Work

So I am now working at Subway. It is okay and I am still looking for film jobs. One job I applied for wanted my demo reel. I didn't have one so I needed to put one together. Now that I have a cinematography demo reel online the next step would be to put my production design portfolio online. Not sure what the best way to do that would be. Maybe I will just put it here on the blog so it is at least online somewhere.  




demo reel 2014  There are a couple clips missing, this link
                           will be updated when the video is finished

Blogging again

I know nobody really reads this but it feels good to get some stuff out of my head.




Today I spent 4 hours online applying for jobs. My dream job is currently on hold as my student loan repayment becomes a pressing matter. I loved school but it doesn't count toward the 3 years experience most places want before you can apply. Shouldn't the training be enough? I guess they want someone with the job as instinct and not returning to notes to make sure they did it right every time.


I have been out of school 5 months and the only film work I have had was through the school. I was a replacement gaffer and a mentor. I would love it if my full time job would be replacement positions for kids that quit school. It was a lot of fun working with a crew that knew eachother already and was organized and eager to film and experiment. it was great I worked on 1 story for 3 days and didn't have to do any of the prep work. Prep is ok but you really have to like the story to remain focused after weeks of the same thing.

Waiting for Life

Well, I have not been a student for 10 weeks and have only worked 2 of those weeks. Those 2 weeks were a lot of fun. I got to be a replacement gaffer for a term 3 VFS shoot. I was also a Term 1 mentor. The gaffer job was soooooo much fun! I got to work with students 6 months behind my class and get a feel for another class' dynamics. Being a mentor is hard. How much do you tell them what to do? Do you let them make mistakes before you tell them how to do it better, or do you tell them first? I also had to drive a very large rental vehicle to all the locations with the gear in it. I am used to driving a minivan but this SUV was awkwardly wide.

Anyway, I have no real job. I am a permittee in the Calgary IATSE union but that does not garuntee a job.

I now feel like I am waiting for life to start. I was a student so that was productive but now I am waiting for someone to acknowledge that I know what I am doing and pay me for it. Filming is pretty much done for the winter so I will get a real job until it starts up again. I really just want to use what I know.

Anybody out there need something to be filmed? or edited? or lit? or redecorated? or designed? I really want to do something....... :(

Hello Again

Hello again to my 5 followers. Thank you for that. I am sure that by now you have realized that my blog is more of a journal about me and that I sound a lot more sarcastic than in real life.

Anyway, my vacation is over and I am graduated completely from VFS. I now need to find a steady job and make some money. Unfortunately I haven't had much luck with that yet but its only been a week.

The Problem with Blogs

The problem with blogs is that once you have one it can be addicting. I know I don't write much here but sometimes I think in blog posts. It's a way to vent, but of course, being online means anyone can find and read it so you have to be careful with what you type. As well this is how a lot of the untruth on the internet gets to the internet. Bloggers are people with opinions and a keyboard. They may sound knowledgeable but that doesn't mean they are. Then there are the professional blogs that actually do know what they are typing about. Anyway beware the search engine that sends you to blogs, they may not know what they are writing about.

My New Favorite Show

Fraggle Rock is an awesome show. I just discovered it now and never watched it as a kid even though it is for kids. It is educational without being 'look at what you learned' . It is about 3 different worlds and how they are connected. Humans, fraggle rock, and the gorg garden. It has catchy songs and a variety of muppet creatures. Also the character Gobo is Canadian, of course this isn't stated but some of  his phrases and mannerisms are very distinctive. Anyway it is definitely my new favorite even though it  was only on tv In the 80s.

My favorite characters are the Doozers, they build towers for fun and wait for Fraggles to eat them so there is space to build more towers. Sprocket the muppet dog of the human world is also pretty awesome. He has fingers and communicates with his person through 'charades'. Fraggles are  multicolored anamorphic creatures with tails that live underground are about 2 feet tall and eat radishes. Fraggles call the human world Outer Space,  the Fraggle Traveling Matt is exploring human culture and sends postcards back to Fraggle Rock for his nephew to collect each week. Sprocket often catches Gobo getting the mail bet is then distracted and lets him go back underground.

How can you go wrong with a magical trash heap that gives advice? Nyah...

Other favorite shows of mine
The Magic School Bus
Arthur
Franklin
George Shrinks

Aaron stone
No Ordinary Family
Eli Stone
Alias
MacGyver
Stargate SG 1
The Muppet Show

NCIS
Person of Interest
The Following
Marvel: Agents of Shield




Th.. Th... Th.... That's all folks

What's next

Well, Finals are done. I am so glad I am not an editor. The editors and producers still have a lot of work to do with final project but the rest of us actually have some free time. I am loving having the time to read again.

We do have classes again this month. Film Theory: World Cinema and Career Prep. Film Theory required everyone to give a presentation on a non-Hollywood film, series, or director. Career Prep is about branding yourself. for example we are supposed to create personal business cards and have a professional online profile. Branding yourself is a big deal, your sense of style is constantly evolving so to choose something to label yourself for the next 2 years or however long the 250 business cards last is a big deal.

If you can't tell, I am a bit worried about deciding how to 'brand' myself. I always think that anything that represents me should show my personality but a personality is complex. How do fit the essence of you on a business card. I assume that if you are reading this blog you know me in real life. If you have any ideas about how I could brand myself on a business card please let me know, all input welcome.