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Random updates:

My friend Scott is still working on the Ted Leo bootleg, but it should be done on Monday or Tuesday.

Watched Delicatessen. Which is directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet (the guy who did Amelie.

Bought $120 of shortend raw 16mm film. 7248 for all you geeks.

Wisconsin Film Fest this weekend.

I'm working on a paper about the Spanish Civil War.

Ran handheld...
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Wow, I feel popular. Thanks to everybody who commented yesterday.

I think it's about time to get dressed and leave the house. I need some coffee and I've got to go pickup the new Descendents album. I had it's release date marked on my calander and still managed to miss it.

I'll put up a link for the Ted Leo bootleg as soon as I...
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I gots myself a job. In fact it looks like I'll have all kinds of work. I'm going to take a fulltime position at a post-production house and be an assistant/junior editor. The house is super cool and has a kick ass vibe. Plus there are six other places that are going to put me in their freelance pool when I move to town. Most...
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I'm done with midterms. Oh yeah! Spring break here I come. I'm packing my bags for NYC. Check ya'll later.


P.S. I'm trying to down convert my latest project for internet usage. Sorry if it looks crappy but I'm trying to make the file small. I did this so quick it was almost Kino style.

Here's the link

I'm really bad with updating things on the web. Like the webpage for my radio show, that's just a joke.

Well I shot a 400' load of 16mm 7251 with an Arriflex SR-2 this weekend. It was processed yesterday and hopefully the telecine will be finished tomorrow so I can digitize and edit. I have pretty low expectations for this project b/c there aren't a...
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I talked to a guy that is the head of a large production house in NYC. He said that my skills are quite up to snuff to be a full time freelance editor (which is true), and that I should try and find a position as an assistant editor or a techie. The thing is that I don't know that much about the equipment to...
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Well I made it through production, but I didn't go the distance when it came to my alchohl that night. After I finished my bottle of wine I started hitting the Tangaray Ten. That was my mistake. Orali took care of me however. I've been working on learning how to copy DVDs today. I saw the last episode of Sex and the City, and went...
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So I'm on dinner break from are little production today. Things are moving along at a descent clip, and we should wrap today. But we have a 1:8 shooting ratio. That is a lot of crap. Plus I hate it when people say, "Oh, we'll fix it in post." You can edit together takes and make all kinds of sound bridges, but you should not...
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Preproduction day. Oh yeah, this will be fun. I'm losing faith in the director by the minute and I'm starting to worry that we are going to need 2 full days to shoot this project. The worst part of course is going to be returning equipment at the crack of dawn on Monday.

On the bright side it's Burlesque night tonight and SG Midwest party...
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My uncles got married today in San Francisco. That's right, the city said it was ok and they rushed down to the court house. I guess the idea is that everyone that gets married before the courts say no you can't will be grandfathered in. now they are off to Chile for their honeymoon. Congrats to Jeff and Ken.

Today Orali offically became Orali Suicide. But with 40 girls in cue I guess it might be awhile till the set goes up. I wonder what they did in photoshop to those pictures. I swear I could have done a better job photographing if I had more light. I didn't have a meter but I bet I was only getting 60 footcandles. Next time I'm...
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