Every day seems new but used
Today was a ridiculously busy day, and even so, I feel as if I barely accomplished anything at all. Only two things off my list of 10 important things to get done immediately were crossed off, and I feel further from the finish line than I did when I started. Oh well though...a full day is a full day, and I can't complain too much about it.
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Today in photography, I was zoned out as usual (I'm the teaching assistant and the teacher never uses me) and all of the sudden I hear Dr. James say, "And next week Chelsea will be teaching chapters 10 and 11." What?! Apparently, Dr. James decided out of the blue that it would be a good idea to throw me headfirst into actually teaching the class when I haven't lifted a finger all semester...except this one time when I had to get him a new dry erase marker. I don't know if I should be scared or intimidated or what. My first step should probably be to go buy the photography book that I'm supposed to be teaching out of. Holy cowness.
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I just got back from the communications building where I was helping Matthew (the directer/producer/writer of the short film I'm working on) edit the last bits of the film. We got a full rough cut tonight, which is amazing considering we only finished filming Sunday. The cut doesn't have any music and there is no opening sequence or credits yet, but those will come soon enough.
I must say, sitting there watching all the hours of work we'd done cut down to a mere 14 minutes was wonderful. It sounds bad, but really, it's so satisfying to see an actual film come from all the footage we shot. It's a totally different feel than what I get when I take a great photo. I love taking photos, but this...this is indescribable.
Just to see how it would be with some music, we took a track that is really emotional and sad and put it with the ending montage of the movie, and holy cow, I couldn't believe what a difference it made. I actually teared up and found myself holding my hand over my mouth and trying not to cry. It absolutely floors me as to what music can do, and what music plus some well-filmed footage can do. But seriously...I'm so proud of the film, even if it's not an award-winner. I feel like we put so much into it and I'm so happy I actually dedicated myself to it and followed through (even though I thought about quitting multiple times).
It's actually prompted me to look into film schools. Ridiculous, I know, but wow...what if...?
The actual premiere is scheduled for May 5, so once that's done, anyone that wants a copy of the DVD can give me their mailing address and I'll send one your way.
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38 days until graduation.
Holy cow, what the heck am I going to do?!
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Today in photography, I was zoned out as usual (I'm the teaching assistant and the teacher never uses me) and all of the sudden I hear Dr. James say, "And next week Chelsea will be teaching chapters 10 and 11." What?! Apparently, Dr. James decided out of the blue that it would be a good idea to throw me headfirst into actually teaching the class when I haven't lifted a finger all semester...except this one time when I had to get him a new dry erase marker. I don't know if I should be scared or intimidated or what. My first step should probably be to go buy the photography book that I'm supposed to be teaching out of. Holy cowness.
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I just got back from the communications building where I was helping Matthew (the directer/producer/writer of the short film I'm working on) edit the last bits of the film. We got a full rough cut tonight, which is amazing considering we only finished filming Sunday. The cut doesn't have any music and there is no opening sequence or credits yet, but those will come soon enough.
I must say, sitting there watching all the hours of work we'd done cut down to a mere 14 minutes was wonderful. It sounds bad, but really, it's so satisfying to see an actual film come from all the footage we shot. It's a totally different feel than what I get when I take a great photo. I love taking photos, but this...this is indescribable.
Just to see how it would be with some music, we took a track that is really emotional and sad and put it with the ending montage of the movie, and holy cow, I couldn't believe what a difference it made. I actually teared up and found myself holding my hand over my mouth and trying not to cry. It absolutely floors me as to what music can do, and what music plus some well-filmed footage can do. But seriously...I'm so proud of the film, even if it's not an award-winner. I feel like we put so much into it and I'm so happy I actually dedicated myself to it and followed through (even though I thought about quitting multiple times).
It's actually prompted me to look into film schools. Ridiculous, I know, but wow...what if...?
The actual premiere is scheduled for May 5, so once that's done, anyone that wants a copy of the DVD can give me their mailing address and I'll send one your way.
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38 days until graduation.
Holy cow, what the heck am I going to do?!