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Another day, another dolla!
Turned in my lousy beauty pageant documentary edit today. I like the cut, but that's only because I understand where I'm coming from: I hate the material and only find these two mothers kind of interesting. They're constantly trying to justify what they do to their daughters, even though nobody is exactly questioning what they do. One does a pretty good job defending what they do, while the other is oblivious and doesn't realize how awful she sounds. I cut back and forth between the two, tying together topics. Very simplistic way to edit it, but I think it works. There were about six events and three other interviews/girls that I left out, becuase I didn't want to deal with that bullshit. I thought it was a waste of time. Hope my professor sees it my way, but for some reason she's in love with the footage so probably not. Fuck it. On to the next thing. The Frank Story!
Had my 1930s Cinema test today. It went pretty well. Spent too much time on one essay so had to get the rest out very quickly at the end.
I ran into Jarred in the DV Labs, who was recording audio for a National Lampoon Comedy Channel sketch. It sounded very shitty. But that's what National Lampoon seems to want out of their comedy. In general, it was a "Don't Be That Guy" sketch. Jarred's example was "Poor Public Bathroom Etiquette Guy." Who apparently pulls his pants down all the way at a urinal. That's a funny stupid gag, but why does it have to be presented in such a crappy way? Couldn't they work that into something else? Why are the doing a bit from "The Man Show"? I'm sure it isn't easy writing for that class, but come on! Fuck!
Came home late because I was working on Flash-based transitions for the DVD documentary around the corner. The tests went well, so I'm pleased.
Watched "Bringing Up Baby," a 1938 screwball comedy starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. The plot revolves around a dinosaur bone and a lost pet leopard. It was awfully stupid despite Cary Grant's sometimes funny performance. He's too good looking and charming to play a bumbling archaeologist, ya know?
At one point, he gets caught wearing a woman's nightgown, and when questionioned as to why he's dressed like that, he shrieks, "I just suddenly turned GAY all of the sudden!" and jumps into the air. It was FANTASTIC and looked improvised.
There was also a point where he trips on a curb and falls face first out of frame so perfectly I rewound it about 10 times and couldn't stop laughing. It was pretty great. But these highlights were spread in the middle of a bunch of other boring, nonsensical crap. I was pretty tired, so maybe that has something to do with it. One day I'll give it another chance.
Now I'm going to bed, looking forward to what I hope will be a lengthy Thanksgiving break next week. I hope I hope I hope! I'm going to kick Rylan's ass if he screwed me over. Just want to relax! Luckily I can kinda-sorta beging once my Spanish test is over and done with on Wednesday. We'll motherfucking see about it.
I should have gone to bed forty minutes ago. Damnit!
Turned in my lousy beauty pageant documentary edit today. I like the cut, but that's only because I understand where I'm coming from: I hate the material and only find these two mothers kind of interesting. They're constantly trying to justify what they do to their daughters, even though nobody is exactly questioning what they do. One does a pretty good job defending what they do, while the other is oblivious and doesn't realize how awful she sounds. I cut back and forth between the two, tying together topics. Very simplistic way to edit it, but I think it works. There were about six events and three other interviews/girls that I left out, becuase I didn't want to deal with that bullshit. I thought it was a waste of time. Hope my professor sees it my way, but for some reason she's in love with the footage so probably not. Fuck it. On to the next thing. The Frank Story!
Had my 1930s Cinema test today. It went pretty well. Spent too much time on one essay so had to get the rest out very quickly at the end.
I ran into Jarred in the DV Labs, who was recording audio for a National Lampoon Comedy Channel sketch. It sounded very shitty. But that's what National Lampoon seems to want out of their comedy. In general, it was a "Don't Be That Guy" sketch. Jarred's example was "Poor Public Bathroom Etiquette Guy." Who apparently pulls his pants down all the way at a urinal. That's a funny stupid gag, but why does it have to be presented in such a crappy way? Couldn't they work that into something else? Why are the doing a bit from "The Man Show"? I'm sure it isn't easy writing for that class, but come on! Fuck!
Came home late because I was working on Flash-based transitions for the DVD documentary around the corner. The tests went well, so I'm pleased.
Watched "Bringing Up Baby," a 1938 screwball comedy starring Cary Grant and Katherine Hepburn. The plot revolves around a dinosaur bone and a lost pet leopard. It was awfully stupid despite Cary Grant's sometimes funny performance. He's too good looking and charming to play a bumbling archaeologist, ya know?
At one point, he gets caught wearing a woman's nightgown, and when questionioned as to why he's dressed like that, he shrieks, "I just suddenly turned GAY all of the sudden!" and jumps into the air. It was FANTASTIC and looked improvised.
There was also a point where he trips on a curb and falls face first out of frame so perfectly I rewound it about 10 times and couldn't stop laughing. It was pretty great. But these highlights were spread in the middle of a bunch of other boring, nonsensical crap. I was pretty tired, so maybe that has something to do with it. One day I'll give it another chance.
Now I'm going to bed, looking forward to what I hope will be a lengthy Thanksgiving break next week. I hope I hope I hope! I'm going to kick Rylan's ass if he screwed me over. Just want to relax! Luckily I can kinda-sorta beging once my Spanish test is over and done with on Wednesday. We'll motherfucking see about it.
I should have gone to bed forty minutes ago. Damnit!