This has got to be my favorite imovie project completed in Roach, MO. Here’s why:

1. I spent about an hour or more in the freezing cold capturing the numerous video clips and then spent many hours working on the clips: (a) reviewing through all the clips and sorting out the good shots from the bad, (b) cutting the clips to remove the nothing-is-happening moments in the clips, (c) selecting which clips to use and where to place them, (d) selecting the music that will give the video more “oomphh” power, and (e) adding the slow, fast and reverse motion special effects.

2. This is the first video that included my “copyright” signature.

3. The inspiring enthusiasm of the star of the video, Timothy aka Timmy Hawk. He persevered through many Ollies (skateboarding vocabulary) and runs up the kids-made ramp. But we had some funny moments: I intended to try out some video-capturing techniques that I’ve read about but his only intend was to go out and play. At the end of the gym session, he was rushing out to join his friend at another place for more skateboarding fun but I needed a clip of him walking into the gym to start my video, so I told him, “Timothy, wait, can you pretend to walk into the gym?” and he gave me the blurrest look and continued to walk out of the gym…haiyahhh.

4. This video consisted of both our best efforts