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Currently Playing: Very - The TheatreYou are listening to an instrumental of Everything Counts by Depeche Mode. This is an experiment: web page music annoys me so I want to see if it causes the number of comments to drop, hehe. 

Today’s 80s fashion review: Depeche Mode: I like Andy’s glasses and Alan’s sleeveless button up. I may skip the blue jeans for the film though. As I mentioned before, I am going to be employing much of the slick suit look from the 80s- a style that can still be appreciated today.

Today’s 80s hair style review: A-Ha: Great hair, boys! I also liked Alan’s hair in the previous DM pic above (top right).
My new job:
So, if you did not know I’m one of around 19 video operators at Sea World. Yesterday was my second day and the first time I operated the camera in the middle of a show. Nothing I taped went live, but it was nerve-racking nonetheless. I would switch with whomever was the real camera operator. I did a terrible job the second time. I mean, I would be fully wide and the whales would STILL pop up entirely off screen! Sheesh! The third time I did pretty good though. Eddie, the cam operator that time, told me I did pretty good. That was a relief.
Do you know how hard it is to video tape killer whales as they are jumping out of a pool that is reflecting the summer sun? Not to mention I’m using a black and white monitor trying to find a black and white animal about to come out of what looks like black and white sparkly water. PHEW.
Work is fun though. Everyone is really nice and friendly. Probably my best work experience so far. It gets a bit hot, but at least I’m allowed to wear shorts. I feel very lucky that at my age I am, for the most part, working jobs I truly enjoy.
The 80s film:
So William came over Satuday night. Neither of us know what on earth has happened to Brian! I’m getting a little worried. Where is he? William and Brian are Emodica, if you forgot. They’re the band doing the music for the film and playing members of the fictional band on screen as well.
The meeting went well and William showed me some great A-ha 45 covers that gave me some good ideas for how to promote the movie. He also told me of some other songs I should listen to from the time. Songs like Enola Gay by OMD and The Promise by When in Rome (which all of us have heard, but I didn’t know the name of nor did I think to download). He also said he wants to go to the Dave Gahan concert (lead singer of Depeche Mode). Wow, I actually found someone who will go with me! Looks like I get to go after all. Yay.
I just put a post up on Indieclub because I am having some trouble with the distribution part of my grant proposal. My grant writing book says to contact potential distributors so they can tell you if they would buy a film like yours or not. Then you mention that in your grant proposal. But, what distributors are there for short films? Almost none! Sure, there’s public television (but the book says avoid saying just that because it is really generic and typical). So I put up a post asking where to start! Who should I call and ask to talk to personally?
I hate calling people, especially if it has to do with the “business” part of filmmaking. This will be good practice though. It makes me a bit nervous, but heck I would never have done this if not for the grant proposal so it’s probably a blessing in disguise.
Real Life:
I feel bad. I was supposed to go visit Juan (he composed Gloria in G for Bosco’s Run) last night. I was just so exhausted from work and getting a cumulative 7 hours of sleep over the weekend. I started feeling a bit sick and dizzy and passed out at around 7:30pm. Oops. I need to call him and apologize.
Raul and David want to meet up either today or tomorrow to talk about ideas for a music video. They didn’t like the treatment I wrote them. They liked the concept, but want something simpler. I told them I’ll try again. I insist I take part in the idea process though because at this point I don’t expect pay, but if the final product is all I have to show for it, it had better be something I’d be proud to put on my demo reel, you know?
I think that’s about it. I have so much to do over my two days off. I need to start on the website (it’s for a shredding company) now that I have the time. Not looking forward to it, but hey that’s money I can use toward the grant application fees and the Dave Gahan concert. Money is money.
Ha, right then Depeche Mode sings “It’s a competitive world. Everything counts in large amounts” on my media player.
How true, boys. How true. 
Late Addition:
The original post above is from 3:28pm. I felt like tacking on a bit more though.
I watched OvenFresh on Fuse (the channel formerly known as MuchMusic). It’s a show where they play unknown music videos from small time music groups.
I have only seen this show once before and I have to say the entries today were horrible. During the show you can go online and vote for which music videos you’d like to stay on the show next week. I only saw three and I wouldn’t vote for any of them.
They were so cliche and boring. The typical “band out in nature, band playing to an audience of dancing college drunkards, random shots of either girl walking in nature and/or girl that one of the band members sings about how he lost her due to his stupid ways” kind of video.
Then there was a rap video where some guys sing about cool cars and women they have. God, could you get any more stereotypical?
Come on guys! You are trying to stand out and make a name for yourself! Your songs were decent, but your videos were just awful! Do you really expect to set yourselves apart from a tidal wave of competition by doing a music video like every frikken other artist out there?
Do something daring, artistic, creative, unique. I don’t just mean cool CG effects. Aren’t the music videos with really memorable STORIES or even visuals (set design, etc.) what we remember most?
Even when I was a kid Hot For Teacher, Sledgehammer, Thriller and Take On Me stuck out the most. It filled me with happy nostalgia to see them again later in life. Let’s try to be original, PEOPLE! 
In relation to the above, I am disappointed to find out my area does not offer VH1 Classic, despite the fact we have premium digital cable. I am so disappointed. I could be watching 80s videos whenever I wanted to, but noooo…. Damn you, Cox. Damn you…
Hmmm, that just did not sound right. 
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