Office Gyan

Got some really good office gyan yesterday. In a way got two sets of gyan and both on my way back home from office.

The first one came from a very experienced superior of mine, someone i respect alot.
1. He said that no matter what job you are doing or what position you are working at, you always need to be a human being first.
2. Always remain grounded tm the earth. It hurts least if you fall and fewer people see you fall. If you are too high up in the air, you can pretty well guess the consequences.
This was on my way from office to the metro station, i had got a lift.

The second set of gyan was in the metro, close to my destination. As always, two people were talking at a volume audible to me. And you know, hearing is involuntary. One of the more experienced guys from among the two was sharing anecdotes from his professional life. By the time the metro reached the destination, he beautifully summarised the entire conversation into three points:
1. Obedience to superiors
2. Respect towards superiors, peers and subordinates.
3. Initiative to learn more.
The first two make your life easier at work (sort of hygiene factor). The third one helps you grow(sort of motivating factor).

I getting all this gyan at this juncture seemed ominous.

weather with you..

this song has been ringing in my mind for some time now. fell in love with the lyrics

weather with you by crowded house.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIb6I8gtgtw

first shot at stop motion videos

inspired by a video called corporate life for emids (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuOTM0o6ToE) , decided to take a shot at stop motion videos. didn't have to go far to find a subject. my very dear transformer bumble bee toy came in handy.help was just clicks away, ample 'literature' available on how to make quick stop motion vids.

the principle used in stop motion videos is that normal motion pictures use approx 24 frames per second. i.e if we flip 24 or more frames of photoshots in a a second it would look like a movie instead of a photograph

i took over 150 shots for my vid, finllay used some 90 odd frames for the vid. it laste for some 25 seconds. playing around 3.5 fps. taking the pics was real challenging. had to make small transformations for each successive shot, the point o be kept in mind that the bumble bee does not move too much at base else the vid wud not be coherent. the difficult bit was to make it stand on its feet. has to use the 'rope trick' to lift it up. used white thread on a white background to make it sort of invisible.

used windows movie maker to make the vid and add the bg score - new divide by aerosmith and the titles.

was a satisfying experience

my vid