Yo, yo, yo!

Well, here it is. The movie that was so frustrating, I thought about trashing it on the first day of filming. It started so easy, and in the end I am happy to get it over with. There were a few times where I found myself screaming at the computer on this project. I immediately checked myself into a mental institution, and now I am fine.

The lighting in this movie is very good, I think. I wanted it to look like a ray of sunshine, and I got it spot on. What I did was, I put a piece of construction paper around the desk lamp (I know it is a fire hazard, but you have to take risks). Then, I taped the tips of the paper together, creating a sliver of light. Ingenious, I know. I am patenting the procedure and I will soon make millions off of royalties.

Then, I hit a snag. The song that I needed for the video wasn't showing up on the Roxio MP3 converter. I started screaming at the computer, and I was brutally welcomed into the world of Mac vs. PC. Apparently, when you buy songs off of Itunes, it protects the song. The Roxio MP3 converter can't convert protected song files. I was bummed. So, my Dad bought the MP3 version of the song, and I felt better.

It only took me two days to film, and the second day was frustrating as well. It was frustrating just because of the limitation of camera angles. Therefore, most of the movie is shot on two angles. I am sorry.

I got this idea when I was making a film that I trashed because there was a lot of special effects in the movie, and I was too lazy to do any. It was only supposed to be a twenty second spot, so it may seem drawn out. I saw a shot in my head and I had a voice that I could do. I adapted it to the opening sequence in the Raiders of the Lost Ark, and tada!

There will be a lot of shorts like this coming up quickly, but don't be fooled! I'm working on something big, something so big I'm going to have the computer screaming at me when I'm done. Something like: To Infinity and Beyond!