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Hello again, this is just an update of what I am doing. Currently final projects are in prep and classes continue. I am also part of a team doing a project outside of school. We plan to film after final projects are finished. We are also really trying for festivals. CLICK HERE for more information.

I am working. Here's the proof!

Finally an Assignment I can show people. This was a Cinematography assignment to tell a story in 8 frames. The lighting could be improved and there could be music but watch it anyway.

Bring Back the Bible

I am very frustrated in the lack of Bible in church and society and life in general.


What happened to the time when Christians regularly went to church and regularly talked about the Bible with family. At the church I am currently attending it bothers me that people don't bring their Bibles. Today it seemed like the pastor expected people to not bring their Bibles. Bibles give context that reading a verse on a screen can't give you. My church is fairly modern, yet we sit on pews. Not the padded kind either. In the back of each pew are Bibles and Hymn books. We never sing from the hymn books but that is a different topic. Ok so you forget your Bible in the rush to get to church on time (or half an hour into the service as is now strangely popular). Then use the Bible that has been so kindly provided by the church for your use. Christians should be reading their Bible at home so they have a Bible. There are people who read the Bible on their device, fine, just don't get distracted by Angry Birds during the sermon. Then there are the people who come prepared to take notes but still don't have a Bible open. Then what are the notes for if they aren't related to their personal Bible and notes in the margins or highlighted areas. you won't remember if this was important to you 3 years ago unless you can see it in context in your own Bible you study from.




Gay People.


Yup, I'm going there. The Bible clearly states that sexual relations with the same gender is a sin. I will admit that this caused me to be homophobic until recently. As Christians we are not to exclude anyone but take the log out of our own eye before taking the speck out of our neighbours eye. Everyone sins differently. We are not called to judge. I got over my homophobia because I got to know someone really well and be good friends before I found out he was gay. This happened because people don't talk about whether they like girls or guys in regular conversation. Straight people don't flaunt their straightness or come  out saying they are heterosexual. Why is it such a big deal that they need to say they are gay. Can't they just be? What they do is against how God wants people to live but so is adultery and lieing and cheating and stealing and divorce. The Church needs to stand strong on the point that homosexuality is wrong but they also need to realize that everyone sins. Both sides need to realize that God wants everyone to love him. I know of people that called themselves gay but then became Christians and read what God thinks about homosexuality and are now in heterosexual marriages. God can change people but the Church needs to let Him.


Let Go
Let God

Blogging

Hello again

I was just reading through my first year of blog entries. Wow I have really been slacking with posts. I wish I was able to actually show what I am working on. This term I helped design and build a set, this week we start filming. We have 6 hours which is ridiculously short and 30 minutes of media space to record. I have to direct last. I do not like to direct. My first job in the rotation is producer so I have been working on organizing paperwork. I don't want to be a producer either but I am glad to start with it because there is less on set responsibility. Producers this term most important job is to collect paperwork. Next term the producer also edits.

Today we learned how to make DVD menus for our term 1 film exports. I am very happy to move on from "The Sandwich". I did learn again how awesome color correction is. I had a split screen that I needed to match the color of the walls. There is some amazing technology and software tools that I get to use at school.

Again this was short but at least I wrote SOMETHING.

Year 2

I thought I should actually blog about what I am doing so here it is.

I am now in the second term of Film Production. This is crazy, I am editting my term 1 Shoot, writing my term 2, writing term 3 and supposed to be thinking of ideas for my final project. As well we have to produce a classmates short. Then we also have class on top of all this with tests and assignments.

Being nearly overwhelmed I have begun to procrastinate. I usually get things done as soon as they are assigned but now I have 3 assignments half done. I am bad with coming up with ideas so I put those assignments off. Not smart.

Oh well, I guess that's college.

FILM School

Hello again to the 3 people who actually notice when I post things.

It is the third week of Film Production at VFS. I am loving the course. We have mandatory film screenings of movies used for references. We are forced to watch movies repeatedly. We get to experience the behind the scenes part of movie magic. By the way movie magic is actually magic. It is amazing what the movie cheats you into thinking is natural and all the things you don't notice the first 5 times you watch or hear something.

Now in my spare time (ha) I am catching up on the movies that are referenced in class. I was sheltered as a child and I appreciate that. Really, I am glad I only watched PG13 movies until high school and didn't see JAWS when I was seven. Now I am watching films I would not watch if I had a choice but, they are considered great films. I did enjoy watching Jaws, 2 weeks ago. However, Pulp Fiction was really confusing and I think very pointless, in class I was told Butch was the protagonist but that just confused me because almost none of the movie is about him. I think it was about the hit men.

All that to say I am catching up on my pop culture references by actually watching the movies as schoolwork.

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I don't know how to start this post.

I was on my way back from the Vancouver airport to where I am staying. I walk 5 blocks from a Skytrain station. I am walking and listening to music with my backpack and pulling a suitcase. A lady pushes me, not like a tap on the shoulder, more of a push. I turn to look at her, she doesn't say anything. She pushes my shoulder hard, I take off my headphones and say "what", she just stares at me. She is now in my way and she pushes my shoulder again. I take off my sunglasses thinking she wants eye contact and ask her what she wants again. She just stares at me. Then she leaves and turns the corner. I just keep walking wondering if maybe she didn't speak English but was homeless and wanted money. I walk another block then she runs from behind me then turns around and punches me in the face. My sunglasses break. I freak out and keep asking her what she wants. Eventually she says her name is Roberta. I say I don't know her and she replies "maybe not personally" and leaves. She didn't take anything but break my sunglasses.

For some reason she wanted me, there where other people around and it was still bright out. She didn't appear to be drunk or on drugs. She was angry for something and picked me. She admitted to not knowing me so I don't know why she did it. I think I would be able to handle it better if she had a reason, however small.

I have lived in Vancouver for a year and walked that street many times. I have never seen anything bad happen, even on Hastings. Then a stranger punches me in the face.

A couple that was ahead of my checked on me once the woman left. My nose was bleeding and my teeth hurt but I think I will just have a big bruise on my face tomorrow. I am glad she only hit me once.

And now I am supposed to go to school tomorrow...................