Hola a todos! Espero que os guste mi último vídeo de motivación a
través del ejercicio y de las artes marciales.
Tal y como ya sabéis, para mí es muy importante el estar dispuesto
siempre a seguir hacia delante, pase lo que pase.
¿Qué es mejor que trabajar día a día en lo que a uno le gusta?
¿Hay algo más satisfactorio que pelear sin descanso para hacer que nuestros
sueños se conviertan en realidades?
Escúchate, conócete a ti mismo. Cuanto más te conoces, más
consciente eres del tremendo potencial que tienes.
Sé que por más que te conozcas a ti mismo, es imposible que
algunas de las cosas que pasan no te hagan sentir como si alguien acabara de
soltar una bomba atómica al lado de tu corazón. No puedes controlar ese
sentimiento igual que no puedes evitar que la bomba explote… Lo que si puedes
hacer es minimizar sus efectos, impidiendo que arrase con todo. Vuelve a
construir el edificio, esta vez más alto, grande y resistente que nunca. Esta
es la mejor manera de llegar a las estrellas.
Me gustaría acabar con una célebre frase del célebre Walt Disney
" Todos tus sueños pueden hacerse realidad si
tienes el coraje de perseguirlos."
Buen día para todos.
Hi everyone! I hope you like my
new Martial Arts Motivational video.
As you may
already know, it´s very important for me to keep on moving forward, no matter
what.
What is
better than working every day in that thing you really love? Is there anything
more satisfying than fighting tirelessly to make our dreams become a reality?
Listen to
yourself, study yourself, know yourself! The more you know yourself, the more
aware you are of the tremendous potential you have.
I know that
even if you know yourself extremely well, sometimes it is impossible not to
feel as if someone´s just dropped an atomic bomb right next to your heart. You
cannot control those bitter feelings as much as you cannot prevent the bomb from
exploding. All you can do is minimize the harm, preventing it from sweeping
everything away. So, now is time for you to build the tower again, higher,
bigger and stronger than ever. This is the best way to reach the stars.
I would like to end this post with a quote from Mr Walt Disney "All our dreams can come true if we have the courage to pursue them".
Finding new and original concepts
and ideas in order to offer society new opportunities and perspectives has
always been one of my most important goals when creating and producing any kind
visual material.
As you
know, I love Japan and I found it´s culture very interesting. It´s been a
couple of years since I started studying Japanese. Recently, thanks to my
team´s aid and cooperation, I was able to create a video I always wanted to do:
A Fitness and Martial Arts video in Japanese.
The video "アルベルトの武道"
includes a series of guidelines and exercises that combine both Fitness and Martial
Arts, thus creating a new style of video exercise that offers practitioners a
large number of benefits that cannot be found in a regular training video.
Mastering the body language and nonverbal skills is
even more important than the pure verbal abilities and language proficiency
when doing this kind of video work.
アルベルトの武道 is just a sample of what could be produced with more budget, research and support.
Increasing all the benefits related to the coordinative aspects of Martial Arts
makes this a very valuable video for those who wish to improve thoroughly their
health.
These facets make this a quite innovative and
unique video program that enhances and changes for the better the quality of
life of those who decide to implement it on their daily routine. Thus, the most
important features of this video could be listed as:
Development
of mental and coordinative aspects, understanding the term
"coordinative" as the ability to regulate and harmoniously
synchronize a certain muscle´s movement. Appropriately doing the video´s exercises
and following its guidelines will improve general dynamic coordination,
eye-segmental coordination, motor learning capacity, motor control and
rehabilitation abilities. (It would be stressed again that it is very
complicated to find a video that focuses on these coordinative aspects).
Successful
combination of Martial Arts with Fitness exercises. Getting the benefits of
both of them.
Positively
explaining why to include Martial Arts and Fitness into one´s weekly exercise
routine.
Despiteeverything said in the video is strongly supported by a scientific basis, an
informative style is maintained in order to reach as many people
-audience/viewers- as possible. Transmitting all the information and advice in
a simple and direct way is very important to get to every segment of the
population.
Taking into
account all the motivational aspects and presenting the information and
exercises in an enthusiastic manner that generates optimism in the viewer and
encourages him to carry on all the exercises developed in the video.
The video
has been edited and produced following a very dynamic and energetic style,
always having the aim on capturing the viewer´s attention, thus instilling him
to review and practice all the exercises prescribed in order to improve its health..
The motivational video through exercise its a very
special one to me. In there I expressed many of my ideas, thoughts and beliefs
about life and about what a proper Martial Arts self-improvement philosophy should
be like.
I am really
fond of these kind of videos and since I didn´t find any one on Spanish that I
really liked, I decided to do one myself. It was great working with the team
and doing it.
To achieve
that "Professional look" both visually and in an interpretative level
many hours of testing and planning are required. It is not like making a casual
training video with cell or an amateur camera.
Everypose,
expression, phrase, movement, exercise, technique, etc. was planned down to de
the last detail in order to immerse the viewer in the video as much as
possible. This was of vital importance in order the viewer to experience the
"Positive and motivational emotions" we want him to feel.
Thisvideo pretends to influence of the
viewer´s mental and neurolinguistic patterns in order to positively influence
his behavior. Our thoughts are shaped with our language and
words. Every single thought produces an emotion that marks the way in which we
drive our conduct and physical reactions. Motivating with both images and words
all those who are not quite prepared to start exercising or maintain a negative
disposition on several aspects of their lives, is another one of the objectives
of this video.
Combininga healthy Fitness training, coordinative
Martial Arts exercises and a series of positive life-encouraging messages
result in an excellent motivational video that encourages people to face their
daily challenges in a more positive and optimistic way and to improve their
health.
Just as I have
said sometimes, not all the videos in my channel were shot and uploaded in
order to show my quality and skills as a visual professional, some of them were
done in a casual way and shared on the net so everyone could enjoy some
different content.
Check these videos and you will notice the quality difference between them.
You can see
the gradual progression in terms of quality image, presentation and editing
the motivational and martial arts/fitness in japanese video really show the improvement in several fields.
This presents a perfect example of this evolution. It is more than clear that
the level of professionalism and quality observed in some of the last videos don´t have anything to envy to many professional TV productions.
I have
always liked sharing curious videos as well those that show new or aspects of
the martial arts.
First of all
I have to say that not all the videos in my channel -especially those from the
beginning- were uploaded aiming to show my quality and professional visual
skills, some of them were shot in a casual way and shared in order people could
enjoy some different and/or original content. The progression in the videos´
quality can be noticed as time goes by.
First
video:
I uploaded my first video to youtube when I was 18.
I showed some of my skills using Filipino weapons -nunchakus
and kali sticks-. In view of the popularity the video had in my environment, I
decided to start uploading more and more videos about Martial Arts and other
topics.
The visual quality on most of them was not great,
but I had fun sharing and showing my progresses and knowledge.
Unfortunately, you can´t find my first video on youtube no more. I removed it a while ago.
Researching original concepts and ideas in order to offer to the audience both interesting and innovative Martial Arts content. Always considering viewers and subscribers´ preferences. Adapting the style depending on each video´s content and target audience. Writing scripts and meticulously planning each video´s look, visual style and content.
Sourcing potential contributors and collaborators to work on the development of the visual material.
Selecting the appropriate music and compositors, finding free Copyright Music and managing Copyright issues.
Managing the logistics of getting people, resources and equipment together to the right place at the right time. Planning the shooting according to resources and collaborators´ availability.
Undertaking visual editing work with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, Adobe After Effects CS6 and Sony Vegas Pro 12.0. Sound effects and editing work with Adobe Audition CS6. Color Correcting the image and video.
Responding to the audience´s feedback, analyzing the demographic statics on each video.
Presenting idea video´s style to the team. Explaining everyone how the final product should look like.
As a video Presenter and Star:
Mastering a proper body language and non verbal acting capacities to transmit both information and feeling through the screen. Proving body control, Improvisational skills, showmanship and Martial Arts expertise.
Presenting information in front of the camera in a dynamic, attractive way.
Dubbing and voice-over skills and abilities.
Achievements in this role included
As a Producer, Director and MarketingManager:
Produced new, original and positive visual material, launching the first Training-motivation video in Spanish, and developing the first Japanese Fitness/Martial Arts tutorial. Developed several multi-lingual videos.
Proved and showed knowledge on several fields, more specifically on sports, martial arts and body language.
Gained experience on how to create an attractive product by analyzing the audience´s reactions and comments.
Proved capacity to portray Martial arts and sports in an attractive fashionable way, adapting Martial Arts body language to the camera.
Learned about the post produtcion process by analyzing and working with every single shot after the production of the film.
As a video Presenter and Star:
Proved body language control and an excellent commando of both verbal and non verbal acting capacities
Proved having the necessary acting, -improvisational and interpersonal skills to present a professional show.
Gained experience on showmanship and entertaining elements.
Languages Spanish: Native Language Valencian: Native Language English: Native level Japanese: Conversational (N3) Italian: Intermediate Work at Red Freak Fighter
Aug 2011 -
May 2013
"Spain´s best Martial Arts
Action Short Movie" (Valencia, Spain) Title
Producer, Writer, Director,
Actor and Editor. www.redfreakfighter.com Responsabilities in this role included
As a Producer, Director, Writer, Editor and Marketing Manager:
Generating and developing innovative content for new original Martial Arts and Action movies, creating and defining a unique style filled with action, comedy and numerous pop culture elements.
Sourcing
prospective contributors professionals to work and collaborate in the project
getting a very small monetary retribution. Choosing the crew and the creative
team. Scouting locations and deciding the film set during pre prod.
Revising and
creating the cinematographic aspect of the film and conveying the movie´s style
to the crew.
Creating a
detailed plan of action for production in Valencia and Madrid considering
everyone´s issues, adapting everyone´s schedule so the team could work
together. Coordinating staff on set, directing the shooting timetables and
ensuring deadlines are met. Budget allocation and expenditure. Casting
Management and operations.
Directing a
team of 45 people. The team comprised of: Actors, Extras, Lightning team,
Animators, Photography team, location collaborators, sound team, post
production team and visual marketing experts. Assisting, supporting and
explaining the actors the message and style of the movie assembling everyone´s
talent. Selecting the appropriate music, compositors and soundtrack. Handling
problems with the crew and staff. Motivating the crew constantly.
Creating and
directing the movie´s Martial Arts choreography and action sequences, and
teaching some of the actors how to punch, react, and take a fall.
Storyboarding
every scene working hand on hand with the animator. Carefully planning every
element: shooting angle, background, general color style, cameras etc. Directing the screenplay supervisions
Editing and
Color correction of the movie using Sony Vegas Pro Suite and Adobe Suite CS6
Suite (Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Adobe Audition). Also including some
"Special Effects" to enhance the action.
Managing the
internet and marketing campaigns., and designing the movie´s website
(www.redfreakfighter.com). Developing extra material such as: Making of videos,
Actors´ Interviews, Marketing strategies etc.
Working closely with the professional animator
to develop a movie logo, card, poster etc.
Taking the leading role of the movie:
Transmitting
the character´s feelings and emotions in a believable way and mastering the
proper body language and non verbal acting capacities to transmit both information
and feeling through the screen.
Acting on
very demanding action scenes.
Understanding of the scenes and dialogues,
remembering the body movements and language.
Being able to direct and play the most important character of the movie.
Achievements in this role included
As a Producer, Director and Marketing Manager:
Developed
and Created an exciting 40 min. Full HD movie which was selected in several
movie festivals and was acclaimed to have a very original and innovative
script, distinguishing itself from the rest of Spanish short movies. Compared
with the rest of Independent Spanish short movie productions, youtube trailer
and social media activity proved being quite successful.
Developed a
dynamic "Pop corn Style" script that doesn´t allow the audience to
take their eyes off the movie screen.
Proved being
able to go from "idea" to "reality". Drove the movie
concept, creating an structured, dynamic and original cinematographic style. Got
very good critics praises on the acting and character´s development on the
movie.
Developed
more than 60 min on extra material including interviews, making of videos,
marketing campaigns etc.
Choreographed
some of the best Martial Arts Action Scenes on Spanish Action Movie history.
Improved
managerial skills by directing a team of people with a very limited pay and
successfully directed the team to work on 12 different locations under
difficult circumstances Gained ability on working under stressful conditions.
Proved
working with an extremely limited budget, balancing income and expenditure
perfectly.
Gained
excellent working knowledge on how to storyboard and plan every scene, proving
also shot composition knowledge on every shot. Got positive praises also on
casting the proper actors to portray each character.
Successfully
edited the movie. Learned about the editing process by analyzing and working
with every single shot after the production of the film.
Worked on
the development and creation of sound effects.
Gained very
valuable knowledge and experience on internet movie marketing and content
management. This refers to the marketing needed when promoting a movie or any
other visual product through the internet, studying the customer´s behavior and
acceptance of it. Analyzing how to attract potential viewers without spending
much money.
Developed
several marketing strategies, such as Actor´s interviews, Making of videos,
etc… Included also several original marketing initiatives never seen before in
Short movie marketing like "Fake Robberies" or "Crazy
Dancer" strategies, increasing the movie´s popularity.
Responsible for the website management
development. Launched Red Freak Fighter website and Facebook page.
As a leading Actor:
Got several positive acting acclaims by the
audience and critics on successfully portraying the character´s emotions on
every scene. Giving life to a popular and charismatic character.
Proved being able to direct and playing the leading role on a movie.
Work as a Youtuber
Aug 2010 - May 2013
"Youtube Producer - Youtube Producer and Presenter" (Valencia, Spain)
Researching original concepts and ideas in order to offer to the audience both interesting and innovative Martial Arts content. Always considering viewers and subscribers´ preferences. Adapting the style depending on each video´s content and target audience. Writing scripts and meticulously planning each video´s look, visual style and content.
Sourcing potential contributors and collaborators to work on the development of the visual material.
Selecting the appropriate music and compositors, finding free Copyright Music and managing Copyright issues.
Managing the logistics of getting people, resources and equipment together to the right place at the right time. Planning the shooting according to resources and collaborators´ availability.
Undertaking visual editing work with Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, Adobe After Effects CS6 and Sony Vegas Pro 12.0. Sound effects and editing work with Adobe Audition CS6. Color Correcting the image and video.
Responding to the audience´s feedback, analyzing the demographic statics on each video.
Presenting idea video´s style to the team. Explaining everyone how the final product should look like.
As a video Presenter and Star:
Mastering a
proper body language and non verbal acting capacities to transmit both
information and feeling through the screen. Proving body control,
Improvisational skills, showmanship and Martial Arts expertise.
Presenting information in front of the camera
in a dynamic, attractive way.
Dubbing and voice-over skills and abilities.
Achievements in this role included
As a Producer, Director and Marketing Manager:
Produced
new, original and positive visual material, launching the first
Training-motivation video in Spanish, and developing the first Japanese
Fitness/Martial Arts tutorial. Developed several multi-lingual videos.
Proved and
showed knowledge on several fields, more specifically on sports, martial arts
and body language.
Gained
experience on how to create an attractive product by analyzing the audience´s
reactions and comments.
Proved
capacity to portray Martial arts and sports in an attractive fashionable way,
adapting Martial Arts body language to the camera.
Learned about the post produtcion process by
analyzing and working with every single shot after the production of the film.
As a video Presenter and Star:
Proved body
language control and an excellent commando of both verbal and non verbal acting
capacities
Proved having the necessary acting,
-improvisational and interpersonal skills to present a professional show.
Gained experience on showmanship and entertaining elements.
Work at Ucronía
Feb 2010 - Aug 2011
"First Martial Arts Short Movie in Spain" (Valencia and Madrid, España)
Title Producer, Director, Writer, Editor and Actor.
Responsabilities in this role included
As a Producer, Director, Writer, Editor and Marketing Manager:
Developing
the first Valencia Martial Arts short movie. Writing an original screenplay.
Sourcing
prospective contributors and collaborators willing to work in a newcomer´s
project.
Creating a
detailed plan of action and timetable for production in Valencia, organizing
the post production schedule and budget allocation and expenditure. Conveying
the movie´s idea and style to the crew.
As a
director I would make key decisions on a daily basis managing a team of 25
people comprised of: Actors, Photography team, location collaborators and sound
expert. Coordinating and motivating staff on set. Explaining the actors the
style of the movie in order them to approach appropriately every scene,
assembling everyone's talent.
Selecting
the appropriate music, compositors and soundtrack.
Creating and
directing the movie´s Martial Arts choreography and action sequences, and also
teaching some of the actors how to move, fall, punch and react to the hits and
blows.
Casting operations,
handling problems with the crew and staff and Directing the screenplay
supervisions.
Scouting
locations and deciding the film set. Carefully planning every scene shots and
angles.
Edit and color correction of the movie using
Sony Vegas Pro Suite. Designing the movie´s poster and making of videos.
As a leading Actor:
Playing the
leading role of the movie and transmitting the characters feeling and emotions
in a believable way
Acting on very demanding action scenes.
Understanding of the scenes and dialogues, remembering the body
movements and language.
Achievements in this role included
As a Producer, Director and Marketing Manager:
Created and
produced a 24 min. HD Movie that was acclaimed to having a unique and original
script, distinguishing itself from the rest of Spanish short movies for his
action and non linear story development.
Choreographed
all the Action and Martial Arts scenes. Pioneering in doing a Martial Arts
short movie in Spain.
Improved
production and managerial skills by directing a team of people with a very
limited pay, and successfully directed and organized the team to work on 9
different locations under difficult circumstances. Also gained ability on working
under stressful condition, working with an extremely limited budget balancing
income and expenditure.
Gained
excellent working knowledge on how to storyboard and plan every scene, camera
work and movie equipment. Also gained experience casting and looking for the
proper actors to portray each one of the characters.
Successfully
edited the movie and learned about the editing process by analyzing and working
with every single shot.
Gained very
valuable knowledge and experience on internet movie marketing and content
management, studying the customer´s behavior and acceptance of visual material
depending on the audience´s features.
Designed along with visual animators
Ucronía´s poster and other visual material.
As a Leading Actor:
Got some positive acting acclaims by the
audience on successfully portraying the character´s emotions on every scene,
proving being able to direct and playing the leading role on a movie.
Gained experience in the acting field by carrying the major role of the
film.
Work at Orange Hill
Oct 2008 - May 2009
"Orange Hill Martial Arts Exhibition Group – Shows and exhibitions in Spain" (Valencia, Spain) Title
Manager, Director, Creator and Perfomer. Responsabilities in this role included
Supervising,
evaluating and managing the overall performance of the group, ensuring every
show fits the necessities of the clients, establishing group goals and
objectives and managing members casting and selection.
Analyzing and developing strategies on how to
find new clients, including Internet marketing strategies. Responsible for
finding organizations and businesses interested on the services offered by the
group
Organizing rehearsals and meetings timetable. Developing promotional
visual material.
Achievements in this role included
Drove the
concept, creation and development of the Martial Arts group.
Organizing and scheduling more than 10
exhibitions in Valencia and 3 outside Valencia.
Took an active leadership role as a manager and coach, developing
several original initiatives to scope potential clients and improve the group´s
motivation. Developed several visual material such as the group´s logo and
poster.
Major Institutions -University of Valencia(Valencia, Spain). 2007-2012. "Award to the
Outstanding Graduate of the Year".
Overall University Mark: 9 -Personal Trainer Course.
Valgo Sports(Valencia, Spain). 2011-2012. Level: A -Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey (USA). 2009-2010. Level: A -Francesc Ferrer I Guardia Highschool (Valencia, Spain). 2002-2006. Class Nº 1 Student. Overall Mark: 8,4 Important Courses -Intervention against gender violence.2012 Nivel: A -Asian and Chinese Economy.2011 Nivel: A -The Hero in Cinema.2011 Nivel: A -Body language and expressions.2010 Nivel: A -Introduction to Film. With professor John Belton.2009 Nivel: A -Sports Management. With professor Mike Finkelstein.2009 Nivel: A
Editing and Visual Design Ability
Software
Adobe Suite CS6 (Premiere Pro, After Effects, Adobe Audition), Sony
Vegas Pro and other editing software. Sony DVD Architect
Application
Post
Production and Color Storyboard Ability. Movie Color Correction Ability. Action
After Effects.
Good applied
knowledge of both classical and modern editing techniques in several videos.
Audio and sound editing and mastering abilities.
Sample of Work "Red Freak Fighter Trailer" (Eng. sub), traditional and dynamic editing style:
"Martial Arts in Japanese" (Eng. sub), Japanese Martial Arts Video
with a very Dynamic editing style:
Physical Abilities
Martial Arts
Taekwondo, Jeet Kune Do, Kung Fu, Grulla
Blanca, Boxing, Judo, Thai Boxing, Filipino Kali, Chi-Kung..
Other Sports
Modern dancing ability.
Soccer, Basketball, Swimming, Athletics, Indoor Cycling.etc.
Management and Web Design
Web Management www.redfreakfighter.com - Movie Website www.albertobarbera.com - Personal Website
Camera and Acting Abilities
Presenter and Actor
Body language control,
Verbal and non verbal acting capacities, Capacity to play the leading role,
Modeling Experience, Interpersonal and improvisational skills, showmanship in 4
languages.
Sample of Work "Motivational Video through Martial Arts" (Esp):
"First Red Freak Fighter Trailer" (Eng. sub) :
Camera Experience
Sony HD 1000 Pro Cam, Canon 5d, 550d, 650d
Interests
80´s and
90´s Martial Arts Movies, Successful and Important People Biographies,
Japanese, Chinese and Asian Culture, Asian cuisine, Charity, etc. If you want to know more about me you can go to my biography.
