I have SNL books. I have SNL Christmas ornaments. I had recently unearth some SNL related magazines. I had posters, t-shirts and the internet. A definite approach was coming together. In the end, I had too much stuff.
I wrote out a sketch. I was liking it. Then, at work, I decided to see if I could record myself, as a character, talking about SNL. I did. I realized afterward that I was using my "inside voice" on the video, but it worked for the character and didn't attract attention at the job.
I searched the internet to find some images I wanted to reference. I had to figure out how to get my phone video onto my PC. Then I had to convert my .MOV file to MPG4 file that my editing software would recognize. I found the original SNL theme.
I attempted to record a VO myself, but both my microphone and my voice weren't up to the task. I found an online site that converted text into an announcer's voice. I found an image of the SNL documentary title card and matched up the fonts for my title to superimpose on it.
Over the next few days I started to edit the bits I had together. I was disappointed in one of my video takes so I decided to re-do it. Only, I decided to record it in my car, instead of my office or at my PC. It "opened up" the video a lot.
It was actually fun putting it together. Editing it, cleaning up takes, overlapping things. But I was becoming aware of time. I couldn't let it run too long. I figured it should be 5 minutes max. Ideas were dropped. One piece I really like didn't work in the body of the video, then I thought it would be one of those scenes that plays while the credits roll. But the sound wasn't that great. I couldn't reshoot it because I wouldn't be able to get that location privately again for days. I decided to re-do the audio, and convert the video into a series of screen caps.
Titanic it ain't, but I really like the way it came out. I uploaded it Youtube, sent it out on FB, LinkedIn and Twitter. People are watching it and liking it. I hope you will too. So, I've got the video below. Thanks for checking it out.