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Listening to: Mad At Gravity-Letter To Myself
Mood: Forgetful

I obviously haven’t updated this in quite awhile. Needless to say, my expectations of making weekly videos during the summer fell far from short. After finally landing a job following two months of unemployment I suddenly realized that school starts in a month…and now in a little over a week…great! So far I’m registered for 4 film production classes which is absolute overkill. I’m contemplating the idea of dropping one but I’m still undecided.

Well, I never did finish up that video with Phong in it. It’s still in the works and likely will be for awhile until I can get the shots I need.

In the meantime, here’s the first movie I made for my basic 16mm film class during last semester that I never posted:

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School’s coming to an end which means final school projects. Here’s what my group made for our basic 16mm class:

I’m still working on a video Phong and I shot…2 months ago? Geez, should be done next week though. In other news, Cassanova, the guy I made that last video for is going to get to perform that song in Arizona because of the popularity of that video which is awesome! It’ll be part of a “Go Green” rally. Unfortunately, since it’ll be a nonprofit rally, they will be unable to cover his lodging and travel expenses. So if you can help him out: clicky.

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Hey everybody, I realize it has been awhile. Just to update you guys on a few things: I turned 20 on April 9th so that was cool. I’m also quitting my graveyard shift job next week meaning that I’ll have more time to edit…well, that is, until I get another job. Hopefully that won’t occur too soon though =P. Anyways, here’s the newest video made. I spent roughly 40 hours on it (but that’s kinda expected nowadays, huh) and made it for everyone who wished me a Happy Birthday =).

Download Birthday Present in .mp4 format

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This is why Frito’s are awesome!

Download Finger Lickin’ Good in .wmv format
Download Finger Lickin’ Good in .mp4 format (iPod friendly)

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Listening to: Killswitch Engage-Fixation on the Darkness
Mood: Satisfied

I know, I know…took me long enough, right? I think I spent roughly 40 hours editing this. Those of you that used to play Goldeneye on the N64 back in the day are going to love this:

Download GoldenPhong in .wmv format
Download GoldenPhong in .mov format

As you can see, we’re posting our videos on youtube now so as to reach out to a wider audience and get our name out there. But, so as to remain loyal to all you hardcore fans, I’ll still post links so you can download both .wmv and .mov versions of the videos =).

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Listening to: 10 Years-Through The Iris
Mood: Tired

After 12 hours of editing this weekend I have finally put together what may be perhaps my best video ever. Once again, Star Wars thematics apply. Check it out:

Download Evil Etch-A-Sketch in .wmv format

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Listening to: 36 Crazyfists-I’ll Go Until My Heart Stops
Mood: Stoked

Happy Valentine’s Day all! Just a quick note but you guys can now download my videos by simply right clicking “Click to Play” and then clicking “Save As” or “Save Link As” (for you Mozilla Users). It’ll save in .wmv format. Anyways, here’s the synopsis of the newest video: “There’s always that guy at work that you just want to smack in the face for making stupid jokes…this guy is one of them.”

Download “You Sunk My Battleship” in .wmv format

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Listening to: Darwin’s Waiting Room-Feel So Stupid (Table 9)
Mood: Exhausted

Phong and I were at work having some fun with a lightsaber. Speaking of work, I have it in about 3 hours…

Download Phong’s Lightsaber in .wmv format

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Listening to: 311-Crack the Code
Mood: Bored

I’m supposed to be recording sounds for my film audio class right now but my partner hasn’t called back yet so I dunno where we’re meeting. Hopefully he calls. Anyways, that video is taking a lot longer to produce than I expected. I have to go each individual frame by frame to make this one special effect work. You’ll see what I mean when I’m finished but yeah, it looks alright. To keep you all satisfied in the meantime, here’s a little somethin’ somethin’ I made like 2 years ago:

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