Thursday, September 27, 2007

hit and quit it

our camera tech teacher says hit it and quit it all the time. my directing teacher says "efficient" when he doesn't like your work. so, now we say it like twenty times a day when we're shooting.
we shot last weekend in the rain. it was crazy because we were in what felt like a hurricane for a minute. we shot these basketball courts though, and it turned out beautiful. the same day, we headed to a friends roof and got the rest of our shots down. the city looked amazing after the rain.




Friday, September 21, 2007

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

soy cansada


soooooo tired right now. i can't stand it... it sucks because we don't have tv. but there's this whole arguement as to why we don't have tv. it sucked up most of my sf life, what with Damian's amazing set up (42 inch flatscreen, every channel possible, surround sound, ps3). so, now we download tv shows and watch our movies over and over again. its kinda dumb actually. i'm thinking i might buy cable while dave's gone. especially since i mostly just spend time on the internet now versus in front of the tv. i'm pinche creatively tapped out from school, i'm not gonna come home and paint a picture and compose three songs on the guitar (this is what we thought we'd do with our free time). the thing is, when you're in a relationship it can get way too comfortable just watching a shitload of tv and movies together, drinking/smoking and going to bed. i really think that can lead to a downfall. so... i guess its all about balance.
i'm working on my script right now. its a story about two best girfriends who understand each other's needs/wants tacitally. one of them has a new boyfriend who has zero personality and both realize they are in love with each other through a series of interactions. we'll see. the assignment is 4 minutes, no dialogue, all exteriors. this is what we have to focus on for the entirety of this semester. would you like to audition for Emma, Sara or Jason? god. i'm so cheesy. its so hard to avoid turning everything i do in a bad levi's commercial.

kisses are a better fate
than wisdom
-e.e. cummings

Friday, September 14, 2007

Saturday, September 8, 2007

the wit of the staircase

i was so sad to hear about jeremy blake and theresa duncan's suicides. i have always loved jeremy's work and followed him since punch drunk love and beck's sea changes. i was supposed to see him speak back in 2005 but never made it to the sfmoma that evening.... i think i had to work a late shift at BAVC then, so dumb. that exhibit was fantastic though, and i remember thinking how ahead of his time he was.
the church of scientology is by far one of the most bizaar and honestly scariest religious inventions created in the US. Its connections to the conservative right, to hollywood and to politics and money are, i guess pretty normal sounding. but it becomes creepiest when you know someone who's actually getting sucked into it. and by sucked, i mean completely and totally. once you have a toe in the door you are commited for life. my friend caitlin told me how her mom came to LA in the late seventies and had a small run in with the church. she said that upon realizing that she was not interested in joining they threatened her by saying that she would never, ever work another day in los angeles or california and that they would "crush her" by killing her reputation. well, she ended up escaping through a bathroom window in the church. crazy. i have another friend who went through whats called "purif" where u purify yourself until they decide you are cleansed of your sins - or toxins. you have to spend 5 hours a day in a sauna until you are pure. this friend spent 44 days straight in the sauna. this just doesn't sound correct to me.... jesus. well, as long as they have an ambassador like this guy things should just keep being prosperous for them.

Wednesday, September 5, 2007

sorry...

i lost my camera cord apparently and now cant get fotos off my pinche camera. thus, the long pause between posts. its also been pretty hectic up in here. i started class this week. I'm taking 8 classes! Thats fucking crazy! WTF are they thinking! Plus, a few other informational/tech sessions thrown in there for good measure. So, my weeks are completely full and my weekends are full with production exercises. This weekend i'm shooting a scene within a shot kind like this:

sooooo... thats whats going on. I'll post more later - fotos of some good homies that came thru... our house warming... etc.

con carino, t