tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76998444303222628672024-02-08T02:43:37.111-05:00The Retro AvePhotography, film, and media solutions.Apollodorus Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339560410765444311noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699844430322262867.post-61317737998600802322020-12-30T11:04:00.001-05:002020-12-30T11:04:45.466-05:00How To Get Started Making Videos<p> How does one get started making video for sites like YouTube? All you really need is a camera. Since everyone has a cell phone with a camera, it's the easiest tool for you to get started. You can even do some basic editing on them now! The camera on phones today, for the most part, are better than the camera I started with when I got into Film-making. </p><p> My first videos I shot were on a Sharp DV Camcorder. It only had the old composite video connectors. I had no way at the time to get the footage on a computer to edit the video, so I would try to stop and start recording hoping that we had the perfect take, otherwise I'd have to rewind the tape, and play it forward to hopefully the perfect point to retake the cut. It was a lot more work back then than it is today to get started.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapNvJzJ7T4k05Rv2N7jhIpp6woW0GsvA3sjsPpN5APsjBS5C4pBbCOR5Jd6vHvDhpWgkr2baLZ4g91gMz-TO9Inqufu0YkRzuOLzNDVX3f01bk6Z4887l5gCoG-S9PGpFtwhFOJKNTkI/s1920/iPhone12.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1056" data-original-width="1920" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiapNvJzJ7T4k05Rv2N7jhIpp6woW0GsvA3sjsPpN5APsjBS5C4pBbCOR5Jd6vHvDhpWgkr2baLZ4g91gMz-TO9Inqufu0YkRzuOLzNDVX3f01bk6Z4887l5gCoG-S9PGpFtwhFOJKNTkI/s320/iPhone12.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p> Now that we have figured out an accessible camera for you to use to get started, and even some basic video editing built into your device, you're ready to get started. I use the camera built into my phone for videos all the time. Any shot you see of me driving in my car, chances are that I'm using my phone to shoot that video. You don't need to spend hundreds, or thousands of dollars on expensive camera equipment. Over time I slowly built up my film-making toolbox, picking up a light here, a microphone there, and camera upgrades after saving up over time. </p><p> At this point you'll want to figure out what you want to shoot. Do you want to shoot a short film? Shoot a VLOG? A mimi series? Anything else? Just go for it, get started, plan things out, write it out, and/or improve it all. At this point it's up to you, and your imagination. <br /></p>Apollodorus Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339560410765444311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699844430322262867.post-83616776239292407102020-09-07T18:02:00.001-04:002020-10-23T23:09:39.668-04:00Why is a Suction Cup Camera Mount Great for Film and Content Creation?<p> Why is a Suction Cup Camera Mount Great for Film Making and Content Creation? </p><p>I go over the how to use a suction cup camera mount, and great uses for it! </p><p><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/bjtSJimA6FU" width="560"></iframe></p><p>Suction Cup Mounts: <br />Small one for camera's like GoPros: <a href="https://amzn.to/2GHNqol" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2GHNqol</a> <br />Medium one for DSLR Cameras: <a href="https://amzn.to/3byby8a" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3byby8a</a> <br /><br />Follow us on Twitter! <a href="https://twitter.com/theretroave" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/theretroave</a> <br />Like us on Facebook! <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheRetroAve/" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/TheRetroAve/</a> </p><div><br /></div><p>Some Products I Use: </p><p>Canon XF-405: <a href="https://amzn.to/3h6fejV" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3h6fejV</a> </p><p>Insta360 One R: <a href="https://amzn.to/2AIKgNX" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2AIKgNX</a> </p><p>32 GB Micro SD Card: <a href="https://amzn.to/2XFrboQ" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/2XFrboQ</a> </p><p>Affordable Light Kit: <a href="https://amzn.to/3h4gWCo" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3h4gWCo</a> </p><p>Some of my favorite Coffee: <a href="https://amzn.to/3h1zYcl" target="_blank">https://amzn.to/3h1zYcl</a> </p><p><br /></p>
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Apollodorus Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339560410765444311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699844430322262867.post-63369705373852489582018-07-09T19:01:00.002-04:002018-07-09T19:01:27.690-04:00Recent Videos I've produced a couple new videos which may end up being a regular series, with each one I do it seems to evolve from the last one. These have been a lot of fun to do. Watch them below.<div>
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Adventure & Antiquing In Mohawk, NY</h1>
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Union Station in Utica NY</h1>
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have ever known. His name is Joseph R. Astalfa, he was a writer, director, and
to many of us family. Many of you who know me, most likely knew him, and many
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Joe; he introduced me to the world of classic movies, film noir, westerns,
monster movies, and many more. Over the years we made a few short films
together.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our first film was shot with a
Sony consumer grade camera and was entitled, <b><i>The Saga of Ragnar</i></b>.
Later on we purchased a professional high definition camera and we produced <b><i>One
Last Shot</i></b>, which Joe had written, directed, and starred in. Later we
ended up going back and shot a few new scenes, re-edited it, and re-named it <b><i>Free
Agents</i></b>. The last short film Joe and I worked on together was
mockumentary wrote for a final in college called <b><i>Zombumentary</i></b>.<br />
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obviously watched all the movie, went to Godzilla conventions, and spoke at
some as a panel speaker. Joe even had one of his short stories published in a
G-Fan magazine, it was a fan fiction named <b><u>Nuclear Terror</u></b>. Here's
a link to the issue it was in <a href="http://www.g-fan.com/html/gfan_index/index_96.php" target="_blank">http://www.g-fan.com/html/gfan_index/index_96.php</a>.<br />
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Overall Joseph R. Astalfa was my best friend and a brother to me. The
one thing I wish I had was the ability to use the written word in the way he
could to write up this post in honor of him. I'm not sure if the English
language could due justice on the kind of person Joe was.<br />
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Joe, we all know that you're in a better place now, but we miss you,
and will always honor your memory.<br />
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While at PAX, I spoke with Seth Sivak the CEO of Proletariat, the developers of <i><b>World Zombination</b></i>. We had a great chat about the game, check it out below! And while you're watching the video, download the game to see for yourself how much fun it is!<br />
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When I originally stated writing this post I was planning on talking about some of the exhibits I saw, but honest the best part of the day was just sitting there and playing games with my friends and family, and honestly I think that, that is what PAX is all about. It's about people getting together to enjoy something, and to spend time together. In the game of life, I believe I leveled up today. <br />
<br />Apollodorus Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339560410765444311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699844430322262867.post-55495657196352932552015-03-05T14:21:00.000-05:002015-03-07T01:00:28.747-05:00PAX East 2015! Today if the day! PAX East begins today, and I'm currently on my way to experience another weekend full of fun, and games. I've been lucky enough to have been able to go to PAX East every year since it began. As each year comes and goes, I've come to realize that I look more and more forward to PAX East. I believe part of it is that I've grown to appreciate more at PAX each year, not just what the new big thing is coming out on PC or Console. I also think that with these interviews I do with the indie developers I end up feeling more connected with the people, the games, and the energy of the place. Well it's time for me to get ready and to head into Boston. I hope to see you there!Apollodorus Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339560410765444311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699844430322262867.post-46188955554523832832015-02-27T10:36:00.000-05:002015-02-27T10:36:18.085-05:00Superhero Murder Mystery Party!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSwXhBEXLwNU8LHk1oUouWBh20L4ZIgZexsTn8sE8VSl9O9uigQ9ZUfRSzamCB5Pj2jQODtcQQDZOSsMBFGZnr0UI8MJTuw_VTTckkiUnNHIcY-r55OxFJe5C4mMOWoL16aTaJQZxkKU/s1600/Group.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXSwXhBEXLwNU8LHk1oUouWBh20L4ZIgZexsTn8sE8VSl9O9uigQ9ZUfRSzamCB5Pj2jQODtcQQDZOSsMBFGZnr0UI8MJTuw_VTTckkiUnNHIcY-r55OxFJe5C4mMOWoL16aTaJQZxkKU/s1600/Group.jpg" height="184" width="200" /></a> It's party time! Every year my wife and I have an annual Murder Mystery Party. This past weekend we had one that had a Superhero theme to it, which made me feel like it's worth a post here on TheRetroAve.com. When my wife and I were deciding what this years theme was we were watching a lot of <b>Batman</b>, <b>Arrow</b>, and I believe the <b>Flash </b>TV show just premiered, which seemed to have an effect on our decision making.<br />
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This year's murder mystery party was named <i><b>Assassination at the Superhero Assembly</b></i>. Now that we've done a couple of these my wife and I are considering writing our own murder mystery for next year, but we purchased this one at <a href="http://www.mymysteryparty.com/" target="_blank">MyMysteryParty.com</a>. Here's the description of the one we purchased that they have on their site:<br />
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The story is set at an annual superhero meeting to discuss the capture
of a notorious criminal mastermind known as Da Bomb. Host this party if
you are up for loads of super powers, deceit, intertwining story lines
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Once PAX East hits you'll see an influx of posts from me of developer interviews, and reviews of different games in the weeks after. This is arguably my favorite time of the year when it comes to gaming events. The only other point this year when I believe I'll be this excited again with a gaming even will be when Arkham Knight is finally released. <br />
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Well I supposed that is it for now, and I hope to see you at PAX East!Apollodorus Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339560410765444311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699844430322262867.post-34782785870900453612015-02-16T00:07:00.003-05:002015-02-16T00:08:02.021-05:00Hunger Games Mockingjay Pt. 1<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGneRRNL327BIwgmTCuFnEt0NMWsJxNOWhGP5wddjnG_Swy92dYw2Ho7U13UKGonH6XJzPzoyaG-q3l56i52_hlz388r52UUB_iWs7ZdUkVeHthTyvxy3KlilHSKUYGhoYlSVk93Y474/s1600/mockingjaypt1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHGneRRNL327BIwgmTCuFnEt0NMWsJxNOWhGP5wddjnG_Swy92dYw2Ho7U13UKGonH6XJzPzoyaG-q3l56i52_hlz388r52UUB_iWs7ZdUkVeHthTyvxy3KlilHSKUYGhoYlSVk93Y474/s1600/mockingjaypt1.jpg" height="198" width="320" /></a> Today I was debating on creating a video for this review, or just writing it up here as a blog post. Well as you can see I decided due to the amount of detail I wanted to include in this review of <i><b>Mockingjay Part 1</b></i>, I'm writing it up. Warning there will be spoilers in this post, so if you haven't seen <i><b>Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1,</b></i> you may not want to read this!<br />
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<i><b>Mockingjay Part 1</b></i> is the third installment of The Hunger Games series. It stars Jennifer Lawrence, who has also starred in another "Geeky" movie, <i><b>X-Men First Class</b></i>, as a young Mystique. <i><b>Mockingjay Part 1</b></i> takes place after Katniss's second time through the Hunger Games, she was able to be extracted from the dome, and was taken to a secret base in District 13. Basically this movie is all about the beginning of the revolt against The Capital.<br />
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At first Katniss was against helping because when she was rescued they didn't take Peeta, her Not Boyfriend/Boyfriend, with them. Basically she's worried about him being hurt by President Snow of The Capital. Eventually she agrees to help with the revolt against The Capital and become an image of hope for the people. At first there's some trial and error, but eventually she gets it, and becomes a force not to be reckoned with.<br />
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One aspect about the movie I found to be quite interesting is the actual world they live in. It feels very much like George Orwell's book, <u><b>1984</b></u>. Which is probably my favorite book to date. If you haven't read it, I suggest giving it a read, or at least checking out one of the two movies that are based on it. I could do an entire multiple page write up on <u><b>1984</b></u>, so I'm going to stop here before I take an extreme tangent on that subject. Now returning to the subject at hand, Mockingjay. Each district provides a specific resource for everyone, like District 12 provides coal, another provides wood, and lumber, ect... It feels very much like a communist kind of society, each group has their own job, and the Capital takes these resources and redistributes them in a rationed form. Mind you, the Capital is the only place where people have enough to really waste resources, such as food. The Capital uses the Hunger Games for two things, as a from of population control, and used as a way to control the people in the districts.<br />
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Overall <i><b>Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1</b></i> is a roller coaster ride that keeps you into the move the entire time. I give it a 4 out of 5. If you haven't watching <i><b>Mockingjay Part 1,</b></i> or any of the other Hunger Games movies, check them out, their worth at least a single viewing.Apollodorus Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339560410765444311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699844430322262867.post-61871911769790359942015-02-02T17:21:00.000-05:002015-02-02T17:22:08.693-05:00Lego Marvel Super Heroes It has been years, probably decades since I last had a chance to sit and play with Legos. <i><b>Lego Marvel Super Heroes </b></i>gave me the that chance again... well in a digital platform at least. When they first started making the Lego video games, I probably had the same thought most adults would have had, the game is made for kids, why would I want to play it? Whatever the reason, I was wrong.<br />
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<i><b>Lego Marvel Super Heroes </b></i>obviously takes place in the Marvel Universe. Silver Surfer crash lands on earth and his board is shattered into multiple Lego blocks. The evil villains of the Marvel universe, Loki, Dr. Doom, Magneto, ect... join forces and scoop up the pieces of Silver Surfers board so that they can create the ultimate super weapon. <br />
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The actual game play was pretty fun. The controls were fine until you needed to do different race missions in the game, using cars, or flying. It really takes some getting used to in order to be able to complete some of those missions. Here and there I ran into some minor bugs, mostly getting stuck in a wall or something along those line, it only happened three times, but it can make it frustrating especially if you are in a middle of a mission. Other than those things which weren't actually that bad, <i><b>Lego Marvel Super Heroes </b></i>is a really fun game, especially when you play with other people. I played this game with my wife, and to this day, even after completing the main storyline, we are still playing a lot of the little side missions,<br />
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Overall, even with the little bugs, and minor adjusting for controls on vehicles, Lego Marvel Super Heroes is a fun game, and definitely work a play. I give it a solid 4 out of 5.<br />
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<br />Apollodorus Filmshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15339560410765444311noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7699844430322262867.post-41825885734625640932015-01-19T01:20:00.002-05:002015-01-19T01:23:00.721-05:00i, Robot<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYls-VtT19bv1nXMeMiknO7qhjWMheNw8-cXEI-vk6PmxpcMoQ-AsmEf5hDNvLs1QrLuS_fSBBRviK2055utkIcsRmkjWthqrfqpJ90Xeykpr76GKL-rxpuvp41UhfRdqcBf65hNb370/s1600/Movie_poster_i_robot.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCYls-VtT19bv1nXMeMiknO7qhjWMheNw8-cXEI-vk6PmxpcMoQ-AsmEf5hDNvLs1QrLuS_fSBBRviK2055utkIcsRmkjWthqrfqpJ90Xeykpr76GKL-rxpuvp41UhfRdqcBf65hNb370/s1600/Movie_poster_i_robot.jpg" height="200" width="145" /></a> I was clearing out some old file on my laptop and I came across a short paper I did in a college class years ago on <b>i, Robot</b>. It talked about one of the major messages in the movie and decided to share it here. Let me know what you think, and if I should do more posts like this one, going more into the message of the film, or stick more on the review side. Here's the paper below.<br />
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The
movie <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I, Robot</i> seemed to have
messages that almost countered each other. There were instances of technology
saving us, and there were also instances of technology hurting, and even
killing us. That makes it sound like the movie had a weird mental bi-polar
issue, and needs some sort of medication. Obviously that isn’t what’s actually
going on. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I believe that <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I, Robot</i> was trying to tell us that
technology is alright as long as we limit its use. One extreme or the other can
be bad, but if we keep it all on a middle ground, and be careful as to how we
use technology it can be great!</div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">I, Robot</i> is a movie that tells us a
story about Officer Spooner, a cop who seems to have a major issue with robots,
and how the world seems to rely on them too much in his opinion, and a robot with
true artificial intelligence named Sonny, who is trying to figure out, who he
is, what he’s meant to do in life, and why he was created. At the beginning
Spooner looks like a lunatic blaming Sonny, a robot, for murdering a scientist.
By the end you find out that Spooner was right, but by that point, Spooner and
Sonny has actually teamed up like a super duo to fight against the real threat
VIKI. VIKI was an Artificial Intelligence that had taken the three laws of
robotics to an extreme, where VIKI ended up commanding robots to injure, or
even kill humans, if the humans didn’t comply with orders for the humans own
safety. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Spooner was a character who had
to grow to trust a piece of technology to win in the climactic battle in the
end. That piece of technology was Sonny, and as stated above, a robot that had
actually murdered a human. The same story also has the ideas of technology
becoming dangerous for us, thus how VIKI, an A.I. that has the three law of
robotics, was actually the real threat to humanity. You see even though Sonny
had actually murdered the scientist, it was actually a situation where he had
been asked by the scientist himself to be murdered by Sonny. Sonny was
programmed to actually have emotional feelings including love, and he has moral
values, and on top of that he has dreams. That is why Sonny is the one Spooner
had to trust, and partner up with to fight the real threat, VIKI. </div>
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<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In
conclusion you can see how the movie I, Robot is actually a movie that was
telling us both messages that,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>technology
can be both good and/or evil. Spooner, a cop, who doesn’t like, nor trust
robots, who actually ended up having to trust, and partner up with Sonny, a
robot who can ignore the three laws, if he wanted, to fight VIKI an artificial
intelligence who ended up taking the three laws of robotics to the extreme,
almost creating a militarized state, ruled by robots. It tells us that
technology is good in smaller and controlled doses. We can use technology as
long as we keep an eye over it, keep the power in our hands, and take measures
to make sure it stays in our hands.</div>
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