Epic Randomness!!!!!!!!!

Get Ready to be confused, very confused. Everybody that I have shown this video to has been confused. Other side effects include dizziness, nausea, eye twitching, and loss of vision. Don't worry though, the effects eventually wear off, I'm just not sure when.

Anyway, you might recognize the set as the one I used in the CBA video. I liked it so much, that I decided to use it again for a completely different storyline. It took me about 90 minutes to film this, and another 90 to animate and edit it. Why did it take so long you ask? Well, I have to tell you this story before I explain (because I like telling stories).

April 7 was my birthday, and I was going to open the present from my parents before my Dad left for work in the morning. Well, when I woke up that morning, and I saw this big gift wrapped box sitting near the fireplace. I had no idea what it was and I was still pretty groggy from just getting out of bed, but my parents wanted me to open it, so I grabbed it and brought it over. I should have known it was something important when my Dad cringed as I dropped it with a thud in front of me, but again, I was groggy. So, I tear off the gift wrap, open the box and my jaw dropped.

Within the box, was an Apple iMac, something I have been asking for for awhile now. So, It took me longer to edit the movie because I was getting used to animating on Final Cut, which is a little harder than Vegas. I also figured out that my cheap computer mic does not show up on the Mac, so I had to use the internal mic, and it clicks when you change pitches too quickly.

I also got a little inspiration from my friends at Monty Python's Flying Circussssssssssssssss, so if you don't like british or literal humor, I suggest you skip this one. To those of you that haven't run away screaming yet, enjoy the video!

Freak Out!!!!

Sorry about my recent disappearance in the month of February, but I was doing a lot of stuff. Stuff that is top secret and must be kept from your eyes. Anyways, this next film is about a current event, something I would have no trouble filming about if I weren't so lazy. Instead of telling you what this current event is, I'm going to make you guess. Here's a hint: It's something you have been hearing about since January.

If you guessed the current CBA negotiations, then you win! If you didn't, better luck next time! I filmed and edited this yesterday, for the sake of posting it before the actual lockout begins, because then it would be old news. So, I would like to thank the people involved in the negotiations for making that 24-hour extension, I couldn't have done it without you!

This brings us to how the film was made. Well, it was made much like the chemistry project that I did, with one desk lamp. I thought the voice acting was alright under hurried circumstances, but it could have been better. This video features a few well-known owners, as well as commentator Joe BUCK! I hope you enjoy it.

Oh, and a word of warning to the NBA: Be afraid, be very afraid, because soon the Lockout Fairy might come and take YOU away too...

1.02 assignment

This is a project I did For chemistry. I had to talk about myself and some of the things I like to do. Since I really hate talking about myself, I decided to make a video with a Lego version of me. This is probably one of the best sets I have made, and I was able to control the lighting with a desk lamp, so you don't see my shadow in the background, like before.

I hope you enjoy this, and the music as well...

BOOM!!!!!!

As you may have guessed, this latest movie has explosions in it. In order to get explosions in a stop motion film, you have to be good at 3-D graphics, or just really sloppy on Microsoft Paint. I was the latter. Another thing that you need for explosions is sound effects because without them, you would just have really sloppily painted pictures with a bunch of silent Lego guys running around.

Anyway, I finally found my secret sound effect website that I had used during film camp last summer. No, I'm not going to tell you where it is because it's my secret sound effect website, dummy. So, all of the sound effects you hear are from my recently re-found website.

Also, this is my first film with my new HD camcorder. Now you may say: "How can this be in HD? It's still fuzzy." Listen, it was the way the video was exported, not the camera's picture that made this fuzzy! Remember that. I also used my new baseplate, to put all of the sets on it. That was a huge help, but it showed me how little wall pieces I really have. It was very disturbing.

Last thing: I know you see my hand at the end when the plane is taking off, but please don't look at it. I had to use both my hands to pick it up and I used my nose to take the pictures. My nose hurts now.

Late Pass!

It's here! The most gruesome, terrifying thing since the creation of canned green beans! It's something so blood curling, so startling, that you won't be able to sleep for days! Yes, yes I am talking about the Spanish teacher! Every school has one, and they're about to get out their weapons and attack! We must fight back!

If you were to tell me that you never had an awful Spanish teacher, I would know that you were lying. You see, we have all had a bad Spanish teacher, some of you just may not know it. So, here is a guide to figuring out if you have a bad Spanish teacher.

Does your Spanish teacher...

A)pick on one of your classmates and then put that classmate in a colorful chair?

B)act really mean to you when the classroom door is closed and then act really upbeat when a parent is in the room?

C)show up really late for class and then keep you in there for longer than scheduled?

D)say that you were supposed to do a homework assignment last night, but never gave the assignment during class?

E)give late passes excessively?

If you checked one of these, you might have a bad Spanish teacher. If you checked all, well, good luck for the rest of the year. The great thing is, with bad Spanish teachers, you don't learn anything, so there is no final exam! My Spanish Teacher always talked about her family and her dog. It kind of got old, but it has made some great jokes over the years.

To those of you who have bad Spanish Teachers, if you make it through the year without ending up like one of my characters, you'll have some great jokes too. Or not.

Birthday Wishes!

My, my, my! It's that time of year again! No, not Christmas, silly! It's your birthday! You know, the one day nobody celebrates because they don't want anyone to know how old they are. Well, the day has come, scream in terror! Hide your Legos! Hold your dog! The infamous monster Age is here again! Actually, that gives me a movie idea...

Anyway, Charlie, it's your birthday and I wanted to give you a small present before you get your real one. It isn't scary, it's just a small town fable about one kid's birthday and how he celebrates it. I hope you like it.

I used this opportunity to try out my 15 frames per second video, which I have been saying I would do for the past couple of months. The video is much smoother so it really looks like the characters are moving in real life. It took me twice as long to film it but, it's worth it.

Again, I hope you enjoy the video, and like who is at the end. Hey, who wouldn't wand Darth Elvis to sing to them?

@#$%!

The first thing you will be saying when you finish watching this video is, "Wow Sam, the camera angles are very good!" Yes, they are. This is because I used the desk in the garage to film this video. It was very fun, as long as I didn't die of dehydration. I'm serious, it was so hot in there that i was soaking wet after the first day of filming! Anyway, the project would probably have been finished a while ago, but I was too lazy at the time I first got this idea.

This video is also proof that some ideas go in a whole different direction than you think they will go. It started out simple enough, and got even simpler. I did this for fun, and also for a last hoorah with my editing software, created by Roxio. Why am I moving on to something different you ask? Well, the past few months it hasn't exactly been easy to start a project on there. The software will think that it is done doing work and will refuse to respond to any action. I have probably started the windows task manager about fifty times in the past three months with the software, and now I will refuse to respond.

I will now be using the software I used to make the deleted scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark, it is called Vegas and is made by Sony. If you want to look at it, here is the link: http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/moviestudiopp. The box is very pretty! I will be able to do more things with it and the effects will be awesome. I have my Father to thank for getting this, he is awesome as well.

Speaking of my Father, he pointed out a mistake last night when he watched my video. The thing he said was: "Where's the back story?" This is important because there is none. So, I'm making one up now. Here it is:

Government spy Peirce Conroy is living in the town of Tedon. He has stolen the polls for the election and now is in hiding. The Mayor of Tedon, Ted Twoface, wants the polls back. So, he has set up an elaborate trap for Peirce. Little does Ted know that this trap will lead to a battle of the wills. A battle in which only one will win...

Oh, and I have to put in something sports related. Reggie Bush on the Heisman committee taking away his trophy: "You're gonna have to rip it out of my cold, dead hands!!!!"