The Video Queen

WE THE MEDIA

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:36:22 -0500

I agree that our country on it’s current course is turning into a fascist state (marriage of government and corporations.) I absolutely support the use of video cameras and video sharing websites to help reverse this fascist trend. The democratization of video “broadcasting” will play a KEY role in the public support of this student AND THE PRESENTATION OF EVIDENCE when he fights his college and it’s security forces in the courts. Again youtube video of entire question of student is here.

Drawing a gun on an unarmed man in a public theater is appalling and is exactly what this national news video clip clearly shows but not mention. Another reason to petition the college to discipline their security forces. And another reason why even a hard conservative, Tucker Carlson, couldn't even say anything bad against this young man who was asking Kerry (in the clip) about the stolen election of 2004. Video is POWERFUL.

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HAVE YOU HEARD ABOUT THE AMERO REPLACING THE DOLLAR YET? (video news clips)

Fri, 7 Sep 2007 08:34:03 -0500

Amazing! I always was curious WHY the elite want to bankrupt America--now I think it makes sense in order to get us to beg for the North American Union. The breaking of our military and national guard reserves would also make sense when looking at this new Union that is taking place behind closed doors.

Currently penned only by Bush via executive orders, the program is currently titled, "Security and Prosperity Partnership of North America." Congress has not been involved to date. Hal Turner lays out a convincing aurgument on his website for the reason for the partnership currently slated to be in full operation by 2010--including news video clips--on his website. Keep in mind a new currency that will replace the dollar is already being minted.

Watch any one of these news clips to get informed yourself--

Lou Dobbs Posted December 1, 2006
Lou Dobbs posted March 16, 2007
Steve Previs on CNBC
Lou Dobbs interviews Robert Pastor Director Posted May 22, 2007

Government website for the program is at www.spp.gov

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SAILING TEXAS

Sat, 25 Aug 2007 08:31:41 -0500

How many visitors has SailingTexas.com received since this video was released?

I didn't write to ask them but easily found out that the owners of www.sailingtexas.com were the ones who made and posted the video. In fact, they have created tons of videos for their website-- educational ones too! Chcek them out here.

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WHEN YOUR EYES SEE BUT YOUR MIND CAN'T

Wed, 1 Aug 2007 08:29:20 -0500

Have you ever experienced a moment in time when your eyes were doing their job but your mind was still struggling to make sense of it? I've experienced it on three occasions since moving to the hill country. You literally stop what you were doing and thinking, and for a moment, you are stuck spinning a loop of unthought that can best be described as saying to oneself, "What is that? what is that? What is that?"

It's an amazing experience--your brain spinning trying to make reason of the information coming in from the eyes. It's like those scary movie charaters who freeze with their jaw dropped at the sight in front of them. You yell at the screen, "Run! What are you stupid? Run!"

Well, now I know I'd be one of those charaters. Frozen. Drop jawed. My brain spinning trying to reason what the eyes were seeing.

The first time this happened I walking our dog, WolfieGirl, and saw a large something crossing the road about a quarter of a mile away. It saw us, stopped and stood in the middle of the road. WolfieGirl and I stopped walking and we stood frozen, our minds spinning, "What is that? What is that? What is that?"

Turns out it was a cougar. Like a large dog with long skinny tail, cat slink, cat freeze. No one believed me until a neighbor confirmed that cougar(s) still roam our neighborhood occasionally and their tracks cross where I saw mine that day.

Another head spinning moment occurred while walking Wolfie. This time the creature was much smaller but much closer. We had turned our back on the road ahead of us for only a moment as WolfieGirl sniffed something interesting. We turned ahead to continue only to see ahead of us a spikey looking raccoon half way across the road. It was crossing in a shaded area at sundown so I couldnt make out colors. It didn't move like a raccoon. It was larger than a raccoon, was dragging it's tail, and it's "fur" was jagged like a punk rocker.

Fifteen minutes later it occurred to me what my eyes saw--it must have been a porcupine. It's interesting how my brain was spinning for fifteen minutes trying to make reason of a double sized raccoon that had horribly muddied fur and that didn't move like all the other raccoons I had seen before.

Brains are amazing things. All the info is there, but if the brain is not able to reason it tries every trick in the book to make it fit what it knows.

Now, on to the reason for this post and the video below.

It's a Crested Caracara. And my friend, Deana, captured it on tape near Enchanted Rock Park last April.

The video shows a rare creature that made my brain spin the first time I saw it in real life. I was driving toward Bastrop on a two-lane highway and saw a duck-like creature standing on the shoulder of the road. My car whizzed by it and from then on my brain was spinning, "What was that? Did I just see a duck? A duck with a long legs? What's a duck doing on the side of the road?"

This bird is a native of Texas and I'm a Texas native, but I had never seen one of these ducks before--thus my brain spinned, and spinned, trying to make sense of what my eyes were telling me.

MY POINT: All of us do it. And we do it when we watch moving pictures on our screens. Our brains always make reason of what we see. And when we become video makers we cast, dress, decorate, script and light recreating those lifelong unconscious meanings because we think they are real.

Some video makers are conscious of their decisions, especially the professionals. But not nearly enough. Most professionals are still running around recreating their unconscious programming--this means that, that means this, period the end.

Unconscious meanings that we've created are found everywhere in our professional media. And most of them have formed into collective unconscious meanings. That's what beauty looks like. That's how rich people act.

And just because you see them over and over doesn't mean they are real.

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I BELIEVE. I COMMIT.

Sat, 21 Jul 2007 08:27:17 -0500

Watch 1 minute video

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Have You Ever Seen a Chiropractor on Video?

Fri, 20 Jul 2007 08:25:02 -0500

I use to suffer from migraines and headaches. The doctor you're about to meet didn't prescribe drugs, but rather he identified that I had kinks in my spine that has developed over time and were putting pressure on my nerves most associated with digestion, allergies and sinus. With corrective spine adjustments I would not suffer he said. And he was right. I've had two migraines in eight years--before that I was averaging two a month.

Recently I was sick all March and had be on steroids, antibiotics and then a combo of the two for 10 days. What had happened was a slow ever increasing result of eating foods that I'm sensitive too. This happened over years then escalated in a few short months.
After seeing two nutritionists for several months it was March and I was freaking out about my health. My doctors seemed less. All my doctors but Dr. Rick Barrett. I asked him what he thought was happening and he told me that he thought it was a food sensitivity thing. He suggested I take two types of enzymes and get a food sensitivity test. Needless to say I'm much better. I no longer get dull sinus pressure or stress headaches.
I tell you this becuase t's important to have natural health care provider. They know much more than your regular doctor does because they consider well known areas that regular doctors don't. And I dont know why they don't. Rick had suggested to me that I get food sensitivity test for years but I never heard of that and thought the idea was nuts. My health came to a screeching halt in March. Neither GP doctor had any idea what was wrong. Rick said he was 99% certain it was the foods I eat. Little did I know it was black pepper, broccoli and spinach that were kicking my immune system into oblivion. More on this later....

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SiCKO is the Must-See Movie of the Year

Sun, 24 Jun 2007 13:14:21 -0500

Have you heard about SiCKO yet? I have read and watched everything I could get my hands on before last night so I felt I knew the contents of the film as it started and moved forward. WOW! There were soooo many gems that the media hasn't even talked about, yet! The TRUE GEMS and POIGNANT MESSAGES of the movie are still there for you to discover yourself. And I highly encourage you to do when it premieres nationwide June 29th.

When Michael Moore announced pre-screenings in select cities I immediately bought tickets to SiCKO. That screening happened last night. The theater was packed--possibly sold out. SiCKO is hilarious! Entertaining. Informative. And surreal. Materfully crafted to educate us but without causing immediate riots in the theaters. SiCKO is the Must-See movie of the year!

The audience participation was unusual for a mainstream movie. There were at least three times when the audience clapped wildly. Tons of laughter from everyone, and a few moments of hissing from the more vocal attendees. Stay in your seat for the credit roll--more gems appear throughout the credits that you won't want to miss!

There are soooo many things Moore could have said in this film, but he choose to keep it simple. He didn't go off on the number of drug addicted people locked in jail; mentally ill kicked into the streets; the number of deaths from properly taken medication; the now fact that hospitals are bad for our health and are ranked as a leading factor to tens of thousands of accidental deaths each year. Moore really kept his details and message to the basics.

MY FAVORITE PARTS:
(1) the former Brittish official explaining Democracy and Britain's birth of their National Health System, (2) clear origin and goal of privatized health insurance, and (3) Michael's subtle call-to-action to cure our self-imposed "health care" system.
If you want clear instructions on what you can do to help change our system then visit Michael's "to do" list by clicking the banner (left.) (Another smart marketing push to his website.)

MY FAVORITE QUOTES FROM THE MOVIE:
"I feel so insulted right now."

"Cracks were intentionally created so people could be swept into them."

"To keep their populations under control governments will keep their populations freightened, demoralized and unhealthy.... uneducated and in debt."

"It was enough to make me put down my Freedom Fries."

"I feel so guilty that I have over here what my parents worked their whole lives for and have yet to obtain."

THE VISUALS THAT I THOUGHT WERE MASTERFUL:
The exaggerration of communist archive footage with special effects, sound effects, and Moore's voice over.

Moore yelling "Stop! Stop! And then covers his ears and starts yelling gibberish so he can't hear anymore.

The faces breaking from guilt and shame.

The children's covert and overt anger AT THEIR PARENTS for not being able to afford health care after parent's health insurance was canceled.

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MrFire's Amazon.com Page

Fri, 22 Jun 2007 13:13:22 -0500

Amazon worked with Joe and Wiley Publishing to make his own web page on Amazon.com! I made the video that is posted on it. It has a Jack Bauer, 24 feel. I made it under a time crunch and decided that a "split screen" would be faster to make than traditional cutting back and forth from camera to camera. Once I tried it in the timeline I instantly realized I was more visually engaged than I would have been if the cameras were cut back to back. You can watch it on his new Amazon page here--
www.amazon.com/vitale

I made the video in Ulead VideoStudio, a software costing under $99. I spent most my time searching for the best relavent, engaging 5 minute piece from the first hour and half of the seminar. Then I spent about 30 minutes "editing" which includes being inspired to do the split screen. Then I spent about an hour making the video--rendering it to mpeg then to two WMV versions, high and low compressions. Next I uploaded it to one of my domains so Amazon could download it.

Air America Radio Personalities Caught My Ear

Wed, 13 Jun 2007 13:12:23 -0500

What do You listen to throughout the day? I must have clocked thousands of hours at www.AirAmerica.com since it came on air. It was an absolute mental life saver when I got the streaming signal on it's first day on air. The only other time I've heard opinions like theirs was in my own head. Ever want to know what progressive voices sound like? Tune in to Air America.

I haven't enjoyed every air jockey they've promoted. Jerry Springer was embarrassing. Lionel is a close second to Jerry Springer. I liked Al Franken but LOOOOOVE Randi Rhodes, Sam Sedar and Rachel Maddow. All three of these hosts got me laughing so hard numerous times that I got self conscious driving in my car.

I just noticed they put up a little quick video so I thought it might be fun to post it here on my blog. Since blogs are supposed to be personal and stuff I thought it would be a great part of my personality to share. This is the first time I've ever seen Randi and Rachel on video.

When Communicating via Video, Please Talk Normally

Wed, 6 Jun 2007 13:11:21 -0500

I am a huge Michael Moore fan but watching his newest video was hard.

He spoke so slowly and with so many "ah" and "uhm" place holders that I was more distracted by his demeanor than interested in his message. I had to watch the 1 minute 14 second video again. Argh!

When Health Insurance Clerks Deny Claims They Get Promoted -- SICKO!

Sat, 26 May 2007 13:09:43 -0500

When Health Insurance Clerks Deny Claims They Get Promoted -- SICKO!

I became a hardcore fan of Michael Moore's work since TV Nation was on our network airwaves. It was cancelled of course because mammoth corporations that own our TV networks demanded it. This country never had a democratic video voice until the internet -- thank God for the Internet. Good luck to you Michael on your latest hilarious critic of America's sad state of health care.

Watch trailer for "Sicko":

Al Gore's New Book Discusses Power of Visual Communication

Wed, 23 May 2007 13:08:42 -0500

A short excerpt from Al Gore's new book is below. I only had faint interest in his book until I read several paragraphs like this. Now, the book is coming to me via Amazon and I can't wait for it to get here. Here's the short excerpt and link to full excerpt below:

"As a college student, I wrote my senior thesis on the impact of television on the balance of power among the three branches of government. In the study, I pointed out the growing importance of visual rhetoric and body language over logic and reason. There are countless examples of this, but perhaps understandably, the first one that comes to mind is from the 2000 campaign, long before the Supreme Court decision and the hanging chads, when the controversy over my sighs in the first debate with George W. Bush created an impression on television that for many viewers outweighed whatever positive benefits I might have otherwise gained in the verbal combat of ideas and substance. A lot of good that senior thesis did me.

The potential for manipulating mass opinions and feelings initially discovered by commercial advertisers is now being even more aggressively exploited by a new generation of media Machiavellis. The combination of ever more sophisticated public opinion sampling techniques and the increasing use of powerful computers to parse and subdivide the American people according to “psychographic” categories that identify their susceptibility to individually tailored appeals has further magnified the power of propagandistic electronic messaging that has created a harsh new reality for the functioning of our democracy."

Full excerpt --
Book Excerpt: "The Assault On Reason" by Al Gore

Check out my Off-the-Hook Friends! First Space Wedding

Mon, 21 May 2007 13:07:29 -0500

My friend Cindy Cashman will be the first to be wed in outer space. She and her fiance Mitch Walling made the front page of the Austin American Statesman today--
Lakeway couple plans space wedding: They're spending plenty, but is it legal?

PERFECT MUSIC VIDEO for EASTER! (and every day)

Thu, 5 Apr 2007 13:05:03 -0500

Nick Arandes emailed me for video help last year and now he sends me wonderful "thank you" emails. Today I received his latest work -- "I Believe in You!"

Here's what Nick wrote to me--

Nerissa, you have been a part of what is happening to me with my videos online. They have been a major source of online income. People do not realize what they are missing by not having videos on the internet. Not only so, they have no idea how easy it is! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!"

Nick Arandes can be reached at--

www.SuccessAndMiracles.com

www.TheRadicalKid.com

www.FulfillYourDreams.com

My Sweetie is on Larry King LIVE -- again!

Thu, 8 Mar 2007 13:04:03 -0500

I'm helping spread the word about my sweetie! Joe was invited yesterday to
appear on TV again and is in the air to LA as I type.

Dont miss it-- Joe's on Larry King Live again thursday night. You can send in your questions --if you got any--to CNN:
http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/larry.king.live/
(see link under Thursday's show listing)

Nerissa

PS-- I've been ill all of March so far with chronic sore throat/cold?. I should be feeling better very soon and will get out a new newsletter.

Your Custom Valentine Videos

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 12:59:09 -0500

Valentine's Day is approaching VERY quickly! There are two unique web-based video services that allow you to make a Valentine themed DVD for your loved one. Accounts are free but the product will --of course--cost a few bucks. And will take a few days to be delivered-- so get your free account and get started today!

PhotoMax and One True Media

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