Tomorrow is May 1, meaning the post-production crew and I are basically one month away from our deadline for having Women's Studies completely done.
The past two weeks have been almost as busy as the shooting schedule. I've split my time between recording ADR in the studio with Post Sound Super Sean Russell, meeting with Colorist Aaron Shirley about color correction and VFX, and trading emails with Composer Ryan Sayward about music.
Next week Co-Producer Cindy Marie Martin and I start planning for the "post June 2" schedule of festival and review submissions. Cindy will focus on that more than me as I'll be once again splitting my time between Sean, Aaron and Ryan as we near the finish line.
It's exciting, but also a whirlwind. I hardly have time to sleep. Then again, so what? I can sleep in June . . . snuggling a finished movie.
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
reginaliew blogs : ahnehdua
lost count.
was looking through punk/rock/emo and came across these few references for this sat! haha. okay we have a silly theme. sorry for suggesting it.
anyway, here are some uber emo pictures.
okay, i was just kidding.
ok here goes:
right i put this up just because lee hyori is too pretty. AHHA okok
how about these dolls.
at least the right side one.
this photo looks like sg outdoor stadium... haha. anyway, dig the belts!
dolls again.
can't seem to paste the picture. click on the web itself.
punk dolls
ah now some more feasible ones...
!!! striped stockings!
uber black eyes.
black nails, hand accessories.
pretty asian. okay la the below is uber scary.
whoever does that, i applaud you for your karage.
ng meiting, you said you wanted to wear suspenders...
lastly, for our ya zhou,
.
.
.
.
.
okay, i seriously don't mean it.
anyway,
- black hair plus red [bring red hair spray!]
- black black eyes [ bring black eyeliners!]
rahhhh.
see ya.
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ONE! time is ticking t-time is ticking ticking time is ticking t-time is ticking away.
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p.s. : people please put a title to separate posts.
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was looking through punk/rock/emo and came across these few references for this sat! haha. okay we have a silly theme. sorry for suggesting it.
anyway, here are some uber emo pictures.
okay, i was just kidding.
ok here goes:
right i put this up just because lee hyori is too pretty. AHHA okok
how about these dolls.
at least the right side one.
this photo looks like sg outdoor stadium... haha. anyway, dig the belts!
dolls again.
can't seem to paste the picture. click on the web itself.
punk dolls
ah now some more feasible ones...
!!! striped stockings!
uber black eyes.
black nails, hand accessories.
pretty asian. okay la the below is uber scary.
whoever does that, i applaud you for your karage.
ng meiting, you said you wanted to wear suspenders...
lastly, for our ya zhou,
.
.
.
.
.
okay, i seriously don't mean it.
anyway,
- black hair plus red [bring red hair spray!]
- black black eyes [ bring black eyeliners!]
rahhhh.
see ya.
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ONE! time is ticking t-time is ticking ticking time is ticking t-time is ticking away.
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p.s. : people please put a title to separate posts.
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Saturday, April 26, 2008
Dominic and I will now give you guys an update on class stufffffs! :D
Basically, we have many many things to settle:
1. GEMS
-coming soon!
-ideas we thought of last time included things like (hairstyling, wakeboarding,windsurfing,bungee jumping-.-) u get the idea
-therefore must think of more feasible ideas!
(will settle during random times andor CT period)
2. FAC OUTING
- pls confirm attendance by TMR.
-bring money and pay dom or i by tmr or tues! (DEADLINE IS TUES)
3. CLASS TEE! :D
-gygi has come up with main design.
-she'll bring to class some day and we can all can kao and give suggestions!
-must confirm asap so we can go make quick!
-make quickly = wear quickly :D
HEE HEE <3!
oh and go post on econs blog! :D hahahahah!
<3
mama
Basically, we have many many things to settle:
1. GEMS
-coming soon!
-ideas we thought of last time included things like (hairstyling, wakeboarding,windsurfing,bungee jumping-.-) u get the idea
-therefore must think of more feasible ideas!
(will settle during random times andor CT period)
2. FAC OUTING
- pls confirm attendance by TMR.
-bring money and pay dom or i by tmr or tues! (DEADLINE IS TUES)
3. CLASS TEE! :D
-gygi has come up with main design.
-she'll bring to class some day and we can all can kao and give suggestions!
-must confirm asap so we can go make quick!
-make quickly = wear quickly :D
HEE HEE <3!
oh and go post on econs blog! :D hahahahah!
<3
mama
HI 6V! :D
FAC OUTING! PLS LET DOM OR I KNOW WHETHER YOU ARE GOING OR NOT GOING BY TMR. PLS CONFIRM OVER TODAY AND GIVE US UR ATTENDANCE TMR :D
IF YOU ARE GOING PLS BRING $16 DOLLARS EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY. TUESDAY IS THE ABSOLUTE DEADLINE. NO MONEY ON TUES = NO TICKETS!
DOM AND I WILL SEND OUT SMS REMINDERS! PLS CHECK AND RMB TO PAY UP ASAP IF YOU ARE GOING! :D
THANKS!.
mama
FAC OUTING! PLS LET DOM OR I KNOW WHETHER YOU ARE GOING OR NOT GOING BY TMR. PLS CONFIRM OVER TODAY AND GIVE US UR ATTENDANCE TMR :D
IF YOU ARE GOING PLS BRING $16 DOLLARS EITHER MONDAY OR TUESDAY. TUESDAY IS THE ABSOLUTE DEADLINE. NO MONEY ON TUES = NO TICKETS!
DOM AND I WILL SEND OUT SMS REMINDERS! PLS CHECK AND RMB TO PAY UP ASAP IF YOU ARE GOING! :D
THANKS!.
mama
Friday, April 25, 2008
Post Convention Hangover
I had honestly intended to update the blog (complete with pictures and everything) while on the road to Toronto and New York over the past two weeks, but I just never found the time. We had a great time at both shows and everything went off without a hitch (if you don't count the delay leaving NY Sunday night to keep the skies clear for the Pope).
I won't be giving a blow by blow account of our trip, but I do want to thank everyone who came by my table at both shows - and I want to especially thank the following people - Spencer Beck, Jay Williams, Aman Gupta, Tiziano De Santis, Ty Buttars, Kevin Boyd, and of course Matt Mezick for the awesome backstage tour of Phantom of the Opera.
Here's a few of the sketches that were done at one show or the other.
(click images to enlarge)
I won't be giving a blow by blow account of our trip, but I do want to thank everyone who came by my table at both shows - and I want to especially thank the following people - Spencer Beck, Jay Williams, Aman Gupta, Tiziano De Santis, Ty Buttars, Kevin Boyd, and of course Matt Mezick for the awesome backstage tour of Phantom of the Opera.
Here's a few of the sketches that were done at one show or the other.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
HELLO! This blog is so dead! These few weeks have been really busy. :O
Who's going owj's house this Sunday! Play wii! haha :D Actually I think he's quite nice. He gave us hersheys. x)
Activity: Play Wii
Venue: OWJ's house
Date: Sunday 27.04.08
Meeting time: 10AM
Meeting venue: AMK MRT
:D
owj says that only 7-8 people can go because his house has no space. But the more the merrier! So we should all go! :D
Aiya I don't know what to blog about. I don't know how to blog interestingly. We have 4 people in the class running for APOLLO FAC COMM! :D dom, jiamin, reginaliew and lisyn! JIAYOU! hahaha hope all 4 get in or something. [/edit] Oh mark too! :D
Next Sat is FAC OUTING! Regina! Jonsoh's band is performing hahaha. ;D Our fac prince and princess nominees are LISYN & JINLONG respectively. hehehe GO GO! [/edit] After today's discussion in the fishtank, TIONG has expressed interest in being fac prince. "I don't mind. Play games only." hahaha. I think he's secretly thinking "send me send me!" :X So another alternative is TIONG (prince) AND JINLONG (princess). BUT. We have decided to send in REGINALIEW AND LEON. :D hahahaha. How happy regina must be now. x)
JIAYOU FOR PHYSICS SPA TMR AND GPP. (((:
guess who i am!
Who's going owj's house this Sunday! Play wii! haha :D Actually I think he's quite nice. He gave us hersheys. x)
Activity: Play Wii
Venue: OWJ's house
Date: Sunday 27.04.08
Meeting time: 10AM
Meeting venue: AMK MRT
:D
owj says that only 7-8 people can go because his house has no space. But the more the merrier! So we should all go! :D
Aiya I don't know what to blog about. I don't know how to blog interestingly. We have 4 people in the class running for APOLLO FAC COMM! :D dom, jiamin, reginaliew and lisyn! JIAYOU! hahaha hope all 4 get in or something. [/edit] Oh mark too! :D
Next Sat is FAC OUTING! Regina! Jonsoh's band is performing hahaha. ;D Our fac prince and princess nominees are LISYN & JINLONG respectively. hehehe GO GO! [/edit] After today's discussion in the fishtank, TIONG has expressed interest in being fac prince. "I don't mind. Play games only." hahaha. I think he's secretly thinking "send me send me!" :X So another alternative is TIONG (prince) AND JINLONG (princess). BUT. We have decided to send in REGINALIEW AND LEON. :D hahahaha. How happy regina must be now. x)
JIAYOU FOR PHYSICS SPA TMR AND GPP. (((:
guess who i am!
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Friday, April 18, 2008
Mid April o.0
Life continues. and we now have pw lessons.
Presentation by the groups on their GPP.
My favourite photo. Managed to capture the same look in the 2 of them ^^
Okay, anyway. Loads of wacky events were to follow. 6v would never have expected them..
While many of us are exposed to the ultimate technique of closed eyed singing-teaching, there are many others who are desperately trying to emulate this sacred method.
Mrs Tan tries so very hard to follow. you know who. Sorry Mrs Tan! You are like nowhere there la :(
Proof 1. Daniel and ziheng sleeping.. Ziheng too goodboy le lah! sleep still must fake read homework!
Proof 2. Lllllllleon is asleep.
Proof 3. Even pple in Math Lecture turn off lights to go sleep
Proof 4. It created a bloody strife between you know who's fans and his rep.
"More More MORE!" they demanded. But his rep could not promise that.
Too bad cidong. Go and die. WE WANT ENCORE
And so... Everyone was very sian
More sleeping..
And even more sleeping :(
Jiamin was about to zisha on a dozen eclipses.
"My biggest regret in my life was not being able to watch *youkknowho* encore performance..."
While our 6V[ictory] clinic was able to save jiamin's life, god knows how many else have died waiting for the next appearance
Quick! My star! My sun! My god! My sky! My tantalising.. whatever please give us a miracle! Save us from this misery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111121211111oneonetwo
Huh what you looking at shuzong?
Whats with Mdm Ong's UBER happy expression?
Why are all of you sooo stunned!
And you two too?
报章报道：王威溅即将在4月底主办另一个眼唱会！有兴趣的人可以到sistic购买门票，献完为止。 前8张门票还有特别优惠， 在来临周末可有机会到威溅豪宅玩一整天的nintendo wii。 您还在忧郁什么? 不如现在购买一张门票吧！
"YES!" Dr Ang clenched her fist in happiness
Hee I rather go for his concert than CHANGE ^^
A satisfied fan shows her V
What better thing to boost ego now after he lost his hair?
连老天爷也流下感动的泪。。
(translation for tim: even oldskygrandfather flows down touched tear)
Presentation by the groups on their GPP.
My favourite photo. Managed to capture the same look in the 2 of them ^^
Okay, anyway. Loads of wacky events were to follow. 6v would never have expected them..
While many of us are exposed to the ultimate technique of closed eyed singing-teaching, there are many others who are desperately trying to emulate this sacred method.
Mrs Tan tries so very hard to follow. you know who. Sorry Mrs Tan! You are like nowhere there la :(
Proof 1. Daniel and ziheng sleeping.. Ziheng too goodboy le lah! sleep still must fake read homework!
Proof 2. Lllllllleon is asleep.
Proof 3. Even pple in Math Lecture turn off lights to go sleep
Proof 4. It created a bloody strife between you know who's fans and his rep.
"More More MORE!" they demanded. But his rep could not promise that.
Too bad cidong. Go and die. WE WANT ENCORE
And so... Everyone was very sian
More sleeping..
And even more sleeping :(
Jiamin was about to zisha on a dozen eclipses.
"My biggest regret in my life was not being able to watch *youkknowho* encore performance..."
While our 6V[ictory] clinic was able to save jiamin's life, god knows how many else have died waiting for the next appearance
Quick! My star! My sun! My god! My sky! My tantalising.. whatever please give us a miracle! Save us from this misery!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1111121211111oneonetwo
Huh what you looking at shuzong?
Whats with Mdm Ong's UBER happy expression?
Why are all of you sooo stunned!
And you two too?
报章报道：王威溅即将在4月底主办另一个眼唱会！有兴趣的人可以到sistic购买门票，献完为止。 前8张门票还有特别优惠， 在来临周末可有机会到威溅豪宅玩一整天的nintendo wii。 您还在忧郁什么? 不如现在购买一张门票吧！
"YES!" Dr Ang clenched her fist in happiness
Hee I rather go for his concert than CHANGE ^^
A satisfied fan shows her V
What better thing to boost ego now after he lost his hair?
连老天爷也流下感动的泪。。
(translation for tim: even oldskygrandfather flows down touched tear)
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
ADR Scripts + Melisa Breiner-Sanders = Hell
If there's a hell, it's an eternity of writing ADR (Automated Dialogue Replacement) scripts while Melisa Breiner-Sanders stands next to me yelling in a shrill voice, "Where's the blog? Where's the blog? Where's the blog? Where's the blog? Where's the blog?"
Why does Melisa get mentioned so much on the blog? Because she hounds me like she's Ahab and I'm a big white whale. Seriously. She makes Dave Letterman's stalker look as normal as Donna Reed. I'd have her IP address banned from my email, but I'm afraid she'll show up at my house.
(And really, all my mentioning her does is feed the fire of her (self)obsession. I keep telling her that my beastly sexual prowess she finds so irresistible is merely a freak genetic accident and she's going to have to learn to resist it. But you know, she's totally fucking psycho.)
Anyway . . . what is an ADR script, you ask? Well, it looks like this:
(Click to enlarge.)
Basically, the actor uses this script to loop lines that had something goofy in the production audio like airplanes or air conditioners. Or maybe the dialogue didn't come through loud enough because the sound guy was forced to put his mic a hundred yards away to keep it out of the shot. Or maybe I just want to alter the delivery because on set the actor was too busy trying to sleep with everyone regardless of gender instead of focusing on their performance, though I won't mention names. *coughMelisacough*
ADR scripts are pretty tedious to write, especially at this point in production when I've literally seen Women's Studies almost a hundred times. I hope I don't sound like I'm bitching. (Though I'm sure I do.) I actually like posting sound quite a bit. Writing ADR scripts is just more busy work than creative expression.
They're vitally important though. Having scripts with proper time code and scenes makes the process go so much quicker. We don't have to waste time figuring out where the right cue we need is. We can instead focus on picking a drunk Melisa up off the floor and trying to get her to say, "You can't make men into the enemy," without slurring.
# # #
A quick side note:
I read a great piece recently by Lexi Alexander, director of the upcoming Punisher 2 in which she talks about how all her blogs have to go through studio approval. Basically, she doesn't post them very often because she "writes like shit when [she's] being censored."
While I'm sure any studio that might think about hiring me will look at this blog and run in the other direction, I'd like to make two points.
First, I would never publicly talk shit about anybody I worked with unless I was joking. I'm not that stupid, and I wouldn't want six ugly cheerleaders to kidnap and beat the shit out of me. (Melisa of course is the exception. I'm deadly serious that she's crazy and she scares me. I can't prove it, but when I'm dead you'll know I was right.)
Secondly, People don't just want a rosy view of filmmaking or the world for that matter. I went through a brief period when I tried to make everything on the blog happy and wonderful. But you know, sometimes life isn't that way. Sometimes, you're stuck doing tedious work that you don't really enjoy. Sometimes, you even get confused and forget why you're doing something and think you want to quit.
It doesn't mean you don't love what you do OR believe in the project you're working on. I refer you back to my mantra: Nothing worth doing is easy. I think it's the hard stuff people want to hear about. It reminds them that there are other people out there who deal with life's little hiccups.
And crazy stalker actresses.
Why does Melisa get mentioned so much on the blog? Because she hounds me like she's Ahab and I'm a big white whale. Seriously. She makes Dave Letterman's stalker look as normal as Donna Reed. I'd have her IP address banned from my email, but I'm afraid she'll show up at my house.
(And really, all my mentioning her does is feed the fire of her (self)obsession. I keep telling her that my beastly sexual prowess she finds so irresistible is merely a freak genetic accident and she's going to have to learn to resist it. But you know, she's totally fucking psycho.)
Anyway . . . what is an ADR script, you ask? Well, it looks like this:
(Click to enlarge.)
Basically, the actor uses this script to loop lines that had something goofy in the production audio like airplanes or air conditioners. Or maybe the dialogue didn't come through loud enough because the sound guy was forced to put his mic a hundred yards away to keep it out of the shot. Or maybe I just want to alter the delivery because on set the actor was too busy trying to sleep with everyone regardless of gender instead of focusing on their performance, though I won't mention names. *coughMelisacough*
ADR scripts are pretty tedious to write, especially at this point in production when I've literally seen Women's Studies almost a hundred times. I hope I don't sound like I'm bitching. (Though I'm sure I do.) I actually like posting sound quite a bit. Writing ADR scripts is just more busy work than creative expression.
They're vitally important though. Having scripts with proper time code and scenes makes the process go so much quicker. We don't have to waste time figuring out where the right cue we need is. We can instead focus on picking a drunk Melisa up off the floor and trying to get her to say, "You can't make men into the enemy," without slurring.
# # #
A quick side note:
I read a great piece recently by Lexi Alexander, director of the upcoming Punisher 2 in which she talks about how all her blogs have to go through studio approval. Basically, she doesn't post them very often because she "writes like shit when [she's] being censored."
While I'm sure any studio that might think about hiring me will look at this blog and run in the other direction, I'd like to make two points.
First, I would never publicly talk shit about anybody I worked with unless I was joking. I'm not that stupid, and I wouldn't want six ugly cheerleaders to kidnap and beat the shit out of me. (Melisa of course is the exception. I'm deadly serious that she's crazy and she scares me. I can't prove it, but when I'm dead you'll know I was right.)
Secondly, People don't just want a rosy view of filmmaking or the world for that matter. I went through a brief period when I tried to make everything on the blog happy and wonderful. But you know, sometimes life isn't that way. Sometimes, you're stuck doing tedious work that you don't really enjoy. Sometimes, you even get confused and forget why you're doing something and think you want to quit.
It doesn't mean you don't love what you do OR believe in the project you're working on. I refer you back to my mantra: Nothing worth doing is easy. I think it's the hard stuff people want to hear about. It reminds them that there are other people out there who deal with life's little hiccups.
And crazy stalker actresses.
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
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