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Amazing Rainbows! Shot and Edited with my Nokia N93

Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:41:18 GMT

London says goodbye as we emigrate.

Of the 200 or so films that I've made with my phone in the last year, I think this is the one I like the most.

We went on our favorite London walk for the last time yesterday - along the River Thames at Hammersmith.

In two and a half weeks, we're moving to Canada.

I started shooting a plane in the clouds, thinking about making a film about us leaving, and suddenly something magical happened...

...and kept on happening! Instead of fading, they got brighter and more intense!

In mythology, religion, art, literature, music and film, the Rainbow is a powerful symbol, a sign of hope and life and new beginnings.

See you on the other side

This Is Cab Five - I'm Going In

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 18:09:06 GMT

This was a taxi ride from from our holiday cottage in Devon, to the train station 20 minutes away in the nearest town. Definitely the best part of the day!

There are roads like this throughout the UK, and whenever I drive them, there's a little part of me that pretends I'm attacking the Death Star.

My little 2 and a half year old daughter can't get enough of this video. She asks for it every day. She calls it "The Car Going Fast Video"

Shot, cut, scored & sent using my Nokia N93, with music downloaded to the phone. (I believe it's legally fair use, used in part and in parody.)

Mrs Patel - shot and edited on my Nokia N93

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 21:51:17 GMT

Please excuse the lip sync - it's a problem with Ovi’s flash video conversion - I hope they can get it sorted out soon.

Shot AND edited on my Nokia N93.

"The next person to inspire me": Mrs Patel from our local Post Office, about to be closed down by incompetence and greed in government and the privatised Post Office. After 35 years of service to our community - what does she get? An OBE? No. Termination.

The Government are currently engaged in a disgraceful act of cultural vandalism. I believe that in 10-20 years - and beyond - they will be remembered for two things: The Iraq War, and the loss of the Post Offices.

For the sake of a mere £200m per year, they are closing the last remaining centres of community in thousands of towns, villages and urban neighbourhoods. This is a brief interview with Mrs Patel, who has run our Post Office for 35 years. Two posts offices within half a mile of here are closing. Seven in our Borough. (and of course thousands throughout the country.) We have a higher density of older and disabled people in this ward than anywhere else in the borough - people who will lose vital services.

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Other videos I've submitted for the Pangea Day mobile filmmaking competition. If you like them, please help me out by rating them!:

Amazing Rainbows!
> twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10021
Angry and Loud:
> twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10014
Obsessive Compulsive Baby:
> twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10011
Enlightenment:
> twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10006
The Best Part Of Today:
> twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10003
Amy's First Time Waking Up To Snow:
> twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10001

Ultimate Journey Jump

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 16:18:15 GMT

This is the most amazing jump I have ever seen, sent to me by Dan Dusek. Makes me want to pull out my old canopy and get my knees in the breeze again...

This is Louic Jean Albert but I haven't found out where he's jumping. Anybody know?

High water bills?

Mon, 12 Feb 2007 21:40:03 GMT

Jennifer and Jim’s water bills were huge. No matter how they conserved, high bills continued. They checked for leaks or problems with water meter, outdoor pipes, indoor pipes, underground pipes, faucets, toilets, washer, ice maker, etc. -- all to no avail. One day Jim stayed home sick, and kept hearing water running downstairs. Tearing himself from his sick bed to investigate, and stumbled onto the cause of the high water bills. Apparently this was happening all day long when they were not at home. Knowing that few would believe him, he taped a segment of the 'problem' for posterity.

Mobile Vlog Anarchy in the UK - shot, edited and sent with my Nokia N93 phone

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:54:36 GMT

All shot, edited and sent with my Nokia N93 phone, as are all films at twittervlog.tv/
This was originally made for Videoblog Deathmatch last year.

I know it's too long to qualify for the Pangea Day Nokia Mobile Filmmaking Awards, but it's still Mobile Filmmaking at its most creative & chaotic, and it features London landmarks like Big Ben & Downing Street & Television Centre. So... it was one of my mobile films that I thought best fitted in with the whole idea of Pangea Day... :)

Please favorite or comment on this video if you like it, and I'll return the favor :)

Obsessive Compulsive Baby

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 16:15:56 GMT

Please rate and comment on this video if you like it - and I promise to return the favor! :)

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Other videos I've submitted for the Pangea Day mobile filmmaking competition. If you like them, please help me out by rating them!:

Amazing Rainbows!
> twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10021
Mrs Patel:
> twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10020
Angry and Loud:
> twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10014
Enlightenment:
> twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10006
The Best Part Of Today:
> twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10003
Amy's First Time Waking Up To Snow:
> twango.com/media/PangeaDay.film/ruperthowe.10001

Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime - Poster Art

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 13:54:36 GMT

At 2:27, this is 27 secs too long to qualify for the Awards, but still wanted to share it with you because it's in the spirit of the Pangea Day films... A moment from today... a little something I saw on the street that made me smile and horrified me at the same time...

Shot, edited and posted with my Nokia N93 phone.

Set to another thing that has hypnotized and haunted me all week:
Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime, performed by Adam Quirk
from standards.bullemhead.com

Please favorite or comment on this video if you like it, and I'll return the favour :)