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An Uncluttered World
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Letus Ultimate and XHA1 combo. There are some pops in the vocal track which I need to fix. Location for most shots was Olympic National Park area in Washington.
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Mark Dawson    August 18, 2008 02:40 AM
Hi Steven, Very nice production, I like the voice over it gives the feel of a real story. Shots are excellent as always. Well done Mark

Nathan Ellering    August 18, 2008 02:42 AM
Steven,
this is absolutely gorgeous. No criticism here, this is poetry.

Joe Shaw    August 18, 2008 03:09 AM
Really nice work as always. Ultimate and XHA1 combo is a killer. The V/O works very well and makes a nice change.

Hubert Duijzer    August 18, 2008 05:37 AM
Like the story, good voice over and as always beautiful, beautiful images.

Chris Floyd    August 18, 2008 09:31 AM
Hi Steven,

I like the shots and the topic. I find it that we always struggle to live in this world and we miss what real living is all about. Wonderful perspective thank you.

Chris Floyd
crfphoto.com

Shiv Kumar    August 18, 2008 09:58 AM
Beautiful Steven,

The voiceover was definitely a great touch and brought forth your mood and spirit along with the way you see things.

Thanks for sharing your inner self.

Shiv.

Rob Grauert    August 18, 2008 09:59 AM
aw man, this is awesome. The voice makes it feel genuine and real.

Peg Futrell    August 18, 2008 11:51 AM
Steven,

This is simply beautiful. I really enjoy the narrative, and it goes exquisitely with the movie.

It made me wonder if you conceived the story first, and then went to get the shots to tell your story, or you had the shots, and then created a narrative around them. However you tackled the creation, of course, does not diminish the accomplishment, that of weaving a tale to give the viewer a strong and lasting impression of your uncluttered world.

Steven Dempsey    August 18, 2008 12:45 PM
Thank you all.

Peg, the origin of this is interesting. My wife and I have decided to simplify our lives. When our kids reach college age (within the next 6 years), we are going to sell our house and hit the road for a few years. We want to experience life without the stresses. We both love nature and traveling so we think we are destined to do this.

We have been doing a lot of camping over the past couple of years and every time I have this experience, it is excruciating to get back to all the responsibilities and things we have accumulated over the past few decades.

My job situation has been up and down and a source of some stress for me of late so when I got back from my most recent trip to Salt Creek (near Olympic National Park, where most of the footage was taken), I went into a mini depression.

With the general images I had shot in my mind, I took out my pad and pen on the bus to work one day and began writing. The whole thing flowed almost without effort. I had all the footage I needed but for the city scenes. I went out to deliberately shoot that missing footage to finish the piece.

I've always struggled to say something beyond the images I portray in my films and there is always a thin line between what's in my heart and coming across as preachy.

Anyway, I'm glad people are reacting the way they are. I'd rather hear a piece has moved someone rather than hearing "great job". This is probably the most personal thing I've done and maybe the catalyst for giving my future efforts more of a personal voice.

Thanks again for taking the time to watch and comment.

Josh Parrish    August 18, 2008 12:48 PM
steven, i love ALL of your videos.
you capture what not many people pay attention to.
and i love every bit of it.

Todd VanSlyck    August 18, 2008 02:44 PM
I join all the others in saying how wonderful this piece is. The beautifully shot and edited video only adds to a much deeper, spiritual meaning. Awesome.
On a side note, have you ever read "Wild at Heart" by John Eldredge? Your video reminds me of what is said in that book. I think it should be required reading for every man!
TVS

Ray Paunovich    August 18, 2008 04:22 PM
Steven,
I believe all good films come from an emotional place and are merely visual representations of those emotions and its that connection that captures your viewers attention , I believe YOU do understand that, its a shame more people don't. If your heart and sole are in it it will reach the heart and soul of your audience.

Ray P.

Mark Williams    August 18, 2008 04:50 PM
Steven,
I would like to offer you a suggestion. If you are going to travel I suggest volunteering a Corps of Engineers lakes nationwide. At the lake I work at we have a "volunteer village". The village has full RV hookups and volunteers work 20 hours a week for us in exchange for free village ammenities. Although it may be a little beneath your skill level most lakes need videos done on history, mission and natural resource protection. There are over 460 lakes nationwide. At our location there is a one month minimum committment but for special projects this could be shortened. Just something to think about. Email me if you would like to learn more.

Regards,
Mark

Steven Dempsey    August 18, 2008 04:56 PM
Mark, it's certainly not beneath me and I would like you to PM me with more info. Thanks for the suggestion.

Kevin Railsback    August 23, 2008 01:33 PM
Steven,

I think this is one of your best films to date.

I think all your films come from your heart but this one comes from your soul.

You have the ability to take something as simple as a flag on a RV and turn it into something truly beautiful.

I think we all yearn for an uncluttered world. Seems like has a way of piling things upon us.

I don't think anyone else could have narrated it because the words were spoken with all the emotion you felt as you wrote them.
The music was perfect for this piece as it was very simple and uncluttered as well.
Simply beautiful Steven!

Anna Kilian    September 11, 2008 07:40 PM
Thank You
Steven!

This video is great.
Your voice with beautiful visual elements made the magic.

Best

Anna

Mark Weiss    October 07, 2008 01:54 AM
In a short couple of minutes there, you've described why some of us prefer to live on the threshold of abject poverty, but yet be free and alive, over the life of "enough sustenance", but shackled in a prison of daily routine working for the corporate proletariate. Many of us wait until retirement to find out what this freedom is; it sounds like you've found it while you still have your youth.

Ron Coker    October 08, 2008 04:24 AM
An Uncluttered World
Steven,

A Stunning Result.

Gary Brun    October 14, 2008 08:12 AM
Beautiful

Steve Hoffer    November 10, 2008 11:05 PM
Amazing what can be said in two minutes
Steven,

It's amazing to me what can be set as a mood, and what can be communicated and felt in a matter of just a couple minutes. You didn't waste a second!

I'm found a blog with a brief "frog and toad" comment that is right on the mark:
Just then there was strong wind.
It blew the list out of Toad's hand. The list blew high into the air.
"Help!" cried Toad. "My list is blowing away. What will I do without my list?"
"Hurry!" said Frog. "We will run and catch it."
"No!" shouted Toad, "I cannot do that."
"Why not?" asked Frog.
"Because," wailed Toad, "running after my list is not one of the things that I wrote on my list of things to do!"

http://www.terryhershey.com/368.htm

I found the beginning of the video to be interesting--because you've used cuts between the initial images and titles, it's a bit jarring. Almost like the transition back to the rat race after you've been camping a while that you described in your post. Nice ideas to contemplate--and then put into practice.



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