This is a rough copy (due to transferring to do a basic editing job for the net) of my 1st short film in Production II. The actors are friends of mine and I take my hat off to them. I use a 16mm Bolex camera and the music you hear is Digustipated by Tool. It’s track 69 on the Undertow CD. Hope you like it and please leave comments.
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Photo courtesy of Columbia College Chicago’s website
Whoa…kind of went on a hiatus there. Well, actually classes have started and I never know how big my schedule is going to be until the first few weeks. I guess that’s the way of the school of the arts.
I have four films I will be working on which includes the films of the three people I am paired with in my Production II class and my own project. It’s actually cool because I get to work on different aspects in the filmmaking process such as lighting and camera work.
But to let those who check out my website every once in a while, I am here and things hopefully should pick up in the month of October. I’ll probably keep you up to date about the short film I am making and the festivals I may consider entering it in. I will also tell you about the proposal myself and Sawyer are putting together.
Well the future is beginning to look bright and I hope it continues this way.
Another note: My film reviews will now be displayed in Filmmonthly.com. Stop by and check them out.
You got to check out this video that someone emailed me about. I can’t remember who it was and when I try to look for the email I can’t find it anywhere. I think it was erased when I was having problems with my pc (didn’t keep a copy in my main mailbox, doh). Anyway, I was reminded about the video by @msmi from Twitter (sometimes known as cxn). You can find the video on Mindistortion.tv which I believe was created by the artist known as heretik which I found on his SheezyArt page. As you look at his portfolio you find he is a 22 yr old student named Manuel Fallmann from Austria. Mindistortion.tv reminds you a lot of the Newsground site but with a personal touch. I should note that Newsground is one of my favorite flash sites. Well, I loved the simplicity of the video and plus it rocks. Click on the pic and check it out.
In film school you find that there are fans and there are die hard fans of those who are in the “biz”. When I say the “biz” I am talking about film/television/art/music, anything artistic. For the sake of this post I am going to stick to what I encounter in studying my major, Film and Video. Of course there are the obvious idols; Scorsese, Coppola, Tarantino, Spielberg and, obviously, I’m only naming a few here. But, there is one director that whenever someone discusses the work, there are fans who will jump right in and praise their devotion to knowing it, repeating it, and eventually emulating it. Then, there are those who will cock their head and eventually agree to liking the work and at the same time finding themselves empathizing with others who will give in and admit to not even coming close to understanding what they had saw. The director I’m talking about is David Lynch. I am not only talking of Mr. Lynch in this post but I also a fan. Admittedly, I am more often at times one of those who finds themselves cocking their head.
There are many fansites and webpages praising Mr. Lynch’s work, so that is not what I am doing here. But I did come across an interesting article about something he said. As a fan I felt that this was encouraging news for those of us who are trying to get our work out to the public in the most affordable and artistic way (i.e the internet). So for all of you who I empathize with who find themselves cocking their head whenever they see a Lynch film because they have no clue as to what’s going on, you may not feel this is newsworthy. But for the rest of us, this may put a smile on our faces when we are shelling out the doe for that awesome digital video camera, mic setup, lighting, and whatever other tools are needed. I wish you could see me now because I am smiling. Really I am.
Here’s the link to the David Lynch article from MTV.
The photo is of my two friends Josh Gibson and Matt Vasiliauskas who had the chance to attend an event where Mr. Lynch was a guest speaker.
School starts in September and I am really excited about it. I will be taking Production II, which involves filming short films in color and using voice over and narration. I am stoked but at the same time nervous because lately I have been playing around with digital and now I have to go back to the mentality of precise planning so I will not waste film. But we do get to edit using Adobe or Final Cut Pro. Plus this will help me with the projects that I have planned for online. Well, this got me to thinking about what direction did I want to go with this website. Most people know me as TheFemGeek and very few “online” call me by my given name Tiffiany Tate. But I began to realize that I probably need to plan to use my given name in the credits for the films that I do. So, I have decided to start a new website strictly for my short films. The internet tv shows I want to do will have their own page but when it comes to the projects I am personally working on, there will have to be a separate website. Now you may say, “Okay, this is really a no brainer”(this is ME imitating YOU asking this question)? Well, the reason why I am pointing this out is because now I have to gather a new group of viewers. Now, I know I know, I may not have such a big following here on TheFemGeek.com. But I value my 18 readers, small as that may be.
The new website will have my name as the domain name but spelled differently. When you actually look at my name you may notice that there is an extra “i” that makes absolutely no sense if my name is to be pronounced like the famous jewelry store. I have decided that I am most likely going to change the spelling. The new spelling will be “Tifani” instead of “Tiffiany”. What? (this is ME imitating YOU asking this while wondering why did my mother spell it that way) I can only assume that the drugs they gave here during childbirth were that good. So, my loyal fans and any new readers and viewers who may come on board, look for the new website, Tifanitate.com, soon on a computer screen near you.
Oh another thing, myself and a friend, Sawyer Lahr, will be producing/directing/writing, and whatever else that needs to be done, a documentary based on life her in Chicago and/or Illinois. It is in the beginning stages but we will be posting the progress on the new website. This idea was inspired by Michael Ambs and his blog/vlog, Project Pedal.
