STOP MOTION VIDEO AND MORE GERMAN IDIOMS

jessicarlo.blogspot.com - I’m so excited to show you my FIRST STOP MOTION VIDEO!

Since you can’t “like” the video from this blog, if you DO like it, please visit it on YouTube and give me a thumbs up.
Some background about the video: Many of you know I like the art of quilling, which dates from the Renaissance and consists of rolling small strips of paper into cool, ornate shapes. You can see some of my quilling work on my art projects blog.
So I had about 400 quilling pieces laying around, planning to turn them into something later, and used them to make this video. The stats: 348 separate still frames for a 58-second video. The music is in the public domain and is titled “Punchline” by Bryan Boyko.
I tried several different musical scores, and it’s amazing how much the video changes depending on what music you hear when you see it. Try this: mute the video and put on something from iTunes or whatever. Cool, huh?
This video took me about four sessions of a couple of hours each to do all the shots. I am so thrilled that it turned out as well as it did. I learned a lot about the process and I’m looking forward to doing more in the future. Stay tuned!
While I was at it, I redesigned my photography website. Of course it includes the video, too. I’ll be adding to my main website more often, so I’ll keep you apprised of the changes.
The German idioms post generated so much feedback that I am posting several more here:
Schreck is German for fright or horror - you can see where the ogre’s name might have come from.
German phrase: den Kopf zu waschen Literal Translation: to wash someone’s head English equivalent: to yell at someone; to read someone the riot act, as in, “I really washed his head but good!”
German phrase: Rennsemmel Literal Translation: racing bun (bread) English equivalent: small, fast car like a Mini Cooper
German phrase: das Nudelholz Literal Translation: noodle wood English equivalent: rolling pin
German phrase: einHühnchen mit jemandrupfen zu haben Literal Translation: to have a (female) chicken to pluck with someone English equivalent: to have a bone to pick with someone, as in “I have a chicken to pluck with you!”
German phrase: auf den Weckersenkel zu gehen Literal Translation: to go on the alarm strings English equivalent: to get on someone’s nerves, to be a pain in the ass, as in “You are really going on my alarm strings!”
German phrase: der Schalk im Nacken zu sitzen Literal Translation: to sit the rogue in the neck English equivalent: to be a real rascal, as in “He really sits the rogue in the neck, doesn’t he?”
Another observation: The German word for whirlpool, der Wirbel, also means "cowlick." Can you imagine a German’s reaction to learning what “cowlick” means?
Things are going well here in Bamberg, of course, with great weather and interesting work:

• My friend, who gave me several of the idioms listed here in my blog, sent me a postcard from her vacation in Ireland. I love the stamp!
• A student who is moving to Detroit brought me a bottle of wine and a book for teaching her about life in America! I have another student at present who is also moving to Detroit (local automobile-parts manufacturer Brose transfers people there), so I am using my class materials to write a text booklet about living in the USA.
• And I bought a portable air-conditioner, which the Germans think is outlandishly extravagant. I've only needed it twice in the past two weeks, but it makes my top-floor apartment so comfy on the really hot days!

Here’s hoping you enjoyed this blog post and that your summer is going great!
Photo for No Apparent Reason (for Brent):

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