Vexercise 1 Check-in!

[nu_breed]

Hi all! One week in--how are your pechakuchas going?

There have been so many posted already, so awesome!!! Lola and I are both super thrilled that you are all so engaged and inspired :D

For those of you that have already posted, what was the experience like? How did you go through the process of narrowing down your visual source, choosing your clips, choosing your music? Were there any tech issues or other challenges you ran into?

For those of you who haven't yet started where are you at with it? Do you have some things you're still trying to decide on--like your focus, your source, etc? Let us know, maybe we can help you figure it out!

Comments

[salamandras]

I've changed the source a few times in my head, and may again, but currently have a roughed out idea for both Guardian and Community, and less well formed ideas for Hot Fuzz. I'm doing more planning on paper before clipping, and making more of an effort to include internal cuts than I did last time, and may go with similar visuals in the clips instead of following or building a story, and I at least feel more confident this time.

I do have a question about where to get Handbrake - the reviews I've read (from CNET, from 6 years ago) mention malware on it from that source, which made me uncomfortable continuing. Is there a recommended source to download Handbrake? I assume Handbrake's website would be best, but I wanted to check based on those ancient reviews, and I also have Windows 8... https://handbrake.fr/downloads.php

[nu_breed]

I've never had any issues with it! I grabbed it from Handbrake's website.

[salamandras]

Oh, good! Thank you for letting me know.

[naye]

I also downloaded Handbrake from the website and have had no issues with malware. (Though I'm on Win 10.)

[salamandras]

That's reassuring, thank you!