Yes, I have been rather quiet lately on my blog. Damn. And I thought I was on a roll… Well, I was on a roll, but not for blogginess. First of all, I was trying to finish up my last week at the Gnomon School. This involved making a final project for my dynamic FX [...]
March 16, 2010 – 11:50 pm
Okay, the Oscars were over a week ago. Yes, I knew Avatar wasn’t going to win. Sci-Fi only really wins in VFX, makeup, sound mixing and the like* Yes, I’m ECSTATIC that a female won for best director for a very worthy film. It was weird to think they were taking place 20 minutes from [...]
Why does this man make so much money? I can’t answer this question for everyone, but I can answer it for me. I’m a girl who got her first SCUBA mask at 15 and got certified in a rock quarry in Pennsylvania in winter (which means I am both nitrox and dry suit certified, thank [...]
Most of what I write has no place in the public sphere, but I do enjoy writing and I do enjoy telling stories. I’ve always thought I have a knack for both, but beyond this blog and a few online videos, I’ve never really sought to publish any of the things I’ve written. That is [...]
These may be words that come out of my mouth someday in an interview with Filmmaker magazine or Inside the Actor’s Studio. I’ll say those words right after James Lipton asks me what my favorite swear word is… I have officially received the “best of luck in all of your endeavors” letter from the film [...]
My friend Pericles sent me this by way of Twitter by way of These Are Those Things (all of these interconnections- it’s how the interwebs work). It’s a really great animated short called “Please Say Something” by David O’Reilly. I think it really touches upon many thoughts and emotions I and others have had concerning [...]
January 10, 2009 – 1:20 pm
I am one of those strange people who was able to teach themselves Maya and ZBrush. It can be done, but it is not easy (admittedly, ZBrush was FAR easier to learn than Maya, but that’s beside the point). That being said, if you are a student (or an employee or affiliate of an educational [...]
December 4, 2008 – 12:30 pm
One of my less frequently screened films is going to be playing at the Pompidou center in Paris this weekend. I doubt anyone who reads my blog will be there, but if you happen to find yourself in the City of Lights with nothing to do on Saturday, you might want to check it out. [...]
