I wanted to share this really cute 8 minute rap at the Silver Hill Rottweiler website, produced by rottweiler lovers, in favor of No Breed Specific Legislation (BSL).
Goes to website:
http://www.silverhillrottweilers.com/news/2008/04/rottweiler_bls_video.html

I have a rottweiler, and I got him at Safe Harbor Humane Society, in Kenosha and I do agree with the No BSL video, as they can be very well trained and very sweet.

You can get a rottweiler at Safe Harbor, too (at least on Nov. 18, 2008 she was there), named Sasha.

Or check out some of their other dogs and cats at the Safe Harbor Cyberkennel.  Or there are more potential pets at hopesafehouse.org in Racine or at countrysidehumanesociety.org, also in Racine. 

   Some of us that have been using iMovie for a while may be looking to move on to more complex editing (?) Here are some websites I have discovered where you can learn a little about Final Cut Pro for FREE on your home computer. There are others, I am sure, if you just google for "Final Cut Pro Training Free", like I did. The editing computers in the Channel 14 studio have Final Cut Pro 5.1.4 on them. (There isn't any training available yet for Final Cut Pro at Kenosha Community Media, but some people already know the program and have been using it.)

Some sites work on Macs and some work on PC/Windows, maybe some work on both (you know how that goes)....

http://www.softwaretrainingtutorials.com/final-cut-pro-5.php - this has video & works for Macs (I didn't get it to work on PC/windows, but you might)

http://www.computer-training-software.com/final-cut-pro5.htm - this has video & works for Macs (scroll down and see the "demos" to click on at left of screen)

http://www.hyperteach.com/products/finalcutpro5-video-cd.htm - this works on macs, (scroll down and click on titles of the free samples)

http://www.geniusdv.com/weblog/archives/final_cut_pro_interface_windows.php#more - no video, this works for PC/windows computers (I didn't try it on a Mac).

I'll try and add more to this list in coming months, so check back if you are interested in free Final Cut Pro training sites on the web. Or if YOU (anyone reading this) discover some more, you could leave a comment with the website address. I know "comments" won't actually accept websites, but if you type everything before the .com or .org and then just type "and then you type a dot and com/org"  it seems to work.

  <<< This is Carole & Hans. We should make a 100 second video together for the 100 Second Video Festival!!

Here is a list of videos from previous 100 Second Film Festivals  - you can click on the titles at the left of the screen at that site, and watch most of them on your computer.

Here is one with some African Festivals , one called Arrival or Spring, and another called Dane's Song, and one called dancing - Maybe these samples will inspire some producers to submit their work!

The current deadline is Dec. 15 to enter the 100 Second film Festival, and here is the official entryform.

   For those who like to search out some interesting video that you can watch for FREE on the web, there is lots of it on the research channel at researchchannel.org

There is a good one with with Arthur Frommer, the guy who writes/publishes a lot of travel books.

There is one with Walter Cronkite talking to the communications students at the University of Southern California Annenburg.

And one with  Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (former basketball MVP) talking about forgotten heroes of WWII.

and there are many more to explore!

  This is edited on 10-1-08, because the video for the 100 second Film Festival is no longer on the opening KCM page, at  Kenosha Media website but can be found by clicking on  100 Second Film Festival or by going to 100seconds.org, where you can find directions how to enter your video in the festival.

I sent a DVD with 100 seconds of video to Medford, Massachusetts where the Festival is, and my entry is called “Bodacious Bonsai” ... I edited down the Bonsai show that we videotaped at the Chicago Botanic Garden  and used previously for a 30 minute "Fun With Dave & Carole" show which broadcast on Kenosha TV 14.  It was challenging to put the best stuff in 100 seconds, but I think a worthwhile endeavor.  It makes you be a lot more selective and discriminating.  Probably more viewers will watch 100 seconds than 30 minutes, when you think about it.

I encourage anyone who can, to send in an entry to that festival, and keep a copy for yourself. It would be fun for Channel 14 to have our own showing of some of the 100 second videos, especially if some of the Ch. 14, KCM  producers make 100 second videos. (or are interested in seeing some) 

It's good practice editing down video... now I/we need to use that practice to make some real short promotional videos for the 2 shows we produce to broadcast on Ch. 14, KCM!  (we, meaning my co-producer, Dave)

  Check out the third category from the bottom of the WGTD website (of the Gateway Technical College's radio station) for Associated Press and WGTD short videos.  Click on one of the subjects, and you get to a screen where there are lots of choices of subjects, from Local to World, Hurricane Footage, Politics, Health, Show Biz, and other subjects.

One drawback is that you are forced to wait for a 15 second video commercial to play before each video you choose will play.  I made that a little less annoying by turning down the sound of my computer during the commercials.

Another drawback is that I wish my computer would load the video faster. But it’s pretty interesting anyway. Has a lot of potential to be even better, I think, when more video is on it.