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My son has created another video and needs views to get selected to be judged in the final 40 that will be judged by officials. There is a cash prize which could help to fund the next part of his education at USC Film School. (Of course I am scared to death for him but he persists in following this passion).

Thanks for those of you that can take the time to view the 30 second video and a double thanks to those that pass it on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhymY3fnPlY

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what a message

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viewed and will pass on...

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lol....good video!

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BTW do embedded links like this count as views?

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I was wondering the same thing.

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Good one!

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Yikes! I don't even know how to figure that out. I was amazed I was able to bring it over here given my technological limations.

Praxeas, perhaps you could read about it at Right.org and fix this problem if there is one given your EXPETISE in this area. Please.... :sad:noidea



And a big thank you to all! :hanky

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Great video!! He did a really good job on this.

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Praxeas- Forgive me if I ask too much of you but I do consider you the internet/computor guru! :boomm (In addition to your fine analytic ability of course)! I think it is picking up votes from over here, but don't know for sure.

Michael has until June 15th to get views. He started late (one of the last out of the gate given that he was in school and all).

He has somewhere around 200 views on Youtube and 700 at a yahoo site. He needs to be in the top 20 views out of 69 videos to advance to the judging round. :blah

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I copied the link and sent out an email to my friends to view!

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rgcraig- Thank you! :thumbsup

It appears Michael has moved up 5 places since this morning and has now had at least 300 views at Youtube. He is on the bottom of the second page of rightorg youtube views (based on number of views) He needs to be on the first page by June 15th.

Of course there are other sites that these videos are being viewed at so we can't definitively say that the youtube view leaders are going to be those that make the cut but its a good start. :pirates

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Good video!

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From what I gather at youtube embedded videos add to the "views" or number of times a video was viewed

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Great video. I posted the link to it on another forum I view and asked people to watch it.

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Praxeas- Thank you for lending your expertise to the matter! :tiphat

Thank you CHTatum and rgcraig for playing it forward.:thumbsup

And thank all of you that have taken the time to view video and those that had nice things to say about it. But hey even bad comments would be appreciated to keep the matter at the top of the threads! :)

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FOR YOUR INFO QUIZ (Answers will be doled out eventually) :pirates

1. How long did it take to shoot "30 second" video?

2. Why did the police get involved with this project?

3. How much did it cost to make the money bags?

4. How much money was in the brief case? What denominations?

5. How much money got away with the wind?

6. How many young men were in the water during the production to keep boats in correct position?

7. How many people were involved in 30 second video from start to finish?

:drama

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhymY3fnPlY


How long did it take to shoot the "30 second" video?

About three and a half hours which is independent of the time spent rounding up people, preparing props, finding boats, splicing and editing.


Thanks to all who view. Forgive me for those that that might be offended that I ask, but I am his mother. :13loads

And for those that don't know me; I posted on the forums quite a bit in the past. :thumbsup

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Newman, your son is talented!

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Great job ! Sent link to my e-mail list.

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Very, very good, but where do you go vote?

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Ron, Freeatlast and Esther! Thanks for the kind words and sentiments. :thumbsup

Esther- Views are votes. Michael is almost to page 1 but he's got some videos nipping at his heels. Go Michael! :jogging::doggyrun

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Great video with a great message. Your son did a really good job on this! You have every reason to be a proud Mama!

Sinatra

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Thanks Sinatra! Never a dull moment with someone who is into shooting videos. Read the blurb below. :runhills

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhymY...layer_embedded

Why did the police get involved with this project?

Michael had the use of a friend's paddle boat. But where was he going to get a motor boat? What is a director to do?

So he drove over to a lake in a fairly exclusive neighborhood and started knocking on the owners' doors; asking them if they knew anyone who could loan him a boat to make a video. I kid you not!

Michael told us he had been to eleven houses before the police officers arrived to question him and find out if he was casing houses!

After my son told us of his adventure and my husband and I lifted our jaws off the floor; we suggested to him that it might be wise to start with family before knocking on the doors of strangers.

My husband took him over to his cousin's house and the next day the video was filmed. Where there is a will, there is a way! :boat

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LOL Good thing he was able to convince them he wasn't casing the neighborhood! Oh my!:ursofunny

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhymY3fnPlY

How much did it cost to make the money bags?

The material and paint were about $10. The cheesecake for the seamstress's immediate services doubled the cost. :)

Getting the spraypaint on the bags without it seeping below the pattern was trickier than expected. The bags were filled with shredded paper and a broken brick to give it some weight when throwing.:bigweightlift:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhymY...layer_embedded

It's taken me this long to figure out what you needed us to do to help your son. Every post in this thread should be a copy and paste of his video and a click to watch. As I went down the thread on the first page, I clicked on on the videos also. Will that help your son?

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mizpeh- According to Praxeas; viewing the clip at the forum [for the full 30 seconds] should count as one view and eventually that view will show up over at youtube towards overall view count.

I am talking about what went into this seemingly simple video each day so that it will remain on the front page. Hopefully, some will be curious about how something turned out in the video and look again! :heeheehee

The top 20 viewed videos will be up for judging based on preselected criteria. Michael's got a shot. However, there is some stiff competition for sure. :pillowfight

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhymY...layer_embedded

To read your response to me, I had to go down this thread, past 4 other posts that had the video embedded in them. I clicked on each video as I went down the thread, as well as the video in your post, read your post, then embedded the video in this post!

When is the contest finished? I'll make a point of doing this every day! :)

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Newperson,

Tell Michael I said congrats on the great video and that I just recently bought a Kessler camera crane with the K-pod system and Hercules head! I have the extended ball option that I have my Satchler FSB-6 fluid head on and then one of my Sony V1U's on that.

Also tell him we are using a Glidecam 4000HD stabilizer with a Flycam 5000 arm and vest and love it.

Hoping to work in the budget next year to get a motorized pan tilt head for the Kessler crane and a Glidecam X-10 arm and vest for the 4000HD.

He will know what I am talking about!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhymY...layer_embedded

When is the contest over?

Have you read the initial posts in this thread started by James Griffin?
http://www.apostolicfriendsforum.com...ad.php?t=24456

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My goodness! I never would have thought of that. I am not sure that it will work though because it seems that youtube only registers so many views per person or hour or some other criteria (given that it sure isn't picking up all the times I visit).

The contest forbids having programs or bots viewing (whatever that is). The viewing part of the contest ends June 18th. The actual judging happens the first week of July.

I appreciate your commitment to viewing. Michael does too! :bdayparty

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CC1- It seems that your post went over the head of most English-speaking people. However, my son speaks your language and understood exactly what you said. Impressive. So what kind of videos are you gearing up for? :icecream

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Newman- I just saw this today- Don't know how I missed it, but I viewed it several times. I will pass it on and view it daily. Hope it helps. Oh, by the way, good video message!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhymY3fnPlY


Blubayou- How very kind. :ty

Mizpeh- Yes I skimmed the initial posts. I agree with the writer (provided they were only demonstrating the result if we applied the same thinking to men and women's standards). The thought process is not new. In fact, monks in the middle ages used to pluck the hair from their head so that there would be no covering.

Since I work full time now; I stay away from posting except for on rare occasions such as this thread (which requires no careful response nor substantiation to back up my position).

However, on some occasions, I have read a post or two and practically had to sit on my hands to keep from responding! :thebunny

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I sure wish you could post!!!!!

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Ahh... Thanks Subdued. :thumbsup

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhymY3fnPlY

How much money was in the brief case?

The brief case that was dumped into the wind contained $120 in $1 bills.

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Did they lose any of the money?

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I will answer that $120 question tonight!

[Which hopefully will result in moving the thread back up to the top so that others might be reminded of it and view the video again]. :D