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Editing "The Christmas Story"

In my desperate search for something to post, I came across this picture I took while editing The Christmas Story.

Have a great day!

The Christmas Story

Well, here it is! This five-minute movie took HOURS to edit. We filmed over one hundred scenes, and didn't even use a third of them.=) But, here it is! I hope you all enjoy! (I just watched the movie again and realized that I misspelled the word "howl". Well, I can't change it now.=) Click the bottom right button of the movie to enlarge.

More Pictures of the Murphy/Criss Production.

Working on different scenes
The script

A little more decorated up.=)

We filmed a whole scene without realizing that the lap top was in the picture. Oops!

Thomas and Virginia.=)

Gingerbread men!

Christmas in August?

Today, while Mr. and Mrs. Murphy looked at different houses and property, we got to watch their children! The last time they were here, I promised them that we'd make a movie together. So, this time, we set about doing just that! It took us over an hour to come up with a plot. Then started making the "props" - Christmas decorations.

We wanted to make a sign that would cover the very-full-of-messages marker board, and remembered that all-purpose wedding isle runner.=)

We decided that we'd make the movie in black and white, so we didn't need to worry about the right colors.

Hannah tracing out gingerbread men.

Still coloring.

Hanging up the sign.

Merry Christmas.

We had to be authentic and couldn't use Elmer's glue. So I whipped up some flour and water paste.=)

Stringing gingerbread men.

Making a paper chain.

Stringing popcorn.

Hannah showing Matthew how to make the paper chain.

Rebekah string popcorn.

Getting ready for the first scene!

The Christmas Story coming soon!

Creepy Crawly

Yesterday, to keep the children occupied, we make this movie together. There's no point to the story - I was just playing around with our camera and Window's Movie Maker. We filmed the first scene over thirty times and used six AA batteries. I lost a couple shots in the process of making it, but here is most of it! Enjoy!