wickity wow. been a while, yet again. my mother was getting on my case about the lacking updates, so i've done some organizing and hopefully I'm gettin ya'll up to date...sort of...
my head is extraordinarily heavy. i never realize it until i've done at least one keg stand. sorry ma, but yes, I did have to establish myself as king of keg stands tonight...bad idea, i know. it's probably also a bad idea to be writing in this state. but seriously, i must have a really strong neck that just wants a vacation whenever it can get it. my head is enormous. i need to give my body the credit it deserves sometimes. I mean, i never get sick, especially to the amount that friends get sick, and when i do, my body purges and it's done with. thank god for this strength. Now: not to abuse it and take it for granted, nawmeen? (say it aloud, and then imagine me saying it aloud and you'll get it.)
anywho, catch up, who doesn't love ketchup. something to try: Heinz's ORGANIC ketchup. totally awesome. if only all brands could make their products organic with the same results in terms of tastiness. i feel good about dipping my fried potatoes in Heinz's ORGANIC ketchup. kinda like i'm giving my body that credit it deserves already, eh? then i down a can of Coca-Cola (which they have SUGAR COLA now) and top it off with a grease-burger (BUBBA-BURGERS, pretty much awesome.) where was i? oh, show case:
Angel Train from Steve Pappin on Vimeo.
Using light and shadow to tell a story. Concept based off a script I'm writing as a feature. Needs new music that my cousin may produce, as long as he's not sick of my crap! Shot in two nights, one of which I was vomitting in the grass just off camera. Good times.
yeah. vomitting. fo reals. we had footage of it, but it's long gone into the depths of lost hard drives. i think it turned out otherwise. i've definitely learned a lot since then. shoot, i just finished shooting some 16mm FILM for pete's sake. we're talking emulsion, pull down claws..all the great stuff. got any questions about how a film camera works, i'm your man. now if i could only get excited about trapping myself in L.A. for what my soul will think is an eternity as I slowly realize that a life of fame and egotistical "creative types" is not at all what i'm interested, and I'd rather ride my moped down main street in Fairfield, Iowa. Or out on Pleasant Plain road to the 2nd resevoir where I can sit and watch the sunset after an awesome bike ride on the Jefferson County Trail....afterwards I can go home and chill with my family and cats outside in the backyard with maybe some fireflys and perhaps a barbeque...bah humbug, how enticing a simple life is to me right now...
my parents are probably cringing as they read this, even I do sometimes..but I mean sheesh...the more and more I live the more and more the small things enrich the minutes that go by. perhaps I cling to a past that will never return in it's full glory, and I can only hope to submerge myself in nostalgic material possessions...which is never a healthy thing.
these days i immerse myself in other peoples creativity in order to feel good about myself. I find a good television show or a long single player video game and let others hard work satisfy me to the point that my fondest memories of Florida are that of Psych and Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. I can look on my shelf and conjure up where I was in life by simply seeing the title of the video game I was playing at the time. The office reminds me of days at home with kelsey watching episode after episode. Funny thing is, watching the office threw me back to my moments on stage during HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. My memories are of memories before when times were glorious and happy, how depressing is that?
Apologies, I'm splooging all over the place here. Cry me a river and send me a greeting card. I just hope if I choose to fall of the face of the earth and just spend time in a rented house down the street from my family, you'll understand where i'm coming from. Not that that is my ultimate plan, but I'm just ensuring no surprises. :)
one of my biggest learning experiences while at Full Sail so far?
(try to watch it at the site in HD and with a good pair of headphones or some speakers with a sub woofer attached, or else you're not gonna get the full effect.)
Sweet&Sour from Steve Pappin on Vimeo.
A script I wrote almost 3 years ago inspired by my frequent trips to China Star. Huge learning experience in terms of translating to the screen. Shot in one night.
yep. i can make up lots of excuses for why this movie is the way it is. but hey, i don't even know if you like or not yet, so i'll skip on that, and perhaps fill you in later if you're curious. a majority of you read the script beforehand, so you all have an idea of what the movie should have/could have become, so sit back and enjoy. i will say that I do enjoy the acting and the intro titles :D (courtesy of MOI! YAY-UH)
ok. my buzz is fading and my head is returning to it's upright and locked position. i'm gonna call it a night after I guzzle some 2% and maybe rough Kuniko up a bit.
Ciao.
5 comments:
As your Dad I assume I'm being baited but I'm going to bite, sorry.
I liked the video a lot, but the second time I watched it I noticed the scratches on his neck didn't show up before the visit to the bathroom but when he took the scarf off they were higher up his neck, no big deal just a detail I've been trained to notice.
A note on subject matter, whatever Model you hold up as a story teller can have an influence on how you see yourself in life.
yep! and with a movie that i wrote banking on the fact that people would watch it more than once, this is a rather agregious error, isn't it? oh well...sorry about that.
and in terms of storyteller influence? what are you referring to? am I the guy who has affairs with other dudes boyfriends and gets killed? or am i the killer? or am i the guy who sits back and watches these two lower lifeforms who can't even get their lovers name right murder each other over her? i prefer the latter...the second will get caught sooner or later...i consider myself a fantasizer in purging the unnecessaries.
i spelled egregious wrong
yeah, your editor mother was going to point out the misspelling if you didn't correct it!Isn't that a great word??? egregious??? I liked this movie so much more after seeing it with all the editing. It made sense and I think the "bad guy" actor was much better than Charlie. Did you? I figured the marks on his neck and other places were showing up more, not because they were placed differently, necessarily, but because as the story progressed, Charlie's and therefore the audience's, awareness was expanding to see more. I liked the lead in too. For as uncomfortable as you were after shooting, you pulled it off and put it in a much better space....
These look great! Don't be afraid of LA I felt the same way about the simpler things, but once you get out here you realize you can still have those. There are some beautiful inexpensive neighborhoods here that have a sweet small town feel to them. There isn't much traffic unless you are on the freeways, and you don't have to take the freeways anytime you don't want to. I'll show you the ropes, just let me know when you're thinking about coming out!
Keep up the great film making. You're going to do really well in life no matter where you choose to live.
xoxo
Sara
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