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May 20th
I kind of really love my life right now. It’s an anomaly for me, actually. And despite the lack of income, the long hours working on Extra Lives TV, learning about Joomla, I am okay with it all for the time being.
Anyway, here’s a picture we took from Chris’ Mom’s back deck with his sister, Jenny, and her boyfriend, Kirby.
More updates later. <3
My journey into film
May 11th
So I’ve decided to run a video gaming video podcast focused primarily on iPhone/iPod/iPad, etc… games and applications. And because of it, Timmy and I acquired a pretty amazing list of gear:
- Semi-professional HD Video Camera
- Canon T2i, which also shoots in HD
- 2 beautiful lavalier microphones
- A Zoom Microphone (provided by my wonderful boyfriend, Chris)
- Lots of SD cards
- DV Tape Stock
- Vimeo year membership
- Green Screen
- 3 professional lighting lamps
A lot of these goodies was purchased from our good friend Ethan Bloch who runs Flowtown, a hot startup that provides an incredible service — they help you get social media information from individual contacts in your address book. The first 50 contacts are free, too, so there’s no reason to not check them out.
Ethan’s old gear is in good hands as proof from this following statement: We won the Audience Award for the 24-hour film festival!
Yay! The cast and crew had about a couple hours of sleep each but were still on top if it by hour 24. Way to go, team! Here’s the cast and a special thank-you:
- Timmy Hahn (Editor & Actor)
- Kana Abe (Costuming)
- Eric Vennemeyer (Director)
- Chris Vennemeyer (DP/Lead Writer)
- Paul Pryor Lorentz (Actor, Sound, & Music)
- And a special thanks to Cassie Phillips from WebWallFlower for letting us use her bed.
And, so, without further ado…. I present to you, our masterpiece. =)
Video Gear I love
Apr 26th
Canon T2i (Digital SLR with HD Video capabilities)
Cost: $800.00
Why I love it: For $800, you’ll be hard-pressed to find anything else like it. With full DSLR functionality and HD Video capabilities, external mic hook-up, the ability to shoot at iso 6400, and high fps, my video reviews will now be flawless. I am completely in love with the camera so far and will update this site as soon as I have some footage up.
The Marshmallow Challenge: Pitching Kindergartners against CEOs
Apr 24th
Tom Wujec, Fellow at one of the world’s leader in 2D and 3D design software, Autodesk, designed a Marshmallow challenge where a team of four people are given 20 sticks of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard of string, one marshmallow. The goal is to build the largest standing structure with the marshmallow on top within 18 minutes.
In which, sisters are amazing.
Apr 12th
I was down in UCSD to visit my sister since she was performing in a school musical. She’s by far the most theatrically talented person I’ve known and will probably ever know. She’s amazing. And Beautiful!
We didn’t have a lot of time but I did get to go to the San Diego Safari. Personally, I liked the San Diego Zoo much better. Then again, you can never not have fun in a zoo. … Except when you get pooped on at the aviary. Yes, it was this little guy, I believe.
Updated: Green Grass with Intro
Mar 23rd
Just wanted to update this song. 
<3
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Introducing, the Zoom
Jan 20th
To say that Chris is awesome is an understatement: He gave me a portable digital recorder that works amazingly well, the Zoom. I hardly write reviews of any kind, but since I have began recording a lot, I’m going to hope that some of you will find this useful.
Why I love it
Incredibly user friendly interface: The most obvious buttons are right where they need to be while the more obscure (but still useful) functions are tucked away in a neat little menu.
Great look and feel: Slender, sleek, fits in my tiny palm. It even comes with a desktop stand, and a clip adaptor so you can use the device hands-free.
Great sound quality: Yes, it does look as professional as it sounds. You can adjust the mic directions for surround sound, 90 degrees, or 120 degrees.
Easy to import files: No hassle importing.
It was made for musicians: It comes with a guitar tuner, converts .wav files to mp3s, and comes with earbuds so I was set to record right away! They made it almost too easy for me!
What I Mildly Dislike About it But Don’t Mind Putting Up With…
