Well it’s probably obvious that I haven’t updated this in a long time. I’m wondering what I should do with this blog because I mostly post at my Livejournal. But I don’t want to abandon this to the winds either. So I shall be taking a longer break and coming up with something that will keep me interested in continuing this blog. Adieu for now, chickies~
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A “brief” hiatus for now
Saturday, March 7th, 2009Lights, camera, action!
Friday, October 10th, 2008Now that the damned essay has been handed in (it was utter agony like I’ve never imagined, yeesh!), there is only really studio and film to be worried about this week. The weather’s been improving, albeit the fluctuating winds remain as intense as ever. Shooting for my short film is on Sunday; unfortunately my partner and I left it to the last minute, well, not entirely last minute, but since it’s a still image film, we’re basically just going to be spending longer time in the editing room (not that we have one), probably at uni, since it has all the juicy programs: iMovie, AfterEffects, Final Cut Pro… Ah, the art of film making was never easy. 
Anyway, Fel was very generous in lending me her Canon D-SLR camera to me. I would so love one; I’ve been eyeing the Canon EOS 1000D and the slightly upper-class EOS 450D for a long time, but at the rate I’m saving up I probably won’t get it til mid-2009 or sommat. That’s OK. I can wait. There’s always the possibility that I’m going to China/Hong Kong after I graduate (if I decide not to pursue Honours), so I could get a camera for a significantly cheaper price, but insurance might be an issue. However, I’ve had cases where it’s valid anywhere in the world? Not sure about the particulars.
In addition to the image, we’ve got to consider sound. We’ve thought that a pensive, somewhat childish but whimsical piano tune would suit very well. Been scouting for royalty-free music on the net. You’d be surprised by how much bad stuff is out there, but inversely how much great free stuff there is as well. It’s fantastic. If I had a musical bone in my body I would compose a score in GarageBand, but I was not blessed with such a talent. Ah, well.
I’ve enjoyed studying film this semester though—I’ve been exposed to many influential directors who wouldn’t cross my mind at first. I still entertain some dream of breaking into the film industry, but I guess I will finish my degree before I think about that. And sprucing up my rustic portfolio would be a good thing to do as well…
Why so serious?
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008‘Sup bitches!
A lot’s happened in the past three weeks:
- back at uni, huzzah.
- got sick, oh noes, although I made a remarkably speedy recovery
- saw Dark Knight on its first day of release, or in fact, first day of release in the whole world, lucky us!
- Dark Knight was bloody awesome by the way. Seeing it again this week at IMAX.
OK, not really a lot.
Anyway, I’m gonna have a proper review (with full coherent sentences!) of the Dark Knight, plus its music score hopefully after this Friday, which is when I am slightly freer.
This essay I’m writing is driving me up the wall; I’ve forgotten the entire process, having not brushed up on my skills for over a year. And it’s such a measly word limit at 800 words. *sighs*
A few videos to compensate for missing Videos of the Week:
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince trailer (looks pretty damn good, judging from the junior!Tom Riddle! But all trailers are misleading as hell):
ItsJustSomeRandomGuy’s latest “I’m a Marvel, I’m a DC” parody, brilliant take on the Dark Knight media hype and its sheer awesomeness:
Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, directed by F.W. Murnau, 1927 release (gorgeous silent era film I watched in film studies):
Just another day, supposedly.
Friday, March 21st, 2008I dunno why but I’m sort of, not really boycotting Livejournal for the day — the cynical me doesn’t even think this’ll make a difference, because big companies always want more and more and more. Money that is. At least I have you, Eveninghour, I paid for you straight, no strings attached (OK, a few strings, but at least not tangled up like at LJ).
Anyhoo, I am on a week long Easter break, which I know for certain will zoom by like flies. I’ve got a lot of work to do if I am to be on top of things. Work for electronic design, studio and typography. Eeep. And I plan to see The Other Boleyn Girl, Sidney Nolan, Black in Fashion: From Mourning to Night and Game On. Possibly not all at once. Not to mention snapping hundreds of shots of a yet to be chosen township/city of metropolitan Melbourne for type. Decisions, decisions.
Borders at Melbourne Central on Tuesday night was packed to the near brim (well, the queue anyway) of people taking advantage of their 40% off one full-priced book deal. For once I am glad to have signed up for this particular mailing list! Look what I came out with: All American Ads from the 1920s. TASCHEN Books slogan is:
TASCHEN Books trigger the desire to buy.
What can I say but, TOO TRUE, TOO TRUE!
Meanwhile onto a more epic scale, I finally signed up for Earth Hour — I’ve been meaning to for, well, months, but then today I remembered. So, if you’re in any of the participating countries or even if you’re not, join in, and spread the word!
No, I have not forgotten Jesus died for all of us on this day. I’ve been an agnostic cooped up in a Catholic institution for most of my life thus far, not likely to forget in a hurry. So, enjoy the Easter with your family and friends, drive safely, and let me ponder over my desire for chocolate hot cross buns.
Moved
Monday, January 14th, 2008In case no-one noticed, in which case I am glad, I moved my blog from j-wu-net to eveninghour. Ah, the beauty of having all your domains on the one server! I feel much more comfortable talking about whatever I want without scrutiny from the professional world. I can swear and make fun of people and things within my own comfort zone! And I’d much rather NOT have two blogs at once. An LJ is enough already.
Officially back in the blogging business
Monday, January 7th, 2008My goodness, it has been what, three to four years since I’ve blogged? Livejournal doesn’t really count for me, it’s not “public” per se – you’re not really exposed to the entire world as you are here. It feels good! I hope I can meet new people along the way since I’ve lost about 90% of the friends I made back in the old day.
I haven’t realised how powerful Wordpress has become; I mean, I always knew it was an amazing tool but over the past few years it has really evolved! Oh my gah, it’ll take me ages to get the hang of it. Remember b2? I remember being spammed about 10-20 times a day in my comments. Good times, those.
So mainly this blog will be about my art and design (uni-related, work-related, personal projects, etc), book/film/music/gallery reviews and random things (like my fixation for Harry Potter, costume dramas or whatnot ).
I’m just about done revamping the portfolio which is GREAT. However, in the near future I may use Wordpress as the foundation, since it’s a lot easier to maintain.
Hello world!
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