Weekly Comments 10/26 - 10/30

I learned how to make different shots lighter by using the color correction in final cut. It has made a big difference. I was frustrated because when i was filming, some of the shots were kind of fuzzy sounding. So i had to try to fix the sound. I was happy that i shot a lot of footage. I want to learn to use the green screen and put different back grounds behind me when I'm filming. I think it would be neat.

Buffalo News 10/24/09: Parent complains of conduct at dance

I don't like the fact that parents think they should vote on a club at school. The Gay - Straight Alliance brings together gay and straight students to help them understand each other. PARENTS DON'T GO TO HIGH SCHOOL and if you don't like the fact that it's in Niagara Wheatfield, home school your children. It prepares them for the REAL WORLD. Gay people will be everywhere they go. I think this parent along with many others are homophobic and need to get over themselves. I am outraged that they say "two males students kissing" in the article. YOU ACT LIKE THEY WERE COMMITTING A CRIME!! They were kissing, THAT'S IT! Why don't you worry about taking care of the bullying and the illegal drugs being sold in our school. People don't choose to be gay because no one chooses to have to deal with people like this specific parent and many individuals who pretty much are discriminating against us. It's just like being racist. Do you see us saying "Ew look at those straight people, I don't want people to be exposed to that" NO WE DON'T. So leave us alone and worry about yourselves. I think I speak for many gay students when I say "WE WOULDN'T CHANGE FOR YOU OR ANYONE ELSE ON THIS EARTH!"
http://www.buffalonews.com/cityregion/niagaracounty/story/837914.html

Goes With The Fallen Soldeirs Post:

Forget about the government and politics and open your heart. The most important people in the United States, are our soldiers.

Weekly Comments 10/19 - 10/23

I've learned how to use the ripple tool in final cut. I like using that tool better than the razor. But sometimes when i was doing the ripple tutorial like it wouldn't work for me. Maybe I don't read directions carefully. I was happy to find out there's a tutorial on music videos I can do because I most likely will make fun of a video in the future. I want to learn how to do like a ghost effect. How to make someone look like a ghost in a video. I think that would be awesome.

The Fallen Soldiers

These men and women who gave up their lives to protect our freedom. Just remember the next time you complain about not sleeping at night or traffic being slow, these people have to worry about not coming home to their families. I strongly believe in fighting for what's right, fighting for freedom. But this war honestly has gotten out of hand. We haven't gotten anywhere in the past 9 years. I don't think its a waste because we are fighting back for what those terrorists did to us but we haven't made progress. I say hurry up, end the war and bring our troops home safely.

http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2004/oef.casualties/index.html

Ghosts at disneyland?!

I'm guessing special effects made these "ghosts" seem to appear real but really they aren't. I think it would be cool to be able to do special effects like that.

Film Props

These effects are amazing! They look so real. Like the face with the flesh gone. It is kind of gross looking but it looks real. I wish movies would use more props like this because some of the movies coming out today still look really bad. I'd like to know who hires some of these directors. They need to work on small productions before moving to big ones! Start making movies scary!!!


http://www.nimbacreations.com/special-effects-supplies.htm

Star Wars Ep. V: The Empire Strikes Back

I would really like to know why this movie made $290,271,960 dollars in 1980 throughout the US and $534,171,960 dollars worldwide when it came out on May 21, 1980. Seriously, Star Wars isn't even a good movie. Maybe because the technology used in the movie fascinated people? I don't know but i think the movie is stupid. I like movies from the 1980's but this definitely not on my favorite list. The need to stop making Star Wars movies. Along with Michael Meyers and Jason films. Ugh movie productions make me mad.


http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1980/0EMPR.php

Sundance Festival 2010

I think it would be awesome to be able to go to the sundance festival. I've heard that several of the films entered are spectacular or even any big film festival I would love to go to. There are so many creative minds in this world and it seems like people who go to these gain new knowledge from it and make even better films than they ever have before. Hopefully next year I can go.

http://festival.sundance.org/2010/

Paramore: Brand New Eyes

This album is amazing! I've always liked paramore but when i heard this album i was like this is the bombdiggty. Fo' sho' =D

Check it out!
http://music.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=music.artistalbums&artistid=5604912&albumid=13806949

Movie reviews

After watching this trailer, I think this movie will be good but not great. I don't get that feeling of "Oh I'm glued to the screen because this movie is so interesting." It's a good story but not something I would spend 9 bucks to go see when it comes out. 3.5 out of 5 stars.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=59887


Also I wanted to put this movie trailer down. It's called The Messengers. It's about these two guys who fought in the war who have to go to people's homes to tell them a relative has died during combat. I like movies that have the concept of the military of war and after watching this trailer I feel like this movie is interesting...I give it 4 out of 5 stars.

http://www.comingsoon.net/news/videonews.php?id=59860

Mini 10 and Mini 10v

Does anyone know if this is a good kind of laptop to get? I wanted to save up for one but I don't want to get an expensive one. So I looked at this one and it looks suitable for me. I'm not buying any software with it because I have an anti-virus package and microsoft word CD too. So let me know your opinions!

http://www.dell.com/us/en/home/notebooks/laptop-inspiron-10/pd.aspx?refid=laptop-inspiron-10&s=dhs&cs=19&~oid=us~en~29~fasttrack_anav_4~~

It's Just Funny.

Wow, just wow.

Salary cap is needed.

Wow this is kind of ridiculous. Britney Spears makes $737,868 on average per month. Just to sing, perform, photo shoots. Yeah i get it that she's probably tired from doing all that but That's almost 3/4's of a million dollars in just ONE month! Why can't some of that money go towards helping find a sure for cancer or going to feed the homeless? I make $7.50 an hour and i work about 20 hours a week. So that's about $150 a week and about $600 a month and that's before taxes! I think singers should have a salary cap!!!!
I mean yeah i love Britney Spears but no one needs to make that much money. There's many people that can sing. I don't get it.

Source:
http://www.accesshollywood.com/video_151421

Weekly Comments 10/5 - 10/9

This week I've learned how to use motion in film from the tutorial but it frustrated me. I didn't like how when tried to apply something to a clip or whatever it was and it wouldn't do it. But other than that it was a useful tutorial. I'm very happy to blog. I'm like a blog freak now, I have to post whatever my opinion is on a certain topic. I love it. I want to learn more filters and things like that from tutorials. Maybe how to make a clip into negative colors.

Has Technology Made Us Lazy?

I have to agree and disagree with this. It has made us lazy because now we have tivo to tape our shows, what happened to just using a vhs? In school its made kids open less text books and go on the internet more. I also disagree with this statement because it's helped make having a social life easier. Like with the cell phone, if we were back in the 80's they only had a house phone. So if you had to tell a friend at the last minute that you had to go somewhere, you simply couldn't. So it could go both ways. But it's made my life easier. I still walk to get my mail and to mail things, i go to the mall to buy clothes instead of online. Well here's the link so tell me your opinion about it.

Source:
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/392672/how_technology_and_science_has_made.html?cat=15

Blackbutton

This short film had me glued to the screen the whole time. It's about a guy who has to choose between salvation and condemnation. Like how did they make the blood come out of his head? Like i know there's a tube type thingy that the fake blood comes out but he has no hair so where did they hide it?! Watch it, it's amazing.

Longer days and shorter summers?

So apparently Presidnet Obama wants school hours to run longer each day than it already is. I disagree that this should happen because we go to school for about 7 hours a day as it is. If they increase it even an hour, how are kids suppose to have a social life? How are they suppose to play outside with their friends? They won't have much time for it. Extended the school year isn't something i would want,. I like having 2 1/2 months off. I'm sure that teachers enjoy having summer off too. Its what the people want, not what congress or the President wants. I'm sure many other americans would support me on this topic.


Source:
http://www.eduinreview.com/blog/2009/03/obama-proposes-longer-school-days-extended-school-year/

Special Effects

In the music video Boom Boom Pow by the Black Eyed Peas showed different effects. I think they are pretty amazing and the way the edited the video makes it look like it takes place in the 22nd century.