Swirl Of Colour

So, after 30 days of juggling this project with a tonne of other film work, I have a finished film!

I’m really happy with the end result, considering the time scale and equipment I had to make this with.

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For Days 25-30 I have been doing editing and making promo material for my 30 Days Wild film, which will be published on the 30th.

The software I used:

• Adobe Premiere Pro (main editing software)
• Adobe Audition (audio editing)
• Adobe After Effects (advanced effects – which I used for the bluescreen footage)
• Adobe Premiere Elements (for testing)
• HitFilm 3 Express (for testing)

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On Day 20 I went to Bowness with my family to get ice cream (double scoop of gingerbread and liquorice/blackcurrant flavours – yum yum yum!).  I filmed the swans and geese on the lake shore (Windermere) for use in my 30 Days Wild film.

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Sorry for no blog posts in the last few days – I’ve been incredibly busy with other film work and haven’t had time to write anything up.  A stressful week, but that hasn’t stopped me getting my Random Act of Wildness in every day!

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Day 7: notice the nature on your everyday routes

What routes do you walk on a daily, weekly or monthly basis?  How well do you know the natural environment on that route?  When was the last time you stopped to look at the wildflowers, or notice what species of trees there are?  If you’re like me… quite a long time ago.

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Day 4:  Feed the birds

This is something quick to do but is an easy short-term way to help birds – and also a great way to attract them to an area where you can watch them.

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Yesterday for my Random Act Of Wildness I had a go at a camera technique called hyperlapse (i.e. time lapse where the camera moves) and today I got some time lapse footage of the clouds. Continue reading →

30 Days Wild – a challenge by the Wildlife Trusts to do something wild every day in June.

Another year, and the start of another 30 Days Wild journey.  2017 will be my third year of doing the challenge, and this time I’m planning on doing something a little bit different.

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