I'm managing to keep things up, as I struggle along.
I got my new video card today, so that it could support my new monitor. That's a relief to have dealth with.
Also talked with my good old friend, Tanner for a while about what our plans are. It seems that he's planning on moving to Portland, ME sometime in October, so if I planned on living in Utah this summer, (as I have been considering for a little bit) I probably wouldn't ever get to stay with Tanner again.
Tommy is probably the greatest rock opera ever. It's just spectacular.
In other news, I can feel sickness welling up in the back of my throat. I've started taking herbs, and am trying to get enough sleep (ha) and eat better to fight it off, but I don't think it's going to work. I'll have a sore throat and probably something worse coming right behind it. Oh well. I guess I'll just have to have my home teachers give me a blessing when they come by this week.
My film shoot went pretty well, we've been working hard, and we only have one more day of filming before we wrap the second film. But that's still in the air because we need to find three new actors by friday. A hippie and two cops. Wish us luck.
The assembly edit of "Callisto" (I posted Julius's pictures earlier) is really good and I'm super excited that it's coming together. I hope it is done enough to enter as a "Best Film II" for the EVVY awards this year.
Which is another thing I need to be thinking about, on top of Taxes, Financial Aid, my C- in British Literature, What I'm going to do this summer, and getting sick. As EVVY Submissions coordinator, it's my job to make sure that everyone submits their work so that we have a reason to do the show. I am terrified that I will screw it up. Please pray that I will be okay. I just fear screwing up because I don't want to let the EVVYs down and be yelled at. I also need to think about what things I'm going to submit this year. I think I may submit Best Film II, Best Color Photo, maybe best Director... hahaha, right. I'll probably submit 5 on the 6th or the 7th, since it'll only cost me 52 dollars if I do it then, as opposed to 60.
I need to either a) do homework or b) go to bed.
Right now b) is looking better.
Monday, March 27, 2006
Thursday, March 23, 2006
WHOA! I'm Back From The Dead!
Okay, so I know I haven't posted in a while... but I'm hoping to get back in the habit. At least to help me stay connected to those around me.
I don't want to make this post a laundry list of all the crap that I am doing that is stressing me out, so instead I'll just share an interesting anecdote.
I was directing my Nightly News show, and as director I am calling the shots on the show. So I'm watching the monitors, telling the technical director to change the cameras, etc. It got a little loud in the studio, and I asked everyone to keep it down because I was having trouble concentrating.
Here at Emerson, there are perpetual campus tours. Emerson is a marketing machine, bringing in 7th and 8th graders on occasion to hook 'em early. So I guess the normality of seeing a tour group coupled with the fact that I was focusing on directing a show made me miss it.
I found out what "it" was after the show.
Tim Robbins.
Yeah, That Tim Robbins. The academy award winner.
He was on a tour of Emerson College, and he was in the studio while I was directing a show. Funny thing about it is that I never saw him. So I can't even tell the story as "I saw Tim Robbins". I can only say "Apparently Tim Robbins was behind me on Tuesday". Strange.
Most later.
I don't want to make this post a laundry list of all the crap that I am doing that is stressing me out, so instead I'll just share an interesting anecdote.
I was directing my Nightly News show, and as director I am calling the shots on the show. So I'm watching the monitors, telling the technical director to change the cameras, etc. It got a little loud in the studio, and I asked everyone to keep it down because I was having trouble concentrating.
Here at Emerson, there are perpetual campus tours. Emerson is a marketing machine, bringing in 7th and 8th graders on occasion to hook 'em early. So I guess the normality of seeing a tour group coupled with the fact that I was focusing on directing a show made me miss it.
I found out what "it" was after the show.
Tim Robbins.
Yeah, That Tim Robbins. The academy award winner.
He was on a tour of Emerson College, and he was in the studio while I was directing a show. Funny thing about it is that I never saw him. So I can't even tell the story as "I saw Tim Robbins". I can only say "Apparently Tim Robbins was behind me on Tuesday". Strange.
Most later.
Monday, February 27, 2006
Busy, Busy, Busy... In other words, if it's not one thing, it's another.
Well, I've been working incredibly hard for the last little while, but part of me wants to know what's happening to me. I don't use my time as effectively as I should, because somehow I don't have enough time to do the things I need to do--and I end up doing them poorly or not at all.
I have a take-home mid-term exam for a class called British Liturature. It was a huge mistake to take this class in the first place, and I am going to pay for it with the grade that I will undoubtedly receive. It's due Thursday and I haven't started.
My Nightly News Show that I direct is going up tommorow morning at 10:30am, and I'm nervous because I've never done it before. We'll see what happens.
This weekend was the taping of the first of my two film II shoots. We shot on location in New Hampshire, and let me tell you, it was SUPER exhausting, but it was very fun, rewarding and I can't wait to see the footage when it comes back. In the mean time, if you'd like to see some stills from the production, visit our director's flickr account. He took some awesome stills, and you'll be able to see what our film is going to look like. I'm so excited.
I produced, but we worked with basically just the four of us, plus the two actors. I helped by Assting with the Camera, Gaffing, (setting up lights) in addition to my producer duties. I only got 3.5 hours of sleep before I got up at 5:20am. I didn't sleep until 2:30am the next day. And I only got to sleep for three hours that night too. But I now have my midterms, EVVY's stuff to worry about, Taxes, housing, financial aid, W2's, Homework, reading, why my computer is acting up, cleaning, packing and doing all that stuff that you have to do. (This is a truncated list.)
Well, I always feel tired... maybe I am diabetic or something? I doubt it.
I loved working on this film, and I had an amazing time, and while I was doing it I really felt like all my decisions to spend all my (and everyone elses) money on this film school were affirmed. However, I still don't feel like I know enough or have enough experience... In fact, I feel like I am slowing down... and the one thing that you can't do in this day and age is slow down. Or you get left in the dust. I want to make a film, I want to make something amazing, and I want to be in a creative role... but I keep finding myself in Producer roles. I don't really like it as much, but it seems that I'm pretty good at it. Is this God's way of guiding me, or am I just not being assertive enough to get into my creative roles. Who knows. I sure don't.
Later.
I have a take-home mid-term exam for a class called British Liturature. It was a huge mistake to take this class in the first place, and I am going to pay for it with the grade that I will undoubtedly receive. It's due Thursday and I haven't started.
My Nightly News Show that I direct is going up tommorow morning at 10:30am, and I'm nervous because I've never done it before. We'll see what happens.
This weekend was the taping of the first of my two film II shoots. We shot on location in New Hampshire, and let me tell you, it was SUPER exhausting, but it was very fun, rewarding and I can't wait to see the footage when it comes back. In the mean time, if you'd like to see some stills from the production, visit our director's flickr account. He took some awesome stills, and you'll be able to see what our film is going to look like. I'm so excited.
I produced, but we worked with basically just the four of us, plus the two actors. I helped by Assting with the Camera, Gaffing, (setting up lights) in addition to my producer duties. I only got 3.5 hours of sleep before I got up at 5:20am. I didn't sleep until 2:30am the next day. And I only got to sleep for three hours that night too. But I now have my midterms, EVVY's stuff to worry about, Taxes, housing, financial aid, W2's, Homework, reading, why my computer is acting up, cleaning, packing and doing all that stuff that you have to do. (This is a truncated list.)
Well, I always feel tired... maybe I am diabetic or something? I doubt it.
I loved working on this film, and I had an amazing time, and while I was doing it I really felt like all my decisions to spend all my (and everyone elses) money on this film school were affirmed. However, I still don't feel like I know enough or have enough experience... In fact, I feel like I am slowing down... and the one thing that you can't do in this day and age is slow down. Or you get left in the dust. I want to make a film, I want to make something amazing, and I want to be in a creative role... but I keep finding myself in Producer roles. I don't really like it as much, but it seems that I'm pretty good at it. Is this God's way of guiding me, or am I just not being assertive enough to get into my creative roles. Who knows. I sure don't.
Later.
Tuesday, February 07, 2006
Sitting Evvy Office... It's Been A While, Ain't It?
And I'm Hella Busy, Too!
Well I'm sitting in the EVVY Office again, and all seems well. Except that I am writign in my weblog when I have tons of things I should be doing instead. Such is life. It's going to start getting very very busy, very very quickly. Today I basically onlyy had 3 hours of free time from 8am to 10pm.
So much for academia.
Such is the way it should be at a school like Emerson. I'm working on producing my film two stuff, and I just did a rough budget the other day, and realized I'm probably going to be spending over $500 dollars on these two short films.... and I'm already trying to do the cheap route! One major way that we could get costs down would be to find someone with a van/suv or truck witha cap so that we don't have to rent a car. Those costs alone are around 400 dollars of the total budget... About 1/4th!
Other than that, things seem to be going pretty well. This is what's on my plate in the near future.
Direct Nightly News Show A (Show time + one meeting per week)
Segment Producing Speechless (Includes finding EDITORS, WHICH IS GETTING HARDER! + two meetings per week)
Camera Operating Speechless (Show Taping)
Chyron (Graphics Computer) Operating for Tracking (Show Taping)
Master Control Associate (Programming The Channel, putting in tapes + one meeting per week)
On Air Promotions Editing (Off and On)
Editing "Gentle Urban Beasts Of Burden" for Women In Motion (ASAP!)
Acting In Rob Krauss's Digital Film "Self Help" (All This Weekend)
Host Packages for The Gentlemen's Club (shooting on location once a week)
Submissions Coordinator for the EVVY Awards, which includes four meetings a week, plus updating and figuring out the submissions packets and methods.
General Meetings for ECTV every other week.
Producing My Film II "Callisto" (Two Meetings a week)
Sitting EVVY Office (2 hours a week)
Hosting "The News" as a Weatherman (One Show Taping a Week)
Class!
One book to read a week for British Literature Class
That's a pretty complete list, but it doesn't count all the e-mails and things I have to deal with (Like sleeping, eating, personal hygene, etc)
I'm crazy I guess. But as I've told others--I'm not paying 35,000 plus dollars to sit around hanging out with friends. I can do that for free!
Later!
So much for academia.
Such is the way it should be at a school like Emerson. I'm working on producing my film two stuff, and I just did a rough budget the other day, and realized I'm probably going to be spending over $500 dollars on these two short films.... and I'm already trying to do the cheap route! One major way that we could get costs down would be to find someone with a van/suv or truck witha cap so that we don't have to rent a car. Those costs alone are around 400 dollars of the total budget... About 1/4th!
Other than that, things seem to be going pretty well. This is what's on my plate in the near future.
Direct Nightly News Show A (Show time + one meeting per week)
Segment Producing Speechless (Includes finding EDITORS, WHICH IS GETTING HARDER! + two meetings per week)
Camera Operating Speechless (Show Taping)
Chyron (Graphics Computer) Operating for Tracking (Show Taping)
Master Control Associate (Programming The Channel, putting in tapes + one meeting per week)
On Air Promotions Editing (Off and On)
Editing "Gentle Urban Beasts Of Burden" for Women In Motion (ASAP!)
Acting In Rob Krauss's Digital Film "Self Help" (All This Weekend)
Host Packages for The Gentlemen's Club (shooting on location once a week)
Submissions Coordinator for the EVVY Awards, which includes four meetings a week, plus updating and figuring out the submissions packets and methods.
General Meetings for ECTV every other week.
Producing My Film II "Callisto" (Two Meetings a week)
Sitting EVVY Office (2 hours a week)
Hosting "The News" as a Weatherman (One Show Taping a Week)
Class!
One book to read a week for British Literature Class
That's a pretty complete list, but it doesn't count all the e-mails and things I have to deal with (Like sleeping, eating, personal hygene, etc)
I'm crazy I guess. But as I've told others--I'm not paying 35,000 plus dollars to sit around hanging out with friends. I can do that for free!
Later!
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Brokeback To The Future
This movie, a parody re-edit of Back To The Future footage, is absolutely hilarious! The concept was created by Emerson College's own comedy troupe, Chocolate Cake City and edited by Patrick De Nicola and Jonathan Ade. It is hilarious! Check it out here!
It's already becoming an internet phenomenon, being linked by sites like Collegehumor.com and BoingBoing.net!
I'm so proud of Emerson stuff!
It's already becoming an internet phenomenon, being linked by sites like Collegehumor.com and BoingBoing.net!
I'm so proud of Emerson stuff!
Wednesday, February 01, 2006
Never Enough Time
I have class in half an hour, and I am way too busy these days. My presentation on Auteur Theory in Television is due at 4pm today, but I have class until 2pm, so I've got 2 hours to pull it all together.
Oh well.
I sold my first item on e-bay, which is cool. I'll be shipping it out tommorow. Anyway I had better go. Hope all is well!
Oh well.
I sold my first item on e-bay, which is cool. I'll be shipping it out tommorow. Anyway I had better go. Hope all is well!
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Admiring
I just felt the need to post this really quick thought:
"They stand around admiring his carpetbag"
I was walking out of my dorm this morning and for some reason, there was a group of people standing around this guy who had a large purse-like bag which looked like it had been made out of an oriental rug. And all I could think was the above.
It made me smile.
"They stand around admiring his carpetbag"
I was walking out of my dorm this morning and for some reason, there was a group of people standing around this guy who had a large purse-like bag which looked like it had been made out of an oriental rug. And all I could think was the above.
It made me smile.
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