13 posts tagged “film”
Words cannot express what this film has meant to me on my being abroad. I heart Wes Anderson and the boys who made this story possible.
Back from London long weekend. Got to stay at cousin Maek's again and this time brought Lucia who was a most excellent travel mate.
Went to Centre Pompidou this past week. It was pretty cool, as far as modern art goes. Waited in the bookstore for everyone and saw this book that was written by my screenwriting prof:
Don't have much to read or at least I'm saving most of it for home (scripts and other film books). I'm getting worried about packing for home since I've bought a lot of books here. Of course, I'm throwing out a lot of my clothes that have been worn down, so there'll be room for books, but I'm not taking any chances.
In exchange for staying at my place, I'm asking my friends if they could please take home some of my books. Divided among 4 people, I think I'll be cool.
If this isn't enough to study abroad or even travel, I don't know what is.
It's supposed to be a "landmark in the graphic novel medium" according to Time magazine, but we'll see. The plot intrigues me, and it's being adapted into a film. I'm just interested in what shots they'll use from the novel as actual shots in the film in addition to dialogue.
Someone's writing a biography of your life (to date). What is the best/worst chapter of the book?
Submitted by Ross.
Worst chapter: 9th year of high school. Blurg.
Best chapter: second semester of junior year at SFSU. Best time of my life. Felt like I found my niche. I found a mentor in my screenwriting professor and film production professor, made some good friends, and had a blast. And, like all good moments in film, it was short lived.
"It's just a life of pain. And when it's good, it's brief." -- Yasha Aginsky, my former film prof on a life in film. So true.
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It's such a beautiful day, but I find no happiness in it.
What's great about having this Vox is that I don't have to censor it. Mom has been a devoted reader to the Paris blog. She knows all and everything that's going on with me through that blog. And that's great. I want her to know, but there are things that she shouldn't know. We all keep secrets from our mothers because we want to protect them.
Last night was a really depressing night. I got an email from a former professor asking if I wanted to TA with her and my former TA who is now a teacher. I had a huge crush on this TA. I learned a lot from him. And they wanted me to work with them. They wanted me to help teach kids like myself who knew little to nothing about shooting on film. But I had to say no because I'm in Paris.
And for the first time in a long time I wanted to go home.
I cried after sending her an email telling her that I had to decline the offer. It just felt like saying no to a once in a lifetime opportunity. I mean, I thought she had retired already, there were rumors before I left. And Jason, the old TA, I thought that he was already done with grad school. All this might be true, when I get back for my last year.
Then Nayo called, after I was done crying, and while talking to her, I couldn't help but cry again. I hung up. Then I started to wash my clothes in the sink. I'm trying to save money so I can see some other beautiful places. I wrung all the extra water from my clothes into the sink and hung them on the clothesline that hangs from my door to the far side of the room. I stood under my laundry and felt drops of water fall onto my arms and shoulders and watched drops falling onto the tile floor. I stood there for a while, not moving.
I can't stop thinking about the future. Like, what am I going to do when I get back to California? This whole study abroad thing has just become this hiatus from school/normal life/the familiar. And I'm glad I had it, am having this "break." But once I get back home, I have to start up again. You know, start actually doing things. Not that I'm not doing things here. But, if anything, this past year in Paris has been like a vacation. And I love it, but it's going to come to an end like all vacations. There's a lot to accomplish when I get back.
- Start filming mockumentary for Kuya's wedding: This might involve at least 2 weeks of shooting in July and a couple days in August.
- Get top wisdom teeth removed: I can feel them coming already and messing up my top row of teeth. Crap. I have this thing about my teeth. This can also ruin my shooting schedule. We'll see.
- Clean: A lot of things. Just get rid of things that I don't need anymore. Can do without it. Living here has taught me to be more simple, live with simplicity. I'm also going to clean the hard drive and possible get another one.
- Bike: I'm going to finish what I started last summer. The Spartan. That was the fixed gear project I told you about. I bought a blue bike called "Spartan" on the head tube. I was going to turn it into a fixed gear beast as an homage to the film 300.
- School stuff: Just figure out what I'm going to do my last year of school. Should I get the French degree? Do I even deserve it? Because I don't feel like I do. I don't even want to call myself a French major.
I think that's good for now. That's a lot, actually. Shouldn't overload. If I can get all these things done throughout the summer, then I'll be happy.
I made the tastiest, loveliest BLT yesterday. Did not take a picture though. Rats. Oh well. I don't think I'll ever make another one again as it makes my tiny studio smell like a Denny's even with the blower on and my windows wide open. Used a baguette which made the sandwich a bit crunchier than I would have liked, but it was still good.
I learned that he gained almost 100 pounds of muscle to play Batman. That's just so amazing to me. Such dedication. And all this after losing almost 60 pounds to play the insomniac in The Machinist. He's just amazingly insane. I don't want to go to the extremes, just lose 15 pounds and gain enough muscle to be able to battle zombie attacks. It's just that...if Christian Bale can do it, I know I can. I know I can lose 15 pounds by June. It's going to be like a game. I pretend I'm an actor, and I have to lose weight and gain some muscle for a role.How about Batgirl? If I don't meet the deadline, then the part goes to some other actress. But they want me because I'm amazing, and Chris Nolan likes me, and Christian Bale expressed interest in working with me.
I can see it now...me and Christian Bale training together, working out together, and then talking over berry protein shakes after a 3 mile run in the Hollywood Hills. Okay..I think I've taken this far enough.
So the reason behind the BLT was...that was sort of my last hurrah. Yeah, no more cured meats for me. I want to eat better and be fit and take care of myself. Thanks Christian Bale for the inspiration.
