And....Cut!

Well, my time here in LA is done. But what a time it was. I'm all packed up and ready to leave beautiful (yeah right) South Central LA. We finished out time off together with a final Summer Screening of the best films from all the summer production classes. In one of the films a girl that was in an episode of Lost was the main actress. That was pretty cool. She was also at the screening and one of my friend's went up and confirmed that she was the girl from Lost. Then 2/3 of our class went over to the Santa Monica Pier for a late dinner at Bubba Gump's where a guy from our class was working. We all said our goodbye's and parted ways. Most of us are leaving for home today (Saturday). I'm one of the first to leave, but I'm pretty anxious to leave LA and get up to camp. I will miss the film world and all of the knowledge it gave me, but I look forward to getting back to NorCal. My final individual film will be up eventually. I want to show it to people in person before I post it on the net.

I feel completely satisfied with my class and my time here at USC. I had a big fear coming down here that I wouldn't get my money's worthy and that all the eggs I was putting into this basket weren't going to pay off. I was so wrong. I got so much out of this class and made some great friends and got so much experience. I wish I was going to a film school and got to take these kind of classes all the time, but I'll have to get a camera and start teaching myself. So Chico people, get ready to start being in my movies. I'll be getting a camera soon. (If anyone knows anyone with a decent video camera they are selling, let me know). I'll be writing more scripts. If I've learned anything, it's to get out there and do it. Get any experience that you can with whatever you've got. I may not go to USC, but I'm going to do the best with what I've got with my little Media Arts major. I wonder if going to Prague this coming spring will give me any good experience film-wise. I am taking a Czech-Film class. That should be really interesting.

I'll be at camp for the next weeks, so I won't really be posting much here anymore. It'll be a now and then thing. This blog will turn into my blog, not just a blog about my time at USC or about film. I will write about anything and everything! Thanks for reading all my adventures and thoughts here during the summer, it was fun to know that somebody, anybody was reading.

Quick note: Go see The Bourne Ultimatum. It rocks. Some amazing action that is near the top of my summer list.

Off to bed, then driving up the coast for 6 hours to my favorite place in the world- Santa Cruz and Frontier Ranch! Quasi is back!

Real quick

Before I go to sleep, a few things.

Good news: My camera isn't broken! Yes! We just had a minor malfunction that apparently fixed itself! Yes! This never ever happens to me! Finally a victory with electronics!

My final individual project was well received when it was screened today. People seemed to really like it and had fun with it. So I'm feeling great about that.

Only one more day of class! Today we screen the rest of our individual final projects, then we screen the Warner Bros. films! Then I get to see the free screening of The Bourne Ultimatum.... should be a great day!

I've already begin to start packing, it feels so weird. Feels like I just unpacked...my time here went by so fast, but yet it also feels like it was full and rich of experiences when I look back on it. Funny how time feels when you look back on it with a different perspective.

In 3 days I will have 8 kids under my responsibility in Scotts Valley...I can't even fathom this right now...

So exhausted, I'm going to sleep....

By the way...if you want some good music, check out the bands on the right of this page that I've been listening to lately. The more recent ones I've discovered are at the top.

We're changing history

Watch this:

http://www.invisiblechildren.com/mailers/073107/video/index.html

Yeah that is John Kerry, Barbara Boxer and all your other favorite senators. Pretty sure that is Ryan Gosling helping out the IC crew as well. We're making a difference. Sleeping outside, writing letters, standing up (or would it be laying down) for what needs attention, is finally making a difference. The movement is happening, the revolution is in full force.


Verse that matters the world to me right now: Philippians 4:13