last night, though frustrating and time consuming, was ultimately successful. i authored a dvd with dual perspective video. i would have done more ideas had there not been so many little errors slowing me down. but at least, i completed the requirement! ahhh.
also, i re-read my first entry from the semester. it’s nice to see the progress. all those 1’s are now at least 2’s or 3’s, and i’m pretty much where i thought i would be.
itp is a busy place. the initial idea that i liked for the multi-perspective dvd was to show the foosball table from the human player’s perspective and the soccer doll’s perspective. sonia and i shot some footage together, but weren’t able to find enough time to shoot more. i shot some more anyway, but then had lots of trouble capturing because the minidv had several different sets of time codes. it was beyond frustrating. i decided to leave school and shoot something new at home, being sure that there would only be one time code stream. i ended up shooting enough material for 30 seconds edited. it’s my view versus my roomates’ bird’s view. hopefully i get it to come out working and burned to a dvd by the end of tonight.
there was nothing due this week. i attempted to come up with some ideas for the final multi-perspective dvd. i wasn’t that successful.
this week, i went with the suggested assignment topic of taking my favorite children’s book and showing what the opening credits might look like if it were a feature film.
read the color kittens by margaret wise brown.
I am turning 25, and life is good. Work is fine for now and keeps the heavy wheels of responsibility turning. School is new again and begins to push the brain and creative juices out of hibernation. Personal interactions are frequent and increase the motivation to rise from the wonderful comforts of individual sleep. I am tired.
Life in New York began for me just over four years ago. When asked how I like it, I say a lot. Almost anything and everything I could want is right here, and possibly, only here. Love the diversity. Love the restaurants. Love the art. Love the music. Love the parks. Love the intellectual tension. Love that I don’t need a car. Love independence. Love the list, which goes on. Now that I am here, I could not live anywhere else (while I’m in my twenties at least). No, these ideas are not original or absolute, but yes, they are real and sometimes pump through my veins as if they have been a part of my DNA since I touched down in the Big Apple. And… I am tired.
my first animation project is here. the audio is my favorite part, but probably not suitable for all listeners. meet sammy sweets. the voice is me. the background track is from a dj nu mark compilation called hands on featuring the beatnuts. the candy store is around the corner from my crib in crown heights brooklyn.
i did a story board in preparation for next week’s animation. it’s a thin, tri-legged character who loves sweets. fun.
2 little tunes.. quite inspired to do more, but time is not on my side.
a favorite beat mixed …my way (ha)
a little drum, string, and piano
i wish my commute home lasted 60 seconds.
click to hear the abbreviated ditty via iweb generated podcast