This Discovery Channel Series relies a bit on suspension of disbelief to watch, but the main benefit here is that it simulates a global disaster - which of course is what the world appears to eventually be leading to.
Each participant in the 10 week experiment held in Los Angeles has a key role in helping the colony to survive in the wake of a global disaster. They must find food, water, shelter, protection from marauders and eventually rebuild civilization.
I actually watched all season 1 episodes within a week; I highly recommend this series and it is in a relational survival fashion to the series Jericho.
Sept. 11—Michael Jordan, a five-time National Basketball Association Most Valuable Player and winner of a record 10 scoring titles, was among five people inducted to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.
Much respect to one of my childhood heroes, the legendary Michael Jordan. There will never be another MJ…it’s a different time….definitely the greatest basketball player of all time.
I was backstage for opening night of Legally Blonde - The Musical. They had a cast party after the show.
The cast were a bunch of energetic young adults. I came in contact with 4 female cast members briefly: Coleen Sexton who plays the character Brooke asked where she could get a salad, (LOL), Rhiannon Hansen who plays the character Margot was down to earth enough to say hi, Cortney Wolfson who plays the character Serena talked about parking issues. I found it interesting that Becky Gulsvig who plays the character Elle Woods rode her bike back and forth from the hotel to backstage - she would wait way after most of the cast members already left after the show for a male cast member who brought his bike too; she’d wave bye to the few of us still remaining backstage.
I liked the 2 movies a bit more, but movies are obviously different from musicals. The songs were ok, but not as memorable as other musicals. You know when you hear a song and it bugs cause it repeats - the song “Omigod You Guys” was one of those - ahh turn it off.
I did view the Broadway special that was broadcasted on MTV and it was a lot better than the current US National Tour, but it’s because it was 3 performances edited together and featured the Original Broadway Cast.
Well, what’s good about this musical is that it brings the musical genre to the younger MTV generation. It was rather ironic that in one of the last scenes, there were actual gay male cast members playing gay characters in a courtroom; this gave the audience a good chuckle.
Ahh..maybe this musical will grow on me, as I’ll have the opportunity to be backstage again.
(Update: the 2nd time around was enjoyable and adds as a good compliment to fans of the original movies).
Congrats to my sister Eileen and Vinnie on their marriage!
She asked me to do her montage and I squeezed it into my already hectic production schedule - which included 3 projects concurrently in production. I don’t typically do weddings, except sometimes for an occasional big budgeted celebrity style wedding - as those provide the creative outlet backed up by compensation for the time required for professional creativity. However this was my sister’s wedding and family comes 1st - thankfully though, they asked Vinnie’s friend James to document & edit their wedding as I wanted to enjoy her wedding and I don’t want her waiting long in line behind my previous production committments; so her request for a montage worked out for the both of us.
Montages are cool, ‘cause they’re small projects and take less time; I feel that story, suprises, and a sense of exploration of human emotions make out for an entertaining montage. It’s discouraging to see couples put their family/friends through a boring slideshow. The issue with good montages however, is that the time needed for creativity far out weighs the production budget.
In this case, I didn’t have time to do all the 3D layering-picture-to video effects I wanted to, so to compensate I maximized the other techniques. It was an outdoor reception and I played the montage from my iPhone 3GS connected to the projector that was angled onto the outside high wall of the building. All in all, to my suprise, it actually turned out well and from the audience’s positive feedback, I’ll add that to my list of work as another successful project.
View their wedding picture/video montage via 2 methodologies:
1) The long, rewarding method:
In the screening room flash portion of this site - Click on: Screening Room - Enter Here, Click Here to Watch/The Work, Click Here to View the Work, then on popup window click on Video Link #9.
2) The short, internet ADD method: (LINK) - Videos
Then click on Video Link #9.
Which ever of the 2 methods you utilize, the video is about 113 megs / 360x270, so if you don’t have a fast internet connection and the video keeps stopping ‘cause it’s playing faster than it’s loading, then you would have to pause the player and allow the file to load before viewing. The montage is posted with it downloadable for those who want a copy and have the apps to rip, however it’s not posted at the best available quality as that’d be over 1.2 gig / 720x480.
I’m always down to support family, so I gotta drop a word about my cousin DJ AMT.
If you listen to R&B/Hip-Hop, then here’s a heads up, he’s made available for download a 90’s mix and September mix. So pump’m in your headphones and cars - and check back on the regular for other mixes.
Bobby is a director, editor, producer, filmmaker, videographer, photographer, mixed martial artist, author, public speaker, and humanitarian.
His interests also include spiritual exploration and the science of consciousness.
Bobby Torres is one of those soul bipeds that's been around the game. He's well informed about what really goes down in our realities.
Bobby is balanced in different areas ranging from quantum mechanics to social behavior..some know him as 'BobGenius'.
If you ever get to meet him, he's down to earth and you'll find him rubbing elbows with an A list celebrity, talking about the mechanics of the universe with a quantum physicist, chatting about theology with a biblical scholar or spiritual leader, discussing hidden/forbidden history with an archeologist, doing humanitarian public services like searching for missing children and terrorism interdiction, critiquing the latest theatrical movie releases, training mixed martial arts, entertaining with close-up magic, performing mind-bending psychological illusions of mentalism, teaching a child something new, or helping a homeless in need.
Then comes his creative storytelling side...
Passionate about filmaking & videography and with the advent of independent digital & HD filmaking, has allowed him to freely explore the dramatic structured, emotional side of humanity through storytelling on screen.
Extremely focused, adaptable, and objective, he's developed technical prowess having to learn to wear different hats...writer, director, editor, DP, producer. Well grounded and plays his part well...a team player.
Experiences range from screenwriting, shorts, music videos, commercials, documentaries, educational/instructional series, featured filmaking, celebrity-style weddings, and event videography.
The next evolution of filmmakers & videographers, a consummate professional, the all around kid is a valuable asset to any production.
Whatever he puts his mind to accomplish, you will witness his heart's enduring work ethic.
He stands on the bleeding edge of technology and merges it seamlessly with the collective creative mind, cause in the end you want to be proud of your video.
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