Walt Barrett's Video Blog

THE EASTERN PHOEBE - A FLY CATCHER by Walt Barrett

2015-04-14T09:26:00.004-04:00

October 2014 Woodstock, Connecticut Fall Foliage

2014-10-22T14:40:00.001-04:00

It is absolutely beautiful in Woodstock, Connecticut in the Fall

HUMMINGBIRD ENERGY BY WALT BARRETT

2014-09-06T16:29:00.001-04:00

The Blackstone River Where It All Began by Walt Barrett

2014-06-10T20:11:00.001-04:00

Providence Water Fire July 4th 2009 by Walt Barrett

2014-06-10T07:57:00.001-04:00

Tower Hill Botanical Gardens by Nancy (Murphy) Barrett & Walt Barrett

2014-06-02T14:42:00.001-04:00

Waking Nightmare by Walt Barrett

2013-09-24T14:51:00.001-04:00

The Old Blackstone Canal by Walt Barrett

2013-09-16T14:22:00.001-04:00

Bafflin Meadow - My Digital World by Walt Barrett

2013-09-15T08:34:00.001-04:00

Uploaded videos (playlist) Baby Gators.

2013-09-06T08:54:00.001-04:00

My Beautiful Vermont by Walt Barrett

2013-08-07T13:43:00.001-04:00

No More Job Security - A Slice of America. About company loyalty!

2013-07-26T16:14:00.001-04:00

A Chance for you to be in an Indie film and TV cast or crew etc. by Walt Barrett

2013-07-23T10:18:00.000-04:00

I am trying to put together a tight little group of about 20 people who are interested in film making (Actors, directing, sound, writing and crew etc.) in the Rhode Island area. I'm willing to teach people what I know and also learn from others experiences. A non compete, non disclosure agreement is required regarding all of our intellectual property.

We are finally making a full length Indie film in the Rhode Island area now that I am feeling better.

I have a very close friend and associate in India. He is on Facebook and his name is Kohinoor Roy. He is very talented in music, writing, film making, animation, and all around movie production. We have been discussing making a film together for several years now and yesterday after a very long discussion on Skype we have decided to make a full length feature film together in 2014. In the meantime I will be shooting many of the scenes that do not require actors at this time. We will also use Chroma key to add in live actors. The important thing to note is that we will have a cast of about 16 actors total and that we are not looking for big name $$ actors unless they volunteer, lol! Some parts require very few lines, but we are offing a chance at good exposure and credits. We will also tutor some people for part time crew positions if they are interested.

We could stat off by meeting either once a week or twice a month to get organized ahead of time for more serious work. We also have plans for several 30 minute situation comedies for cable. I cannot do all of the writing myself. I do think that the ideas will fly. Some open discussions would be very helpful to start.

I will talk to anyone from our area who is interested in acting or crewing, writing directing, sound etc.

Because of our shooting schedule we want all local people and will get them from the RI area. We are going to make this work!

My email is wbarrett1@aol.com

Facebook is Walt Barrett

Best Tractor Sale Ever - Last Chance low prices by Walt Barrett

2013-06-25T06:33:00.001-04:00

Wild Everglades Animals by Walt Barrett

2013-06-21T16:19:00.001-04:00

Ibis by Walt Barrett

2013-06-19T15:30:00.001-04:00

Canon GL2 uncompressed video. A great camera for Quality Internet video.

Black Crowned Night Heron by Walt Barrett

2013-06-07T18:15:00.001-04:00

Maya The Illusion - Many Colors from One - Kohinoor Roy

2013-05-25T07:16:00.001-04:00

Another great track from our dear friend Kohinoor Roy!
Walt

The Evil Animals Music Video

2012-09-05T18:23:00.000-04:00

"The Evil Animals" are a great new group from Boston MA.
They gave us a bunch of digital photos that fans had taken at various clubs they have played in around Southern New England
and we put together a video slide show for them. We are planning to do a full video studio session with them and produce several music videos. We hope to bring you more of "The Evil Animals" very soon now.
Walt

Walt Barrett Talks About The Old Time Movies

2012-08-15T10:50:00.001-04:00

I have to tell you that we still have a great deal to learn about the proper use of video cameras. I'm older than dirt so naturally I started out with a 16 MM silent film camera that was made around 1920 give or take a year or two and of course like all my other camera's I still have it. The film quality was incredible compared to the video that consumer grade cameras are producing now. You know, I loved to watch the classic films from the forties and fifties. The picture quality was superb! The pictures were very sharp and clear. The studios really knew how to make a family movie in those days.
Every Friday night our whole gang of kids from the rural neighborhood would walk all the way to town and spend thirty cents each to see the best movies in the world! Afterwards we all trooped over to the ice cream parlor and got an ice cream or a coke for a nickle or a dime depending upon the size.
Yes, I'm really glad that I grew up in a Norman Rockwellian rural America When movies were movies! Well, enough about that except to say that I hope to go back in time some day for a visit and perhaps even stay, in which case, you may never see this blog, lol!

We currently have 242 videos uploaded on You Tube and I think it is pointless for me to put an index of them all on this site When we can just link them all right here. Index of all Walt Barrett videos currently on the Internet. Some of them are actually worth watching. Just click on the link and decide for yourself.
Thanks,
Walt~
https://www.google.com/search?q=rockwellian&aq=f&sugexp=chrome,mod=15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

Beaver Country by Walt Barrett

2011-05-15T13:16:00.002-04:00

We found where the Beavers live in Northern Rhode Island. It's a beautiful spot! Come take a peek.
Walt

Smallest Post Office in the USA by Walt Barrett

2011-05-15T08:41:00.001-04:00

Nancy and I visit this tiny post office on route 41 in the Everglades quite often when we are filming in the Everglades. It must be the most photographed post office in the USA.
Walt

#18 Some comments on Chroma Key by Walt Barrett

2010-10-16T06:25:00.001-04:00

   I have just received a question about Chroma Key. The question was basically should a beginner try to use Chroma Key ( Green or Blue screen) back screens to allow photo or video back grounds sets to be used in a video. The practice allows you to save a fortune in film sets.
The short answer is yes, I taught myself in my spare time, and so can you.
   This is the answer I sent my friend from Facebook.

I like green screening. I am about to buy a new portable setup that includes lighting. All it takes is a little practice. I have one setup already. There are lots of excellent tutorials on you tube. If I were you I would do it. you need a smooth evenly lit green screen with no wrinkles on it. Good lighting is the key to good green screening. I intend to build a studio and do an entire wall so we can do commercials and rock groups, hip hop , etc. We will have the green paint mixed to the right color and make a smoother seem less wall that we can paint. Don't forget, you need the software too. I have it in my Pinnacle software. You can make money with a studio as long as you build it yourself and do not go overboard with the costs.

   If you want to produce a neat little series this is a great way to go. I suggest that you put together a tight little film group in your area and pool all the knowledge and talents in order to put together some well written and planned productions. Do as much as you can on chroma key. You can photograph the interiors of buildings and rooms that you want to use and the just drop them into your background using the Chroma Key software

I will be making more comments on this subject in the future.

This video below is done using Chroma Key.
This simple commercial has sold thousands of these flasher units.

#17 Making the Jamestown video by Walt Barrett

2010-10-11T17:35:00.001-04:00

This was a fairly simple video to make. Yesterday Nancy and I drove over the Jamestown Bridge to Jamestown Island. It's a beautiful quiet Island in the middle of Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island. We walked and drove all over the island and I snapped some decent quality digital still shots of everything in site. When we got home I loaded all the shots into Windows Live Photo Gallery and used the built in software found under the heading of Fix to color correct and straighten out all the photos. This soft ware is free with windows 7 or you can download it FREE off the web site www.microsoft.com . It's part of the free windows live collection.
This software also allows to digitally manipulate your photos by over tinting and plating with the contrast control. I would encourage to to experiment with all of the settings for color correcting and editing photos. Some people prefer to look at altered versions of a land scape or a Sunset etc. Then I used the video editing software and dropped in a suitable piece of music. My Pinnacle software allows me to fit a score to the exact length of the video. I then saved the file with a 1080i format. If you need any help or technical advice about your photography or video just drop me a comment or an email at: wbarrett1@aol.com I'll get to you as quickly as I can.
Thanks,
Walt
This video plays great at full screen.

Fall Foliage by Walt Barrett

2010-10-10T03:31:00.001-04:00

Today we went to to East Killingly, Connecticut and filmed along the banks of the Five Mile River. The foliage is not as good this year as it was last year.