Film School Funniness or When I Stopped Caring About Reality

by philrw

2003-09-15

92 words - 1 min read

It’s funny, but whenever my classmates and I get together before a class we never really talk about current events. A category 5 hurricane is about to slam into the East coast, the October 7 gubernatorial recall election has been put on hold, and all we talk about is filmmaking. This seems to be a recurring issue with me—how focused we are in our own little worlds and really how insignificant all those petty little things seem when compared to the larger picture. Then again, it’s always nice to have a passion.

Effect and Cause

by philrw

2003-09-14

47 words - 1 min read

Personal Tech

I think my computer is psychic. The second I decide to get out of bed this morning, the monitor turns on. The only way to do that is by pressing a key or moving the mouse, both of which are on the other side of the room.

California Water Gone South

by philrw

2003-09-13

25 words - 1 min read

Personal

What is this greenish-brownish crap in the bottom of my Brita® filter? (On the plus side, I get 100% Vitamin C from my juice drink!)

Fighting Back Against Technology

by philrw

2003-09-13

58 words - 1 min read

Personal Rants and Raves Tech

I am exceedingly irritated at this point. I just wrote an excellent multi-paragraph entry and it didn’t make it into the database. All is lost. Maybe later I’ll have the strength to write another entry but it took a lot out of me. Grrr…. Can’t these people make a simple little piece of software do ONE THING RIGHT?!

Moth

by philrw

2003-09-05

22 words - 1 min read

Personal

I noticed this moth today after coming back from class—right above the door to my apartment. It’s about two inches in length.

L.A. Sunset

by philrw

2003-09-03

11 words - 1 min read

Personal

It’s beautiful until you realize why L.A. sunsets are that color….

The Ring Weirdness

by philrw

2003-09-02

42 words - 1 min read

Film/TV/Theater Personal

I just finished watching The Ring for the first time. I had to laugh because during the credits my telephone rang! I have to admit I was a little hesitant to answer the phone. It was some guy wanting Sergio. Wrong number.

End of First Week

by philrw

2003-08-30

193 words - 1 min read

Personal

So I made it through the first week. Monday night’s directing class is with the venerable Jeremy Kagan, and although he never formally introduced himself to us, I was able to infer as much. Wednesday is and will be by far the longest day I’ve had in class at USC so far. We start the Production III class at 0900, break around 1200 for an hour lunch, and re-convene in our respective sections (directing/producing, editing, camera, sound) in the afternoon. In addition to that, the sound section has a Friday workshop most every week where we get more hands-on experience with equipment and such.