Good News

I was able to digitize my footage last night, thanks to Rob. Apparently, when capturing HD footage the batch capture option is not an appropiate selection. The capture now option however works efficiently. I did a few rough edits last night, and hope to have an official edit by the end of tommorow night.

Color correction references

Over the break, i took sometime to look at the work of designer Patrick Boyer. Here is an idea of the feel and look that I am going to design for my thesis project. For more of his work check out his website. www.urbancowboy.net

Difficulties with HD footage

On friday, I had several difficulties trying to capture my HD footage. This has set me back just a little. Fortunately, after speaking with several cinematographers it is a problem in Final Cut that can be fixed by changing the settings around. I am attending CADA today so I can figure out how to fix it. As soon as the problem is solved I will have a rough edit up within 24 hours. If anyone has any advice about how to capture HD footage in Final Cut, I would love to hear the feedback.

Shoot was a success

Yesterday I shot my thesis in Rego Park(queens). The shoot was a big success. There were many obstacles that came along in shooting. So here is a quick list of the pros and cons of my shoot yesterday. In shooting this project I have learned that there are many difficulties that can arise throught out shooting. Not knowing your shots is probably the most time consuming problem you can occur. I was glad that I was prepared and knew what I wanted. I had each shot listed as well as a clear idea on the different angles I needed as well as wanted to have. The major problems that occurred on the set yesterday were uncontrollable. The day before the shoot, one of my actors called and told me that they would be unable to make it. I immediately had to find a replacement. The next issue was that it was very cold outside, and which became very hard for my actress to handle. The next problem was the weather changed from bright and sunny to somewhat cloudy. Towards the very end of the shoot, we were faced with getting the final shots in the midst of snow flurries. With the uncontrollable issues arising, I was glad that I had spent time, preparing for the shoot. I had tremendous amount of help and friends who gave there support.


Special thanks to Alison, Antonella, Chris, Elaine, Tracey, and Walter for being the best cast, crew, and supporters throughout the shoot.

I look forward to having a rough edit up next week.

New style pics

Links to work

http://homepages.nyu.edu/~tpj209/script.rtf
http://homepages.nyu.edu/~tpj209/animatic.mov
http://homepages.nyu.edu/~tpj209/styledesigns.jpg

Its been a long time

It has a been a long time since my last post, but I have not been neglecting the project. I have been doing test color corrections, style frames, writing scripts, and working on shotlist. Reasking those important questions of what am I trying to say, how am I going to say it, and is this saying it. I 've continued to build onto my research and develop answers to the how questions that were lingering on. So here is some of the stuff I've been working on for the past month in a half.