Sooo...it's definitely been a while since I last post on here so I figured it was time for an update. It's definitely been a long, fun and interesting month out here in the FL. First off, editing went smoothly (although I'm not a fan of AVID) but we got our edit for class done. Although mine didn't get chosen (partly because my partner and I didn't take it seriously and also partly because we're not used to using AVID) but the one that did was very well done! As soon as it gets uploaded to VIMEO or Youtube i'll be sure to link it so everyone can see what the past three-months was all about!
As for other school projects, I've been busy with getting prepared for 35mm which starts in May. Today I turned in my script entitled, "God Speed, John Glenn," based on...you guessed it John Glenn...
A part from that I'm currently being linked to 5-scripts total. The original amount was greater, but due to issues with some groups, things never materialized. But the scripts I'm attached to, for the most part, are interesting and perceivably fun to work on. Hopefully one of them will be chosen, but until then, it'll be busy work as usual prepping each script to be ready for pitching at the end of April.
Apart from school, I did help out on a music video shoot earlier this month. Because the production was being held up and there were delays in filming, I kind of took over the shoot and made it a model shoot for the models who were there. I figured it would help pass the time, give the girls some pics and also help me continue to learn about shooting model photography.
Overall some of the pics came out great! although, I cannot post the pics until N'Finiti is done touching up hers and gives me the go ahead to post them. As soon as I can they'll be up here and you can tell me what you think.
Apart from that, everything is going extremely well! It was Abby's birthday on Sunday and I can't hardly believe she's 2!?!?! how'd that happen?? it seems like yesterday that she was a tiny bundle in my arms and now she runs around everywhere and calls me "Uncle Bubblegum"...wow, I must be getting old - but like always I'll REFUSE to acknowledge it!! haha...
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
The Power We Bestow
This is probably going to be my most random and off topic post that I'll have on here - but it's something that I felt warranted mentioning. As almost everyone knows I'm obsessed with all things USC, especially 'SC Football. Why this is? there are many reasons - but regardless of the continual hazing and slander I get from my friends back at ASU, it's something that I love and I will probably always follow.
It came to my attention, sadly through of all things TWITTER, that a young man by the name of Ryan Davidson passed away nearly two-weeks ago. Now you might be wondering who is this boy? He's not a Heisman Trophy recipient, he was not a person capable of greatness on the football field...heck he wasn't even a member of the Trojan Football team. But who he was, was a integral member of the Trojan Family and someone whose inspiration and heroism is a microcosm for how special life is and the power we have with our attitudes and how we can affect people.
I would like to write more - but my words would only do a disservice to the special nature that this boy had on his community, his family and the Trojan Football team. Instead I would like to leave you with a link to Tom Mulhern's article on who this boy was and the special nature with which he lived life and impacted others.
Enjoy!
It came to my attention, sadly through of all things TWITTER, that a young man by the name of Ryan Davidson passed away nearly two-weeks ago. Now you might be wondering who is this boy? He's not a Heisman Trophy recipient, he was not a person capable of greatness on the football field...heck he wasn't even a member of the Trojan Football team. But who he was, was a integral member of the Trojan Family and someone whose inspiration and heroism is a microcosm for how special life is and the power we have with our attitudes and how we can affect people.
I would like to write more - but my words would only do a disservice to the special nature that this boy had on his community, his family and the Trojan Football team. Instead I would like to leave you with a link to Tom Mulhern's article on who this boy was and the special nature with which he lived life and impacted others.
Enjoy!
Monday, March 2, 2009
U2, Transcendency and the Literature of Chuck Klosterman
In Autumn 2004 pop literature author Chuck Klosterman interviewed U2 for SPIN magazine. Before he met the members of the band, he decided that he would use this opportunity to see if world humanitarian and lead singer Bono was real or full of sh*t.
A band like U2 in the current generation of rock, pop, r&b and metal are rare (arguably the closest we've come to it is Justin Timberlake and/or Britney Spears but that is a different topic that leads down a far too different road). Like every band that initiates out of an idea in someone's garage, U2 aspired to change the culture and climate of rock n roll. They wanted to become famous, hear their songs constantly played on the radio and become the Beatles or Stones of their generation. But unlike nearly every band that is conceived in a friend's car port, nearly all of that actually transpired.
However, what's truly amazing about this journey, as drummer Larry Mullen remembers, "...we had to work harder than most bands, because we couldn't play and we didn't understand songwriting at all. The truth is that we all had dreams, and we all wanted to be transcendent, but I don't think anyone really believed any of that would happen." None of them could fathom the ride they were about to experience, except for one man: Bono. And even if he didn't, he certainly must have thought about it.
Even more amazing is that the man who is arguably the weakest musical talent in the group is its most transcendent and identifiable figure. Like most lead singers, Bono is the ring leader, but unlike most lead singers he uses his fame for something more than himself. And in the process he's become a global icon and a deliverer of peace and hope to many in near and distant lands.
For a man who started out dreaming of the future, working for tomorrow and sacrificing his present for what he would become and the impact he would make, it truly defies what the word transcendent encompasses. Now is he a saint? Most certainly not. But he is someone who has proven that no matter what one's aspiration is; if you work hard enough, stay focused on your goals and persevere through character and strength of will - anything is possible.
Now does that happen to all who test their hands of fate? No. But it goes to show that in a wildly unpredictable world, that ordinary people like ourselves can achieve success beyond our wildest dreams and accomplish what we set out for, no matter how grandiose those aspirations may initially seem. And as four boys back in 1979 started out on their journey together, we can use their experience to learn from.
Now you may be asking yourself; is Bono full of sh*t? The answer is I don't know. I haven't met him yet.
A band like U2 in the current generation of rock, pop, r&b and metal are rare (arguably the closest we've come to it is Justin Timberlake and/or Britney Spears but that is a different topic that leads down a far too different road). Like every band that initiates out of an idea in someone's garage, U2 aspired to change the culture and climate of rock n roll. They wanted to become famous, hear their songs constantly played on the radio and become the Beatles or Stones of their generation. But unlike nearly every band that is conceived in a friend's car port, nearly all of that actually transpired.
However, what's truly amazing about this journey, as drummer Larry Mullen remembers, "...we had to work harder than most bands, because we couldn't play and we didn't understand songwriting at all. The truth is that we all had dreams, and we all wanted to be transcendent, but I don't think anyone really believed any of that would happen." None of them could fathom the ride they were about to experience, except for one man: Bono. And even if he didn't, he certainly must have thought about it.
Even more amazing is that the man who is arguably the weakest musical talent in the group is its most transcendent and identifiable figure. Like most lead singers, Bono is the ring leader, but unlike most lead singers he uses his fame for something more than himself. And in the process he's become a global icon and a deliverer of peace and hope to many in near and distant lands.
For a man who started out dreaming of the future, working for tomorrow and sacrificing his present for what he would become and the impact he would make, it truly defies what the word transcendent encompasses. Now is he a saint? Most certainly not. But he is someone who has proven that no matter what one's aspiration is; if you work hard enough, stay focused on your goals and persevere through character and strength of will - anything is possible.
Now does that happen to all who test their hands of fate? No. But it goes to show that in a wildly unpredictable world, that ordinary people like ourselves can achieve success beyond our wildest dreams and accomplish what we set out for, no matter how grandiose those aspirations may initially seem. And as four boys back in 1979 started out on their journey together, we can use their experience to learn from.
Now you may be asking yourself; is Bono full of sh*t? The answer is I don't know. I haven't met him yet.
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