It took me almost a whole month to make this video. But I finally am now able to say, that this is the best video I've ever been able to make! So everyone, enjoy the Karachi Week, Grand Sailing Regatta 2011 - A national event of Pakistan, which will (by next year) become an International sailing event of the world! I know there are a few sailors among us over here at GS, so I now dedicate this video to them as well! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPN66lxfJiY
Yes I think that is the best video you've ever made too Shahbaz. Well until the next one anyway. I really enjoyed watching all the participants and then the award ceremony. I even noticed that there was a ladies team. :-D I loved the way you listed all the teams that were taking part at the beginning of the film and then all helmsmen and crews who won medal and certificates. Well done!!
Well done S-H,..a lot of work went into that video,..great start!,..loved all the boats!,..i was inclined to just pack up and go on the water,..it inspired me,..the music tempo was appropriate as well.
Thank you people for liking my video. Yes, a lot of work did go into making that video. However it was those animations at the start of the video - Which took almost 15 days, (I made them from AutoCAD)... Didn't even equal to half a minute in real run time, but that's how hard animations are (and I'm a person who's been using CAD since 1992)! By the way, that tall sailing ship of Pakistan Navy, PNS Rah Naward (meaning Swift Mover) - The one which gave a ceremonial send-off to all the sailing boats entering the race. Well, that ship was actually commissioned in 2001 as Prince William, for the Tall Ships Youth Trust UK. But in December 2010 it was sold to Pakistan Navy, and so is today used as a training ship for young cadets. And also for ceremonial purposes.
That was exciting to watch. I'm a Chesapeake Bay sailor and I got caught up in the movement and energy of it all. It looked like beautiful wind! Your animations were pretty amazing too, btw.
I can definitely see the hard work that went into the video S-H. You should be proud of the result. How long have you been making videos for? Which software do you use? I wish I knew something about boats as this would be one for the collection.
Glad you too liked it Daisybeans. I just now looked up Chesapeake Bay on Google Earth - Seems like a very beautiful place to sail at! And Frank, well, I've been making videos since late 2008 (strictly as a hobby). I tried it out for fun, and it turned out to be something which I was really good at! So that's how it all started. However I still wasn't all that interested with YouTube. Until one day someone told me that there is a lot of negative propaganda floating on YouTube. Which is designed to be against Pakistan (unloaded by trolls and hatemongers)... Anyway that person told me that since I was already good at video making, then why not share my videos with the world? At the very least, this will show everyone how things actually are in our society, city, and country. So that's how I got into it! As for the software I use, well, at the beginning I used EditStudio 5. It was a very good yet basic program, but it did teach me a lot about video making. However as my skills grew, that program's capabilities started to fall short. So I than switched to the ultimate video editor, Sony Vegas. Which is what I still use, as it does everything that I want from it. Plus, all the tutorials and bug-fix techniques for it are freely available on YouTube. However if you are just starting out, I'd recommend trying your hand at Windows Movie Maker first (as it is totally free). So learn the basics of video making on it. That way Sony Vegas will not feel difficult, as you'd already know the basics.
If it were not for your video expertise we would not have your excellent video, much less be aware of the regatta on the other side of the world. Thank you S-H for bring us the event happenings. Coordinating the event with satellite images added another dimension that kept us oriented. The race graphics were superb and the music allowed connectivity with individual components. Your efforts are greatly appreciated. Thank you Jerry
Well Jerry, I may have shot the video. But the actual stars of the show were the people and boats that participated. So in the end it really didn't matter who won and who lost - As everyone was enjoying themselves! Events like these were not widely known in the past, as they were often played out between different clubs of the military. However in the recent years they got bored by playing between themselves. So civilian clubs too were then encouraged to take part. Even now about 85% of the participants were cadets from the military, mostly from the Navy, and some from the Army and Air Force too. However as times goes by, we will get to more and more people taking part. Next year they plan to make this into an International event from a national one - By inviting other sailing clubs from all over the world! On a personal note, I would just like to say that I myself am very pleased to be a part of this (in a small way). In 2003 a Greek oil tanker named Tasman Spirit (which was actually nothing but a rust bucket) broke up and spilled massive amounts of crude oil on all the beaches of Karachi. I myself live at the coast, so this effected me more than others. It was at the time the worst oil spill in the world. http://stevesmaritime.com/tasman.html However within one year, scientists from the Karachi University's biological department introduced a genetically altered bacteria in the sand - Which eat up all the oil (broke it up molecule by molecule). So after the first year, I was able to find some sea shells on the beach again. But today, everything is back to normal - So on this account, I am pleased to show everyone my coastline!
