Thursday, June 7, 2012

Sitting here alone in the school way after hours, I'm listening to music and organizing footage from the day's shoot. It's  sad to think that  life in Israel is coming to a close. I've made so many friends here and can't bare the thought of leaving them. This deserves a sad face, indeed. There is a saying that when you leave this land you leave a part of your heart behind. I feel myself becoming a victim to this truthful saying. I'm so thankful for one more month here, but still am sad. In happier terms, graduation is in eight days! Wait...now it makes me think of leaving...haha. It's crazy how fast everything has been going. If I blink, the time passes right under me. Oh sad thoughts, let be be free from you.

Well...

Now that I've rambled on and on, I'll try to impart some sort of lesson I've learned from the days activities. I've learned that most people respect your morals in life. It is so important to stick with them. Don't let fear of man pressure you. Most people are encouraged by someone who stands for something he/she believes in. So be encouraged everyone! I'm so thankful for everything in life. Now my eyes are telling me I have a few minutes left before they shut. So this is one grateful boy signing off...


Random design that I made awhile back...

Wednesday, June 6, 2012

The start of production! Whoohoo. Today we shot the first scene of our final semester project. Quite an amazing feeling really. Are weeks of intense pre-production, the vision is becoming reality. There is no feeling like watching your idea form in front of you. Something that i'm learning...

Are a six hour shoot, our stomachs told us it was time to put away the equipment and get something to eat! Of course, it didn't happen as quickly as we all wished. There was a whole set of various procedures that took place before the taste of delicious mouth-watering pizza could be munched on. Who's idea was it for us to take a bus, move equipment, and start transferring footage in the first place? Don't we  pay someone for that? Wait...we are the ones who are paying to learn this stuff...

It's not bad at all, really. There are so many things I have been learning! It excites and amazes me to see how this skill and knowledge I'm acquiring at King School of Media is going to be applied in Kenya, Africa and ultimately God's glory! I can't wait to start filming/ editing our feature film that's in pre-production stage. That is a whole other story that I'm too tired to write about at this time. I'm finding out that past 1 AM in the morning my productivity screeches to a hault. And that is my Que. to sign off and get some sleep. Production day 2 starts tomorrow!

Directing/Scriptee/Production Assist

Gotta love the 5D Mark II

Harry with the 5D shoulder rig