Still waiting for the axe to fall...

Yep, just waiting...

I'm plenty more prepared than I was before though, I'm a bit more focused and have more direction. Almost done reading "What Color is your Parachute" and have been looking at a few other books and resources. I'm putting together a separate resume designed to be more creatively inclined than managerial or technical. I'm on a few sites now. I am getting it out there, have gotten on several Los Angeles networking groups and have found them entirely helpful, postings happen all the time. It's been a while, but I'm actually feeling more productive now.

So Friday I saw a terrible movie...

Now, I know what you're thinking... "But Thea, you like bad movies."

This is true, I have an appreciation for many types of bad movies, especially intentionally cheezy B movies, movies that are so bad they are funny, movies with some sort of redeeming value, be it songs or lines, that make up for the "badness" they have.

This movie however, was even a musical. *gasp* It was only slated for two midnight showings that I could find. I really wanted it to be good. But sadly, The Jeckyll And Hyde Rock and Roll Musical was hideous. I was actually cracking up at how bad a lot of it was, and with Erik every once in a while glancing at me with a "what the hell did we pay to watch?" look in his eyes it only made the giggles worse. We tried not to MST3K it, and just leave it alone, especially since the producer of the film (who introduced herself beforehand) sat a row behind us. I normally won't ream on a movie, so I will attempt to be reasonable in what I have to say about it... Here it goes...

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Some constructive criticism for the makers of this film and tips for future movie people:

1)Digital Video does not project well. It does not pick up the fast speeds of certain types of shots. Tracking a car through bushes and trees is not going to be clear, no matter what you do. It's grainy. Use it only of you have to.

2)Yes, you can do cool cheezy video effects that look like bad music video's from the 80's. It doesn't mean that you have to, for no good reason, just because there's music happening.

3)English dubbed onto English should not look like a badly dubbed kung-fu movie. When the actors on screen are not speaking, we should not be hearing dialog.

4)If you did more than one or two of the following: wrote, directed, produced, and starred in the film, then you're a narcissistic asshole. Especially if you suck. Know when to seek assistance in your "vision"

5)Digital Video is cheap to shoot. You can get away with getting several takes of each scene. So, if the fucking boom mic is in the shot, or if your camera person zooms in three time to absolutely nothing, do another take. Shit like that should never be in the final cut.

There. I'm done. :)

I've had this nasty cough for the past couple of days. I'm sure swimming for most of Sunday afternoon didn't help much but it's been a while since I've done much swimming.

I think I should take off early, get some cough stuff (I forget what it's called but it starts with a "g" and always works) and go home.

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