and the video… you are an exceedingly talented lady.
Glad you had that cup of clarity this morning! 😁💖
AWWW!! Thank you SO much!! I was a wee obsessed in getting it made and finished. You know when the world just falls away....? Sending you love!
You’re so very welcome Jaqueline.
You deserve multitudes of accolades!
Love to you too. 💖
this music awakes cozy feelings that i didn't know i had. great job!
Wow....I LOVE that!! Thank you so much!! :)
no probs. your works are wonderful, keep doing you. ^^
Thanks for putting this out there! Love it!
Thank you so much!! I appreciate you listening, and saying so. :)
Another WOW! and the video and graphics are great, just trying to figure out how to save it to my computer or add it to my playlist.
YAY! I'm so happy you enjoyed it! :)
I'm going to be making my music available on downloading platforms soon, Susanne. It's my project for the month. I'll let you know when and where...I'll be making a post.
So catchy and mesmerizing Jaqueline! Absolutely love it!
AWESOME!! I'm so glad you do, Cynthia!! Thank you...:)
Like what you’re up to.. a ton.. I’m curious what application you’re using re Video Editing of course
Your imagery is from ? .. always glad to help out ! Would love to see someone musical utilize the graffiti docu
and/or urban abstracts I’ve collected over the years.. haha.. my son’s too busy editing ! Not to mention their 2 little kids !
If you need a Guest sometime.. no prob - Yes I design/build soundtracks re my Motion Picture Productions..
but aside from VJ & DJ in my past - don’t play a lick of music .. nor can I draw or paint a lick ! 🦎🏴☠️🎬
Thank you so much, Thomas!
I am using footage from Canva, as well as using Canva to design the video. I then import it into iMovie to finish it off. :)
"Yes I design/build soundtracks re my Motion Picture Productions.."
Wow!! That's awesome. What gear/software do you use?
.. haha.. though still ‘a shooter & forever so - am essentially Conceive/Write/Design driven & thus ‘The Creative Workflow’ hardware = an IPad 4th Generation - am attempting mainly now - ‘to paint ‘Stories with Ideas, Memories via Words .. & support Imagery
I use an App named ‘BEAR’ for much of my writing - yet Substack itself is where I’m Revising / Adapting my current ‘Great Canadian Production.. Have ‘Ported Over’ (auto correct just changed Ported to Pirated !?!) my Previous Attempts from Bear & Word or Emails - notes on napkins or or just screenshots or shooting hard copy or artifacts..
Nobody ever accuses me of being a stickler for astonishing technical Rules or Whatever - am far more known for pushing the edges - survive - indeed thrive - by accomplishing the ‘mission’ .. get it done - make it ‘pro .. will add a 2nd Reply that actually tries to answer your question re Gear/Software & ancillary Stuff .. the ‘glue that pulls it all together.. but will tell you .. ‘learning about Sound & Soundtrack & Music & SFX & Ambience was an insane Challenge I encountered with my Shiny Dreams of becoming a ‘famous’ & successful Feature Film Director.. ! 🦎🏴☠️🎬
Reply #2 - Canon - Mac - Adobe - Final Cut - Quark - Epson - LaCie - Fuji - Apple - Microsoft - Sony - Rank-Cintel - Kodak - Zeiss - Linhof - Nikon - Sennheiser .. are you getting the picture ? Delivering the Product currently.. without a dime to my name.. just debt really stimulates ‘creative and/or Lateral Thinking Solutions eh !
Fortunately.. my son & silent partner is a crack in house Video Editor with a top International Ad Agency.. as I fall behind ‘technically only’ - he leaps ahead - my Love is wrapping up her astonishing Musical endeavors & Career May 23 @ Massey Hall .. and neither of us are capable of truly comprehending what each other ‘actually does’ - to do what we’ve Done.. haha.. she’s ’retiring & I’m just gettin warmed up .. & ‘re-inventing myself.. one last time ..
I started into Motion Picture via workshops - camera / mobile & studio production as well as joining Artists Editing Coops etc.. PA.. Boom Man - so I could see & hear everything & was a pest at The National Film Board then a trusted Sound Recordist - all this while shooting on assignment - anything & everything - anywhere.. and ‘the beat went on.. and on.. I was actually Canada’s First VJ - in Banff while DJ’ing to get by. as Silver City was opening - downloaded & taped via satellite from MTV & sync’d many to my set playlists etc.. but I’d long since been exposed to Interactive Media prior to Moses Zneimer sniffing around & getting Much Music on air..
Cutting short here.. aside from the complexities of MultiMedia or HyperMedia.. I adhere to Classic Cinematic Editing - old school.. Same re Sountrack.. Yes.. have a great love for ‘layered & or granulated transitions.. Iconic Imagery.. Motivated Lighting or better still.. Ambient Light that slays !.. And whatever Technology - whether skateboard dolly, or Stock Sound Effects CD’s or MPG encoder or Rectilinear Corrected Lens or Zoom Digital Recorder gets the Job Done.. gets dialed into my Workflow .. and as most clients will recall.. that old Film Clapper Board.. sure gets people’s attention ! And don’t they adore it when I ask them if they’d like to ‘make the call to Roll Camera(s) & Sound - please ! And ‘slate the take, thanks.. & clap it ! 🦎🏴☠️🎬
WOW!! Thank you for sharing all of this with me, Thomas! That's quite the background of experience you have acquired.
"I was actually Canada’s First VJ"
That's a great claim to fame. 'Old school' and clapper boards are the best. :)
Went great with my coffee, thank You.
Cheesecake, with chocolate sprinkles...
Yummmmmy....I'm so happy it was tasty for you, Donn!! :)
🤩🥳 This is fantastic! Dig the new (?) direction ...
I'm so happy you think so!! Next up~ Oxygen!! xo
Iove it; it is ethereal. This is your song, but it reminds me of The Alan Parsons Project, a British band way back. Similar vibe. Anyway, great song. Continue exploring this path.
Thank you so much, Perry!! I know the Alan Parsons Project. :)
Great song; the sound reminds me of The Alan Parsons Project, a British band of my youth. Listen to Eye in the Sky.
I had Eye in the Sky on a mixed tape. ;)
Well, great musical minds think alike. :)
WOW one of NEW FAVORITES!!! LOVE it, like hearing your process too! I never can comprehend how it all comes together for musicians!! the words then the lyrics, or the other way, how you add all the instruments.. it's quite a dance of skills coming together
YAY!!
Thank you, Kara!! I had a ton of fun putting the video together...once I got through the "too much choice" overwhelm...:) xox
oops I meant the words/lyrics then the music. You know you are doing what you came here to do when your WORK is TONS OF FUN
First of all the video is fantastic.
You have all the visuals perfectly lined up with certain sounds
or transitional moments in the song that fit perfectly
I love the simplicity of it
And the overriding sound that is playing through and over you.
Is quiet at the right time and changes at the right time. (my idea of "right time")
it has just the right amount of variation.
I love it.
I was so taken to it I ran to search for "how to make music videos". Then I saw you mentioned that you used Canva and I Movie....do you have to have an apple phone to use I-movie? I may be calling that the wrong thing. But anyway, it is great.
I have a pro-membership to Canva, which I use for designing all my videos, but also my thumbnails, or images for Substack posts, logos, etc...
It's easy to use and has a wide variety of templates. It will store all your work and edits as you go, storing all your work right on their site, so I can choose to work on my desktop or my laptop. Once I design the video in Canva I import it into iMovie.
And iMovie is on my laptop only (macbook air) because my iMac's OS is too old to use iMovie.
I use iMovie for adding a good quality Mp3 to the video once it's made in Canva, (because Canva compresses the audio too much) and then export it into as high a quality as I can!
Thank you for explaining that to me. I would not be able to use Imovie , I think. But that's cool. Maybe I can find an alternative method. anyway, it's awesome. It looks and sounds perfect. I kind of ran in circles after I saw it. I must figure this out :) Keep on inspiring me. You are doing great work.
Oh wow....you making videos with your AI prompts could actually be the thing that does me in. You should try Canva. They do have a free option, though less stock footage to choose from.
"Keep on inspiring me. You are doing great work."
It's my honour and pleasure, Amy.
<<<bows her head, humbly, with a single sparkly tear of joyful gratitude sliding her cheek>>>
I will sleep like a baby tonight....dreaming of new things to create to inspire you to create new things to inspire me! xo
I read this yesterday but I have been on a big job the last two days. Taking the weekend off. I just loved this. Thank you. :) I will try again this week with recording. I couldn't do it, too many people using the fellowship throughout the week. I had no idea there was so much scheduled. I will try again next week. I will not relent! I cannot. As long as you are here sharing your excellent work, I am pounding my foot into the ground in angst. I WILL RECORD! Dag nabbit :) One way or TA udder.
I LOVE all of THIS!! Have a beautiful weekend, my super duper magical sister!! XOX
Thank you so much, my musical magical sister! I had so much fun making it, if even overwhelmed at times by how many video options I had to choose from. I wanted to keep it kinda 80's and funky.
I always love to hear the description of your experience. :)
(A sonic sparkle post is just not complete without your contribution to the comment section.)
That's so nice :)
And TRUE! xo
This is great!!! I am so excited to see you and hear you on Substack!!!!!!!!!
Hey!! Thanks so much, sister!! :) It's lovely to meet ya!
Jacqueline, I’m intrigued by how you tailor you songs and your unique creative process. Great song, thank you for sharing it! 🎶✨💖
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Thank YOU so much for listening and sharing, magical Charlotte! :)
My pleasure Jacqueline! 💫💜💫