Independent Filmmaker

I thought by leaving OKC I would be putting the crazy weather behind me, but I guess it decided to follow me. Here’s a photo of the wreckage after the storm at Sexy Picnic Artists Studio last night.

Headed back for Austin with a renewed sense of energy and purpose.

Clear eyes. Full hearts. Can’t lose.

The song is “Again and Again” by the Bird and the Bee. I don’t really anything about the video beyond what is on the YouTube profile, but it’s pretty cool and definitely shows off a lot of cool things about using a Mac. I also love how it transitions midway through from Tiger to Leopard. The YouTube page has a list of all the applications used in the creation of the video.

I am still loving my new MacBook. I’m amazed at how fast and smoothly the computer runs right out of the box. This is the first computer I’ve had that I’ve been this happy with and I now consider it essential to my new transient lifestyle. I’m using for just about everything: writing, email, web design, photo stuff, scheduling and even watching TV. The only thing I’m not doing on it is editing.

It only looks like the trailer for an 80’s porno movie. It’s really a trailer for the upcoming Chuck Palahniuk book SNUFF. There’s even a MySpace profile set up for the Cassie Wright character. THIS is how you do viral marketing.

So, I’ve been sitting in the studio all day long recapturing footage for the Big Ol’ Tire Fire movie JERRY! This has been one of the most difficult post-production projects I’ve encountered yet because big chunks of footage have seemingly corrupted twice. So I decided to recapture the entire thing on a different computer and different hard drives and piece together what we can.

I’ve been too busy too look at any of it for about a month. Right now I’m sitting across the room and occasionally glancing at it as it captures. I’m surprised that it looks as good as it does. It’s pretty visually unified and even without the sound on - it’s still pretty funny.

Look for it this summer in Austin (and online).