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Last project

I was thinking about your ideas Micki for the last project. I really liked the one about VJing. I don't know why I had a delayed reaction about it... and it seemed like we started talking about your other idea before we gave vjing a good chance. But, I think it's something we should talk more about and not rule out just yet. It’s something I would really like to learn, if not now then for WTF. But, if we have the opportunity to learn how now it would be cool!Then we could help other people too. Do we have access to the right equipment?

So let me get this straight:
Tomorrow:meeting at 9pm-12am at Micki's
Fri:Shooting at 7am-1pm at beach
Sat: Shooting at my moms at 10am then at 6pm
Sunday: Maybe shoot if we don't finish

Micki and I went to try to find the golf course man, he wasn't there but his son seems to think it will be fine (they will call me tomorrow to let me know for sure)

Story boards? Are the new things going to be added?

Wow. LOTS to do.

I’m done with my self-portrait, just have to print to tape but have mixed feelings. On one hand, I kindda wish I picked another topic of myself (maybe something fun, possibly humorous?) I just got done making a film about my Dad and I… and still, I couldn’t help but using this same subject for my self-portrait (from a different angle though). If I didn’t tell you here, you would never know it… so maybe I shouldn’t call myself out. Oh well, anyway, I’m just in this particular mode right now- feeding an obsession I have. I’m sure you don’t know what I’m talking about but for the sake of not spoiling it completely; I shall continue to rant without reason. While I made the self-portrait, I felt good about it, like just a little more weight was lifted from my shoulders, but watching it now, I can’t help but get annoyed with hearing my own voice… know what I’m talking about? I very rarely talk about this topic with anyone, so sharing with a whole class is intimidating and makes me worry more than I should and makes me doubt my work ☹

On the other hand, I still want to make more of this type of film about this subject. Haha. Clearly, it is a love/hate relationship. I love this kind of film (the diary film) because I think it’s important to stay in touch with our feelings, understanding that they may change over time. I’m also interested in documenting that process, and I’m sure I will continue to do so throughout my life.

Peace out

The number is 392-9021 ask for Charlie Walker.

-Andre agreed to be our actor I think we should meet with him to tell him more about his role and what to expect. He can meet Thurs: 1-3 on campus or we can go on Monday or Friday to his house. What do you guys think?

-my mom says yes to the golf cart and says that she can get people together for that scene we were talking about with the middle age people. However, she said to film at the Golf Course we need to call first. I'll post the number when she calls me back in a little and our wonderful producer can call. Let him know that your working with Becky Kaufer's daughter.

-yay team

For my group

I don’t know if any of you have had writing about film with Nick Ladadio but he has a band. Check it out www.gordonmerrick.com
Ps. I like that Swashbuckler stuff.

In a pervious blog I wrote about the 35 mm shoot oops! I guess I'll just write a little more about it. It was a learning experiance for me for sure. I feel a lot better about my understanding of f-stops. I really like walking around and thinking about different shots. Usually I care much more about things like directing and editing but I'm starting to realize that it was prob. fear that has kept me from dping more.

Oliver and I had the audio, "Between the devil and thee Deep Blue Sea"
First we listened to it a few times then we looked that the pictures a few times to come up with ideas. We just kindda freestyled a bit at first. I would say that it was a pretty playful assignment and we treated it as such. While I don't think it was a masterpiece of art, I think that it was a fun experiment. I think it was oliver who came up with the idea of cutting things into triangles and then I said circles! So we cut out images first in photoshop then Oliver discovered a way to do the same thing in final cut pro so that sped it up a little.

Light flooded through the tree branches and hit the ground casting light gray shadows all around. There were also patches of grass that became brilliantly highlighted. There were so many colors that this light featured: the dark green leafs, the brown/grey bark, the red backpack in the distance, each complimented now with various shades of itself. I also noticed the difference this light has on eyes. My friend Emily’s eyes looked so much more green than I remember being. They seemed so much more transparent and shiny as her pupils shrunk and expanded as we walked from under the canopy of trees into the sun filled street.

I know that we aren’t supposed to write about our houses but today in my shower I felt inspired, what can I say? Mostly this is because of my bright orange slightly transparent shower curtain. The window parallels the shower and it propels light that makes the outside of the curtain shiny. From the inside it looks totally different. The light was filtered through the curtain rendering a nice mellow orange color on the porcelain. I was particularly intrigued by the shadow the blinds made on the shower wall. It just seemed so abstract. It looked like a little box with lines in it. Even though I knew what I was looking at was the shadow of the window it still seemed almost puzzling. Maybe because it was so small and seemed so out of proportion.