Today was another indoors day for Graham and me; we were
busy making a “This is my life” video, consisting of voice to camera. There is
a limit to how much can be covered in one session, no only because of time
restraints but also because of concentration. A tired subject means many
mistakes and rather more confusion than when fresh.
Graham had put the video we made yesterday onto his computer
the evening before and when we played it back we could see that it was not too
bad at all – only a little editing needed to be done. Noticing that Graham was
wearing a different shirt this morning I sent him to dig out the one he wore
yesterday from the laundry basket! We needed to have continuity so that the
video gave the impression of being made all at the same time.
Thinking it might make things easier I told Graham what I
was going to ask him about so that he could think about what he wanted to say.
Mistake! Yesterday when the questions were asked while the camera was running
the answers flowed naturally and interestingly, this time Graham was looking
into space obviously trying to see the notes he had made and the story was a
tad wooden.
Unable to help myself I edited the video for Graham. Some of
the stories had been told out of sequence and needed to be slotted together. It
was easier for me to move the clips than for me to try and tell Graham how to
do it over the phone from home – I am unfamiliar with his editing program. I
could do it with the program in front of me but I would have been stuck
advising on how to use it, without it! (Premiere Pro 1.5) I made a simple title
and when Colin and I were saying our goodbyes the program was rendering the
video so that it was ready to be put onto a DVD.
It was with heavy hearts that we waved our goodbyes. We have
no idea when we shall have the opportunity to be together again.
Driving back to the motel we were stopped at a rail
crossing. First came the flashing lights to stop the traffic and then the boom
gate descends. The car in front of me dashed through even though the lights
were flashing and was on the other side of the tracks when the gates came down.
Once the train was through the boom gate rose but the lights were still
flashing.
The SUV in the lane beside me was gunning his motor and
would have driven through. He moved but must have noticed that I was still
stationary because he looked over and stopped – and waited until the lights
stopped! I guess when you do this run every day and have to stop for trains you
get a bit blasé about the road rules.
When Colin and I were exploring yesterday afternoon I just
had to take a photo of the trams. I have seen trams before but these ones were
nothing like the Melbourne
trams I remembered from years ago. The Adelaide
trams look more like trains.
This particular tram was running down to Glenelg through
crowds of pedestrians that kept streaming across the road and traffic that was
inching forward a couple of metres at a time. I am not sure who would have been
more frustrated!
We pick up my sister and her husband from the airport this
evening and if the weather holds we shall have a weekend of exploring and
photographing.
AJ
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