Why is it PHAT?

Because, it's Pretty, it's Highly divine, and someone gonna be ATtempting to jump off it again, or climb up it for the first time, lol.

Talked to a gentleman last night that is pretty high up in the Dolese ranks. He said the tower is almost done as far as concrete goes. The last two floor (mechanical) will be steel fabrication like the rotunda. I'm sure it had been discussed but he mentioned over 260,000 (cubic?) yards of concrete have been used for the tower and surrounding property. When Devon Energy is done using Dolese, he said they're gonna feel it big time.

Talked to a gentleman last night that is pretty high up in the Dolese ranks. He said the tower is almost done as far as concrete goes. The last two floor (mechanical) will be steel fabrication like the rotunda. I'm sure it had been discussed but he mentioned over 260,000 (cubic?) yards of concrete have been used for the tower and surrounding property. When Devon Energy is done using Dolese, he said they're gonna feel it big time.

I would imagine that they will experience a drop in revenue, but surely they saw this coming. It isn't like there are a ton of buildings like Devon waiting to be built.

926

Shot this this evening while I was at an event at the Devon Boathouse. It had a green glow that was breathtaking. Also stopped by the rooftop at OKCMOA and the view was absolutely amazing. People commented on it the whole time and all you could do was try not to stare.

http://www.okctalk.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=926&d=1308890838

I'm done with the video for this month, just need to find the right music. It's around 20 min long this time.

Inna Godda Davida?

LOL!! That's been a while back.

Expect a weekend surprise later tonight.... *wink*

Expect a weekend surprise later tonight.... *wink*


Gonna shine my shoes and get the bow-tie out of it's plastic box...and order some Chinese delivered...

Moo Shoo Pork and Pot Stickers (pork)--with extra Hoisin sauce--and a side of Shrimp with Lobster Sauce...


:bow::tiphat::bow::tiphat::bow::tiphat::bow::tipha t::bow::tiphat::bow::tiphat::bow::tiphat::bow::tip hat::bow::tiphat::bow::tiphat::bow::tiphat::bow:


When you say it will be special--I believe it...

It might be past your bedtime before it's done. I don't want to say it's rushed, but it took a while to find good music and then fit it in. Time consuming. It's rendering now. Uploading takes the longest time. Probably past 10pm at the soonest.

William,hurry up we dont have all the time in the World to wait on you!!!!!!JUST KIDDIN!!I Love your videos,keep up the great work!:bow:

Preview. Best viewed in 1080p.

LhnZdp_bb-c

Sir, you are a tease.

2.46 gb upload...this is going to take a while.

Amazing!

It makes me queasy watching the crane body slightly sway back and forth...:dizzy::dizzy::dizzy::dizzy:

Inna Godda Davida?

You know people here can't resist correcting someone, LOL. It's actually In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (In The Garden of Eden).

I just got up and checked it. It's 3:07am and still "converting" on Vimeo but it's uploaded. Around 4am, if anyone is still waiting...
I watched the whole completed video last night and I couldn't be happier how it turned out.

Without further adieu...


http://vimeo.com/25585774

I make a cameo if you watch closely.

William,

Very cool! All angles at all times of the day. Nice coverage of glazing installation, etc. I have a new appreciation for the athletic abilities of the rowing athletes after watching them streak down the river.
Again, thanks for the great video and your effort and time.

Awesome video!!! I watched it twice. Amazing work, sir!

Your work is simply incredible. Thank you for providing us with unique perspectives on our new DT revival

very nice

William - great, great job. Thanks very much!

You know people here can't resist correcting someone, LOL. It's actually In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (In The Garden of Eden).

Fantastic! I knew it was something like that, lol.

Was practically in tears a couple of times. Not just because of your beautiful photography and choice of music, and not just because of the new tower. Moreso, because you are helping to give the city a sense of pride and place that has not been present since the bombing and, before that.... well, I don't even know when!

Thank you.

William - your work is simply incredible - the music with the video perspective syncs perfectly!

Was your cameo appearance at about 16:30, near future auditorium next to traffic light?

Thank you for sharing your unique talents with all of us!

That was an awesome vid for sure! Was that you leaning against the street light in your plaid shirt? You're starting to make me a fan of the music...

William?Why is it that the Chamber of Commerce doesnt have you working for them making OKC promotional videos?

Yeah, I liked how the bicyclist from the first video stood still so I thought I would add that element myself. Thanks for the kind words. There is a point in the video where it's pretty powerful. I'm just trying to change the image of our city, or create an image that might not exist in people's minds. Unless people see it, they will just believe what other people tell them.

William?Why is it that the Chamber of Commerce doesnt have you working for them making OKC promotional videos?

I'm not sure I would want to do this as a "job". I like doing what I want, when I want, and how I want. I don't want deadlines, or someone telling me what they expect me to do. I'm pretty sure I know what works.

Nice Vid!

Yeah, I liked how the bicyclist from the first video stood still so I thought I would add that element myself. Thanks for the kind words. There is a point in the video where it's pretty powerful. I'm just trying to change the image of our city, or create an image that might not exist in people's minds. Unless people see it, they will just believe what other people tell them.



Are you planning to load it on youtube?

I prefer to keep everything on Vimeo.

You don't mind if this is shared through social networking, correct? Giving credit where credit is due, of course...

I would want everyone to see it. I just don't want to have it hosted on different sites. I know Jed Castles from News 9 but he never did try to get it on the news or something. Yeah, Facebook is great or anywhere as long as it links back to Vimeo.

Nice video. Its like something Devon would put in a commercial.

Talked to a gentleman last night that is pretty high up in the Dolese ranks. He said the tower is almost done as far as concrete goes. The last two floor (mechanical) will be steel fabrication like the rotunda. I'm sure it had been discussed but he mentioned over 260,000 (cubic?) yards of concrete have been used for the tower and surrounding property. When Devon Energy is done using Dolese, he said they're gonna feel it big time.

I was wondering about that.

William, if that is your name, nice videos. I'd suggest both Vimeo and YouTube. Post them on here with Vimeo, but also make it more available..more accessible..more hits when its on YouTube. :-) Love the videos. Really wish I'd told you many months ago...but I think all your videos must have watermark on there. We don't want Devon or someone else to use your videos, that way you can make money when they decide to use your content (such as news media...they be stupid not to use your videos).

Just to make sure that you get the credit and praise. <3

I would only be concerned when someone wants the high resolution originals. The stuff that's on the internet isn't high enough quality, even though I encoded at the highest possible settings. The time lapse footage isn't even 1080p. The YouTube clip with the workers is closer to what the originals look like.

I would only be concerned when someone wants the high resolution originals. The stuff that's on the internet isn't high enough quality, even though I encoded at the highest possible settings. The time lapse footage isn't even 1080p. The YouTube clip with the workers is closer to what the originals look like.

There is a code... Hold on, I am getting it...

Tag: yt:stretch=16:9

Put that in the Tags first, then space, then tag words.

This made the YouTube video player widescreen instead of the normal standard screen. It should update on here, if not, then it will show it widescreen on the video page. :-)

If it's on Vimeo anyone can search for it and get to it and their quality is significantly better.

There's already someone on Vimeo copying what I'm doing anyway.

Late to the bandwagon, but amazing video Will. I know you're pretty good about posting on SSC, and SSP, but you should post the video on those sites as well if you haven't already.

I've always wanted to learn videography. Good with a DSLR, and I have some basic video editing skills from college too. But I know it takes much more than that. May I ask if your HD video camera was terribly expensive?

Oh and I think I saw you. The shot from the Stage Center looking northeast towards the Devon construction site. Are you leaning on the light pole?

No, you could probably pick up cheaper somewhere since there's been a new model out. $1000 range can get you something plenty good enough.

Will,didnt you make the OKCTalk banner?I was wondering if you or whoever made the banner could make a OKC skyline banner for SSC,since they have over 500k users from around the World and The banner is the first thing you see on the website!

Yeah I did the banner, but I don't know anyone from that forum or how to go about that. Sounds like a future project though. At least after the whole building is complete.

I hope a certain blogger decides to mention the video to greatly expand the audience.

would that blogger have a surname that begins in L and a given name that when the first letter is combined with hi surname makes him appear to be named as a lazy bum? lol

I took several pics on Sunday and messed around with three of them in Adobe (the $50 version) which I will post tomorrow.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6004/5875102610_95a80366a3_b.jpg

My Favorite...
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5303/5874549313_771fdd1243_b.jpg

All images have an extension such as .jpg etc.
Right click this image and do View Image. That address is what is supposed to be between the code. When you upload a photo, it goes on some Flickr server like the same way it's on your hard drive.

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6004/5875102610_95a80366a3_b.jpg

You can take the .jpg off your Flickr page links now. :)

Good to go now!!! Thanks, William!

Without further adieu...


http://vimeo.com/25585774

That is an AMAZING view with the boathouses and the skyline!! We just need some big trees on the shore...


Yeah, I liked how the bicyclist from the first video stood still so I thought I would add that element myself.

I'm surprised you dared stand that far from your camera! ;) Great work, William!

Wicked cool! Love the river rowing & train & window installation segments, and the sunrise and sunsets, and the oh hell ALL OF IT SO FREAKIN COOL!

I'd like to know the playlist used. Unique songs I'd be interested in adding to my collection.

The video is over 1,000 views in four days. Thanks everyone for watching and sharing!

$750,000,000 for this tower seems like just a drop in the bucket for them.

Devon Energy adds $1B to capital budget (http://newsok.com/devon-energy-adds-1b-to-capital-budget/article/3581312)


The Oklahoma City-based oil and natural gas company has plenty of money to spend, after earning more than $10 billion from the recent sale of its international and Gulf of Mexico holdings.

Read more: http://newsok.com/devon-energy-adds-1b-to-capital-budget/article/3581312#ixzz1QeJZcCv7

I shared a link for the latest video to Alex Cameron (http://www.news9.com/category/174696/oklahoma-impact-team-main) from News 9. He did the last tour (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7D1KC21R7Fk) from the inside segment that I put on YouTube. He seemed to dig it!