Yesterday's post (which was meant to be a talk about a friend who passed away) descended into a fairly morbid post about a lot of loss experienced over the years.
Well, today, after waking up, I started to look at the future, and realised that there are a few things I want to do, and a few things I need, in order to make it happen.
Fred, as I mentioned in the previous post, had been in a few accidents, and without heavy doses of painkillers, he was essentially unable to function. Walking was painful, but he showed admirable amounts of fortitude and didn't let his past define his future.
His prospects and ambition never dulled, and he was always looking and moving forward.
Filming Gigs
As mentioned before, I film monthly gigs that the Wicklow Music Collective organises and runs.
The gigs have gone well, and I specifically bought a set of 3 Mevo Start Cameras in order to film these events, and after the first couple of nights, I bought a 4th Mevo Start camera to give me more coverage.
These recordings have gone well, but I have had to lower the quality to 720p just to keep them running.
I use my phone to run them and hook them up on my hotspot, which isn't the best, as the phone can't really handle them all, especially when trying to film at higher resolutions.
Another problem is that for hours, I'm without my phone, which isn't ideal in case I was needed, and in general, I tend to feel a bit lost without it (especially when my pint runs dry and is in dire need of a refill)
The Galaxy S10 Ultra
I have been reviewing tablets for months, and came to the conclusion that the Galaxy S10 Ultra can do everything I need and more, especially when it is combined with a WIFI router I can bring to the gigs to create a private network for it and the cameras to run on.
There was one on the CEX website for €680, which is a bargain, considering it is €100 more on refurbed.ie.
The only thing is, it's a B rating, which usually indicates it has some minor cosmetic wear, but I really don't care too much about that, as long as it can do what I need it to.
Model-Making
With the cameras, I want to record and livestream my model-making sessions, which I think will be a lot of fun.
What I will be doing is livestreaming the session, talking to people as I do it, then, after the fact, I will edit and condense the entire session into 10 - 20 minute YouTube videos, and I will also record a voice-over to go over that.
The model-making sessions will be primarily to create aliens and creatures from the stories I write, and I will be speaking about the lore and world-building of these different races and creatures.
For years, I have written lore and world-building, which means that I have hours of written content just sitting here waiting to be spoken.
The videos will be interesting, and now adding the tablet and router to my arsenal, I have everything I could possibly need to do these videos and streams, and the new additions will make the work I currently do much easier.
It's a lot of money to spend, but this isn't something I decided to buy today, like any purchase I make, big or small, I thoroughly research and think about it to ensure I'm making the right decision.
Watch this space, some great things are coming very soon. I feel like a bonfire has been lit under me.
