Last night I edited a trailer together for the film I was editing this spring/summer.
I was just playing around with some new film filter plug-ins for Final Cut. The film is supposed to be a Mexican action film from the 70s, and I think the trailer looks pretty close to something like that. Aside from the font I used in the beginning.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Friday, October 19, 2007
Dwindle, Dwindle, Little Star
Lord grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
the courage to change the things I can, and
the wisdom to know the difference.
It appears that one of the things I cannot change in my life is the always prevalent lack of money. In 33 years I still have not learned a damn thing about money. When I have an income it just passes through my hands like water. I get overzealous and say things like, "I am going to pay back my debts and get back on top".
Unfortunately, poverty is always lurking around the corner, and if I kept my wits about me when I was flush I would laugh and say, "My student loan lenders can continue to go fuck themselves. Who do I look like, Warren Buffett?"
It's never a smart move on my part to think I'll have money next month. Because, as the years have proven, I most likely will not.
I should stop buying things I don't need, yes. But those are the only things that give me enjoyment in life. What's the point in living if you can't own the Super Deluxe Special Edition Boxed Set DVD of your favorite movies?
the courage to change the things I can, and
the wisdom to know the difference.
It appears that one of the things I cannot change in my life is the always prevalent lack of money. In 33 years I still have not learned a damn thing about money. When I have an income it just passes through my hands like water. I get overzealous and say things like, "I am going to pay back my debts and get back on top".
Unfortunately, poverty is always lurking around the corner, and if I kept my wits about me when I was flush I would laugh and say, "My student loan lenders can continue to go fuck themselves. Who do I look like, Warren Buffett?"
It's never a smart move on my part to think I'll have money next month. Because, as the years have proven, I most likely will not.
I should stop buying things I don't need, yes. But those are the only things that give me enjoyment in life. What's the point in living if you can't own the Super Deluxe Special Edition Boxed Set DVD of your favorite movies?
Monday, October 08, 2007
Mystery Solved
The riddle of the employer who set up an interview with me without my knowledge has been cracked.
Turns out a friend of mine had sent my resume to the executive producer over at Time. She hadn't told me this before. They're staffing up right now and she told me to "impress them". I was also told that they really like her so I have a leg up already, which basically means that if I fuck this up I must really suck.
Turns out a friend of mine had sent my resume to the executive producer over at Time. She hadn't told me this before. They're staffing up right now and she told me to "impress them". I was also told that they really like her so I have a leg up already, which basically means that if I fuck this up I must really suck.
Saturday, October 06, 2007
Back To The Well
Last Saturday I went to West Chester to film a reunion show of some old friends' bands. It'll be part of a longer documentary that my brother and I are working on about the whole punk music scene in our hometown in the early-mid 90s. I got some great ideas for the doc while I was filming and also lined up a bunch of interviews with people. Also talked some other people who were there filming to work with us and let us use their footage.
I had only planned to stay for the night, but since I didn't have a job to go back to, I ended up staying at my parents' for a week. I only brought one change of clothes, so I ended up doing laundry every day I was there.
It was a good thing I stayed too because my imagination roamed free for the week and I had quite a few ideas for films. Being back in the area where I was most creative got the juices flowing again.
A few weeks ago my friend Andy and I started brainstorming on various movie ideas that either I had or he had via email. We've been riffing off each other's stories since we were in kindergarten, so it's pretty easy and we have similar tastes a lot of the time. It's been a big help in getting me out of the creative funk I've been in. We hung out one of the nights I was there. We ended up NOT going over story ideas and spent most of the night watching clips on YouTube of people getting prank calls or doing faceplants into brick walls, but it was good nonetheless. On the drive back to my parents', he told me of his idea for a children's show which I thought was great and I look forward to brainstorming that soon too.
Now I am back in New York and need to get my ass back in gear. I got a message from a woman at Time Inc. about rescheduling my Wednesday appointment. The thing is, I don't remember ever setting up a Wednesday appointment. I googled the name of the guy whose office she said she was calling from and turns out he's a film/tv editor, but I absolutely have no recollection of ever setting up an appointment or even sending them a resume.
When I called back, there was no answer and it went directly to this guy's voicemail. I didn't want to sound like an idiot who didn't remember setting up an appointment, much less what this interview is for in the first place, so I just said, "Yeah, hi, ths is Dave Orsborn returning your call. Um, yeah, it would be fine to switch my interview from 11 to 2."
So I've got several days to figure out what this is about. And work on some much-needed writing now that I've got a head full of ideas again.
I had only planned to stay for the night, but since I didn't have a job to go back to, I ended up staying at my parents' for a week. I only brought one change of clothes, so I ended up doing laundry every day I was there.
It was a good thing I stayed too because my imagination roamed free for the week and I had quite a few ideas for films. Being back in the area where I was most creative got the juices flowing again.
A few weeks ago my friend Andy and I started brainstorming on various movie ideas that either I had or he had via email. We've been riffing off each other's stories since we were in kindergarten, so it's pretty easy and we have similar tastes a lot of the time. It's been a big help in getting me out of the creative funk I've been in. We hung out one of the nights I was there. We ended up NOT going over story ideas and spent most of the night watching clips on YouTube of people getting prank calls or doing faceplants into brick walls, but it was good nonetheless. On the drive back to my parents', he told me of his idea for a children's show which I thought was great and I look forward to brainstorming that soon too.
Now I am back in New York and need to get my ass back in gear. I got a message from a woman at Time Inc. about rescheduling my Wednesday appointment. The thing is, I don't remember ever setting up a Wednesday appointment. I googled the name of the guy whose office she said she was calling from and turns out he's a film/tv editor, but I absolutely have no recollection of ever setting up an appointment or even sending them a resume.
When I called back, there was no answer and it went directly to this guy's voicemail. I didn't want to sound like an idiot who didn't remember setting up an appointment, much less what this interview is for in the first place, so I just said, "Yeah, hi, ths is Dave Orsborn returning your call. Um, yeah, it would be fine to switch my interview from 11 to 2."
So I've got several days to figure out what this is about. And work on some much-needed writing now that I've got a head full of ideas again.
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