I have to confess that I made 3 videos over the summer (edited 2) and yet failed to post them on JB's Video blog. The reason I dropped the last critical step (of posting and sharing my work) was that I was unhappy with the resolution of the video when posted. No matter how I compressed, nor whatever method I try to resolve this issue (like uploading to Youtube), I still felt the resolution sucked. I don't think there is anything more disheartening then going to all the work of videotaping & editing- only to watch a pixelated video later.
So- that was the #1 reason behind me abandoning my blog. Also- over the course of the summer- I was losing my hearing in a dramatic fashion. I had several severe bouts of tinnitus (ringing in the ear) over the past year with subsequent drops in hearing in my Right (only functioning) ear. So- between being unhappy with the resolution- and not hearing myself speak clearly- I was disaffected with the whole process.
This next video is interesting since I produced it without a talking narrative (as I did in the past).
To watch this video now seems all the more interesting since it was done after a long hiatus of creating videos for the blog (& I was just getting back into it) but also struggling to hear.
I have since received a cochlear implant- and only now can hear how I have developed a "Deaf speech" sound to my voice. People have since told me that the quality of my voice has improved and when they did I would just nod happily. However, now I have the evidence so I have decided to keep the video of "Cycle Bronte 5" & #6 as they were originally produced (with my altered speech sound).
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