This excellent-quality film voices the heart of a nation seeking the redemption of the priceless values that the United States of America is built upon.*
Stand with me this November as we spread the truth of Jesus Christ and the good values upon which our nation was built. Your country is waiting for you, for we the people are the flesh of America, and our values the backbone.
This election, vote your conscience. Cast your vote for what you believe, not what you want. Your personal decision counts. and each and every vote makes a difference.
Please, stand.
-b
*We are not only built upon the high principles that define our constitution, but upon God, (that is Jesus Christ,) who graciously guided our forefathers in laying the foundations of our once-great America.
P.S. God bless all the Catholic and Protestant Christians who helped lead America to victory and finally becoming an independent nation. For all their sweat, blood, prayers, and love, that went into the founding of our America. God bless, always, -b
Ever sit down and wonder about life? Wonder what’s next, what the duties are that you must complete, and how you are to achieve those goals? I do.
I wonder about the future, my life, who I am and who I will be. I contemplate how I can better accomplish my goals, I consider what I am required to do, what I have volunteered for and what must be completed first. And in all this, I wish and dream and wonder.
So here I am, a soul in the wind of time, seeking what I want to find and secretly knowing what I must end up resolving upon.
But, in a way I am encouraged. Encouraged at who I am right now, and what the future might hold; what I can be now and tomorrow… the potential of a dreams fulfilled in full blossom.
And, then once again, I am here. I am responsible for my actions, my ways, my thoughts and beliefs. I must choose what I will do, I must choose what I will become, I must choose what to do with what is ahead. Not that I must decide whether or not I want to be a soloist singer and songwriter, a 3D animator and CG designer, or a popular novel author, but that I must choose whether I will seek these dreams or God first. Yes, God.
Just encouraged, hoping, wishing for the future, and hoping that it will all turn out as well as my dreams fortell… that my dreams will not turn into nightmares, and that in everything I do, I will first find God as my true friend.
Anyhow, that’s a taste from the waterspout.
God bless, friends!
-b
P.S. Found out about a screenwriting template (someone told me about it,) for Open Office Writer. I already use Celtx for my scriptwriting, but then again, what’s the harm of trying another possible software solution? Here goes nothing… oh, btw, NaNoWriMo is slowly, but surely, approaching. IT IS COMING! AHHHHHH! … >wanting to complete first novel, or at least get more progress on it before NaNoWriMo 08 starts< … a thought: what if I took all of my life as a NaNoWriMo? Concentrating my efforts on one project at a time and completing it with the mindset that I will not leave it till my goal is reached… what then? I might get really stressed out always living like that, but on the other hand, it’s possible I would complete my tasks much quicker… anyhow, but I believe it may call for a whole life-style change-over. God bless! -b
P.P.S. Not exactly set on what we are going to do with “ITL” (“Is This Love?”) right now. However, I hope to make some of my own, personal films sometime soon. Nature clips set to music, thoughtful vid with voice over, crazy ideas and a mix of ketchup thrown in… anyhow, don’t know exactly, but hopefully I will make time for creating some personal films… complete with custom music! God bless, -b
Was going to write a poem – started, but haven’t finished. Oh well, maybe later on that.
Did a job for free on designing a small black and white ad for someone and now it turns out I had the deminsions wrong. Maybe if I correct them and send them back in soon I will be able to repremind the situation more smoothly.
Prepared and completed the downsampled (720×480, mpeg2) video files from Charles Morey’s violin recital for someone to use with other footage and compile a 4 minute promo video for the string program. That’s good to have that done.
Now need to prepare (cut, edit, burn…) the recital in HD SP for one DVD, with source footage starting at about 2hrs and 40mins. This computer is not built to handle HD smoothly, so I long for a faster machine. I am not sure exactly what approach we are going to take with this project, whether to use the entire recital or just cut and compile the best parts, making a 5, 10, or 20 minute video when finished. We will probably use the entire recital, but I’m not sure yet.
Hoping to design a website and logo for someone, which will greatly help in my finances for film.
FLY
Who knows, what path will I take?
Who will I be, what am I now?
Where will I go – why, when, for what?
And who will I meet, for God, or for naught?
Who will I be in twenty years,
Or even twenty minutes.
Who am I now,
And what am I aiming for?
What am I living for,
And why?
Find out,
Endeavor,
Don’t just try,
Don’t fall and cry,
Get up, spread those wings,
And upon the high winds
Fly.
May your skies be as bright
As the hope we were born
To fulfill.
We all have our journey, and I praise God for his grace and provision in my life.
Very soon is the next step for me. Be ready for your leap of impossibilities, because if you wait and persevered long enough, the rush of the river may spill out and you will be amazed at what unfolds in your path.
But please, know this: God is love, and he will make a way. He works out all things for good, and, if you hold on and seek him, you will find him. It is promised.
I am unsure what path my future will take… where will I go, what will I do? My camcorder/editing situation is not at it’s brightest, and I am heavily considering returning the camcorder, the JVC Everio GZ-HD7, because it shoots to HD and saves to .tod. Premiere Pro 1.0, my current NLE, is less than desirable as well, because I have had a/v out of sync troubles with it. Who knows what will be the solution? God does.
A friend recommended this camera (the friend was joking btw,)
I have looked into Final Cut Pro as well, (or Final Cut Studio,) and it looks promising. But I have not done all my research. I am pretty sure I can convert my files through Cyberlink BD solution, with PowerDirector, to FullHD, HD SP, or SD (720×480.) So, converting with HD is possible, but editing is still a problem. So, the different problems stack on eachother and the tower of cards falls again and again as I pull out a card from the below.
So, with all these options, ideas, hopes, possibilities – my future – and other’s desires, I am swirling in an ocean of choices, hoping to find my way out. Oh God, send an albatross.
Who knows what will happen next? I ask for your prayer, and I look foward to the days when I will be holding the camcorder in hand, acting and filming with others, editing, premiering, posting…
God bless and thanks for listening.
-b
P.S. I do not ask for sympathy. I do not ask for donations. I do not require your help. I humbly request prayer and understanding, and greatly appreciate any suggestions or ideas you have to give. Thanks.
As the days pass by and progress is made in various areas, one may wonder what happened to Minosa Films – like, where are the films?!
Well, I suppose everything has a journey. And each journey has it’s pilgrims, and once in a while, you run across a hero. Well, I am a pilgrim. And I need to do my part, and my part is not only the technical side of making sure we have a camcorder that will work, but scripts to make movies from. So, I need to write scripts. We have one script for a film titled “Is This Love?”, and I plan to make revisions upon it (basically add to/and or rewrite it.) I think it would be wise to have more than one script on hand, so, I need to write! 😉
Recently I found out about a neat project called Morevna Project. Check it out here: morevnaproject.org. I am considering contributing to it. From the website:
The main goal of Morevna Project is creation of full-lengthened anime movie, utilizing Open Source software only.
Other goals:
Promotion of Open Source software and its ideology.
Testing and improving existing Open Source products by giving appropriated feedback to developers and community.
Validate Open Source tools as suitable for creation of professional good-looking animation.
Provide content for other artists to learn from or to re-use, including documentation and tutorials
It is a JVC Everio GZ-HD7, and I tested it out this evening by recording a message given by Dr. Narendra Singh, and also interviewing him personally afterwards. I recorded some additional footage of people’s conversations with Dr. Singh, etc., but I will most likely not be posting that. I hope to post both the message and the interview online sometime soon. (I recorded them in SP, though sometime in the future I may do most of my filming in FullHD.) Oh, and Dr. Singh said I did a good job, and that he would be praying for me. 😉 Praise God for that!
Praise God!
I hope to start doing some film making, inteviews, and more, but I can’t forget to do my other duties in life, or forget my talents.
Well, I guess that’s all for now! Going to be trying out my camera in nature, filming Green Bank, working on film pre-production, and brainstorming film ideas!
God bless,
Thanks for listening! (and I always appreciate your prayers.)
-b
P.S. Dr. Narendra Singh believes he will die as a martyr (for Jesus Christ.) May God protect him till his time comes, and may many more come to Jesus before, and after, that time.
As the days and hours close in on whether or not to buy the DV camcorder right now, I must step away from the situation and listen.
I have considered getting a DV camcorder for a short while now, and one person that I have asked is my friend John Calloway (http://johncalloway.wordpress.com/) who has supplied some great information and helped me in this long and tedious camera hunt. Really, it hasn’t been that long or tedious, but it sounded good.
Anyhow, I am greatly indebted to John (thanks John!) because I am so new to this field of film media that I don’t know where to start when looking for a good camera. Thanks bunches!
And I have decided which camera I want. Notice I say “want”. The JVC Everio GZ-HD7, (see product the page here) a good HD camera with a Fujinon lens, 3CCds, a manual focus wheel, pixel-shift technology, widescreen, etc., and it looks so good!
But I wonder and must pause, because perhaps I am not supposed to get a DV camcorder right now…
I have slightly considered getting a low-end model (for what I am considering) such as this Sony (see here,) or even a mid-range model, and then later, when the time comes, upgrade to a camera like this (the XH A1.)
But still the issue stands whether or not to get a DV camcorder at all at this point in time. I know what camera I want, and that it would be great to have it, but … we’ll see what happens in the coming days, hours, and moments (the moments are the most important of them all.)
And with that, I take a swoosh of my hat and a curtious bow, and say “Goodnight, goodnight, to all a sweet goodnight!”
Ciao,
-b
P.S. I understand if you do not know why on Earth I am waiting to get the camera when I have the money to and want to, but when you are in a situation like this, between a rock and a hard place, you’ll understand my hesitation. Until then, I can only ask for prayer for wisdom and submission. Thanks a lot!
So, with working, events, and living, I find myself in moments of solitude, set apart for God and thinking. Thinking “do I even want to get that camera? I’m no sure I care…”, wondering, and praying some.
I will probably get this camera, (praise the Lord!,) I will likely endeavor doing interviews, making films with the members of Minosa Films, my friends and family, and even some commercial work.
But in every new step up in the tower of life, I must recall my duties and check my burdens – have I accomplished all that people have required of me to this moment? Am I free to move on? And I must decide and make action upon that conclusion.
I do not want to abandon the talents that have dogged my life so divenely my whole life, but I am eager and curious to move forward in this direction of film making.
Thank you for listening and God bless!
Can’t wait till the future, wondering about it all,
In the throes of today and mystery of tomorrow, I labor to engineer the beginning of a new day.
I am sorry for my neglect of posting, I have been busy, as the previous sentence implies. I hope to pursue filming soon – but there are a few obligations and requirements I need to get done first – an unfinished project, something due soon, et cetera.
So, I am sorry, and I am looking forward to the days ahead (and wishing they be bright,) but as each day passes life seems to run along the river to a watershed – and who knows what happens then.
But I wish you all the best, and hope to spend some days in the near future filming our infinite dreams!
Most respectfully,
-B
P.S. And as for the title of this post – well, I’ll let you figure that one out.
Minosa Films is a small Christian film group stationed in the United States, dedicated to providing you clean, quality entertainment. We don’t just make you laugh, but think. That’s what we’re about: giving you a perfect film with a powerful message.
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