It's a wrap!
My second UCF film is finished and in the coming weeks I will be adding a music score to it (possibly...idk).
I like it...so far. I had to cut out a lot of the original film but in doing so I made it a better film and I may have even changed the deeper meaning of it with the use of transitions, editing, and ambiance.
Looking forward to the Spring semester and what I will learn and do then.
And now I will be working on my LA compilation film, my demo reel, and I'm hoping to hone in on my photography/art/music ambitions.
ttyl.
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
17 Days Till L.A.
The days building towards my internship were pretty fast as opposed to painfully slow. In that time I met an Irish girl named Lisa, she's beautiful. All we did was kiss but those moments were perfect and it was all I needed to have some physical memory of her. She's learning about multimedia and I am learning about film. Now she's back in Ireland and I'm in Los Angeles studying film.
I partied not very hard with my old drinking buddies from the old days of Hollywood Cantina. God I miss those days. They were fun, unpredictable, and open minded. Ever since Cantina closed down sometime last year and Satoru and I moved out of Daytona, the group just kinda lost touch for a while, but now we're talking and we're gonna hang out some more again.
Things are looking up as I type this. I'm on the other side of America, the weather is great, the walking and biking is terrific, and there are so many Koreans here lol.
"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda from Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
I partied not very hard with my old drinking buddies from the old days of Hollywood Cantina. God I miss those days. They were fun, unpredictable, and open minded. Ever since Cantina closed down sometime last year and Satoru and I moved out of Daytona, the group just kinda lost touch for a while, but now we're talking and we're gonna hang out some more again.
Things are looking up as I type this. I'm on the other side of America, the weather is great, the walking and biking is terrific, and there are so many Koreans here lol.
"Do or do not. There is no try." - Yoda from Star Wars: Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Tides- Now online!
The film has been up in YouTube for a over a month now. Ultimately I'm pretty happy with it. I forgot to dedicate it to my father in the end credits but I might change that later on.
But for now, it is what it is. Here's the link to my short film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-twYvkEDd_Q
Synopsis:
A young man seeks peace and solitude in the wake of a loved one's death and a clash of beliefs and honor make him question his own.
Directed, Editing, and Starring: Wade Laxton
Director of Photography: Gregory Suarez
Music: Fredric Chopin- Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 (Raindrop), Tool- Ænima- "Third Eye"
Shot on Location in Daytona Beach, FL
For my Dad.
Love you and miss you everyday.
But for now, it is what it is. Here's the link to my short film:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-twYvkEDd_Q
Synopsis:
A young man seeks peace and solitude in the wake of a loved one's death and a clash of beliefs and honor make him question his own.
Directed, Editing, and Starring: Wade Laxton
Director of Photography: Gregory Suarez
Music: Fredric Chopin- Prelude Op. 28 No. 15 (Raindrop), Tool- Ænima- "Third Eye"
Shot on Location in Daytona Beach, FL
For my Dad.
Love you and miss you everyday.
Monday, April 18, 2011
Post-Production on "Tides"
I'm currently in the final stages of post-production of my short film "Tides". Currently I'm cutting out significant portions of my film trying to get it within that 3 minute limit. I'm confident that I will make it within that limited time limit. But when the film is finished and submitted to my directing I class I will release it on YouTube uncut and edited to the version I want. I figure it'll run only about 30 seconds to 1 minute longer than the DIR I version.
My director's cut will have a longer montage scene, more scenic shots, longer credits with a dedication to my dad, and one or two more additional songs added to the film.
The inspirations for this film are very diverse. I've narrowed it down to these major film makers, their films, as well as other sources of media and art:
1.) Stanley Kubrick - Peace and War in "Full Metal Jacket"
2.) Francois Truffaut- The beach and stills "The 400 Blows"
3.) Terrance Malick- His shots of nature in "The New World"
4.) Chris Marker- Still photos and abstract sound/music score "La Jetée"
5.) Frederick Chopin's Preludes for Piano, Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major "Raindrop"- as used in "Halo 3- Believe" trailer
6.) Tool- "Third Eye" drum solo- Ænima
My director's cut will have a longer montage scene, more scenic shots, longer credits with a dedication to my dad, and one or two more additional songs added to the film.
The inspirations for this film are very diverse. I've narrowed it down to these major film makers, their films, as well as other sources of media and art:
1.) Stanley Kubrick - Peace and War in "Full Metal Jacket"
2.) Francois Truffaut- The beach and stills "The 400 Blows"
3.) Terrance Malick- His shots of nature in "The New World"
4.) Chris Marker- Still photos and abstract sound/music score "La Jetée"
5.) Frederick Chopin's Preludes for Piano, Op. 28 No. 15 in D flat major "Raindrop"- as used in "Halo 3- Believe" trailer
6.) Tool- "Third Eye" drum solo- Ænima
Saturday, April 9, 2011
"A rolling stone gathers no moss" and "ahead of my time"
"We men are retched things." - Achilles
I'm like the old saying "A rolling stone gathers no moss". I don't tend to make connections that often even when I know that a certain person likes me, and when I do, I cut them off pretty quickly unless I can't seem to shed my mind of them. I realized that I'm really not friends with most of the people on facebook, I mean not really. So the fuck do I even have one? I got rid of my myspace and twitter relatively easy. I don't stay around long enough to make friends or I don't make the time for friends it seems.
I guess people today would consider me "ahead of my time", but I think that's a lapse in thinking because my way oif thinking is not original, not really, and I'm not the only one who feels the way I do about the world. There are and have been millions of people, past and present, who have and do think like I do in some way, shape, or form. So my way of thinking doesn't make me "ahead of my time". In fact my way of thinking is more so the current way we OUGHT to be thinking.But our dumbed down species and society has blocked our progress and our thinking.
"Go back to sleep America. You are free to do what we tell you. Watch "American gladiators"! - Bill Hicks
My, or should I say "our", way of thinking may even be outdated by now. What's the new way of thinking now? What is the prevalent way of critical thinking that will transcend our species now? We are ever evolving, ever changing beings.
"Think for yourself. Question authority." - Timothy Leary
I'm like the old saying "A rolling stone gathers no moss". I don't tend to make connections that often even when I know that a certain person likes me, and when I do, I cut them off pretty quickly unless I can't seem to shed my mind of them. I realized that I'm really not friends with most of the people on facebook, I mean not really. So the fuck do I even have one? I got rid of my myspace and twitter relatively easy. I don't stay around long enough to make friends or I don't make the time for friends it seems.
I guess people today would consider me "ahead of my time", but I think that's a lapse in thinking because my way oif thinking is not original, not really, and I'm not the only one who feels the way I do about the world. There are and have been millions of people, past and present, who have and do think like I do in some way, shape, or form. So my way of thinking doesn't make me "ahead of my time". In fact my way of thinking is more so the current way we OUGHT to be thinking.But our dumbed down species and society has blocked our progress and our thinking.
"Go back to sleep America. You are free to do what we tell you. Watch "American gladiators"! - Bill Hicks
My, or should I say "our", way of thinking may even be outdated by now. What's the new way of thinking now? What is the prevalent way of critical thinking that will transcend our species now? We are ever evolving, ever changing beings.
"Think for yourself. Question authority." - Timothy Leary
"The Social Network"- How Facebook has become the application of our lives"
"Politics is like pro-wrestling. On the stage they all hate each other, but behind the curtains, backstage, they're all friends." - Jesse Ventura
The last scene of the 2010 film "The Social Network" left me with some of my very own questions that needed answers to. Basically, can our current society, let alone, our generation function without "the social network"? Facebook is a worldwide phenomenon, so much that there is a movie about it and the fact that I am writing this on "Notes", an application on Facebook, should give you a clear enough idea of how strong this mechanism has become. Can anyone who reads this honestly say that they have not been to Facebook this week at least once? Twice? Three times? How about three times in one day? I counted today; I went on this sight a total of eight times before and after work and on my break on my iPhone.
Is this something to worry about? Yes and no. It's natural for us to want to keep in touch with our friends and how and what they are doing and even for us to post about how we are doing and what we are doing; Facebook offers us the most convenient, popular, and fun way to stay connected, but along with this convenience comes a flaw; it's unnatural for us to be so impersonal with each other and to have our a good part of our lives devoted to this medium. So much so that every word, every action, every poke is taken into account as if it were really happening to us in a physical manner.
Love Facebook or hate Facebook, join it or don't, the fact remains is that virtually everybody knows about it and if you haven't made one yet, you either will or you will be asked consistently by your friends and family to make one.
In my opinion, with all of the applications that Facebook has and it's unlimited potential coupled with it's ever growing popularity, it seems as though our generation and future generations to come is and will absorb this network as a facet of everyday life, so much so that among the limitless applications for the average human life (Work, School, Money, Relationships, etc.), Facebook has successfully merged almost all these aspects under one roof. Facebook has become the quintessential application of our lives.
"Think for yourself. Question authority." - Timothy Leary
The last scene of the 2010 film "The Social Network" left me with some of my very own questions that needed answers to. Basically, can our current society, let alone, our generation function without "the social network"? Facebook is a worldwide phenomenon, so much that there is a movie about it and the fact that I am writing this on "Notes", an application on Facebook, should give you a clear enough idea of how strong this mechanism has become. Can anyone who reads this honestly say that they have not been to Facebook this week at least once? Twice? Three times? How about three times in one day? I counted today; I went on this sight a total of eight times before and after work and on my break on my iPhone.
Is this something to worry about? Yes and no. It's natural for us to want to keep in touch with our friends and how and what they are doing and even for us to post about how we are doing and what we are doing; Facebook offers us the most convenient, popular, and fun way to stay connected, but along with this convenience comes a flaw; it's unnatural for us to be so impersonal with each other and to have our a good part of our lives devoted to this medium. So much so that every word, every action, every poke is taken into account as if it were really happening to us in a physical manner.
Love Facebook or hate Facebook, join it or don't, the fact remains is that virtually everybody knows about it and if you haven't made one yet, you either will or you will be asked consistently by your friends and family to make one.
In my opinion, with all of the applications that Facebook has and it's unlimited potential coupled with it's ever growing popularity, it seems as though our generation and future generations to come is and will absorb this network as a facet of everyday life, so much so that among the limitless applications for the average human life (Work, School, Money, Relationships, etc.), Facebook has successfully merged almost all these aspects under one roof. Facebook has become the quintessential application of our lives.
"Think for yourself. Question authority." - Timothy Leary
Thursday, April 7, 2011
"Our great war is a spiritual war. Our great depression is our lives..."- Tyler Durden
My name is Wade and this is my blog.
I haven't posted in a really long time. Over a year actually. Since that last post on 12/14/09 was a school assignment. I used this blog strictly for school as I had no intention of using it for any other purpose at that time.
But times have changed and so have I and I can now see myself getting back into the spirit of blogging and reaching out to more people about myself, my work, and of course about film, social issues, evolution, spirituality, religion, philosophy, psychology, and the best things in life like Family Guy lol
I think I'll begin and end each blog with a saying or a quote form someone whose had a profound influence on not just my life but many people around the world. People who are true role models and who can teach us real life values and lessons about reality and ourselves.
Peace.
And...
"Think for yourself. Question authority." - Timothy Leary
My name is Wade and this is my blog.
I haven't posted in a really long time. Over a year actually. Since that last post on 12/14/09 was a school assignment. I used this blog strictly for school as I had no intention of using it for any other purpose at that time.
But times have changed and so have I and I can now see myself getting back into the spirit of blogging and reaching out to more people about myself, my work, and of course about film, social issues, evolution, spirituality, religion, philosophy, psychology, and the best things in life like Family Guy lol
I think I'll begin and end each blog with a saying or a quote form someone whose had a profound influence on not just my life but many people around the world. People who are true role models and who can teach us real life values and lessons about reality and ourselves.
Peace.
And...
"Think for yourself. Question authority." - Timothy Leary
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