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On October 15, 2006, we had an idea to make a movie. What about, or why, we didn't know. We decided upon an Indian that chases a group of people around trying to kill them. Okay, maybe that wasn't such a good idea, but we were 14. So give us a break. Anyways, we edited it that night in Windows Movie Maker. We had no intention of putting the video up on YouTube, until we showed our parents and their friends. They thought it was absolutely hilarious and we wanted to show it to more people. We uploaded it to YouTube overnight and told people about it the next day. It became an instant hit at school that day. Every one was talking about it. That is pretty much what got us started. We continued making more videos like "When Indians Attack...Again."
After filming "Munchkin Madness," we ended up taking a long break due to failed attempts at making new videos and busy lives. One year later, we finally put a new video up on our website called "Hacer Cola." It was a project for our Spanish III class. This made us want to get back into making videos again. So, we took some time to think of a video that people would like. One night, Tyler and Mitch listened to "The Ding Dong Song" by Gunther. Mitch instantly thought it would be hilarious to make a music video for it. We all agreed that this would be our next video we would make. We wanted to make this as best as it could possibly be. So, we made cheap lights to enhance the visual pleasure of our video. This then sparked the idea of making a new website and selling T-shirts containing the design of our banner.
That is the tale of how Plastic Bat Productions came to be.
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Yeah, our camera really sucks. That’s pretty much it. Buy hey, if you want to help you can always donate.
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First, I would like to say thanks to Joel Greenberg because we used his site to help us build this contraption. The boom pole is pretty obvious as it allows us to get the microphone closer to the people in the video. The zeppelin blocks out wind from interfering with the microphone which produces a much better sound quality. The shock absorber allows the microphone to be jiggled around and not distort the sound.
If you want to learn how to make one, just visit Joel Greenberg's website.
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This was probably the easiest thing we had to make for our group. It consisted of a 1x2x8 furring strip, a wood base, a clamp on bulb container, 15 ft extension cord, and a compacted fluorescent light bulb at 1425 lumens. We have two lights with that set-up and they cost about $15 each. Then we have another light with the same set-up except a 2800 lumens bulb. All together they illuminate the scene pretty good and get rid of drastic shadows while placing other shadows in the right place.
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