For years, I've loved music and movies--especially when the two are combined artistically. One of the main reasons I bought a DVD player back in the day was to enjoy concert videos. I've enjoyed the fringe benefits every since.

Since playing around with the iPad for my job, I've happened upon iMovie, which is an incredibly cool, intuitive and powerful video editing program. I generated a farily-decent editied video for my colleagues about computer use in the classroom; however, I immediately recognized the potential for video artistry once I completed that original "educational" video.

Last weekend, my daughter Addy and I took a trip to Duluth, MN, to attend the celebration of the birthdays of the two otters on display at the Great Lakes Aquarium. I started out just capturing images for posterity--one of the coolest "Addy and Daddy days" we've had. Still, at several points, I felt an external calling to capture some "B" footage that would eventually make a cool video.

What you see now is the combination of my Daddy-centric shots, combined with a more artistic eye toward images that might be cool in a video. I apologize for the audio quality of the music. I'm very (VERY) new to this music video medium and have to find ways around my weaknesses and dead ends. In truth, I'd love to overdub the original digital recording of "Cocoon" over the top of the images, but I'm not able to do that right now with the iPad I have borrowed and the iTunes account I own.

Hopefully, you will be able to marry the two in your head and create a video experience that is both satisfying and intriguing.

Here it is, ya'll, my very first attempt at a music video (all on my own)...
Cocoon video (scratch)