Grace Falls Rocky Mountain National Park

This is the third in a series of snowshoeing videos at Rocky Mountain National Park that I've done.

One of the challenges of making multiple videos on a similar topic - like showshoeing - is that they can all look alike, despite the fact that each trail and each experience in the mountains is different. So I try to include a number of different features, in filming and editing, in each one.

The beginning sequence in this Grace Falls video I created with "Motion," one of the programs in the Final Cut Pro Suite. Basically it allows you to create a pretty wide range of video effects with objects (videos, stills, parts of images, etc), text, and what they call behaviors. In this one, there's an animated sequence behind the words "Grace Falls" that's supposed to look a little bit like falling water. Somewhat basic, I know, but this is my first effort with Motion, and I think it's still more interesting than just a blank title screen with text on it.

I also included a couple time-lapse shots, some different angles and edits as well.

Enjoy...