Like it’s 97 percent operational but you are worried that 3 percent is going to bite you if you don’t deal with it? Especially WordPress. Me too. And I can tell you from previous experience that it makes excellent sense to maintain your system, whether it be electronic, mechanical, mental or even parenting. It’s a... Continue Reading →
Music Video Or Ad? (Always Both, Right?)
Last week I posted directly on the Facebook page for this blog after I created a promotional video for an upcoming concert and the client had issues publicizing it with their own Facebook post. https://www.facebook.com/478531892336962/posts/875709779285836/ https://www.facebook.com/CreativeUploads/videos/254688168723961/ SERVICE WITH A SMILE I may get into how I captured and created the visuals later, but let's get... Continue Reading →
Automatic Star Trek Post Made By A Robot!
Well, AI, but not enough people liked the Steven Spielberg - Stanley Kubrik movie And not an android, because it doesn't look like a human, though that would be a better title. This video was created without editing from a pasted URL using Lumen5 AI-driven software, as reviewed the other day on this very blog. I... Continue Reading →
Everyone Needs A Repurpose In Life
Playing with a new video tool called Lumen5 today, that I think may just be out of beta. They use AI to help you quickly create social videos out of existing articles, or from scratch if you so desire. At least that's the promise. Premise? In real life, of course, a proper polished product takes... Continue Reading →
Wait, Video With Words On It? Cameraphone Tips Revisited
Here is a video version of an early post on cameraphone tips and editing, updated with a fresh look and more pictures than ever! Welcome to the video era, again! (Been happening since movies were invented, then TV, then TV again, then 3D and VCRs and DVDs and HD and Streaming and -- it's not... Continue Reading →
Listen To This: NPR Music’s The Austin 100: Stream Or Download Our 2018 SXSW Mixtape
I am always on the lookout for ways to make things more efficient so that I can fit new things in my life, or maybe catch up on all the things I haven't gotten to. Honestly sometimes it's to give me more time to goof off, but so what. So I have this habit going... Continue Reading →
Well, That Was Fun
Sorry the site has been down for a little while. But now it's back live again and at our very own domain name, CREATIVEUPLOADS.COM ! The megawatson.com page is still live, the /CU subdirectory takes you here, and the root is still pointed at my Tumblr for now, but we'll see what happens in the future.... Continue Reading →
Not Dried Up
I know there's been a drought of posts, but the site's just been resting while other projects demand to be watered. Researched an idea to move hosts and now planning on taking everything with and not starting with a new blank page. Whether I have the time to post a lot or not, this will... Continue Reading →
Nine Minutes of a Sleeping Puppy (dreaming of organizing gigabytes of video)
https://youtu.be/w9Mrer4tQao An adorable sleeping puppy accompanied with soft piano music. I was testing camera equipment in early 2016 and pointed it at the new dog (Waffles). Pulled out a few fluffy adorable bits and changed out the soundtrack with some piano improvisations I've recorded over the years. This recorded off my old Canon HV20 which... Continue Reading →