Get out there and film something! (Video)

"William Byrd" (thedriver) 06/09/2015 at 08:16 • Filed to: jeep grand cherokee, goldfish, filming

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What do you do on a Sunday morning with a family of 5 and a bunch of electronic devices? You film something random, and ideally car related. So get out there and make some movie magic!

Our film today was inspired after attending a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! event where we ended up “winning” 2 goldfish. We were there late into the evening and the next morning it occurred to us, the goldfish weren’t going to make it if we didn’t get them into a more permanent home and get them some food. I didn’t tell the kids that they stood a fairly poor chance of making it through the week regardless of where they lived, but that’s not important right now.

So our morning quest was to SAVE THE GOLDFISH ! We decided to make it into a car film and see how well the 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee Altitude Edition does at saving fish. I tossed in some “how to” and suggestions to make your own movie magic following the video. Enjoy !

This was (obviously) filmed fairly quickly by a 10 year old using an iPad Mini (you can see my son’s case/cover passing in front of the lens occasionally, along with his devil-may-care camera angles) and me using an iPhone 5. It’s amazing how easy it is to shoot HD level video with your mobile device, something that would have been very expensive several years ago. Shot set up and scenes were done on the fly, we filmed a few takes of the kids saying “we need to save the goldfish” before we left, but, well, they weren’t great. haha

Editing was done via !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! which should be free for most Apple computer owning folks. It’s pretty easy to use, toss in some titles and transitions, import some music, YouTube it, done. I use the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , it’s royalty free and pretty easy to find what you’re looking for. YouTube has some incredibly complex software that lets it know if a copyrighted track is used in your video. I went for something dramatic, then something a little goofy, and then a resolution/finale track. Real easy to download and insert via iMovie.

As far doing a “video review” you can do a voice-over as you film, but be warned that the audio can be muddled unless you have a mic plugged in to your device so at least make sure the internal mic is facing you when you speak. Or you can also record a voice-over later and insert it, something that is pretty simple to do with various free audio recording apps. I went the even-super-simpler route and tossed in some title text in various places to get the point across about how well the new Jeep “helped” save the fish.

So grab your phone, tablet, GoPro, etc. and get out there and film something, it’s not hard, it’s a lot of fun, and the whole family can do it.

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William Byrd > William Byrd 06/09/2015 at 08:21

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Oh and one fish died. My daughter took it well. So replaced her (the fish) and...that one died. The final holdout passed yesterday. He left some stones, a turtle and a crab. He will be missed.

Funktheduck > William Byrd 06/09/2015 at 08:49

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In high school I won a goldfish for my gf at a fair. It lived for over a year.

Side note: those fishbowls really aren't all that great for longevity. There needs to be a filtration system of some sort. Did you use tap water? The chemicals in tap water will kill fish. You need either distiller water or some sort of water neutralizer.

William Byrd > Funktheduck 06/09/2015 at 08:56

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Interesting. We did, but we are on well water so there shouldn’t be TOO many chemicals compared to city water. We did the whole “leave the bag in the water so they adjust to the water temp” drill. Most lived for several days. And then, kaput.

Funktheduck > William Byrd 06/09/2015 at 10:16

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If it’s well water it could be mineral heavy.

Fish are actually pretty sensitive to water. Some more than others. The smaller the bowl/tank the harder it is.

CalzoneGolem > Funktheduck 06/18/2015 at 15:37

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I’ve got a betta that has been living on city water for over 6 months now.

Funktheduck > CalzoneGolem 06/18/2015 at 17:10

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In my limited experience with Bettas they're either hardy or not. My mom had some that didn't last a week and others that lasted years, for example.

CalzoneGolem > Funktheduck 06/19/2015 at 07:40

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Yeah there seems to be no in between I’ve dropped this guy on the floor a couple times. We had another one that lasted a weekend.