StAubins

 | 

Thursday, November 20, 2008   You Are Here: Forums

 


Subject: K-27 in Arizona!
Forum Sponsored By: Wholesaletrains.com
Forum Sponsored By: Wholesaletrains.com
 
Prev Next
You are not authorized to post a reply.
AuthorMessages
SourdohUser is Offline
1st Class Member
Peoria, AZ
Brakeman
Brakeman
Posts:49

Send Message
06/18/2008 8:02 PM  
This is my first film edited with iMovie HD and the first upload to YouTube. I shot it with my Sony still digital camera on the movie setting. The Bachmann K-27 is pulling a short local freight load (all AMS rolling stock, weathered by me as is the locomotive. I shot this on the large scale outdoor layout at the Arizona Model Railroading Society in Glendale Arizona. I tried to make it look as real as possible, but some rookie mistakes crept in. Better luck next time. I hope it meets with your approval. Thanks.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zlsf93_lvIo



(Here ya go Sourdoh, we don't block nut'in, SteveC mod.)

~ "Never Ask Permission, Only Forgiveness"
East Broad TopUser is Offline
Moderator
Centennial, CO
Conductor
Conductor
Posts:601

Send Message
06/18/2008 11:46 PM  
Great job on the weathering! I haven't seen too many weathered K-27s yet, for as many people who bought them.

Thank you for not panning and zooming! [:D] It made the video oh, so much easier to watch. I'll offer one word of advice for next time: Tripod. Radio Shack sells a rather cool bendable one which is just great for sitting on uneven surfaces.

Post some still shots of your loco when you get a chance. I want to see the weathering in detail. (And forgive me if you have already--just point me in the right direction.)

Later,

K


Tuscarora Railroad

Friends of the East Broad Top
markolesUser is Offline
1st Class Member
Lancaster, PA
Conductor
Conductor
Posts:810

Send Message
06/19/2008 6:44 AM  
They block youtube here, but which version of iMovie are you running? I have made a few movies out of videos, and I really enjoyed the level of control that software gives you.

Mark


Mark Oles
Millersvillanova Railroad, Lancaster, PA

SourdohUser is Offline
1st Class Member
Peoria, AZ
Brakeman
Brakeman
Posts:49

Send Message
06/19/2008 8:55 AM  
EBT - I am actually an old hand at shooting both video and film professionally. I hadn't intended to shoot motion at all, but decided to try it. All I had was my Sony DSC T-9 still camera. It has a video mode, so I tried it. I wasn't planning to enter the film in the Cannes Film Festival, so I just handheld it. I don't think it turned out so bad as it was. The last shot is the worst as I was shooting between my legs! My Spielberg, "what continuity?", shot is also the last one. I shot it with an entirely different set of rolling stock between the loco and crummy.


Mark - I am running iMovie HD 6.0.3 on a Macbook Pro with Leopard (Intel) OS. Why would "they" block YouTube?

~ "Never Ask Permission, Only Forgiveness"
markolesUser is Offline
1st Class Member
Lancaster, PA
Conductor
Conductor
Posts:810

Send Message
06/19/2008 9:15 AM  
i guess they want us to work...


Mark Oles
Millersvillanova Railroad, Lancaster, PA

jimtypUser is Offline
1st Class Member
Centennial, CO
Conductor
Conductor
Posts:720

Send Message
06/19/2008 9:23 AM  
Nice video, thanks for sharing!

livin' la vida loco
Jerry BarnesUser is Offline
1st Class Member
Lexington, NE
Conductor
Conductor
Posts:975

Send Message
06/19/2008 9:31 AM  
Nice video. I see little reason for a video camera anymore. My Canon Power SHot made all my youTube videos. What sound system do you have on the K? Sounds good! Jerry

Life is too short to take seriously.
SourdohUser is Offline
1st Class Member
Peoria, AZ
Brakeman
Brakeman
Posts:49

Send Message
06/22/2008 8:22 PM  
Jerry - Actually, I have to confess that the sound you hear was edited together with sounds from Skywalker Sound. I couldn't seem to load the audio I recorded with the video, so I improvised. Next time I will figure it out. I think it sounds good as it is, even though it is "over dubbed". I have a Phoenix system on the K. It sounds hellaciously good chuffing round the bend!

~ "Never Ask Permission, Only Forgiveness"
San JuanUser is Offline

Anaheim CA Bayfield CO
Foreman
Foreman
Posts:168

Send Message
09/16/2008 4:47 PM  
Nice video compilation, and very nice trainset or sets...last continuity consist there Spielberg ;)

I thought for sure the loco was going to smash into the tunnel. It looked too big, as did the caboose.

Fun to watch. Thanks for posting it. Sorry it took me so long to see it.

Matt
Snowshoe & San Juan Model Railroad
You are not authorized to post a reply.
Forums > Forums > Photography > K-27 in Arizona!



ActiveForums 3.7
Terms Of Use | Copyright 2007 by myLargescale.com/Model Railroads Online, LLC  | Privacy Statement