Night Shoot

So tonight was the big class night shoot for my cinematography class. It's slightly odd being the TA because I wanted to just jump in and do things and had to hold back so that the current kids get the chance to do things. It went very well for them, but the sound is going to be awful. There were endless helicopters. It seems like every media outlet has brought their own to cover the game, or maybe the anticipated craziness after. Some of the kids were talking about wanting to go out after the game to join the action. And one kid had checked out a camera and was "getting ready for the riots." It's the downside of being in a media program. They all want to get the story and I worry that they might get themselves hurt.

I don't even like baseball

But the mood in the neighborhood is infectious. Everyone stopped to get some version of the rainbow photo, and they are all convinced it is a good sign for the Series. And you know what? My car is parked, people are happy, there is no reason for me to be cranky. I might as well go out and enjoy it.

what to do when you don't have a production class

It was a bit weird having no production class this term. After working on 5 films of my own and working on about 15 others since we were all helping each other out all the time over the course of the first year, having nothing to work on was weird. And before school I always had a  project on the go at some stage. So when Sam passed my name along to a guy who wanted to produce a short and needed a team I said sure why not.

Media Studies, what do you think?

So it's time to think about signing up for my last semester of classes. 4 or 8 credits (I can pick) needs to be "thesis" so that I have time to do the pre-production for my film. So then I get 2 or 3 classes that can be whatever I want. But then I discovered today that over the course of the 2 years I have to take 2 electives in Media Studies in addition to the Masterworks class I took the first semester. I was thinking only one. So two from below. What do you think?

I promised you a happy post

I had a meeting with my thesis advisor yesterday to go over the last draft of Ghost Tours - the one that I posted here. He really gets what I'm trying to do and had some great ideas about how to get it there. It was a really energizing meeting. We were both very excited about the possibilities. I left his office excited to get back to writing. Of course I couldn't because I had class last night. And I've got homework for tonight that I must do before I allow myself to go back to GT. But, if you haven't read the draft at the above link then don't. The next one is going to be different again.

How long before every little thing stops setting me off?

I am very sad.

Feels like a first draft all over again

A couple of weeks ago I met with Charles and he gave me feedback on Ghost Tours. Some specific things, but also some broad things. Namely: What's Sarah's real struggle? What is it that she wants and who/what is keeping her from it? Because it's fine for me to say the world is a magical place and she's missing it because she's too focused, but that's not actually something she wants. That's something I want, for her to open her eyes to the amazing things around her.

A fun short

My screenwriting professor recommended this to me. I don't remember what we were talking about that made her think of it. It was just the two of us hanging during the break in class.