Uhhhh... Hey.

Been a while, sorry.

It's been a busy semester what with the full-time job of keeping up with school, the other, more pleasurable full-time job of having a girlfriend (which, thanks to Vicky, is more like a really great temp job with benefits) and the hectic nature of becoming the local film shoot slut. I've been on 7 shoots this semester so far, only 3 of which were required. It's been a great experience and each one has been different. It's strange how each one has sucked the life out of me and yet breathed it back in at the same time.

My first two films have turned out pretty awesome. The first one, shot in Grant Park, was great to begin with. I had great shots and since I, for the most part, shot it linearly, I was able to just cut it that way. The most impressive shot being a rack focus of my two characters. One walking towards the camera in the foreground, out of focus and the other one chasing him in focus. It was a difficult shot to pull off, but it turned out great and has single-handedly gotten me three other shoots under my belt.

My second film starred Vicky (with an appearance by Blaszczyk) and the rushes I got back were gorgeous in themselves but I was unsure as to how I was going to get my message across in editing. It was about a deaf girl and its hard to convey that in a silent medium. I tried to do it by visually emphasizing each sense but sound and it worked great. I spent 7 hours editing it today and I did things in that little room that I had not planned or even thought of for that matter. Once again, there was a great rack focus shot of Vicky, only this time it was so much more pronounced because of the low-key lighting I used. It was a great short.

Vicky and I are good. We both get excited about each others' work and it adds a nice little dimension to our relationship. She's a doll for putting up with me. ^_^

Oh. And we get a new lazyboy on saturday... That is all.

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