I suck!

Sorry for the lack of updates recently. College stuff has been kicking my ass and I’ve been slightly blocked as well.

Which has been helping the college stuff kick my ass.

So, college update:

Straight 8:
I have my script. (If anyone want’s to read it and critique it, let me know. Don’t forget your email address if I don’t already have it.) I have an actor (I think). I have my crew (all 2 of us). What I don’t have yet is the Super8 stock to film it on.

My tutor has decided, in his infinate wisdom, that as the one for entry to the festival is to be filmed on Super8, the version for assessment has to be filmed on the same medium. But, guess who’s got to actually pay for it?

So for the stock, the processing and the telecine it’s going to cost me just under £40. And then there’s entering the festival itself. Which is another £40.

Nope, I don’t think it’s fair either. And I am planning to complain. (Well, in addition to the drunken rant Shar suffered on Wednesday night. Sorry about that.)

Live studio:
Not actually mentioned this module before. Basically we have to create a show to be recorded as live in the TV studio at college. Previously the class was split into 2 groups and each group made a 30 min programme. Due to complaints about the way it was done, this has since changed to 4 groups contributing a 12 min segment of a hour long programme (including ad breaks).

While I can completely understand why it’s being done the way it is, I can see far too many things that could go horribly wrong. The main one at the moment by clashes of ego. But we’ll see.

I’m directing my groups segment which is called Tony Blair On Trial. Well, at the moment anyway. Title may be reshuffled.

We’ve encountered a few problems but we’ll get there.

Now, onto other stuff.

I have a digital camera. It only cost me £25 (which is a bargan). It’s not the best camera in the world, but then I didn’t really need it to be so…

Strangely enough, when I bought it, the person serving me pointed out that although it captures video images, it won’t capture sound and is that ok? I felt like pointing out that I have a camcorder and are studying TV and Film Production so would not be using it for video capture. But I kept my mouth shut.

Now all I need is a memory card for it. But I’ll put off buying that cos I’m sure my mum’s got a spare one.

I also won my first ebay auction the other day! Wanna see what I bought? Click here!

Yup, I now have my very own Super8 camera! Yay! And I actually do have it, it arrived this morning. Once I get home I’ll take a pic of it (with my new camera) and post it here. So, yup. One old camera, one new camera.

Anyhoo, I do actually remember the old saying if after a long time you don’t strike oil, stop boring.

Or in other words:
“Stop talking now? Yeah, you bet.”

Will