Busy Weekend ... Busy Week

If you follow this blog you really should be following The Devil's Company Blog. I've been posting there more often than here because of filming and junk.

After filming this weekend I helped another one of my friends with her short, which includes one of my actresses (Resa Barton).

The pictures following are from the third day of shooting, which was long but quite fun. I nearly killed myself, falling asleep on the freeway ride back. I should have just crashed when they offered :(

I loves my DVX100B. I loves it so much.

Peace!

DVX100B + Shotgun Mic = Antoine :-D

Got my Azden SGM X1 today!

Me doing the test.

PEACE!

Azden SGM 1X & Audio-Technica 25' XLR Cable!

I'm getting really semi-pro with my equipment now. First I got my DVX100B and then a Manfrotto tripod. Yesterday I just made a purchase for a Azden SGM (Shotgun Mic) for my camera along with a 25 ft XLR cable for booming situations. My order should be in at around Tuesday of next week. I'll be sure to take photographs and do some test.

Speaking of test. My Final Cut Pro 6 is spazzing out again. I was trying to do a upscaled HD test with my DVX100B with a 2.35:1 mask but Final Cut won't let me turn it on. I think it's the editing Gods telling me I need to purchase my own copy ... but I really don't have the money. One day I will, of course, but right now I just can't.

Peace

DVX100B + Antoine = :-D

Finally got my DVX100B today!

Thursday, once I get Final Cut Pro back and a capture cam, I will shoot my first project with my DVX100B titled: "My Room," which should be out late Thursday or early Friday. I'm going to be too bogged down with school work tomorrow and getting supplies and such.

The first meeting for The Devil's Company is fast approaching this Sunday :-D!

Peace

Manfrotto & Coffee Bean

Woke up relatively early today.

Whoopi and I went to the Coffee Bean in Westwood to meet up with a guy from craigslist who was selling a DVX100B (video camera). We were going to meet up with him to check out the camera before I bought it (below is a picture of my check list). It was cool. The guy was chill and the camera was operating well, video and audio alike. I didn't have the money with me because banks are closed Sundays but I'll be picking up the camera on Tuesday. I'm very excited for it. But I did buy something off the guy so he would know I was serious about buying the camera.


Along with the camera he was selling a tripod. At first, I said I was only interested in the camera but then I realized that my tripod had broke many months ago so then I decided to buy his since it was already apart of the "package." I don't know much about tripods but this one looks really sturdy and I messed around with it and it feels really steady. Plus, the only other tripod I had was a generic $20 RadioShack tripod, so this was a big upgrade for me. This one shouldn't break on me in two years (like my RadioShack tripod did).



I made a pretty big dinner today. I made some fried potatoes, brocolli and fish sandwhiches with tomato, lettuce and mayo.


I'm also working on my next blog which will be about this equation: Facebook = Vimeo > MySpace = YouTube.

You can think over what that might mean until I get that post up :-D

I'm also pretty pissed right now at married couples. I've always been angry with married couples. None of them sitck together. When I get married I will make sure to stick it out with my mate. Seriously though, it's ridiculous how many people are getting divorced right not because of financial issues. It's as if they completely disregarded the "for better or for worse" line. Marriage has been belittled to nothingness over the years. Sure, at least most of them aren't forced and arranged like back in the day but come on people, use your free will well, don't waste it!

Peace

Pre-Production Starts Jan 20th

So I haven't blogged in almost a fortnight. After reading some of my blog back when I started I realized how much I'm attached the pictures and photographs to enhance my blog. I have to learn to just deal with text. I still don't have a new point-and-shoot, I'm not sure when I'll get that.

There are some major updates on The Devil's Company which is now being subtitled with "Prologue." Pre-Production officially starts Jan 20th. We may have a combat instructor and in a few weeks we'll be going to the shooting range to train up to be assassins :-D. Sunday we'll be having a first read through. If you are interested in being on the crew just hit me up with an e-mail at antoinebandele@gmail.com. In February I'll be holding auditions for various roles. I'm getting a lot of support on this project and I can't wait to start Production and Post (my favs).

Next week I'll be purchasing the Panasonic DVX100B! And a little bit after I should be purchasing a 35mm Adapter called the RNG35, which makes shots look sexy because of the shallow depth of field it gives off, below is a test from someone else's DVX100B.



And here is a fantastic comparision of an image with and without the adapters.

I also just purchased this lightsaber hilt in preparation for the Lightsaber Chreography Competition VII. I'm going to be busing (Greyhound) way out to Ohio this spring to perform, shoot and edit my entry this year with last year's third place winners.

I didn't even mention I'm 19 now. I turned last Saturday.

I just realized my blog entries really suck now. I swear I'll do better. I'm just being really lazy. I don't need pictures and photographs for a blog!

Peace.