Movies

Making those movies was a really cool project. I'm amazed at what we all did in such a small amount of time. In one hour, with no script and just a rough outline of what we were going to do, we managed to put something together, and some groups had really awesome results. I was concerned, at first, about having an all-noob group because none of us knew what we were doing or had any experience with making movies. As it turned out, I was really glad that we had an all-noob group because it allowed me to take charge a little, and I really do like being in charge. I was thinking about that acting exercise we did where we had to project an image onto another person. I noticed how different I was towards a group of noobs than I would have been towards the older people.
Anyway, making the movie worked out better than I had expected. Having to pick a title before coming up with the story line was tough, but it definitely inspired a bunch of ideas and it worked. An hour was more than enough time to come up with lines and plan out the camera angles and everything. I freaked out a little at the beginning when there was a fire drill and then I didn't look enough like a janitor and then I didn't have tape for my mustache and I had to steal some from a poster that was hanging on the wall. I realize that a bitchy side of me does come out when things don't happen exactly the way I want them to, so practicing working with people is probably a good idea. I loved the fact that we couldn't erase anything. It gave us a reason to just do it right the first time, and it went a lot quicker. I think it's so cool how quickly you can make a movie, as bad as they are. I guess it's because we know we have to, and there's not enough time to freak out that you only have an hour to make a movie when you only have an hour to make a movie.

Magazine Ideas

-new years resolutions you might actually keep.

-interviewing a bunch of people asking what makes them want to get up in the morning.

-popular toys from the past compared to toys from the present- i know it's directed towards teenagers but everyone likes toys and thinking about their childhoods.

-I have this fifty dollar bill that I really don't want to break just because I barely ever have a fifty dollar bill. I'm thinking of just handing it to a homeless person in the city one day. And then writing about it.