Two big things have happened. First, I officially ordered my Canon EOS Rebel T2i with a 18-55 mm lens kit and a 50 mm prime lens to boot from rythercamera.com. So far customer service has been great. With free shipping I'm supposed to get it by May 4th, a day or two ahead of my departure to China for a few weeks, for which I really need that camera.
Second, I just finished my last final exam for the semester. It was for an American Government and Politics class. One of our essay questions was about the principles of a "just war" and comparing and contrasting the Afghanistan and Libya involvements. It was a lot of fun to write about. The other hour and forty-five minutes I spent writing the exam were less fun.
Heading into the weekend, I am seeing work tomorrow editing a documentary featurette, a drive up in the mountains nearby, a wedding reception, and an early morning Saturday film shoot for the VFX elements in a senior film I'm working as Best Boy Grip for.
It's been a heckuva busy week, but the NBA playoffs are in gear, the semester is done, and life is starting to feel good... real good!
Stay classy!
- Mont
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Down to the Wire
SNAP!
Today was nuts. I was up on campus to film a language fair for my work. I spent hours yesterday blocking out where our three other videographers were going to be and when, as there were five sets of events happening simultaneously and things had to be prioritized to cover as much variety as possible. Turns out, though, that there were actually only going to be two other guys besides myself--we were not able to secure a fourth. So there were some last-minute changes that had to be made at 7:30 this morning.
Also, the schedule of events kind of fell apart--participants in performances were not on time or cancelled last minute, so the prioritizing principle went out the window. But I figured it didn't matter. What mattered was that my guys and I were where we planned to be, filming what whatever was happening then. Whatever we missed, we missed and will just have to live without.
But kudos to my second and third guys--they were reliable and on top of everything, buzzing between locations for different events without a moment's hesitation. I am proud of them.
In the end, everything seemed to work out all right. It was an early morning--I went up at 6:55 am and left work at 1:30 pm after 5 hours of high-pressure performance, and a long afternoon--tax deadline. I spent two hours on the 1040 "EZ." I'm a moron.
I then spent about 40 minutes looking at Canon T2i prices. I am really starting to lean towards buying one, but I am steeling myself for the expense. $800 is a decent chunk of change and I want to make sure I'm not rushing the decision.
Tomorrow will be another early morning--7:30 call time for an ad shoot at a local shopping center. I'm working grip/electric, so not too much to have to think about or plan for, but some good old-fashioned grunt work.
Sometime tomorrow I'll also work on a fellow student's class project so that I can get the credit for one of my production classes. And edit my own final project. And finish assembling the final binder presentation. And author the DVD. And write another essay on a documentary I shot this semester. Yay.
Stay cool, everyone!
-Mont
Today was nuts. I was up on campus to film a language fair for my work. I spent hours yesterday blocking out where our three other videographers were going to be and when, as there were five sets of events happening simultaneously and things had to be prioritized to cover as much variety as possible. Turns out, though, that there were actually only going to be two other guys besides myself--we were not able to secure a fourth. So there were some last-minute changes that had to be made at 7:30 this morning.
Also, the schedule of events kind of fell apart--participants in performances were not on time or cancelled last minute, so the prioritizing principle went out the window. But I figured it didn't matter. What mattered was that my guys and I were where we planned to be, filming what whatever was happening then. Whatever we missed, we missed and will just have to live without.
But kudos to my second and third guys--they were reliable and on top of everything, buzzing between locations for different events without a moment's hesitation. I am proud of them.
In the end, everything seemed to work out all right. It was an early morning--I went up at 6:55 am and left work at 1:30 pm after 5 hours of high-pressure performance, and a long afternoon--tax deadline. I spent two hours on the 1040 "EZ." I'm a moron.
I then spent about 40 minutes looking at Canon T2i prices. I am really starting to lean towards buying one, but I am steeling myself for the expense. $800 is a decent chunk of change and I want to make sure I'm not rushing the decision.
Tomorrow will be another early morning--7:30 call time for an ad shoot at a local shopping center. I'm working grip/electric, so not too much to have to think about or plan for, but some good old-fashioned grunt work.
Sometime tomorrow I'll also work on a fellow student's class project so that I can get the credit for one of my production classes. And edit my own final project. And finish assembling the final binder presentation. And author the DVD. And write another essay on a documentary I shot this semester. Yay.
Stay cool, everyone!
-Mont
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