I watched Up In the Air tonight for the second time in two days. Thought I should give it a second viewing before I send it back to Netflix and get In The Loop.
I really enjoyed Up In the Air. Great acting, lots of emotions, great lines of dialogue, and it raises provocative questions. What more can you ask for from a film?
It got me thinking about my dreams and what I want out of life and I come to this realization...
Everyone has a dream in life...
But it is up to oneself to make that dream become a reality.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Saturday, March 20, 2010
the sign of a great night
It is definitely a weird/interesting/hypnotic/puzzling/dazzling feeling to go to sleep while the sun is coming up.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
anniversary
It has been one year since the first tipping point happened.
Right around this time in fact, one year ago exactly I was probably talking to James Cromwell. Now I am in the Kennedy Library at Cal Poly studying for finals by reading about "Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Labor Market." To quote and Oscar winning Austrian, "HOW FUN!"
I am proud of this last year. I have managed to get my grades up and at the same time have acted in two productions: the one act play Can Can and the short film Defense Mechanisms.
Before a year ago, my mind was all over the place with what I thought I wanted to do. I could not keep my mind set on anything for over a week, let alone a year. I am happy now that it is a year later and my mind is still focused on this goal.
Since that day, my year has been pretty good.
Let's push this anniversary to two.
Right around this time in fact, one year ago exactly I was probably talking to James Cromwell. Now I am in the Kennedy Library at Cal Poly studying for finals by reading about "Gender, Race, and Ethnicity in the Labor Market." To quote and Oscar winning Austrian, "HOW FUN!"
I am proud of this last year. I have managed to get my grades up and at the same time have acted in two productions: the one act play Can Can and the short film Defense Mechanisms.
Before a year ago, my mind was all over the place with what I thought I wanted to do. I could not keep my mind set on anything for over a week, let alone a year. I am happy now that it is a year later and my mind is still focused on this goal.
Since that day, my year has been pretty good.
Let's push this anniversary to two.
Saturday, March 13, 2010
premiere
So it's later than Tuesday, but finals are coming up and the quarter's coming to an end so things are getting pretty busy.
Anyways...
Showing the short to the class on Tuesday went really well. The people who have seen it seem to really enjoy it so that is a good feeling. I learned a lot through making this film so that is a good feeling too. Also, I got an A on it and that's always nice.
Here it is, my first film. Enjoy.
Defense Mechanisms
Anyways...
Showing the short to the class on Tuesday went really well. The people who have seen it seem to really enjoy it so that is a good feeling. I learned a lot through making this film so that is a good feeling too. Also, I got an A on it and that's always nice.
Here it is, my first film. Enjoy.
Defense Mechanisms
Sunday, March 7, 2010
completed and pending release
In a little over a week's time I: wrote a script, taught myself how to run a video camera, shot about thirty minutes of film, rented a firewire cable, rented an iBook G4 with iMovie, learned by doing how to work iMovie, edited the film down to 10:08:19 (needed to get it below 10), and cut fluff footage to get it down to 9:59:13.
I have to say that I got a special feeling when I saw "Written and Directed by Eric Cutruzzula" flash onto the screen as the credits rolled.
My first film is in the can and I cannot wait for the next one.
But first we have to see the audience's reaction.
To be continued... on Tuesday.
I have to say that I got a special feeling when I saw "Written and Directed by Eric Cutruzzula" flash onto the screen as the credits rolled.
My first film is in the can and I cannot wait for the next one.
But first we have to see the audience's reaction.
To be continued... on Tuesday.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
my fork in the road
when you come to a fork in the road which side do you take
how can you every be sure of the right choice you make
you'll never find out when, you'll never find out how, cause you won't find out what to do right now
you wish it would explode like a cannon's blast going POW!
or the waking call of the neighbors dog saying "Bow-WOW!
but that's not going to happen, cause it won't happen here
so you stand there looking, peaking, prying, and weeping, wishing it were clear
you cannot see down the roads and what they hold
you may just have to be like Jason and be bold
start your quest for that golden fleece and do not be slowed
take the first step, down one broken road
and if it is not what you want it to hold
turn back and BEHOLD the one you forgot is made of gold
golden bricks with a tinge of yellow
so do not be melancholy or mellow
and do not ever think to call yourself yellow
you can find the fork again
there is still more you can win
because the forks diverge into another
until you are standing there looking down at the other
the other road not taken, the one they say is forsaken
but you know better, you know what comes with risk
it is not the foreboding tsk-tsk-tsk
but the ever-present sensation that will whisk
you away to a place you've been searching for
one that if people had opened their eyes they could adore
a land most magical, free of frigidness and fright
a place where when the lights go off it is never night
it is there where excite meets delight meets the polite recite of "everything's going to be alright"
it is the fork in the road, the one that you choose
the one you must hold onto with everything and never lose
because when you lose it it's gone and will never return
no matter how long the hours you yearn
it will not come back, so hold onto it tight
and then one day you will see the light
even though it may be slight it will guide you through the ways of right
and wrong, and up and down, and black and white
and you will see that it is none of that, but shades of gray
much to your dismay, people will say "it is just the way"
the way that things stay, but for you, you betray
the current train of thought and question the ones who say "it's this way"
cause you are the one who found the fork in the road and took the first stride
and you did it with pride, you now have the ability to look inside
and see the world for what it really is, but where will you preside?
will you change it?
or will you embrace it?
will you make a difference?
or will you defy to answer your calling?
will you inspire others to aspire?
or will you aspire to inspire others?
which side will you choose?
cause once again you've reached that fork in the road
you better make a decision before you erode.
how can you every be sure of the right choice you make
you'll never find out when, you'll never find out how, cause you won't find out what to do right now
you wish it would explode like a cannon's blast going POW!
or the waking call of the neighbors dog saying "Bow-WOW!
but that's not going to happen, cause it won't happen here
so you stand there looking, peaking, prying, and weeping, wishing it were clear
you cannot see down the roads and what they hold
you may just have to be like Jason and be bold
start your quest for that golden fleece and do not be slowed
take the first step, down one broken road
and if it is not what you want it to hold
turn back and BEHOLD the one you forgot is made of gold
golden bricks with a tinge of yellow
so do not be melancholy or mellow
and do not ever think to call yourself yellow
you can find the fork again
there is still more you can win
because the forks diverge into another
until you are standing there looking down at the other
the other road not taken, the one they say is forsaken
but you know better, you know what comes with risk
it is not the foreboding tsk-tsk-tsk
but the ever-present sensation that will whisk
you away to a place you've been searching for
one that if people had opened their eyes they could adore
a land most magical, free of frigidness and fright
a place where when the lights go off it is never night
it is there where excite meets delight meets the polite recite of "everything's going to be alright"
it is the fork in the road, the one that you choose
the one you must hold onto with everything and never lose
because when you lose it it's gone and will never return
no matter how long the hours you yearn
it will not come back, so hold onto it tight
and then one day you will see the light
even though it may be slight it will guide you through the ways of right
and wrong, and up and down, and black and white
and you will see that it is none of that, but shades of gray
much to your dismay, people will say "it is just the way"
the way that things stay, but for you, you betray
the current train of thought and question the ones who say "it's this way"
cause you are the one who found the fork in the road and took the first stride
and you did it with pride, you now have the ability to look inside
and see the world for what it really is, but where will you preside?
will you change it?
or will you embrace it?
will you make a difference?
or will you defy to answer your calling?
will you inspire others to aspire?
or will you aspire to inspire others?
which side will you choose?
cause once again you've reached that fork in the road
you better make a decision before you erode.
powerful
Films have this affect on me that I do not know if I will ever have the ability to fully articulate.
It is four minutes until two a.m. and I have just finished watching one of Edward Norton's films. It was my first time seeing it in it's entirety. I was thinking it would be something different than what it turned out to be.
This film blew me away.
To have one's work be this powerful is awe-inspiring.
I hope that one day I can make a difference in this world. Even if it is in the slightest way, and even if I never find out I did.
To just make things better for somebody.
To just have them feel like everything is alright, everything is going to be okay.
To just take them somewhere else, away from all their troubles and worry.
To just allow them the ability to open their eyes and sees what is out there.
To just inspire them to... think... for themselves.
I am going to be thinking about this for awhile.
Second day of filming starts tomorrow in the a.m. Got to get to sleep soon.
Goodnight and God bless.
Yours truly,
E
It is four minutes until two a.m. and I have just finished watching one of Edward Norton's films. It was my first time seeing it in it's entirety. I was thinking it would be something different than what it turned out to be.
This film blew me away.
To have one's work be this powerful is awe-inspiring.
I hope that one day I can make a difference in this world. Even if it is in the slightest way, and even if I never find out I did.
To just make things better for somebody.
To just have them feel like everything is alright, everything is going to be okay.
To just take them somewhere else, away from all their troubles and worry.
To just allow them the ability to open their eyes and sees what is out there.
To just inspire them to... think... for themselves.
I am going to be thinking about this for awhile.
____________
Second day of filming starts tomorrow in the a.m. Got to get to sleep soon.
Goodnight and God bless.
Yours truly,
E
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