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I've recently been learning new things which i never thought i would even really try. Its been great! I wonder if not worrying too much about failing is helping with wanting to try new things, especially if it will help people out.
Take this week for example!
Wednesday night i went to kungfu and had a great time running through my 10 and 15 strikes helping karen out with them. Then i went round to see Roz where she showed me the ending of the second dance she's choreographed for the James Bond show her and her brother are putting on at the end of september. Its really cool, a Paso Doble style dance for the Dance of Death. At the end the girl leans on the kneeling males hands then spins into them and lays drooped over the guys knee like she is dead. Its really cool and it was great she trusted me to run through that bit with her to show me. Because it would be so easy to drop someone like that. eep!
I've been helping recently with pinning and cutting patterns for the dresses she has to make for the show's. Again, something i've not done before and its been really interesting. And i've been so impressed with how someone can make a dress look store bought from nothing but some tracing paper style patterns and a roll of material. For some daft reason i never really put 2 and 2 together. Its really great seeing the process.
I helped fix a problem with the projectors that will be used in the show to project james bond intro style flamey/water things on the walls. (i think) Being a geek helps sometimes i guess when you can think out loud about what the problem could be and it actually is right. Sometimes its not too bad haha
And then Rob wanted me to help him figure out why his effects unit wasnt working in stereo. I warned him that i know absolutely nothing about sound engineering stuff. we were jabbing buttons and twiddling switches to no avail for ages. Then he was called into the big barn to see the dances the others where coming up with so i stayed and tried to figure out the machine. After not getting anything figured out i just thought to start pulling leads and try to teach myself how it all worked round the back. Turns out one of the cables is dud. Another problem figured out haha. Quite proud of myself for that i was. :o)
Also i've been the stand in Male dancer for the show. As they have been one down, until tonight where Josh will be starting so i wont be needed for that again i dont think.
Basically for the Goldfinger dance they would get to the bit when the guys come in and Roz would be dancing with Muz and doing the lifts and leans but Becky couldnt do those. So after abit of psyching myself up i offered to help (and possibly make a fool of myself as i've not done this at all before). It was great fun though! I ended up dancing with Roz as Muz knew what he was doing more than me so he helped becky out. I was still rubbish really but they could get through the routine and i was chuffed. And i had fun will doing it! :o)
And yesterday when Rob was looking at the dances (as he is the director/producer etc etc) I had to run over and do the dance again with them. This time helping Becky.
Then in the evening i started with the Set design i will be painting. Again i've not done a set layout before so its good fun and i think it will look great.
And i'll be working during the show being the curtain puller and working the effects projected on the walls from the laptop.
Oh!! and we all had a quick dance in one of the light boxes. was funny seeing the pelvic thrusts and monkey moves! haha :oP
So i've been pretty busy recently basically learning new things. I feel like im accomplishing things loads recently and thats a great feeling!
Also me and Glynn went around Repton (a local executive village with a big boarding school in it that looks like hogwarts) on friday taking texture photos having a laugh at doing posh voices, sticking out like sore thumbs and being freaked out by how weird the vibe was there! it was like stepford wives at one point!!
Then we headed back over to Willington power station where we went to the cooling towers again. I walked right into the middle of Number 4 along the main steam pipe ( i think it is ) and looked up. Vertigo kicking in like crazy but an awesome sight!! i never thought it would look quite like a generator inside. Was brilliant fun!!
Right i better post this ramble before my breaktime finishes!
Going to be bmxing tonight for a while, fixing a manequin base and painting an Ozzel. :D Another productive night i hope....oh and trying to fit in some Bio-shock! woot!!!
Porl''
Take this week for example!
Wednesday night i went to kungfu and had a great time running through my 10 and 15 strikes helping karen out with them. Then i went round to see Roz where she showed me the ending of the second dance she's choreographed for the James Bond show her and her brother are putting on at the end of september. Its really cool, a Paso Doble style dance for the Dance of Death. At the end the girl leans on the kneeling males hands then spins into them and lays drooped over the guys knee like she is dead. Its really cool and it was great she trusted me to run through that bit with her to show me. Because it would be so easy to drop someone like that. eep!
I've been helping recently with pinning and cutting patterns for the dresses she has to make for the show's. Again, something i've not done before and its been really interesting. And i've been so impressed with how someone can make a dress look store bought from nothing but some tracing paper style patterns and a roll of material. For some daft reason i never really put 2 and 2 together. Its really great seeing the process.
I helped fix a problem with the projectors that will be used in the show to project james bond intro style flamey/water things on the walls. (i think) Being a geek helps sometimes i guess when you can think out loud about what the problem could be and it actually is right. Sometimes its not too bad haha
And then Rob wanted me to help him figure out why his effects unit wasnt working in stereo. I warned him that i know absolutely nothing about sound engineering stuff. we were jabbing buttons and twiddling switches to no avail for ages. Then he was called into the big barn to see the dances the others where coming up with so i stayed and tried to figure out the machine. After not getting anything figured out i just thought to start pulling leads and try to teach myself how it all worked round the back. Turns out one of the cables is dud. Another problem figured out haha. Quite proud of myself for that i was. :o)
Also i've been the stand in Male dancer for the show. As they have been one down, until tonight where Josh will be starting so i wont be needed for that again i dont think.
Basically for the Goldfinger dance they would get to the bit when the guys come in and Roz would be dancing with Muz and doing the lifts and leans but Becky couldnt do those. So after abit of psyching myself up i offered to help (and possibly make a fool of myself as i've not done this at all before). It was great fun though! I ended up dancing with Roz as Muz knew what he was doing more than me so he helped becky out. I was still rubbish really but they could get through the routine and i was chuffed. And i had fun will doing it! :o)
And yesterday when Rob was looking at the dances (as he is the director/producer etc etc) I had to run over and do the dance again with them. This time helping Becky.
Then in the evening i started with the Set design i will be painting. Again i've not done a set layout before so its good fun and i think it will look great.
And i'll be working during the show being the curtain puller and working the effects projected on the walls from the laptop.
Oh!! and we all had a quick dance in one of the light boxes. was funny seeing the pelvic thrusts and monkey moves! haha :oP
So i've been pretty busy recently basically learning new things. I feel like im accomplishing things loads recently and thats a great feeling!
Also me and Glynn went around Repton (a local executive village with a big boarding school in it that looks like hogwarts) on friday taking texture photos having a laugh at doing posh voices, sticking out like sore thumbs and being freaked out by how weird the vibe was there! it was like stepford wives at one point!!
Then we headed back over to Willington power station where we went to the cooling towers again. I walked right into the middle of Number 4 along the main steam pipe ( i think it is ) and looked up. Vertigo kicking in like crazy but an awesome sight!! i never thought it would look quite like a generator inside. Was brilliant fun!!
Right i better post this ramble before my breaktime finishes!
Going to be bmxing tonight for a while, fixing a manequin base and painting an Ozzel. :D Another productive night i hope....oh and trying to fit in some Bio-shock! woot!!!
Porl''