Dear Camcorder,
Holy crap, you were awesome. I could not believe how lucky we were to have you. We could make movies! Music videos! Spoof commercials! After the piano keyboard, this was the tool we needed to fully realize our creative potential.
You saw a lot, Camcorder, I won’t pretend otherwise. A lot of creative fails. A lot of awkwardness. What can I say? The road to auteur is not always straight.
But what about that Indiana Jones spoof? That murder mystery? The Yoplait commercial? Man, we had some moments.
My kids now make movies on our iPhones. That’s cool. I feel sorry they’ll never know the comforting weight of you on their shoulder. The solid feel of your tapes in their hand. You didn’t make it too easy on us, Camcorder, I guess that’s the point. Remember the junky transitions that came with having to rewind to just the right moment but never quite making it? Ha ha ha … oh my. You held us to a high standard. It made us work harder.
Thanks for the memories,
-e.