So, I finally got around to posting my Master's project, The Outdoor Type, to YouTube. Since it's over 10 minutes, I had to chop it into two parts. So here they are. Let me know what you think:
I am getting good at this I more expanded wrap-up is coming soon, but I'd just like to point out this entry that I wrote almost a year ago. If you don't want to click on the link, I'll expand:
"-Finally, in an incredibly premature Oscar pick for next year: watch out for The Departed, and next year's big biopic, Marie-Antoinette. Maybe."
I can't even begin to describe. It was one of the most amazing movie-going experiences I've ever had. I was stunned. It's the most deeply realistic production design I've ever seen, brilliant cinematography, on and on.
If You Don't Have It... I'm not really up to talking about the game at length.... we were just completely outplayed and, sad to say, out coached, in almost every single way. That's really all there is to it.
On another note, FOX had the worst broadcast team in there for the biggest game of the year! How awful were those announcers, they didn't even know how college replay worked!
This was really one of the few highlights of the broadcast yesterday, and over the weekend:
New Year I haven't updated in FOREVER, and the last few days seem to be my catching up time. I cleaned the heck out of the apartment today, hung things around my walls two days ago, and finally bought two great items: the Beatles "Love" CD and the first PostSecret book. Plus, I just found out that a guy I went to Miami with, Jordan Tate, wrote a book that is coming out soon. Visit his website for more info, I won't spoil it here.
But enough about such material things. I suppose I should give some quick updates on things. I moved into a fantastic new apartment. I'll post the new address, as I promised to several months ago, in the next entry friends-only. I like the new neighborhood, like the Red Line, like Davis Square, we just had a washer and dryer put in last week, etc. etc. etc.
I'm FINISHED with school at Emerson. I got hired by Emerson as Technical Operations Manager for the Emerson Channel. I'll be doing a lot of the things I was doing before, plus more, except I won't have to worry about classes anymore and I'll be making a lot more money. Can't get much better than that. That job should take me though May, and then it's production season for Fetch! and Design Squad (maybe) again. See, I got this whole thing planned out. At least through the summer. Maybe. Those are the major updates.
Everyone else around me seems to be getting married, or engaged, or seem to be heading that way. Congrats to you, if I haven't already said yet.
2006. So, that happened. All in all, it was a pretty decent year. I'll take it.
Scary. Just Scary. Sorry, I can't get the embedded video to work, but in honor of Halloween, I present to you the scariest, most horrifying thing I have ever seen in my entire life. What an absolutely catastrophic idea: http://www.avclub.com/content/node/54514
Enjoy!
(trust me, it's not something gory or bloody or whatever. But it is horrifying.
Do As I Say And You'll Live! I saw Snakes on a Plane last night. It totally rocked. If you were lucky enough to see it this opening weekend, you saw it how it was meant to be seen: with hundreds of other people, fellow fans. This is not a "I'll rent it on DVD later" movie. It begs for a crowd. We cheered when Samuel first appeared, we cheered when the snakes appeared, we laughed at the gawd-awful dialogue and the snake attacks in the bathroom. Fantastic. However, now that I've finally seen it, my interest has waned. I predict a terribly steep drop-off in box office next week, more than a usual second week movie. It was fun while it last, though...
In other news, I am moving to Cambridge. In less than two weeks. I am so excited. I haven't started to pack yet, but that's OK. It will happen. I don't really want to go into more details, but I have been able to deal with a multitude crap things about this apartment better because I am leaving it. Counting down the days...
I had my shoot for The Outdoor Type (my master's project, a sitcom pilot) over a week ago, and it went quite well. The cast was incredible, the crew was awesome, everyone seemed to have a good time. It was the first time I had really directed a big project such as this, especially one that I wrote, and I was also producing at the same time. I wanted to have a real summer camp atmosphere during the shoot, and we were able to do that. It was a project that I would love to continue with, I was really sad that we couldn't all come back and shoot the second episode. Perhaps in time that will be able to take place. First to finish this project and graduate...
It's a real transitory time for me, I feel like. Things at Emerson (namely the Orientation show) start up again tomorrow, which really marks the beginning my last semester there. I'm moving Sept. 1. Flying to Columbus the next weekend for Barbara's wedding. My brother just started his senior year at Miami. I'm getting closer and closer to a time that will be completely unknown for me.
From Gawker, this is opening credits to "Can't Stop The Music," a semi-autobiographical movie about the Village People. It might be the lamest opening sequence in all of movie history, and will continue to be for years to come. Some things you just can't unsee:
Yes, that is Steve Guttenberg.
Ugh.
I've been on a real hot blogging streak as of late. Don't expect it to continue. Things have just been particularly stressful as of late, so expect weirdo things to pop up on here. I'll be shooting my master's project next week, so I'll drop off the face of the earth during that.
Others are probably on permanent semi-protected status because you can always make fun of them: Paris Hilton and Britney Spears, for the most obvious examples.
But one theme kept popping up again and again: Elephants. Everything related to elephants I could think of. I was very confused, then saw this "Word" segment from Stephen Colbert:
And it all made sense. But one does wonder how long and how serious this breach of Wikipedia etiquette is. Some vandalism is downright mean and horribly racist, sexist, and every other -ist, but this is funny. I wonder if the Wikimedia people placed the page under protection in anticipation of changes after the segment aired, or after all of the weirdo changes about the 'skyrocketing' population of elephants started popping up. After seeing the protected status of the While Stripes album and the term Crushing by elephant, I fear it might be the former.
startling confesion to make I have two deeply disturbing confessions to make about myself, which really might just blow away everything your previously knew about me.
1) I kinda really like the new Dashboard Confessional single.
2) I'm thinking about getting a myspace. after an extended conversation about it with Brian and Sheepdog last night, I think it's about time I get on board.
Skewer me if you want to. I know, I don't quite know what happened to me, either.
Thanks Subbes!!! Hooray for embedded videos!! Here's an incredible SoaP video some friends of mine made up here a while ago..... guaranteed to cheer you up if you're down....
Thanks Michelle... Create the soundtrack to your life. Open your music library (I-Tunes, winamp, Media Player, i-pod, etc). Set it to shuffle. Press Play.
For each “scene” listed below (opening credits, etc), type in the song that is playing. No cheating. Ready? GO! ---------------- Opening Credits: Nirvana, "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
Waking Up: The Beatles, "Lonesome Tears In My Eyes" (from Live @ the BBC)
Falling in Love: REM, "Chorus And The Ring"
Fight Scene: Ozomatli, "Que No Sera" (it's a very West Side story-like fight scene, I imagine)
Breaking Up: Eminem, "Lose Yourself" (seems more appropriate later on in this thing...)
Make-Up: Wilco, "Hell Is Chrome"
Secret Love: Radiohead, "Let Down" (HAHAHAHAHAHA)
Life’s Okay: A3, "Thrills"
Mental Breakdown: Paul Simon, "All Around The World (Or The Myth Of Fingerprints)" (about a reclusive talk show host - seems to work, I think)
Car Chase: Smashing Pumpkins, "X.Y.U." (this would actually sound pretty sweet - a night-time Miami Vice type chase)
Flashbacks: Muddy Waters, "Rollin' And Tumblin'"
Training Montage: Stevie Wonder, "Black Man" (this would actually be pretty sweet too)
Happy Dance: Mos Def, "Fear Not Of Man"
Regretting: Guided By Voices, "Unspirited"
Long Night Alone: Pink Floyd, "Another Brick In The Wall (Part 3)"
Final Battle: Pete Yorn, "Lose You" (LAME - not the song, just the context)
End Credits: N*E*R*D, "The Way She Dances" (AWESOME)
Derrick And Will Go To Hollywood... Sorry if this is old news, but I just finished watching "Nobody's Watching," a failed sitcom pilot that made its way onto YouTube (which seems like a natural trend to me, possible legality issues aside). It's VERY funny, an interesting, high-minded concept, a strange mix of 'reality' and sitcom conventions, constant jabs at the television industry, no fourth wall to speak of; a show you really need to watch from the start to get what's going on (i.e. why cameras and booms are constantly visible). In other words, while the show is good, I can see why it didn't get picked up by a major network. But there's no reason to think it can't thrive elsewhere...
2006 MTV Movie Awards - Gnarls Barkley Well, it looks like LJ finally supports video posts - *****SORT OF*******. So here's my video of the day - Gnarls Barkley at the MTV movie awards - fantastic
memorial day A couple of quick things: FETCH! finally debuts today, and will be running all summer, so check it out! Secondly, I flew back to Columbus and drove my car back, all of which took up the bulk of my weekend, but as soon as I pulled off the Pike, I didn't get lost making my way through Brighton/Watertown to my apartment, and I got a usable parking space, which is great. I think my year-and-a-half with no car but figuring out the lay of the city really helped me out. So, if you are thinking of moving to the city, give yourself at least a year of bumper room to figure things out before you can actually drive around sucsessfully. Lastly, I think the "Price is Right" producers need to vet through their reruns a bit. I saw an episode today, that is supposed to be "timeless," yet they gave away a "fabulous trip to New Orleans!" sponsored by Indepedance Air, which went bankrupt early this year and no longer exists. Oops.
And today is Memorial Day. One can't really say "Happy Memorial Day," and if you do, it's apparent that you've forgotten what this day is supposed to be about. I still remember when I was overseas in Israel for their Memorial Day, and it was the most moving and sad day I've ever experienced. All day, the national television station showed bios and pictures of all soldiers lost to their wars, and all of the radio stations played patriotic/melacholy songs, and their was a national moment of silence. While those kinds of things are not really possible, it wouldn't hurt to make some kind of effort like that. At least Doonesbury is trying. I'm trying to not be really preachy here, but please take at least a few moments inbetween beers and burgers and recognize what the real meaning of the day is. I have good friends that are in the military, and some are being shipped off to Iraq soon. While I haven't lost any people to war, I can't even imagine what the feeling would be like. But others do know. So please, take the time to remember those who are in war, have been in a war, and those who are serving duty for the country, regardless of your politics. It's a far greater thing than I could ever do, and I wish them all the safety that I can.
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