by Jim K.
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October 3, 2007

Happy Holidays 2008! From Rheri and Jim

December 22, 2008 12:44 PM EST (Updated: January 02, 2009 10:17 AM EST)
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My wife and I hope to make a holiday video every year for the rest of our lives. This 4th annual installment is inspired by the silence in Silent Night. We created it ourselves over a snowy weekend using a pocket sized Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX35, a good tripod, a ziplock bag, a Silent Night midi file, garage band and final cut pro. I hope you enjoy and have a happy holiday season!
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Comments: 12

Tom Gerace Dec 22, 2008, 1:04pm EST
Jim- you guys are too fun! This is great stuff. How long did the whole project take?

Happy Holidays!
Jim K. Dec 22, 2008, 1:55pm EST
Hmmm, we started brainstorming Friday night. I went for a walk and shot the opening footage. I made the music Friday night too. Then we fell asleep thinking about it all, dreaming up the shots. We typically improvise as we go along a basic plot/idea. Then Saturday we filmed most of the indoor shots and all of the outdoor ones. We edited most of the evening, trading off. Then Sunday we edited some more, got the missing shots and edited some more into the evening.

So basically an entire weekend. But we were both sick and had to take naps and shovel and take naps and eat and shovel some more. But our friends and family look forward to our video each year, so it is a labor of love. We're particularly proud of this one!
Tom Gerace Dec 22, 2008, 2:22pm EST
So it's basically a weekend project. How fun! Perhaps with Matt's screenwriting, we could create a Team Gather (and family) short someday.
Jim K. Dec 22, 2008, 2:31pm EST
A team Gather short would be fun. With a bit of planning, shooting footage can be done in a 4-8 hour window. The music and editing is definitely the most time consuming part.
I've learned that simple ideas and a focused director make for the best short films.
C C. Dec 22, 2008, 8:24pm EST
this was really cute
.* Sandi * Dec 22, 2008, 9:24pm EST
nice one
Syed The Shah Dec 23, 2008, 1:43am EST
You are so perfect in making such a great video, love the effects you put. The acting is insanely awesome and senseless body moves are just superb to see over and over again.

Black and white effects should be given properly as you lost the voice. Finding mute button part is the heart of the video, it shows you can do a lot better in Hollywood movies...

Thanks
Jim K. Dec 23, 2008, 10:11am EST
Thanks all! Syed I really appreciated your thoughtful response, I'm glad you liked how creative it was. I'll pass it along to my wife!
Nathan Hedberg Dec 31, 2008, 4:14pm EST
"CVS brand battery, guaranteed to malfunction"

:D
Janell R. Jan 31, 2009, 2:55am EST
What fun! Thanks for sharing.
Syed The Shah Mar 27, 2009, 8:52am EDT
hahahaha, another laughter... made me rolled down...

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