Fall's Peace

Fall to me is a time of peace because it's the time of year where everyone goes back to school or work and settles down for the year.  Although the year really begins in January I've always thought of the year starting in September, because that's when my life starts up again after my crazy and wonderful summers.  Since I was eight I've been going to sleep away camps where there is always something to do.  Fall is the time of year where my life is a little less chaotic before the holiday season starts up.

I called my video "A Peaceful Day at the Farm" because Andrea and I went to the farm the morning before Hurricane Sandy hit the east coast.  The roads were barren and it felt like driving through ghost towns.  We drove up to Homestead Farm where I have been going since I could ever remember.   I've always gone to this farm to find a pumpkin to carve for Halloween.  My mom always gets apples to use for the apple sauce that she usually makes for Thanksgiving.  I end the day with picking out some unusual gourds and a caramel apple.  I even got stung by a bee for the first time at Homestead Farm. Anyway, normally when my mom and I go we expect there to be tons of families and children running around everywhere.  I've never seen the farm that empty.

I used my cell phone to film my video which explains why the quality is pretty bad.  I then edited my film with Windows Live Movie Maker. Shot #1 is an establishing shot of the hills past the main part of the farm where they grown tons of vegetables and fruits.  The morning before Sandy it was already pretty windy so shot #2 is a close up of some plants blowing in the wind.  Shot #3 is another establishing shot of the main part of the farm.  It shows a very big picture of the different buildings across the lake where the animals are kept and the main store is held.  Then I changed from shots the scenery to shots of the produce that the farm sells.  Shot #4 is a medium close up of all the pumpkins being sold for Halloween.  Shot #5 are some of the many peppers that are at the farm and shot #6 are all the interesting gourds that are sold.  Shot #7 and 8 are two types of the apples that they sell at the farm.  I moved from outside to inside the main store where more produce is sold.  Shot #9 is kind of an establishing shot of the jarred foods that are sold along the walls of the store.  Shot #10 was a dandelion that was being blown in the wind, but I shot it in an aerial angle. The last shot is Andrea skipping down the road which finishes the film with a happy mood. I used an instrumental music called "Makros-Hope" by Markos from Sound Cloud because it helped evoke a peaceful and happy mood to my film.