A video of Red, a loved, red tabby cat who died too soon. He was loved by Marc. Marc contributes to this site by making interesting and useful comments. This video was made by me as a thank you. Marc will no doubt make some comments to fill out the story of his beloved cat.
Of course the material for the videos was provided by Marc. You’ll see slightly strange formatting in the video section (vertical). I am not sure why Marc’s camcorder recorded like this. It actually makes no difference. It may even improve it.
What message do I get from the video? A joie de vivre from Red and piles of love from Marc. And that simple but powerful message comes through in Marc’s comments too. There is a free spirit in Red, which for me comes across very strongly.
At the end, the video presents other versions one of which is the one above. Another version is very short and just video material. The videos are held on Vimeo. I have an account with them.
There is nothing really clever in the video. The motto is keep videos short and simple. I evened out the exposure of some of the video material, faded in some still images at the beginning and at the end, and added some words.
Thank you Leah – you are right, I guess after making anough comments on POC about Red I sort of realised I was ready to send some vids and pics. Its been a little over 6 months since he died (on the last day of June).
I was already in bed last night when you posted this Michael. It’s Red and Lilly actually – Lilly is the all black cat and her and Red loved eachother tons. The video is the first time Red ever went out in the snow. This whole article started when I mentioned in a comment something about the first snow and Red being very connected in my mind. I said I had a video and Michael asked for it. I actually sent michael a ton of pics and videos – he’s probably a bit overwhelmed!
The video is so bittersweet. You can see the great love and admiration you two shared in Reds body language giving you a sort of cat hug when he was on your shoulder. His was a good life. Never a wasted moment.
Your life is richer having known him. I’ll watch him frolic a dozen times.
Red was a gorgeous cat. So carefree in the snow. Just like a cat should be. So glad you shared the videos with us. My condolences Marc.
Thanks for the comment Leah. Red is beautiful. I love the free spirit.
Hi Marc and Michael.
Red is a very beautiful cat he also looks huge compared to your other cat! He comes across as very intelligent as well. I love his long coat and beautiful colours and stripes.
I really enjoyed the video I actually felt the love you had for each other however I was so sad to hear you lost him too soon. It breaks your heart doesn’t it when you develop that special bond and then just like that they are gone. They leave such a huge empty void in your life.
Thanks so much for sharing it must have taken such a lot to decide whether to share his images or not but so I’m glad you did he really is lovely.