Documentary sound

I finally got the sound working on the documentary files. This is a taster...

Paralympics Archery documentary

So over Christmas I've been trying to edit this documentary about my dad playing archery for Ireland in the paralympics. I had to buy a new programme just to get the video to import into final cut but now the audio isn't working and I can't figure out why. I still edited some of the footage I have just for practice. I also-like the bimbo I am-discovered that all the final cut studio manuals are also located in the help section of each programme so I've downloaded them all into a folder and I fully intend to learn everything in them-eventually. Can't believe it's almost 2010...

Back in the factory

Was in the factory working today again-kind of a last hurrah before Christmas. Was sick with a bad stomach the last few days after eating something really bad so couldn't go back til today. Did some seriousy hard work!-lifting heavy speakers, cabinets etc-it was harder than it sounds. Anyway I think it paid off cos met some of the directors of the place-including Lance Daly-director of Kisses. He is also in Fastnet-the company I am supposed to have the interview for re the production assitant job early in the new year-which was a lucky thing! Got on well with Kirsten i.e. Jim Sheridan's daughter as well and she said she hopes to give us work in the new year. So things are looking up. Here's hoping they work out :-)

More factory work

Was painting in the factory the other day to help out with this film crew. It was fun but the place is a death tap. One of the guys fell through the floor and almost killed himself! Was off today to get all my Christmas presents. Will be in Monday and Tuesday helping with furniture transport for the factory. The things I do to get a job.

Facory work

I've spent the last two days cleaning and clearing stuff in the factory in town the filmmakers are using to make films in the new year. The place is a complete dump but it's a fantastic opportunity for me. Jim Sheridan's daughter is one of three directors who will be setiing up shop there. I was speaking to her today and she is so nice. It's a big operation. It seems like the space will have a multi-purpose purpose if you will-from reghearsals, to actual shooting, to casting, to wardrobe etc. The casting department were setting up today. I am supposed to still have an interview for the production assistant job with fastnet films but if I don't or I don't get it I would love some kind of a job with this crowd in the factory. I feel really ambitious now and feel like this could be a fantastic opportunity. I hope it all goes well. I finished the structure of the script and sent it to Cherida as well i.e. the girl who is reading my script. She said she will have a look over it during the Christmas break.

I spent all day going through an excel sheet trying to restructure the plot of my script. My head is in bits. I don't actually know how I'm gonna make everything work. I want to get it finished anyway in the next couple of days so I can concentrate on other things. Tomorrow I'm helping out in the factory for Fastnet films. According to my stars forecast for tomorrow a colleague is gonna be irate or highly strung and I will be caught off guard. I hope to God it doesn't come true!

Fastnet film factory

A woman from Fastnet films called me to help prepare factory space for some movies that are going to be made in the new year. She got my number off the receptionist I have the interview with this week-at least I hope I still have an interview. It will be dogs work and unpaid but hope to 'get in with the gang' and might get some paid work in the new year. Just fixing the structure of my of my script at the moment. Pain :-(

Film script

Got Final draft from my friend when I got my mac so spent all day tidying up the text of the script I'm working on. Had to paste it in from the pdf. For some reason when I installed Final draft Celtx was over ridden and I can't use it which sucks. Anyway I'm hoping to have the script tidied up by the end of tomorrow and then finish an excel spreadsheet with the new structure. It's called Karma Addiction. I think it's quite a catchy title actually. The girl who used to work for the film board who is reading it said she would have a look over the structure during the Christmas free of charge which is sweet!

Fastnet films

Got an interview with Fastnet films next week for the production assistant job. SOunds like a great opportunity. Got some job postings in FAS too-there's actually some really cool positions relevant to the film industry so gonna apply :-)

Art direction

I finally read the script I will be art director of when it shoots in January. It's for a short film. Had a chat with a friend of mine about it who is the first AD today. I also received an email reply from Fastnet films about a production assistant job. I don't even remember applying for the job. Would be cool to get it. I guess I'll hear from them tomorrow.

Set design

At the bottom of the post you can see the set design I did that wasn't chosen for FIngal Community TV. It's completely wacky but I thought it would have been cool. See what you think. The pictures that influenced its design are to the left. They are from a store in Dublin.

God I'm thick

Was just reading over a previous entry here where I was actually wondering if the company I could buy a mac from in the Philipines was a legitimate company. God I'm thick! Won't even go down the road of how that turned out. In other news my Adobe creative suite arrived today too. I'm hoping to learn some skills to maybe get some jobs in the art department of film or TV shows. It's got Dreamweaver, Indesign, photoshop, Illustrator, bridge-the works. So I'm really happy about that. Getting Final Cut installed on my mac tonight too so can't wait about that as well.

Mac Arrival/Final Cut studio

So my macbook pro finally arrived and I have to say-while it may be boring to you-this is a very happy day for me. This machine is truly incredible! I'm getting Final Cut Studio on it tomorrow so I can finally edit like a pro-even though I didn't pass my Final Cut exam-yesterday. It's kind of a kick as I spent 700 euros on the course but screw it-nobody else in the class passed either.

In other news, I didn't get chosen for the set design for Fingal TV as I had no laptop to submit designs and was busy studying for the editing exam. But my mate COnstanze asked me to be art director on a short film come this January and I have been short-listed as production designer for an Irish film board short-funded-to be filmed March 2010. I ordered the adobe creative suite with photoshop, dreamweaver, illustrator-the works-from the UK to build up my skills maybe for art department jobs and so on for film and TV. That's about it. Hope to have more interesting news soon :-)