Final Projects

Final week is almost over and so it is time to share what I did.

Audio for Video
For this exciting classes final project we had to go out, record sounds, and edit them together to create a story, a soundscape. Mine is taking my puppy for a walk.

Next project I worked on for my graduate school application. Over the Rainbow. This is my husband and I song. Here's hoping to get into grad school.

For more joyous videos check out my stuff @ Vimeo.com

Enjoy!

A Soundtrack of Epicness!

Not only is the movie "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" an Epic film the soundtrack is just as epic.



These are just a few of my favorite tracks from the album.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World check out the soundtrack for more epicness.

It's a Puppy! It's a Boy!

At the end of the last semester my husband and I moved into a "new" apartment. In hope that we can unwrap of three-year-old wedding gifts and maybe add a new addition to our family (the four legged kind.)

Over the Summer we looked everywhere for the right puppy and couldn't find one. Then over Labor Day weekend we found the One. It was a little girl from a basset rescue center in Santa Fe, NM. She was perfect the right age, the right bread (beagle mix) and because it was a holiday weekend the center was having an reduce adoption day. The only hang-up was that the event was taken place in Albuquerque, NM (two hour drive from our home.) But we made the trip. By the time we got there the little girl we wanted had just been adopted. We were 10 minutes to late.

Needless to said we were totally sad but we made the most of it. We talked with the lady that ran the center and she said that she had just gotten three "new" rescue puppies that would need two more weeks before they could go to a "new" home. As it turns out the application process was a pretty long process. We had to fill out a form and have a home visit/interview. We waited two weeks and heard nothing. So on the thursday of the second week I called. The lady informed me that two of the three "new" puppies had found a home but we were on the top of the list for a little boy. That that need to be done was the home visit. The lady said that the person would call Friday. Well Friday came and no call.

Saturday morning my husband drove to an event in Albuquerque and I coached our 8-10 year old soccer team. On my walk home after the game my husband call to say that the person who can do the home visit can do it in about an hour. I rushed home, showered, and tidy up the house. As it turns out I knew that lady that did our home visit and she gave us "five puppy paws" and a go ahead to bring the little puppy home. And since my husband was in Albuquerque and had to drive through Santa Fe he was able to pick up the puppy and bring him home.

Our "new" edition is two months old, a beagle/basset mix. We named him Memphis because that's where my husband and I met, got married and because this hound is a good ol' southern boy it fits. We are so thrilled to have him.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT

I MEAN, I'VE SEEN THE WORLD! -
I'VE BEEN AROUND
I COULD TELL YOU STORIES
THAT WOULD QUITE ASTOUND YOU!

I'M NOT A FOOL!-
I WENT TO SCHOOL!
I'VE BEEN FROM LIVERPOOL TO ISTANBUL!-
ISTANBUL!-
I'M NO FOOL!
AND ANYONE WILL TELL YOU
THAT I'M SHARPER THAN A KNIFE!-
BUT I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT
IN MY LIFE!

WELL, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT!
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT!
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT
IN MY LIFE!

I MEAN,
I KNOW THE GAME-
I'VE SEEN 'EM ALL!
I COULD TELL YOU STORIES
THAT WOULD QUITE ENTRALL YOU!

I KNOW ME JOB! -
PLEASIN' THE MOB!
I GIVE 'EM WHAT THEY WANT FOR JUST TWO BOB!
JUST TWO BOB!
WELL, THAT'S MY JOB!

BUT THIS IS SO FANTASTIC,
I CAN'T WAIT TO TELL THE WIFE!
GERTIE, YOU'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT
IN YOUR LIFE!

I THOUGHT I'D SEEN EVERY WONDER IN THE WORLD!-
I'VE SEEN THE COLISEUM IN ROME -
AND THE ACROPOLIS!
I MADE THE BIGGEST BLUNDER IN THE WORLD! -
BECAUSE I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING QUITE LIKE THIS!

I'M DOWN TO EARTH! -
I'LL TELL YOU STRAIGHT! -
I COULD TELL YOU STORIES
THAT WOULD FASCINATE YOU!
I KNOW THE TRADE! -
I KNOW THE TRICKS! -
I ONCE BOUGHT AN ELEPHANT FOR TWO POUNDS SIX!
TWO POUNDS SIX! -
TAUGHT IT TRICKS!

BUT FOR YOUR PUSHMI-PULLYU,
I'D PAY...

THREE POUNDS!......

FOUR POUNDS!......

FIVE! -

COS I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT
THAT'S ALIVE!

PUSHMI-PULYUS ARE REMARKABLE CREATURES.
OF ALL GOD'S ANIMALS, THEY'RE THE CLEVEREST!
THEY DEVELOP THESE REMARKABLE FEATURES
RUNNING UP AND DOWN MOUNT EVEREST!

EVERYBODY

No!

DOLITTLE

YES! IT'S ABSOLUTELY TRUE! -
RUNNING UP AND DOWN MOUNT EVEREST!

You see......

RUNNING UP AND DOWN A MOUNTAIN
GIVES THEM VERY NIMBLE FEET.

BLOSSOM

PUT 'EM ON THE RIGHT ROPE,
THEY COULD WALK A TIGHTROPE!
THAT'D GIVE THE AUDIENCE A RARE OLD TREAT!

DOLITTLE

AND THIS EXTREME AGILITY
BEGETS A RARE ABILITY -
SHARED ONLY WITH THE MOUNTAIN GOATS OF FRANCE -
THE PUSHMI-PULLYU LOVES TO DANCE!

I MEAN,
WHAT CAN YOU SAY? -
WHAT CAN YOU DO?
I KNEW RIGHT AWAY
THAT FOLKS'LL PAY TO VIEW IT!

I SAID TO TED -
"TED, LAD", I SAID -
"THIS THING'S THE BIGGEST THING
SINCE HOME-MADE BREAD!"

COMPANY

HOME-MADE BREAD!

BLOSSOM

"TO GET THAT PUSHMI-PULLYU,
I'M PREPARED TO SELL THE WIFE!"

Only jokin', Gertie!

COMPANY

COS HE'S NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT
IN HIS LIFE!

BLOSSOM & COMPANY

NO, I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT!-
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT!-
I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT
IN ALL MY LIFE!

STEP THIS WAY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN! STEP THIS WAY!
BLOSSOM'S MAMMOTH CIRCUS PROUDLY PRESENTS
THE GREATEST SINGLE ATTRACTION IN CIRCUS HISTORY!
DIRECT FROM MOUNT EVEREST, THE ONE-THE ONLY-
THE PHENOMENAL TWO-HEADED PERFOMING PUSHMI-PULLYU!

IT LIVES - IT BREATHES-IT MOVES - IT DANCES! -
WHILE GOIN' IN TWO DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS AT ONCE!
AN ALBERT BLOSSOM WORLD EXCLUSIVE - STARTS
TODAY! - 4 SHOWS A DAY AN' 4 ON SATURDAYS!

THE TWO-HEADED MARVEL OF THE AGE -
ALBERT BLOSSOM'S AMAZIN' PUSHMI-PULLYU!
A 2-HEADED TREAT FOR ALL THE FAMILY!
BRING THE KIDS, AN' GRANNY AN' GRANDDAD!
FIRST SHOW STARTIN' IN 2 MINUTES!

COMPANY

I MEAN,
WE'VE SEEN SOME SHOWS -
LORD, HEAVEN KNOWS! -
WE'VE SEEN EVERY SINGLE THING
FROM THIS TO RINGLING!

BIG SHOWS 'N' SMALL -
WE'VE SEEN 'EM ALL! -
EVEN SEEN PERFORMERS
WHO WERE TEN FEET TALL!
TEN FEET TALL!

AND OF THEM ALL,
WE'D LIKE TO MAKE IT VERY, VERY CLEAR
THAT WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING
LIKE WHAT WE'VE SEEN HERE!

NO, WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT!
NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT!
WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT
IN ALL OUR LIFE!

WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT! -
WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT! -
WE'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT! -
IN ALL OUR LIFE!

DOLITTLE

Call me John.


... Everything in the my world is a pushmi-pullyu.

Enjoy!

The Girl Who Needs to Read These Books...

This weekend while the boys where out I had the place to myself, and what did I do? While I spent most of the day watching the final game of the World Cup 2010 (Spain vs. Netherlands 1:0) as I washed dish and dust. But when dinner rolled around I made couscous with broccoli and cheese and set down to watch a movie.

...At the beginning of the Summer I was asked by my film teacher if I'd seen "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" I hadn't and he said I needed to and it was playing at our local (an hour away) Indie movie theatre. I tried to go but the theatre wasn't showing it anymore. As sad as I was we saw Toy Story 3 and that made up for the lack of show time at the other place...

So that night I set down with my couscous and pulled out my laptop and login to my Netflix. And, low and behold the new thing that popped up was the new streamed movie, "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" And I watched it.
...I'm normally not into foreign films, basically, I just don't understand them, but with my moving-loving husband movies are life no matter where the movie comes from. My first really film from another country was "Amelie" This film blow me away. For once I knew what was going on. Sense then my husband and I have watched many other films from Japan, Sweden, France, Italy, you name....

I highly suggested that you watch this film (Check out the trailers) and if the trail get you excited (Click here) the books are truly cheap. I so am buying the book and start reading the story. I had always wanted to but just never did. I hope you get to see this film and read these book then we can chat.

...Ps. If you have seen this film or not another great movie is "Let the Right One In" Hollywood is making a English version but I'm to jazzed about it. The screen shots look shot for shot of this version...

Enjoy!

Font Diva

Good Type. Bad Type. Ugly Type. Like that font. Don't like that font. Graphic Designers in my program go on and on about font'ing this and font'ing that. It can be kindof annoying but it's their field and knowing what works better for a design as apposed to what doesn't makes them better at their craft. Yet what does it matter if you use a Sans serif or not? What is a Sans, Sans Serif, Serif? What is the ISSUE with using Comic Sans? I'm a film buff not so much a graphic design one, so I don't need to take a typography class. I don't know the rules and, sad to say not many students in the department can answer any of these questions. Can you?

Font Link for your enjoyment...

Enjoy!

Putting the "e" in e-publishing

Spring 2010 I got the chance to take a "once every two years" class in stop motion animation. I teamed up with Billy (the IT Guy) and Stacy (former Miss Las Vegas) to create a paper animation. We worked, under hot light, and long hour to make our version of the Greek tale of "Daedalus & Icarus." Check out the finish film; Daedalus & Icarus Later that semester I turning it in to a local film festival and guess what? Santa Fe 3 Minute Film Festival Yep! It got excepted. And this Summer Stacy and I teamed up again for a Summer internship to make our animation into a online book. e-Book This simple project has just blown up in a super creative way.

Enjoy!

Images

Haven't done anything with this and since I have a snow day, and have no motivation do anything, I might as will showcase some new things. The Images are photographs for a project.