My wife Alma singing to me in the living room while I play with the Canon HV20 shooting in very low light condition. I struggled with focus using the Letus Mini as it was dark, and I only had the built in monitor to check for focus. I was pleasantly surprised how well the built in microphone picked up the live sound nicely.

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  • [ PIXEL VIKING ] plus 1 year ago
    Wow :D

    Please tell me, she's a pro singer?

    If not, that's some serious singing from a 'wife'.

    I used to promote jazz music here in my home town and have heard my fair share of singers live. She needs a bigger audience :)
  • Ronnie Silos 1 year ago
    LOL! Thanks! I'd tell her your comment but she would kill me if she knew I was posting her "test" video in public. She's shy! Right now, I'm her audience. Well now, Vimeo-ers.
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  • Tasi Alabastro 1 year ago
    Oooo does she take requests? How about, "Whatever Lola Wants"? :)
  • Ronnie Silos 1 year ago
    I can ask. I need more practice with the video. See if I can convince her. Thanks.
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  • Hannes 1 year ago
    It's a shame that the playback is so bad while she sings so good! :)
  • Ronnie Silos 1 year ago
    Do you mean when it stops? If so, just pause the play for a while and let the stream catch up and cache the whole video, then start the click again. Hope that helps...
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  • Dave Perkins 1 year ago
    Ronnie, it does have glitches in it, even when the preload bar is well past the play point... they're small, nothing I'd even think about, but they're definitely there... I wonder if Vimeo doesn't need an upgrade.. I'm on a new 2.8 Imac, plenty fast, on 100mb ISDN, and this one has choppy playback on a small scale..

    I noticed it did it to one of my videos the other day.

    Otherwise, this act of hers deserves some more attention to filmmaking! Move the camera around, shoot closeups, edit! Zoom out from the flames while she's singing and bring her into the frame!

    I want to hear, and see, more of her. Awesome singer, really awesome. light touch, huge talent. make a vid of her that's WORTHY. :-)
  • Ronnie Silos 1 year ago
    Thanks Dave. I will try. See if she let's me. I have some real recordings of her from the studio that I'd love to make a music video, but she will not let me. I would love to practice all those camera movement you suggested. We'll see. About vimeo, oh well, sigh..
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  • GregM 1 year ago
    Magnificent interpretation !!
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  • Wow! your wife is VERY talented! The playback was perfectly smooth for me, by the way. Congrats on the new camera - now use it to make that woman a star!
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  • w.pasman 1 year ago
    Nice!
    Some suggestions: I would only turn down the echo, and maybe you can improve background and lighting a bit
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  • WillT81 plus 1 year ago
    Wow, that was great! I suggest you record another song with your lovely wife, but this time using a bit more lighting :)
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  • PYRO 1 year ago
    see where your son gets the talent from!

    I'd buy her album, I love this song

    oh, and light her better next time, 3 point lighting would've looked real nice with this video
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  • Ronnie Silos 1 year ago
    Thanks Pyro. I'm trying to convince her to do a serious one. She does have 10 tracks recorded in my studio. I just want to make a real music video but I can't get her to do it, yet!
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  • Adam Crabbe 1 year ago
    Very talented family you have there!
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  • Aileen Alvira 1 year ago
    Alma is beautiful, but I know her. She would kill you for putting this up because she has no makeup on! :) It's a girl thang!!
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  • Gabriel Taylor 1 year ago
    Dude, record a demo, shop it, and buy more video equipment! HAHAHAHAHA! Seriously, show her these comments. She is a professional! She definitely has a market with that voice! God Bless her career and have a blessed Christmas!
  • Ronnie Silos 7 months ago
    Thanks Gabriel. She just got mad at me for buying more equipment! ha ha ha. Just got the Canon5D mark II. OMG, lowlight shooting is not a challenge anymore!
    Ronnie
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  • beneGRAFFITI 11 months ago
    wow shes sounds amazing!!!
  • Ronnie Silos 7 months ago
    Thanks beneGRAFFITI!
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  • Sean O'Reilly 8 months ago
    DUDE! When your wife cocks her eyebrow at the end 4:03, it looks like "hey hubby, no sharing this with your friends" LOL! Just a slight touch more lighting, but keep that shadow on her jaw. Ok, what the hell do I know ;)
  • Ronnie Silos 7 months ago
    LOL! Hey Sean, you know my wife! LOL!
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  • Steve Henry plus 7 months ago
    Get her an agent, get her on TV! Does she know how amazing she is!! I want the CD!! And a bonus track, Mom and the kid! Man she is good!
  • Ronnie Silos 7 months ago
    Ha ha ha! Thanks Steve. I'll make sure to let her read your post. Might encourage her to do more recording and let me play with my new 5DMKII on her. Hmmm, mom and kid, hmmm, I'll see what I can do. Thanks.
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  • Kyo Suayan 7 months ago
    Amazing talent!
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  • Felipe Salum 6 months ago
    you have a talented family!! :)
  • Ronnie Silos 6 months ago
    Thanks Felipe. This is why I need to get better with video. LOL!
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  • John 6 months ago
    Amazing. Simply, a m a z i n g!
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  • John Cornelsen 6 months ago
    I'm from Timmins, Ontario, " The home of Shania Twain and "City with the heart of Gold.... real gold!" We are starting a four year 100 year City Anniversary.

    Your wife' voice is pure molten gold. When I was your son's age my dad played Fred Waring and Nat King Cole.
    ( my mom died when I was four and he never remarried). Her song brought tears to my eyes. Her rendition is the very best I have heard.
    Aileen is great too. Quite a personality, so young at heart. Hey I was just searching the web for background audio tracks for slideshows. Don't know how I got to Vimeo but seems like a comfortable place to be. They featured Riley's video on staff picks. Joined today.

    The interaction with the young girl and your son in that " wonderful' track was superb. You are not a novice director or you have a natural talent with kids. How can I download Riley's video? I want to make it a permanent part of my collection.
    Aileen and Alma and Riley would be good together. Maybe harmonize like Girlyman. Crazyname but they have a good rythmn and sound.
    Thinking of Micheal Jackson, proves money doesn't by happiness. Only keeping the faith and trusting Jesus has a meaningful plan for your life through it all! His whole life was a facade and full of hurt and tears. Better if he had spent the last ten years singing praises for the Lord. He would be alive today and his precious kids would have a dad.
  • Ronnie Silos 6 months ago
    Hi John. That was a load of kind words. Thank you so much. I am not even close to a novice director so I will take #2, natural talent with kids. 8-) You are able to download Riley's video by just going to the vimeo page itself (vimeo.com/5322671). At the bottom right, there is a download link. I will share this comment with Alma. Thanks again.
    Ronnie
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  • amankerstudio 4 months ago
    great video..!!,
    what lens do you use?
    is the grain is visible in the low light condition ?
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  • ArnuShawn 29 days ago
    Wow!!! She got great voice. Did you use the 5D to record the sound or external device?
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