sundance...the rest.

i'm too tired to type about the rest of sundance.  you can refer to this post to hear about some others i saw.  i share similar feelings with melanie, and i hope phoebe in wonderland finds a distributor to pick it up.  

yesterday i went up for a final hoorah.  riley, megan, and i headed up for the final day of screenings before the awards today.  we saw a shorts program.  i really enjoyed the shorts program!   i think next year i'll try to see them all.  it's great because you see 7 short films and if you don't like one, you know it will be over soon.  loved it!  riley and megan are what I would call benefits from working at publications and graphics.  they are interns for byu magazine and a whole lotta fun!

every year i have a mini post-mortum (sp?) about my sundance experience and what i will do differently for the following year: 

#1.)  Next winter might very well be the last winter I live in Utah permanently so I think I am going to try and get a job with the festival.  I was talking with a few of the workers yesterday and they can basically get into any movie they want to see for free.  (with a few exceptions and such.)  and if i can get a job with them for the festival maybe that can transcribe into a yearly position.  (i was surprised to see how many workers at the festival were from out of town.)

#2.) if i don't work as an employee, i am getting the pass where credentials are part of the package.  there are some fun music events i missed out on because i didn't have a credential.  but if i'm working i automatically get one.  yay.

#3.)  see the 4 shorts programs.  there are four of them so it's like seeing 28 films.  they have to choose from over 5100 short films.  i was impressed.  

goodbye sundance film festival 2008.  see you next year.

Sundance 2008: Day 1

Technically it's like Day Three? Whatever. Day one for me:

Madison and I got up at the crack of dawn and drove to Park City for the 9:15 screening of "The Wackness." I don't know how much I want to comment on the films I see. I really enjoyed this film though. It was funny and lighthearted about serious problems ie: girls/dating, drugs, alcohol, parents. As I was watching this, I couldn't figure out where I'd seen the lead guy. And then I remembered that he's from one of Emily's shows on Nickelodeon. No, Emily. You cannot see this movie.

Blurb from the Sundance Booklet:


Main Characters attending: (click name to see photo from imdb)

Sir Ben Kingsley (the one and only)
Josh Peck (emily's nickelodeon boyfriend)
Olivia Thirlby (also did juno. good for her for getting a bigger part)

Main Characters not in attendance of the screening:
Mary-Kate Olsen (in pc, just not at the screening)
Method Man (don't really care)
Famke Janssen (would have liked to ask her about X3.)

Park City was insanely warm. Kind of the calm before the storm. It was so pleasant to be up there just walking around. One thing when I hang out with Madison is that there doesn't seem to be rules about where we can and can't go. haha. Something more of a characteristic he has and I don't. But we ran into some fun stars probably as a result of this. He and his sis saw a lot more after I left to go to my second film.

We also attended an Avid Workshop. My new boss told me that if I went to any Avid workshops or demos while I was at the festival I could consider it work, and count the hours for work. word. I wonder how she'll feel when I say the workshop was on sunday. haha. The place where the workshop was held has some really cool pieces of art technology I guess you would call it. I really can't describe it, but nonetheless really fun.

The final list for Sunday:

Dennis Quaid (a couple times)
Paul Giamatti (a couple times as well)
Jack Black
Jared Leto
William H. Macy (but no wife)
Adrian Grenier (I also saw him in New York driving a jalopy stopped in front of Yankee Stadium the day I was denied entrance.)
Dylan Walsh
Tim Daly
Eddie Redmayne


No Julianne Moore at my second screening of "Savage Grace." I was hoping maybe...just maybe. Whit and I went and saw this film at the Rose Wagner Theater in Salt Lake. It is a perfect example of some of the out there films that are screened at the festival. this movie was OUT THERE. It was based on a true story which made it even creepier. I'm not really going to go into to much detail because I like my blog to remain lower than PG. Even posting the Sundance Booklet description might make my blog PG-13. Sorry Michelle. Don't read this one.



Final Conclusion from Sunday -- My Day 1:

The weather gave me hope for future trips to Park City for the festival. It may have just been a lucky fluke, but it was SO pleasant to be up there. Don't me wrong. Last year was a lot of fun as well, just butt-ice cold.

Free Sundance Swag is fun. I have a new black bag which really can be used as a replacement/reusable shopping bag. I used it to put all my free crap in, and maybe it will be my new Tues/Thursday School Bag. Until it rips or something. haha.

Where the heck were all the lady movie stars? No Mandy Moore for me this year.

Films left to see: 5 for sure. Maybe 6 if I successfully wait list.

22 and up.

today i did an adult thing:

i've decided that direct deposit is a great thing. i never really look at how much gets put in... (i just have learned what the average is for my normal paycheck.) well i decided to use this to my advantage. i consolidated all my accounts today by closing my zion's account and uccu accounts and opening a chase account. (i did this for a few reasons. mainly because i don't really care for uccu.) anyway. after doing that i decided to open up two other accounts at chase as well. a new savings account (which happens usually by default anyway) and another investment account. my savings account will have money deducted from my paycheck every month, as well as this new investment account. it's not a ton of money each month, but for what i make as a student I think it's a start. and the beauty of it all? it may seem like i'm getting less money every month, but i'll adapt. and since it's automatic it will actually happen because me saying i'll do it and having a computer do it are two very different things :)

why the sudden change of responsibility? well one, i live at home and should be saving money. it's a plus for living at home! also, hopefully if all goes according to plan, by this time next year I'll be starting to look at post-graduation opportunities and jobs, and having a little money saved will probably come in handy.


yay.

to do this week:

cancel tivo service. (that or buy a new box)
finish reading Indy 3 script (oh crap i need to do that tonight since it's due tomorrow.)
consolidate bank accounts. (why is the zion account even open still? it has 3.50 in the checking account.)
create school blog.
get emmy's piano books.
have fun PnG party. (that's Publications and Graphics)
record music w/ meeshy
eat.



yeah probably in that order.

first week analysis

again, this semester is going to take on different characteristics than previous ones. i am enrolled in 5 classes, which is a good load for the winter time. two on byu's main campus, and three at the salt lake center.

main campus:

tma 387: advanced producing. this is going to be a great class! and tom is a great teacher. there will be a lot of script reading and coverages, a lot of following hollywood trends, and just fun creative activities.

tma 457: media in the contemporary classroom. this class requires a blog, along with some creative audio podcasting and 3 minutes docs filmed on $300 dollar cameras and editied in iMovie. (all things that could be used and taught in today's classroom.) the only interesting factor about this class is I'm the only guy. let the fun begin!


salt lake center:

rel 211: a different take on the new testament. the teacher is fluent in greek and latin and will be using older versions of the bible to compare to what is in the KJV. should be fun...there is only 12 people in the class compared to the usual 50+ at provo campus.

biol 100: another GE. my teacher said and i quote "i would recommend checking out the test from the library a week or so before the exam. it may benefit you..." haha. should be a fun class. 45 people compared to the 250+ classrooms in provo.

ahtg 100: GE. i like history enough that this class should be enjoyable. and it's not as assignment heavy as the provo campus american hertiage class. 23 people in this class compared to the 250+ in provo.

so there you have it folks! the beginning of an interesting semester. no classes on friday either!




oh and ps: i love my new job.

bare with me...

my new blog interface is still a work in progress. i haven't found the perfect look for '08 yet.

it's the beginning...of the end!

2008 will mark a change in schooling for me...mainly because i am going to also enroll in summer school. so the only real break i will have from school is in august when there is three weeks of conferences going on between the end of the summer term and the beginning of the fall term. i don't exactly know how i'll hold up. (i mean i know i'll be able to do it. i'm a smart kid :) ) so we'll see. if for nothing more 2008 will have new and exciting school experiences. the nice thing about this semester is that i don't have classes fridays, and if i sign up for the creative producing class, it meets only mondays in the afternoon. so i can take fun weekend trips (my specialty.)


on another note, i start riding the bus tomorrow! thank heavens.

the new year's gang.

so much fun. this is us at squatters. stacey and i actually look like a legitimate couple.

grad school

i've told myself that after i graduate from college, i'll probably be done with school forever. i would like to amend that answer. going to college and getting a bachelor's degree i think is great and accomplishes the whole goal of "going to college." After that I think that graduate studies shouldn't be considered solely on the fact that a masters degree or PhD opens up more doors. You should want to go because you are passionate about whatever you are studying. With that said, my amended post undergrad school consideration will be as follows. "If I go to school again, it will be at a school with an awesome program that caters to what I want to learn. I will not go to grad school just to go to grad school."

This is one of very few schools that I would consider:

http://www.newschool.edu/mediastudies/

sundance 2008

So thanks to some miracle, I will get to attempt to buy tickets (up to 20) for sundance 08--this Sunday at 1pm. If anyone wants me to try to get them some tickets, I don't plan on using all twenty. Let me know! And if you want to be my date for any of them, let me know that as well :). I can pretty much do any day/night but Wednesdays.

I'm so excited!