glad to be home - art updates
o1. Webseries - The day after I got back, I had a production meeting with Jason, Marc, and our webseries actor, Reed. Who is fucking hilarious. We had lunch outside at a british pub downtown and just talked about the character, and it was absolute bliss, I love these people and we all work so well together. I've said it before, but it's perfect - one of us can say "So, maybe there's A..." and then the next can say, "Yes, and then B..." and the third can say, "AND C." and all of us instantly light up because we know that's it. And Reed - I had never really talked to him before, he is so funny, so kind, and absolutely our perfect guy ("Troy wouldn't call a punch a punch, what would he call it?" "A facial-fist collaboration."). I was struck by how when I went to speak, everyone listened so attentively and with such respect. It upsets me that I consciously noticed that, it only means I've been treated like crap in production settings in the past (which I already knew, but). It's just so refreshing, I am so glad to be home working with them instead. We have a brilliant concept for our Kickstarter campaign. The plan is to run it through July and then hopefully shoot the pilot in August. It's hard to move forward because we all have to do other stuff that, you know, we actually get paid for, but we all hope that is temporary lol.
o2. Theatre - My little cousin Lexi is so fucking talented. She got the lead in her high school's production of How to Succeed in Business. Some of the seniors got all butthurt and mad at her because it's supposed to go to a senior I guess and Lex is only a sophomore lol. BUT SHE IS BRILLIANT, OKAY, and they asked me to shoot it -
:( watching her seniors take their final bow ♥
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o3. Photography - I had a shoot with a local musician and friend, Paul, for an album cover for his EP that's dropping this summer. He is very nice but it was difficult since he had no idea what he wants his cover to look like. You'd think I'd appreciate the artistic freedom that he's giving me but it actually makes it harder to have literally no idea lol. We'll see how it goes. I'm not worried, it's just difficult to start.
I had lunch with Tracy yesterday, and, um, I love her? Like yeah she's a photographer and yeah I may work with her but she completely gets me and I don't have to censor myself or worry about anything because we are so very alike. And it was fun to have a lunch where I could talk about photography as a whole, the processes and pet peeves, and be met with someone who is just as much of a perfectionist and just as bored of doing posed shoots. She's getting certified in a new photography program called Beloved, where the shoots aren't treated as shoots but as experiences. Like for example, if a couple wants a Beloved shoot, they come with mementos of their relationship, and having written paragraphs for each other about what their love means. They read them at the shoot and the photographer captures it. The photographer also is responsible for cracking them open - "If you had to be separated for a year - imagine that - what would your last hug look like? *shoots it*" or "If you have a daughter in the future, what do you think she'll be when she grows up? *shoots the conversation*" I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS. SERIOUSLY FUCKING EVERYTHING. So much better than "Okay, sit on this couch, put your hand on his knee and tilt your chin! Smile!" I mean, fuck.
She had emailed me in the past about potentially collaborating on it - she really loves my Photoshop work, how I use textures and overlays, so she talked about her shooting and then me making digital collages for the couples/families. We didn't talk about that over lunch as much because she's not done with the course but asked if Jason and I would like to be her first couple. YES, YES, CRYING. So we're doing that on Thursday! I'm excited because it'll be fairly laid back, we'll all just figure it out as we go, and she mentioned how she wants to learn more about lighting so I told her to bring lights and Jason can teach us both at the same time. I asked her if people ever film these shoots, like if they ever have a videographer. Just because when I think of this shit, I think of stunning slider shots and lens flair and dialogue of their letters to each other set to fucking music with their hugs and crying and I want to explode. Like both as a photographer/video editor AND as a couple, I want that shit. We talked about that and transitioning to that in the future and I hope this takes off with her because it'd be such a great job and we'd create such beautiful things.
Also! The woman she shoots weddings with is looking for another assistant shooter and she gave me her info, told me to email her but I think I'm going to step it up and make her a video so she can see my personality and my work all at the same time. I need to get off my ass and actually do this. Like, today. She does beautiful work and just hearing about the fun (& expensive, & gorgeous) weddings they get to shoot makes me salivate. Like Tracy was telling me about some gorgeous Indian wedding they just shot, and how full of color and culture it was, how they did all these things she'd never even heard of that were so beautiful and my response was, "... that is exactly why I love being a photographer - we get to see so many things that we'd never know otherwise." I just left this woman feeling so inspired. I am so happy to be back home.
o2. Theatre - My little cousin Lexi is so fucking talented. She got the lead in her high school's production of How to Succeed in Business. Some of the seniors got all butthurt and mad at her because it's supposed to go to a senior I guess and Lex is only a sophomore lol. BUT SHE IS BRILLIANT, OKAY, and they asked me to shoot it -
:( watching her seniors take their final bow ♥
MOAR [ HERE ]
o3. Photography - I had a shoot with a local musician and friend, Paul, for an album cover for his EP that's dropping this summer. He is very nice but it was difficult since he had no idea what he wants his cover to look like. You'd think I'd appreciate the artistic freedom that he's giving me but it actually makes it harder to have literally no idea lol. We'll see how it goes. I'm not worried, it's just difficult to start.
I had lunch with Tracy yesterday, and, um, I love her? Like yeah she's a photographer and yeah I may work with her but she completely gets me and I don't have to censor myself or worry about anything because we are so very alike. And it was fun to have a lunch where I could talk about photography as a whole, the processes and pet peeves, and be met with someone who is just as much of a perfectionist and just as bored of doing posed shoots. She's getting certified in a new photography program called Beloved, where the shoots aren't treated as shoots but as experiences. Like for example, if a couple wants a Beloved shoot, they come with mementos of their relationship, and having written paragraphs for each other about what their love means. They read them at the shoot and the photographer captures it. The photographer also is responsible for cracking them open - "If you had to be separated for a year - imagine that - what would your last hug look like? *shoots it*" or "If you have a daughter in the future, what do you think she'll be when she grows up? *shoots the conversation*" I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS. SERIOUSLY FUCKING EVERYTHING. So much better than "Okay, sit on this couch, put your hand on his knee and tilt your chin! Smile!" I mean, fuck.
She had emailed me in the past about potentially collaborating on it - she really loves my Photoshop work, how I use textures and overlays, so she talked about her shooting and then me making digital collages for the couples/families. We didn't talk about that over lunch as much because she's not done with the course but asked if Jason and I would like to be her first couple. YES, YES, CRYING. So we're doing that on Thursday! I'm excited because it'll be fairly laid back, we'll all just figure it out as we go, and she mentioned how she wants to learn more about lighting so I told her to bring lights and Jason can teach us both at the same time. I asked her if people ever film these shoots, like if they ever have a videographer. Just because when I think of this shit, I think of stunning slider shots and lens flair and dialogue of their letters to each other set to fucking music with their hugs and crying and I want to explode. Like both as a photographer/video editor AND as a couple, I want that shit. We talked about that and transitioning to that in the future and I hope this takes off with her because it'd be such a great job and we'd create such beautiful things.
Also! The woman she shoots weddings with is looking for another assistant shooter and she gave me her info, told me to email her but I think I'm going to step it up and make her a video so she can see my personality and my work all at the same time. I need to get off my ass and actually do this. Like, today. She does beautiful work and just hearing about the fun (& expensive, & gorgeous) weddings they get to shoot makes me salivate. Like Tracy was telling me about some gorgeous Indian wedding they just shot, and how full of color and culture it was, how they did all these things she'd never even heard of that were so beautiful and my response was, "... that is exactly why I love being a photographer - we get to see so many things that we'd never know otherwise." I just left this woman feeling so inspired. I am so happy to be back home.