CAP Hollywood Film Reflection

So far, this CAP Hollywood project has been one of my favorites this year. I was extremely happy with  the set my group and I had found for our film, and most of our shots look really nice. So far we have recorded the majority of our voiceovers, and have begun to edit the beginning of the film, and so far, it's looking pretty dang good.

As of now, we have plenty to work with, as far as editing goes, but we do need to go out and film some more, as some of our current sequences need to be re-shot.

So, right now, we have about 25 solid seconds edited, and are going to finish filming one day after school this week, and then we can edit on through till the end!

Get Lucky

They're back and better than ever!

After techno-duo robots Daft Punk directed Disney's Tron Legacy(tm) with a soundtrack, they returned to their home planet of Technotopia for an intense period of meditation. For years the world was in ruin. When would they return? Some would ask.
When are they coming back? Would say others.
But across the world, the concerns were the same. When will Daft Punk return back to earth?

What we didn't know, was that they did not leave this planet alone. No, with them was singer Pharrell Williams, and guitarist Nile Rodgers. And through the cosmos they flew, over nebulae, and through star clusters. Eventually, the robots returned, and brought with them the single from their new album to be released May 21st.

And the world will never be the same.

The Phantom Tollbooth

This week, I'd like to talk about a book, my favorite book that is. 

Norton Juster's "The Phantom Tollbooth"

I first read this book early on in elementary school, I'm not sure exactly how old I was, but what I do know was that this was the first book I personally identified as a favorite. 

The story chronicles the journey of a dull and uninterested boy Milo, through a strange land he had access to through a mysterious tollbooth.

The entire book is a fun ride, making learning and educational concepts exciting and interesting. Norton Juster plays with language. Double meanings, idioms, and diction are made funny and intriguing. Juster questions logic and exposes faults, he shows the struggle between math and literature through the warring kingdoms of Dictionopolis and Digitopolis.

By the end, the reader is left for an intense craving for knowledge, and wanting to become skilled in language and mathematics, and wanting to stay away from the "doldrums" or the "mountains of ignorance", overall, effectively conveying an extremely positive message that sticks with you.

Dr. Dog Live @ The Amoeba, Now an Album

Recently, whilst spelunking in the reserves of youtube, I found the gnarliest live performance done by my favorite band, Dr. Dog.
They were playing at the famous record store in Hollywood, Amoeba.

The performance included 7 of their songs, and lasted just about 30 minutes.

I watched the video a lot, and decided  I needed to make this thing mobile.

So, popped the audio into garageband, split up the songs, and turned the whole thing into a live album on my iTunes.

So yea...

Here's the original vid.

SPACE: The Final FUN-teer

A cloak of darkness covers the night. All that echoes is the mighty echoe of the void. NOT! Theres no sound in space? What are you? A one years old baby?

Nah, its cool. If you're literate, keep reading.
So, Space, pretty cool right? Wrong! Wait, no, yes. You were right that time... Yes, space is, as defined by scientists, the coolest place on earth.

Who knows what celestial secrets the chasm holds. The possibilities are literally endless. For over months, humans have speculated and fantasized about what may lay in the space above and below. Perhaps foreign creatures, that talk with their ears, and eat with their mouths... like us?

Aliens are weird man.

I mean, what other oddities could you imagine. Space suits? Space SHIPS? Other things?
It just boggles my mind.

And another thing! Planets!
What about that planet made of like, a billion karat diamond. And that one planet make of like, gas. And some planets are HUGE! I mean, so big not even Dikembe could frontflip over them.

Yea, thats all for now.
TOON IN NEXT WEEK FOR DINOSAURS!!!

Dinosaurs and (In) Space

In light of recent events, it has come to my attention that dinosaurs and space are the coolest things in the universe.

Now, before you go showering yourself in wine bottles and high five-ing your neighbor, sit your haunches down and finish reading this.

While alone on my garage's roof, a usual meditation zone, I was contemplating the cosmos. Their sole existence is a mystery to my mind. Thinking to myself about the sheer age of the weathered woman we call space-time, I found myself thinking about the age of the earth, miniscule in comparison. Then, I thought of that time compared to human history. And, while I thought of a bunch of other stuff, the point here is that I got to thinking about DINOSAURS.

The fact that they existed at all is bewildering. I just think they're neat. I mean, imagine if we never found any bones. They still would have existed, we just would have never known. Crazy.

Anywho, this is my official conversion to a blog primarily about Dinosaurs and Space, and hopefully, with the advancement of science, Dinosaurs IN Space.

Thats all for now folks. Keep watching the stars.

60 Second Film Challenge (Or, An Evening in Bluglario)

So, recently, my classmates and I were visited by a couple a' brits, 14 to be exact. Coincidentally, 8 of them were in my class. Needless to say, we had a riot. Among those riots, the less violent ones consisted of often creative outbursts, including the one above.

After finding used mechanical equipment and test tubes in a garbage bag, me and my brits and some other guy made this short film roughly based off of a true story.

Amidst the brain damage caused by time travel and loss of arm bones due to a real life wizard battle, there was a glorious and beautiful time of imagination, story makin' and good old timey fun.


Rubric Stuff:
We were told to make a short film incorporating a random object we would pick. I picked mechanical junk. We made time travelling wizards.
The process showed me the importance of planning out film projects and not, "freestyle filming."
I'm definitely going to be planning out most of my future projects from now on.