Italy Travel Video

Avetrana (Manduria) in Puglia: The Festival of San Biagio

Avetrana Festival of San Biagio from James Martin on Vimeo.

San Biagio was a Martyr and is Patron Saint of Avetrana, a small town south of Manduria in Puglia. If you've never seen a religious procession on a Saint's day, here's a chance: a short video by James Martin featuring the procession and music of the San Biagio festival in April.

The Video Equipment

The video camera used on these Italian travel videos is a Sony HDR-TG1 Hi-Def Handicam that slips into a pocket and has decent 5 channel audio. See my Sony Handycam HDR-TG1 Camcorder Review on Europe Travel.

I use Sony Vegas Movie Studio Platinum 9 for editing, as it natively edits the AVCHD video format. The recently released Adobe Premiere Elements 7 does AVCHD as well, but was released too late for me to try on this trip. The Adobe software should be easier to use.

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