Of course, family movies were
not the only things that I
taped with my JVC digital
camcorder. I recorded all
kinds of things. When I first
got my JVC digital camcorder,
I would simply get together
with friends and record whatever
we were doing. I made many
second and third rate tapes
of our mediocre skateboarding
on the JVC digital camcorder
and later set them to the
latest pop-punk and heavy
metal. I would even record
us just hanging out and throwing
the frisbee around, or maybe
cruising around town looking
for some adventure. Anything
to get some filming experience
with the JVC digital camcorder.
As I got more serious about
film making, though, I would
start making real movies with
my buddies. We would make
up silly martial arts flicks
with our play fighting. I
had a friend who was taking
Karate at the time, and another
who had studied Judo, and
they would often star as imaginary
action heroes, trying their
best to save the day from
the forces of an imaginary
evil that was trying to destroy
the world. I even got to act
from time to time –
usually as the evil villainous
mastermind – but my
favorite place to be was still
behind the JVC digital camcorder.
As we grew up, the movies
that we made became more elaborate
and ambitious. I got a sound
boom to hook up to the JVC
digital camcorder, and even
got lenses to use effects
like optical zoom. I think
that I might pursue my passion
for film in college, but for
now I will just enjoy making
the movies. |
