Guess What?

Yep. It's Spring Break!!! There's nothing quite as wonderful as hanging out with the sibs.

And a video that's a little old, but still relevant:

Spike Man

I am so blessed with amazing brothers and sisters! You guys rock!!!

School...

My geography midterm is tomorrow. 'Nuff said. ::gulp::

 

Important Vocab

Today we shot an awesome group video scene, with a 4-light set up.  We used one of the most important tools in the film industry: C47s (clothespins). It's incredible how handy they are for handling hot lights.

Ready to get really in depth with film-set vocab?

C74s: Clothespins taken apart and reassembled backwards.

Blue

I arrived at school today totally satisfied with myself.  Camera?  Check.  Backpack?  Check.  On time?  Oh, yes.  The wind frazzled my hair, but the trees were so beautiful...  I thoroughly enjoyed my walk across the campus.  After class, I stopped in the bookstore and bought a scantron form for Monday's test. I carefully stuffed it into my backpack, and unzipped my bag to get my keys.  They weren't there.  I dug through every possible part of my backpack, and then through all of my pockets.  Ugh.  My campus is notably safe, but we have a significant problem with car theft... And I left the keys in my truck.  Oh boy.  I made the trek back to the parking lot.  There sat my truck.  Sure enough, the doors were unlocked and the key sat in the ignition.
Deep down, I hadn't been truly worried, because my truck is incredible. Big Blue is an '83 Chevy S10 with a stripped interior. What could possibly be better?

What I Do at School

 Here's what I do at school/for homework:

Self Portrait Assignment

Group "Identity" Project


Not too rough, eh? World Regional Geography isn't quite the same story... Midterms are coming up next week! ::AHHH!!!::

Of Gels and Such

In my main video class last quarter, students were divided into groups to practice 3-point lighting for interviews. I felt super confident, because I'd done it so many times before. I set up the hairlight, clipping a folded gel to the barn doors. Soon after, the teacher walked in to check our set up and make suggestions.

"One thing," he commented as he unclipped the gel that I had laboriously placed, "be careful that gels don't get too close to the light. They melt. Like this." He held up the gel, displaying a lovely stickiness where the corner of the sheet used to be. "Yup. That's all." He walked off to take care of what used to be a gel and check on the next group.
What a relief- he didn't ask who did it.
Eh heh heh. Good times.

Fun Times At School

Right now I'm taking a class called Digital Acquisition and Editing, where I get to work with students from other media departments. It's great learning to collaborate on assignments. My "team" of five people for this quarter is awesome. We've got two video majors (another guy and myself), a photography major, a graphic design major, and a radio broadcasting major. Not only do we get along well; and have awesome synergistic creativity!
(thanks to my photographer friend/teammate, Inna, for the photo!)