Steve Garfield's Video Blog

New England Belt Sander Racing Association

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Using Windows Movie Maker to make a slide show of this year's New England Belt Sander Races.

Formats available: Windows Media (.wmv)

Unboxing the Nokia N95

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I used my Nokia N93 to shoot an unboxing video of the Nokia N95. Here's what the shooting setup looked like: http://www.flickr.com/photos/stevegarfield/369062645/

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), YouTube

Tags: nokia, n93, n95, unboxing

Vlog Soup 21

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In this free video tour of the vlogosphere we travel to God's office, India, Amsterdam, John Edwards plane, then end up with three music videos. Fun times.

God, Inc. A comedy about life in the corporate off A comedy about life in the corporate offices of God.
via [ Jack ]

By Francis Stokes.

NBC: The Office
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Jay and Ryanne went to India and now we have a weekly video blog about people from India:

Swajana

Pavement barber
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United Vloggers MICHAEL wants to highlight quality videos and has (3) by Richard Bluestein
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John Edwards: Plane Truths

Produced by Mimi Hockman
from the web series Inspiring Politics
(4) videos on Youtube

Seen in:

Business Week
The Year in Web Video
By Catherine Holahan
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myboxinabox.com

Shorter version

Box in a box - longer version

Boxsinger on YouTube
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All I Want For Christmas

Juan and Ximena
http://viviendoconfallas.blogspot.com/
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Jakob Lodwick
Lip Dubbing: Endless Dream

Music by Apes & Androids

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov), FLASH (.flv), YouTube, Windows Media (.asf).

Tags: vlogsoup, godinc, swajama, jaydedman, ryannehodson, unitedvloggers, planetruths, mimihockman, johnedwards, boxinabox, myboxinabox, justintimberlake, andysamberg, snl, musicvideo, ximenafallas, juanfallas, viviendoconfallas, jakoblodwick, apes&androids

Behind the Scenes: John Edwards, YouTube and the Campaign Website

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Chuck Olsen talks about the behind the scenes work of uploading John Edwards announcement video from New Orleans onto YouTube, and gives us some details on flipping the switch on the campaign website early. Robert Scoble talks about the power of capturing fleeting moments with the candidate and sharing them online. You can see personal moments of the candidate with people and might be there to capture a moment that could make international news.

NewTeeVee: MSM Ignores Edwards’ YouTube Debut.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Boston Typewriter Orchestra

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I interviewed the Boston Typewriter Orchestra at The Paradise Rock Club in Boston. These guys make music using old manual typewriters. I spoke with Derrik Albertelli who told me how the band got started and Alex Holman who talked about making music with a typewriter. I was there during their sound check for a show where they were opening for Boston favorites, The Dresden Dolls. You can hear Amanda Palmer in the backgroud at the start of the interview if you listen closely. This report originally aired on Rocketboom on December 12, 2006.

Formats available: Quicktime 640x480 (.mov), Quicktime 320x240 (.mov), Third Generation Platform Cellphone (.3gp)

Tags: boston typewriter orchestra, bto, boston, rocketboom, derrik albertelli, alex holman, steve garfield

Hide and Seek: Unofficial Imogen Heap Music Video

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Formats available: FLASH

Music by Imogen Heap.

Hide and Seek is from Imogen's album 'Speak For Yourself'

Buy it at the Imogen Heap Store, Amazon.com.

Buy at

Imogen Heap Info For Remixers.

Life is Good Pumpkin Festival was held in Boston, MA on October 21, 2006.

They attempted to light 30,000 pumpkins on Boston Common. This event was held to draw national attention to Camp Sunshine, the renowned retreat for children with life-threatening illnesses, located in Casco, Maine

Update:
A new world record was set with over 29,000 pumpkins.

Tags: boston, stevegarfield, bostoncommon, campsunshine, lifeisgood, pumpkin, pumpkins, hideandseek, imogenheap

This video was originally shared on blip.tv by stevegarfield with a No license (All rights reserved) license.

El Oriental de Cuba Reopening

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Local residents and city officials turned out to celebrate the reopening of one of Jamaica Plain's favorite restaurants, El Oriental de Cuba on Monday October 15th.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Tags: jamaica plain, john tobin, thomas menino, el oriental de cuba

Last year:
El Oriental de Cuba - Firebombed.

Deval Patrick: Just Words Speech 10/15/06

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Deval Patrick: Just Words Speech 10/15/06 Boston Common

I will not engage in the politics of fear. Because fear is poisonous. All through history it has been used to hold back progress and limit fairness. Only hope defeats fear. It always has. At a candidates forum last week, the moderator asked each of us to say something nice about the other candidates. Kerry Healey rather grudgingly said, Well, he can give a good speech. She would know this not because she has ever attended a speech of mine but because she has them filmed by this fine fellow here. But her dismissive point, and I hear it from her staff, is that all I have to offer is words.

Just words.

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.

Just words.

We have nothing to fear but fear itself.

Just words.

Ask not what your country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.

Just words.

I have a dream.

Just words.

Let me say it before you do: I am no Dr. King, no President Kennedy, no FDR, no Thomas Jefferson. But I do know that the right words, spoken from the heart with conviction, with a vision of a better place and a faith in the unseen, are a call to action.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Also available on YouTube.

Tags: devalpatrick

MIT Glass Pumpkin Patch

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Steve Garfield interviews Peter Houk, director of the MIT Glass Lab about the lab and the glass pumpkin patch fundraiser.

This is so cool. It's the future of citizen media. Being able to have something like the Nokia N93 on you at all times allows you to capture moments that might have been lost.

The MIT Glass Lab

The Great Glass Pumpkin Patch

Peter Houk, Lab Director

Black and White photographs and text by Andrea Silverman

Color Photos by Steve Garfield

Video and Music by Steve Garfield

As seen on Rocketboom 10/04/2006.

Formats available: Quicktime (.mov)

Tags: peterhouk, pumpkin, glasslab, mit

Carol and Steve Show: Carol's Birthday Balloon Ride

I took Carol for a Balloon Ride over Boston Common on a Aeroballoon. The last day for rides this year is September 12th.

They gave us a free ride because last year Chris Prior from Aeroballon say my video online. I had the Nokia N93 camera I'm testing out on me, so I shot some more video. Nice shots from up high in a balloon.

James Lumb's Sonic Diary Singles

Electric Skychurch

Cyberset, LLC

• Buy at iTunes Music Store

Download "Heaven" (MP3, 192kbps)

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