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kelsisofly: dinosaurturd: “The nights young but it’s looking...

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:16:29 -0500

dinosaurturd:

“The nights young but it’s looking like I’m dead
But count me in to do it all again
For one more song
For one more drive
For one more night to feel alive”

I get to see them live again in about 3 weeks ^___^ ^_____^

February/March should rule

gahhhhh i get to see them too! So excited

Aw yis. If my roommate’s documentary premiere isn’t this night, will most assuredly be there enjoying Grown Ups

Officially started scripting The Patient today. Feels good to...

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:11:53 -0500

Officially started scripting The Patient today. Feels good to finally be making forward progress on this script that’s been hanging over our heads for a while. I stopped at the first bit of dialogue… No idea how to write that, but the entire story is pretty well mapped out. Still a work-in-progress, but I’m expecting a pretty solid piece to come from this.

In other news, I’m finally starting to get a handle on over-crowded schedule thanks to google calendar.

Now I’m just prepping myself for production-meeting-Friday.

Spring 2010 Project List

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:04:24 -0500

Russia Documentary (in pre)
The Apple Post-Production
Elderly Music Documentary ($$$$)
“In The Moment” Documentary ($$$$)
The Patient (in pre)
Under Neon Lights (in pre)
Basement 414 Documentary (in pre)
Smoking Ban Documentary (in development)
Crewing on at least two DMAT short films
Big Ten Network Documentaries (if I get that internship)
Short film in development that we never did over the summer
Filming ROIAL Players improv (??)

aw yis. busy busy.

TEAM MIJO!

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:32:22 -0500

TEAM MIJO!:

Vote for my friend, your friend, Mr. Michael Jordan!

Papa K. and Brotha J.

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:18:50 -0500

Papa K. and Brotha J.

The Day I Met Ken Burns

Thu, 03 Dec 2009 05:13:06 -0500

The Day I Met Ken Burns

Photo

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:10:37 -0400

Shot on Sony V1U with the Redrock Micro adapter for 35mm. This...

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 00:19:00 -0400

Shot on Sony V1U with the Redrock Micro adapter for 35mm. This is taken from a friend’s vimeo. We dedicated two of our class days in TC 491 (Advanced Lighting and Production Technique) to shooting these short scenes. Using the aforementioned equipment, a standard Arri kit and the enviroment around us, we constructed these scenes with direction from the instructor and a little improv from our fellow students. I did some work with the camera, lights and dolly, as well as sitting in as an extra.

This is a music video created for my TC 340 final project. The...

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:14:55 -0400

This is a music video created for my TC 340 final project. The song is House Ghost, by Best Fwends

TC 491 Final Project

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 06:37:00 -0400

We began shooting our 30-second commercial for the advanced lighting class yesterday; wrapping on principle photography on Sunday. Our subject is Richard’s Wild Irish Rose - ostensibly bum wine. I would by lying if I said we didn’t indulge a little but, though I guess consuming that vile swill hardly counts as indulgence… We didn’t do this without purpose, of course… we certainly needed less liquid in the bottle and there’s only one proper way to go about that.

Video to come soon-ish

Today I learned...

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 01:39:42 -0400

About matte boxes and filters and such wonderful things that can bring your exposure down a few stops. Also product lighting.

Projects (now - early July)

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:10:00 -0400

Log and Capture Video for Hip-Hop Documentary (by Matt Ortleib)
Gaffing (and audio) for a short independent film called The Tank
Video PSA, Regarding the Hipster Menace
News Report for TC 340: Subject TBD
Short Documentary for TC 340: Topic TBD
Lighting Project 3 for TC 491: Product lighting
Lighting Project 4 (final) for TC 491: Shoot a 30-second commercial
Music Video for TC 340: The Boss, by Japanther
Preproduction/research on Arts and Humanities Documentary for Independent Study (from now - end of August)

Put on some sunglasses and get your wallets ready...

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 16:49:00 -0400

Put on some sunglasses and get your wallets ready...

Editing

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 01:07:43 -0400

I start my first free-lance editing job tomorrow. Hours of logging and capturing, but it’s a great opportunity to get some more Final Cut Pro experience under my belt.

Pre-Production...

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:56:21 -0400

…began today on a short film contrived by Brett and myself.

The plot follows a young man struggling to pay his rent. With no where left to turn and only a few days away from eviction, he and his friend put their heads together to find money. The answer, of course, lies directly in front of them: a film competition with cash prizes. They have 3 days to write, shoot and edit a no-budget, festival-winning film.

Contending with a lack of equipment, unreliable actors, arch-rivals and that pesky vagabond who always needs a cigarette, the boys and their crew face insurmountable odds.

More production info to come. We should be ready to start principle photography by early to mid July.

Now to sit down and write the script…

My friend Amir. Look at that depth-of-field distortion! Wow!...

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:59:40 -0400

My friend Amir. Look at that depth-of-field distortion! Wow! Haha this was 95% accident, but it turned out pretty cool. The focus is way soft on the subject (Amircito!), but it’s hard to tell at this size.

One of my few photography pieces that’s worth showing. The...

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:34:51 -0400

One of my few photography pieces that’s worth showing. The star was originally gold and red, but in order to knock down the file size I decided to get rid of the gold. It actually ended up looking better that way.

I’ll be uploading some of my lighting work from TC 491:...

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 01:06:18 -0400

I’ll be uploading some of my lighting work from TC 491: Advanced Lighting and Production Technique, whenever it’s transferred from minidv.

This is Phillips Hall, my home and place of employment for 2...

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:49:08 -0400

This is Phillips Hall, my home and place of employment for 2 years.

A montage I edited together for TC 243. The quality is quite...

Thu, 04 Jun 2009 00:33:00 -0400

A montage I edited together for TC 243. The quality is quite poor, but it’s one of my first attempts at editing, with footage from one of the first things I ever shot. More impressive material to come…