December 2019 Update

Hello and welcome back! It feels like it has been forever since my last post about Hurricane Dorian. I feel so grateful that the Category 5 hurricane passed by Miami, after being initially forecast to impact the city. However, the same cannot be said for the Northern Bahama Islands, which received total destruction from Dorian.

Now, let me talk about this festive period. Things have been going well for Jack Fawsitt Productions over the last month. On YouTube, I have been releasing daily videos every day throughout December in the form of a video series called 'Vlogmas'. In the series, I talk about what it is like to celebrate Christmas in Miami. Throughout the last month, engagement to my YouTube channel has been at an all time high, with the most popular videos being those about the Latin influence on Miami's Christmas celebrations.

On Instagram, I have also begun to post the photos that I took when I was in the United Kingdom in October 2019. I will be continuing to post them throughout the early part of 2020.

In other news, I have also started a presence on a hugely popular social video app in the United States at the very climax of 2019, that is popular with my generation (Generation Z): TikTok. Going forward into 2020, I will be posting short videos from within Miami onto TikTok.

Thank you for reading this post from Jack Fawsitt Productions, and I hope you have a Merry Christmas, a Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year 2020!

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (23:00 on 2 September 2019)

Here is the latest track for Hurricane Dorian as of the 23:00 advisory. For the first time, it is expected that Hurricane Dorian will shift far enough East that the Florida coastline could be spared. However, as this storm has exceeded all predicted expectations, it is unpredictable where Dorian will actually go. The storm is near stationary, which is worsening the already dire impacts for the Northern islands of The Bahamas. Relief efforts are already underway in Miami earlier today. If you would like to see the 11:00 and 17:00 tracks, follow my Hurricane Dorian highlight on my Instagram handle.

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (05:00 on 2 September 2019)

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (23:00 on 1 September 2019)

Here is the latest track for Dorian as of 23:00 tonight.

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (17:00 on 1 September 2019)

Here is Dorian’s track as of 17:00 today.

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (11:00 on 1 September 2019)

This is the latest track for Hurricane Dorian as of 11:00 today. The storm is now very intense, with winds of over 290 km/h (~ 180 MPH), and gusts potentially over 320 km/h (~ 200 MPH), which are right now affecting The Bahamas, and could impact Florida as early as tomorrow.

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (05:00 on 1 September 2019)

Here is the latest track for Hurricane Dorian as of 05:00. What this image does not show is that the storm has rapidly intensified to a strong Category 5 storm with winds of 175 MPH.

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (23:00 on 31 August 2019)

Here is the latest track for Hurricane Dorian, which is fairly similar to the 17:00 advisory, except that the timings have changed.

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (17:00 on 31 August 2019)

Here is the latest track for Hurricane Dorian as of 17:00 on 31 August 2019.

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (11:00 on 31 August 2019)

Here is the latest track for Hurricane Dorian as of 11:00 on 31 August 2019. If this current track holds, Dorian may miss the South Florida area entirely and meander out to sea. However, residents of Northern Florida, as well as Georgia and South Carolina need to keep a watchful eye on the storm. And even South Floridians should still observe the storm, as the track could still change. I will be updating the blog again when the 17:00 advisory is released courtesy of the National Hurricane Center.

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (05:00 on 31 August 2019)

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian shows that the storm may veer over the coast of Florida, and the impact of the storm may now be minimal to South Florida.

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (23:00 on 30 August 2019)

Here is the latest track as of 23:00 on 30 August 2019

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (17:00 on 30 August 2019)

Here is the latest track, which shows a slight shift to the North.

Stay tuned for the 23:00 advisory tonight.

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (05:00 on 30 August 2019)

Here is the latest track for Hurricane Dorian as of 05:00 on 30 August 2019. Landfall is expected on Monday/Tuesday anywhere within the red cone, although most of the computer models suggest a landfall for Palm Beach County. Despite this though, the Miami metropolitan area will still get an impact, although the severity of any potential impacts is still undetermined.

The latest track for Hurricane Dorian (28 August 2019 at 23:00)

Here is the latest forecast for Hurricane Dorian near Florida as of the advisory at 23:00 on 28 August 2019.

Could Storm Dorian impact South Florida?

Welcome to this blog post from Jack Fawsitt Productions, your guide to South Florida from a British perspective. Today’s post is about an impending storm that is currently ravaging the Caribbean islands. Dorian is currently a tropical storm moving North West towards the Virgin Islands (US and British) and especially Puerto Rico. As I write this post on the morning of 28 August, the storm is expected to strengthen to hurricane status, possibly becoming a major hurricane by the time it impacts the US. An impact on American shores is almost certain, but the actual track is still uncertain. The most likely track is for Dorian to impact Central Florida near Cape Canaveral. However, the track for Dorian puts its landfall as far South as Homestead, FL and as far North as Jacksonville. Based on that assumption, I do believe that Miami would suffer little to no impact from Dorian at this time, though this is a rapidly developing storm, and if any future developments that concern South Florida do arise, then I will update you on this blog. Despite the impact to the Miami region being low at this time, I will still plan ahead in case Dorian does make an early turn and impact closer to the region than expected. Thank you for reading this blog post, and follow this blog to stay informed with the situation with Dorian.

A very personalised video about me

Hi everyone, tomorrow at 12:00 EDT, I will be releasing a video that has been highly requested for a while, being British in the United States.

Why is South Florida so hot?

With the Florida summer kicking in properly now, I thought I would release a video talking about why South Florida is so hot. The video is going to be released today at 12:00 EDT.

An update video was released today

Today, an update video was released about the video with ‘Matik’, which is being released tomorrow at 12:00 EDT.

A little update about the video with Matik

Hello everyone and welcome to today’s post from the blog of Jack Fawsitt Productions. Today, I am going to give you a bit of an update surrounding the video with Matik.

If you have not seen my last post, I am in the process of creating my first interview video with an upcoming reggae artist, who goes by the stage name of ‘Matik’. I mentioned in the last post that I have began the process of editing the video. However in this post, I want to talk about something that could change the editing process.

Originally, I would have liked to include reggae music to fit into the Jamaican reggae theme of the video, but I tried this out and the video just did not sound right. Therefore, I have swapped out the reggae music with some more general music from a producer called Lakey Inspired.

Furthermore, the video is taking longer to edit because of two reasons. One, I have a part-time job, and this leaves me to my days off to edit the video. Second, I recorded the video in 3840x2160 resolution, which is good and all, but the bit rates of the video files caused my computer to crash and wipe the video edit clean, forcing me to redo the whole video.

I hope to get the final product out some time this month (July 2019). Thank you for reading.

This is something I have never done before

This post is to tell you that I am going to try out a new style of video that I have never tried before: an interview.

For this first interview, I have selected a person that would make a great start for this series. ‘Matik’ is an upcoming reggae artist originally from Ocho Rios, Jamaica, but now based in the US. At the end of June, I sat down with him (which was ironic considering that the entire interview was filmed standing up) and we talked about his music career, his inspirations for the music, and what the future holds for this aspiring artist.

As soon as I get the video edited, I will let you know in a future blog post onto this blog.

Finally, if you want to be part of this series, you must have an interesting story or unique attribute about you, that you want to world to see. If that is the case, let me know, and I will consider filming the story for YouTube.

A little update for May

This post is going to talk about an update for Jack Fawsitt Productions in May 2019.

The update is that I have recently took another visit to Bill Baggs Cape Florida State Park in Key Biscayne, and whilst I was there, I recorded 3 videos about the Park, which should be coming in the near future. Unfortunately, due to my part-time job, I will be unable to edit those videos as fast as I would like to, and so there would be a period of several weeks between my last upload and these uploads.

So instead, I have decided to transfer some videos from my personal YouTube channel, and place them onto the Jack Fawsitt Productions YouTube channel. Therefore, I will soon be uploading those videos to here.

Thank you for reading this post, and to my fellow Miami residents, I hope you have had a happy Cinco de Mayo today!

The first episode of a new series is coming soon

If you have seen my video on the topic, you will know that I am trialling out a new series for Jack Fawsitt Productions. If you have not seen the video, then click on the video below:

In the video, I talk about the new series that I am working on, and the series will be called: 'Things you will find in the USA'. Basically, it is a series that attempts to explain American culture, but through the unique perspective of a British citizen living in the US.

The first video of this new series is coming out on Monday 27 April, but if you prefer to read about the topic beforehand, then I have written an article that is available right now for you to read. The article is about the differences between homes in the UK, and homes in the US. The article can be read here.

Thank for for reading this post, and stay tuned, because my next post will talk about May 2019!

Happy St. George’s Day!

I feel like St George’s Day is special for me, especially since I am an Englishman living in Miami, FL. Therefore, I have decided to write an article talking about 5 Facts about St George’s Day. You can read the article here.

Why did I get a Bluetooth Keyboard Case for my iPad?

Hello readers and welcome to my blog. This post is to explain my last post, and more importantly, to explain why I decided to buy a Bluetooth Keyboard Case for my iPad Mini tablet.

The reason why I wanted to purchase this product is because I have this desire to start blogging again. I have been inspired to blog by a number of social media influencers who mainly create videos, but also blog on the side from time to time. With this case, I will now be able to write posts to my blog without the need to turn on my desktop computer (which is mostly used for video editing now) and generate unnecessary heat in my room. I can also blog relatively easily on my iPad Mini on the go, all that is required is an internet connection to post said post. If there is no internet connection, I can write the post on the Notes app or a Word Processing app on the iPad, and copy the text onto the blog once an internet connection becomes available.

That is the reasoning why I decided to buy this relatively inexpensive keyboard case for my iPad. Now I have plans to write a ton of articles about my experiences here in Miami, and also any experiences outside of the metro area.

Thank you for reading this post from the blog of Jack Fawsitt Productions.

This is a test. Do not be alarmed.

This post is a test post. It was typed to this blog on an iPad Mini with a Bluetooth keyboard case which protects the tablet.

The 1 year anniversary of the Sweetwater Bridge collapse

On 15 March 2018, the Sweetwater Bridge, a new pedestrian bridge that was meant to connect the main campus of Florida International University (FIU) to the City of Sweetwater, tragically collapsed and took away 6 precious lives. I am making this blog post because 1 year has now passed since the tragedy, and I wanted to show my respects to the lives that were lost during the event. If you would like to know more about the event, you can read this Wikipedia article linked here.