Waterworld Universal Studios Singapore Edit

Realizing that I hadn't edited anything just for the joy of it lately, I decided to revisit some of the footage that I shot at Universal Studios Singapore last year.  The Waterworld show in particular, offered a lot of variety for a fast paced and energetic edit.
  

The travel footage I shoot in general is always a great editing standby.  After a few months, or a full year in this case, I've forgotten most of what I shot which gives me a fresh outlook to try something new.  There's nothing that complicated about this edit, but I'm sure it's a lot more entertaining to watch than any of the other Waterworld videos that are just straightforward home videos.  If YouTube has proven anything, it's that it's all about the highlights.

Top Posts of 2007

In 2007 I entered my final year of film school, took part in the Sasktel cell phone video competition, and went on a lengthy road trip to Mount Rushmore.  It was also the year that Editing Luke debuted.  

I was fairly new to sharing my videos online and was still just trying to find my own writing style, but in the 7 months of 2007 that Editing Luke existed my blog actually received over 8,000 hits. I worked hard to get them, but I also knew from the start that the success of my site was resting on how original and unique I could make it from what else was already out there.  In retrospect those first 7 months were all trial and error, but the concept of my online film journal seemed to stick.  Here were the most popular posts from my site in its first year:

1.  Buick to the Future: Episode One  

Originally posted June 15, 2007

This post shouldn't come as much of a surprise.  Buick to the Future was a campy comedy short that I came up with entirely because I wanted brand new content to promote my blog with.  It also became a big deal when for the first time I was able to share a new video with family and friends minutes after posting it.

2. Sad Little Snowman  

Originally posted December 16, 2007

Similarly to Buick, this post became popular when I sent out Christmas messages with this video linked to it.  I suppose you also can't underestimate the willingness of people to share a cheesy snowman video with each other around the holidays.

3. Dorm Xmas Tree  

Originally posted November 4, 2007

An entertaining time lapse concept made this post popular as I kicked off my ambitiously early dorm room Christmas.

4. Film Student?  

Originally posted June 5, 2007

One of the main reasons I wanted to start a blog in the first place was to share my film school experiences.  This post marked the beginning of my film school rants, and readers seemed to embrace my candid thoughts.  It was a good thing too, because there were a lot more on the way. 

Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota

Located in the Black Hills of South Dakota, the Crazy Horse Memorial is a work in progress that has been ongoing for decades. Located less than 20 miles from Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial is being funded by admissions without help from the federal government. If completed, it will be the largest sculpture in the world. This is what it looked like in April 2007.

This is how the finished monument is intended to look.