LIGHTS! CAMERA! No Action?

On some days it seems that no matter where I look I see them: cute kitty videos. Whether it is that cat food commercial on TV or the cat flushing the toilet on YouTube... We recently inherited a digital video camera from a family member. My first thought was, "Cool! I can make my own cat videos! Mattie is so cute, how could I go wrong?"

I got up this morning with stars in my eyes (or was it sleep) and headed out to the barn to film the first segment. Uh oh, too dark. We moved inside and I thought that Mattie would perform for me -- and this new blog -- without any directing. Boy was I wrong! His first on-screen move was to put his little nose in the camera lens.

On to Take 3. I provided him with all the direction I thought he would need: "Okay, when I turn on the camera, just meow a few words and show us what you do in the morning. Lights, Camera, Action!" The poor little guy forgot his lines and didn't follow any of the cues.

It turns out that acting is not natural for cats and directing is not natural for me. I'll work on it for future postings. In the meantime, Mattie is content to stay out of the spotlight.