Captains log-supplemental

computer! captains ships log. Tuesday 22 April 2008 .

After recent community events it has become evident to me that this perilous journey we have all embarked on and the obstacles that we face are appearing to be more like ice bergs rather then walls. I say this simply because even the most mundane easiest jobs a college student could be expected to preform has proven to be a tyrant task lately!

for example: just converting different media files-video/audio into workable formates has become almost impossible! my laptop screen has completely gone haywire and is still leaking plasma everywhere, i should really get onto that hey? my work life is going down the drain with new corporate terms and conditions contracts. perhaps it's karma playing some type of universal effect on my me?

anyway i guess I'm taking advantage of this free blogging service just complain..

computer erase that last paragraph in the official ships log, it's to remain personal!

okay updates. the crew of this journey are preforming well. we are learning how to use this program named delicious i believe it's a form of documenting sites we have visited and gives a brief description of what we found there-useful for journal bookmarking!
Researching is currently underway in our quest to create a decent cyberpunk genre movie for this digital subject of ours.
I remember watching a great movie on SBS a few years ago called "Avalon" directed by the great Mr Mamoru Oshii his a leading cyberpunk enthusiast's and has many awesome films to his name for those that don't know. it's thanks to his work that has made this film one of my favorite films ever since i guess. heres one of many great links i found:

http://www.cyberpunkreview.com/movie/decade/2000-current/avalon/
concepts and storyborading will be completed today, and we are moving on to scripting next for the pre production stage of our film.

computer sign me out i guess, we are done here.
warp 6 trillion, second star to the right-engage!

expectations

let me see, roughly 3 weeks or so since i last posted?
A few days ago Tasmania had some extremely high winds, gal force even. knocked out a few power lines and such, hence that makes up for inactivity for one week.

eventful as ever i guess, how would i describe my education life right now?
movie, movie, movie, oh yeah-essay-then, yeah guessed it more movie, movie, movie!!
though mind, i love it!

All though only 3 completed products have been produced many many more are in the works!
recently i downloaded a script story bored program from roger stack, my teacher for this course, hopefully it shall come in handy!

oh news on the pathway front! were finally getting some progress with the program. The teacher has started branches out into all the various visual arts mediums one can use and thus video as a platform popped up! hooray for us! there was talk of producing a few enters for some film festivals as well! for example : Trashorama, tropfest, 15/15 and various others, can't wait!

Did i mention I'm a slave working for the corporate mega fiend Woolworths?. specifically BIG W. Now it's good place to work don't get me wrong, great atmosphere, good people just one problem, i work the Night shift. Between college life, after school activities, e.g soccer, the pathways program, AND maintaining my slave hood labor presence at my part time job life is becoming increasingly filled up to the brim! You can say goodbye to any normal sleep patterns for my life as well.

getting back to the title of this blog. expectations. definitely rolling in, loads of productions coming up, loads of teachers expecting results. should be interesting in the next coming weeks.

sorry my friends it seems as if time is against, i kinda feel like I've made up for last blogs though no? anyway must be off until next time fellow readers

peace!

progress

ah yet again another late post it's sure going to be tough trying to get into the rhythm of these blogs.

As I'm sure you all know the Easter brake is approaching at incredibly fast speeds! it sure does feel like it was just yesterday that i start the new college year- Alas this is not the case.
this in turn means the time has comes when all my projects and assignments are under pressure to be completed both before and just after the brake as well. so busy busy busy again!

however their is good news upon the horizon. I've finally started the preproduction scripting and story boarding of the film production I've decided to create for the first main project of this digital class. ( despite ofcorse my horrible artistic skills-I trust you can all forgive my stick figures?)

the production idea is about " the thine line between virtual and non virtual environments" i know i know i can hear you all screaming now -matrix plagiariser! boring, and oh so cliche!- but please before you go judging my choice hear me out.

you see I've decided this as main for quite a few reasons some examples are: cross plate form multimedia opportunities, interesting story concept especially given today's society, a chance to create a production I've had stuck in my head for years! and hopefully to produce a new prospect of what is real to the mix of creative influences out there.

I hold high hopes for this production and I'm very eager to start going out their and filming. however with all good productions comes great pre production. which brings me back to a few paragraphs up. story boarding is painful! I'll say that right now, however it's really the basis from which everything else is born. so I've become almost obsessive over getting a decent story bored completed. as for the script, it's up in my head, i know i want it to be an impressive first attention to the year, just transferring from a dream to a reality on paper is proving difficult.

As for these creative arts pathways eduction on Tuesdays what can i say..
it's fun i guess? not exactly what i was expecting as so far all we seem to be doing is drawing with crayons and paint about one or two word sentences and we have 30 seconds to draw a description of what we think we hear. i guess there just trying to expand our creative influence which is all well and good no worries about that. just kind of seems a little pre schoolish?

on the flip side however i hear the last few sessions have just been getting to know each other. from the next sessions onwards we are finally going to get down to business! ( been a long time coming!) and with that means films, shooting! and production! their is going to be chances for film competitions and events to enter, so should be grand!

and with that i bid you all a due. been fun and I'm so happy I've finally posted!
enjoy!

Insights

Hello there fellow college traveler's!

I'll admit it sure has been a while since i left a blog on this site however there is an explanation for this travesty! you see with all recent rush on creating all these accounts I'm afraid i lost track of my user name and account for this site. however thanks to the intervention of Firefox's " auto remember me" ability's as soon as i recalled the site name i was granted access!

Thus here i am trying to make up for lost time.

Something of great importance has recently popped up in my life actually. i have just joined a out of college education for budding artistic youths like myself trying to explore their creative talents and learn where it can take them. the course is called " Pathways to art: be what you want to be" essentially it's course to extend your visual, writing, music talents and involve them with upcoming attractions, events and productions around the state. it all sounds rather exciting and a great " adventure" to partake in. my first class starts this afternoon at 4:30, looking forward to it. going to look great on a resume!

hopefully through this course i will be able to gain insight, ideas and useful skills I'm sure i shall apply in the digital projects course.

as for my main project this term it seems to be boiling down to the ever tasteful debate between what is real and what is not. with the line between psychical objects and electronic transactions becoming ever so illusive it seems appropriate that i investigate this worthy course.
my only doubts this topic is very heavily produced in today's society and I'm afraid it might become to cliché and boring for the examiner's.

untill next time budding blogger- peace and happy writing!

week one.

The recent first week of Hobart College was very eventful. contained within it was the greatest amount of lectures in one week I've ever sat through! I have created new accounts left right and center and too many internet sites i can point a stick at. it's all rather overwhelming at first however I'm sure after a few tweaks here and there my school life regime shall full into place and become familiar to me.

I'm sorry i must go right now, until next time my viewer's enjoy the College life!