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Category Archives for "Yucatan & Mexico"Carol Chapman conceived and is directing and editing the Yucatan Travel movie, an entertaining documentary with information about traveling in Yucatan, Mexico.
Carol Chapman conceived and is directing and editing the Yucatan Travel movie, an entertaining documentary with information about traveling in Yucatan, Mexico.
I’m using Sony Vegas Movie Studio 9 Platinum Pro to edit the Yucatan Travel Movie. The software includes some fantastic non-copyrighted music.
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What have I been doing the last couple of days? Still working on the Yucatan Travel Movie. On the 5th draft, if I remember correctly. Everything is starting to become a blur. Tightening it up and making room for the Special Features.
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While continuing to edit the Yucatan Travel Movie, I am reminded of the wonderful sights I saw while touring the amazing ruins at Chichen Itza. I especially like all the carvings of feathered serpents, such as the ones on the upper walls of the Temple of the Warriors where you can see distinct eagle-type claws and long beautiful wing feathers with the man in the feathered serpent’s mouth. The neck and head are those of a serpent while the rest of the body is that of an eagle. The man looks so content in this strange creature’s mouth, as if the man is sight-seeing.
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I hope to have enough time space on the DVD containing the Yucatan Travel Movie to include “Travel Tips” footage showing where we ate and slept during our travels in Yucatan.
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Nancy Burrows is a prodigious music talent. I felt happy and honored to take some video footage of her playing the guitar. I hope to make a short video to go with the Yucatan Travel Movie about the marvelous musicians and composers, such as Nancy, who allowed me to use their music in the movie.
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Tomorrow, I hope to meet Nancy Burrows who contributed so much of the music used in the Yucatan Travel Movie. Her songs are available on her CD On a River of Crystal Light.
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The second draft of the Yucatan Travel Movie is complete. Now, I have to cut it down from two hours to something closer to an hour. That will be hard to do because there are so many great scenes.
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I am so happy because I figured out how to make the maps for the Yucatan Travel Movie. These are the maps that show us traveling from Cancun to Chichen Itza, Izamal, Valladolid, Ek Balam, Coba, Playa del Carmen, Cozumel, Tulum, and Akumal, Mexico.
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I am happy to have received a wonderful musical piece from Bill Head that I believe will work beautifully in the Yucatan Travel Movie.
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Miriam Balsley, who is the narrator for the Yucatan Travel Movie has just arrived. Now I have to get the movie ready for her! We will start work next week.
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