Ah, Tulum!

Tulum is such a gorgeous archeological zone. The aqua waters of the Caribbean glisten with sunlight at the foot of El Castillo. I felt mesmerized with the dynamic video footage as I started the editing process today on this wonderful Yucatan location in the Yucatan Travel Movie.

Isla Cozumel Finished at Last!

Well, this time I really have completed the section of the Yucatan Travel Video on Cozumel Island. I put the finishing touches on the car ferry ride back to the mainland, again, enjoying the wonderful guitar music and singing of Tom Petrachenko rendering his own composition, All These Ghosts. As for the video footage of this part of the video, I especially love the little chihuahua dressed in a pink gingham dress who took that ferry ride with us.

Marvelous Cinescore Music

I discovered lovely “New Age” music on my Sony Vegas Platinum Pro 9 Cinescore software package that I am using as an audio background for sections of the Isla Cozumel part of the Yucatan Travel Video.

Still Editing Cozumel Island

I wish this editing process on the Yucatan Travel Movie didn’t take so long and that I did not have so many other appointments and responsibilities to attend to. I am still working on Cozumel Island!

Isla Cozumel Bungalow with Hammock

On Isla Cozumel, we stayed in a lovely bungalow, complete with a hammock and an outdoor eating area. We loved it. Rigiht now, as I go through the footage for the Yucatan Travel Movie, I enjoy reminiscing about the lovely place where we stayed while on Cozumel.

Tightening Up Editing on Yucatan Travel Movie

Such a satisfying day tightening up the editing on the Yucatan Travel Movie to go with the accompanying music. So much fun. I worked on the Playa del Carmen beach and pelican scene and the car ferry voyage from the Yucatan mainland to Cozumel Island.

Back to Cozumel

After a number of days away from editing the Yucatan Travel Movie, I am returning to the joyful exercise of choosing video clips on Cozumel Island, trimming the clips to their most effect length, putting them together, followed by the great fun of adding music to the scenes.

Anticipated Recording Session Today

One of the hardest parts of creating the Yucatan Travel Movie has been finding good background music that is has rights available to me. All the popular music that is readily available in stores in copyrighted.

I have had to look to local musicians and composers . . . with wonderful results. The music I have found is fantastic. Today, I go to record a piece by a woman who is an organist at a local church. She is also a composer. The piece is for organ and oboe. It is also great when played on the piano and oboe. It has a moody Spanish-sounding tango in it. Ole!

Cozumel Also a Great Diving Destination

Besides being one of the most sacred places for the ancient Maya, Isla Cozumel is a great destination for snorkellers and deep sea divers. When we were there a year ago, people were snorkelling beside an outdoor seaside restaurant, images of which will be in the Yucatan Travel Movie.

Cozumel Island was the Most Sacred Spot of the Ancient Maya

I am looking forward to my upcoming work editing the section on Isla Cozumel in the Yucatan Travel Movie. It was the most sacred spot of the ancient Maya. All Maya women had to make a pilgrimage to Cozumel at least once in their lives to pray for their own fertility and the fertility of their crops.