New Year's Eve!

Today is New Year's EVE!  Guess what that means?  I made the announcement a long time ago and it's finally time - time for a YOUTUBE channel!  Get ready because in a few hours or so, I'll create the channel.  All of the videos will be in HD!  I'm excited for New Year's but also for this HD quality!  So this was just a quick update/reminder.  Search Youtube for "KDstopsmotion" (the poll is pretty much over!  KDstopsmotion was the favorite option for the Youtube channel name.).  HAPPY NEW YEAR'S!

KD

Notes on "Lesson to Be Learned: Don't Be Wasteful"

If you haven't seen the video yet... Here's a link to the post: Lesson to Be Learned: Don't Be Wasteful
Alright, since I haven't really said anything about this video yet... I'll do so now!

• Number of pictures?
• 119!  Much less than the last video (but also much shorter video)
• Any food this time?  Unfortunately... No - although I was drinking tons of water because I was still a little sick when I was taking the pictures.  
• Music?
• Eh, just sound effects and a little random playing I recorded on the piano.  
• My microphone doesn't pick up soft sounds...
• Yeah... that light switch noise?  It was my fingers snapping.  
• And the footsteps?  I was banging my laptop charger against a water bottle cap.  Woo!
• Yippee for compromising with crappy technology.  Haha
• TAPE SITUATION
• So I found this roll of tape and used it to hold the paper on the wall.  As I set up the last picture, I noticed that I ran out of tape... but it didn't matter because it was the last picture!  HA.  
• It was a magnificent moment of triumph.  I conquered the task of taking pictures with exactly the right amount of tape.  It felt so good.  
• Time spent on video?
• I should probably keep track of this next time...  I spent 3, probably 4 hours total.  I think it was half and half - 2 hours picture taking and 2 hours editing/adding sound effects.  
• Hm... what else do you want to know?  Leave a comment and I'll reply!

KD

Little Late, But IF You Are Bored... The Effects of Studying Part 1

Alright, so now that I'm on the road, I've had a copious amount of time to edit videos and cut unnecessary parts out.  It's four and a half minutes...  WARNING, WARNING: Only watch the video IF you are bored... because... I feel like it'd only be entertaining if you're bored.  Have fun with it.  This was one of our study breaks between exams.

We were being so productive!  Don't worry; we ended up doing work... eventually.

KD

"Lesson to Be Learned: Don't Be Wasteful"

Here is the video!  I hope you laugh a little, learn the lesson, and... share to laugh again?  Hahaha, well, watch the video now and tell me what you think!  You don't need a username/account to comment!  ANYONE can comment woo!

ENJOY IT!

KD

(P.S. I did fit monkeys into a 37 second video not about monkeys.  They have wands, but they're quick!  See if you can catch them.)

Picture-taking is DONE!

Look for the video tomorrow.  I'll edit it while I'm in the car (road trip! woo!).  I finished taking pictures finally!  You WILL  be entertained.  Trust me.  It's simple and comical.  Here's a sneak preview (one photo hehe):

KD

Being Sick is Not Fun

Alright, here's the deal.  I'm sick right now.  My head is just pounding.  This makes it very difficult for me to complete the video i started planning yesterday.  I was so relieved that exams were over, but now I'm sick.  Sorry, guys.

I'll try my best to finish the video.  I need to finish filling in some of the plot, take all of the pictures, and add sound... so we'll just see what happens.  If I'm not done by Friday... I might not be able to put the video up by New Years'... D :  I'm going to take a nap and rest right now, but I will definitely try and finish planning tonight.

I hope you all are enjoying the holiday season!
KD

Revolver Maps!

So the other day, a friend showed me this cool gadget called the Revolver Map.  Basically, the map shows where views are coming from.  I added the Revolver Map way down at the very bottom of the blog.  I may move it up higher so more people can see it, but for now, it's located at the end of the page.  Check it out.  Green dots show cities where views have come from since the map was placed on the blog.  If the name of the city pops up, the name signifies that a person from that city is currently viewing the blog.  Neatness! 

You can also zoom in and out.  It's such a cool map!

KD

Role Animals?

So I was just reflecting on my videos so far and the majority of them (two out of three haha) are about animals.  In the future (probably around summertime), how would you all like for me to produce videos about animals (fake animals) and whatever they do (whether they are eating me, eating other things, or just anything else)?

Albeit I say "series", I am not planning for this series to be something where the plot is continuous from one video in the series to the next.  Rather, I plan for an animal to be the subject of each video in the series. 

After the series of animal videos are completed, I will simply make a video to reminisce all of the animal videos.  I am about to post a poll on the right side so vote for whether or not you want to see this happen.  Also, please comment any suggestions for what these "Role Animals" could be doing.  And although I want to call this series "Role Animals", they are not necessarily going to be role models.  I hope you agree that eating me is not what animals should always do   : P

KD

STRESS

Hey!  Okay, I'm sorry to do this, but I must warn anyone who looks at this blog.  I will not be making another video until after December 17.  This is due to exams and such.  Please forgive me!  However, do check back before the end of December because hopefully the break will allow me to put together a nice video.

Also, remember... 1/1/11 is COMING which means... KDstopsmotion is COMING to YOUTUBE.  Be on the lookout for that.  Just for fun, I will try to create my Youtube channel at 1:11:11 A.M. on 1/1/11.  So... if you take out the colons and add slashes: 1/11/11/1/1/11!  Anyway, exams and stress are delaying more videos, but please know that they have not stopped. 

KD

(P.S. Note that I said KDstopsmotion.  That will be the name of my Youtube channel.  If you would like to vote for the best name, vote on the poll to the right side of the posts, above the blog archives.  Thanks!)

*Added* Veni vidi vici SAT (I think.  Now all I can do is hope and study for upcoming exams - exams... uhhh)