A picture is worth 1,000 words....

Since a picture is worth 1,000 words, I'll let you think what I am thinking when I took this picture:



and yes, that is the gas price EVERYWHERE right now which is expected to go up (as stated by our fabulous governator)

Passion

"Hollywood runs on passion; it is the only thing that keeps you going."

- David Lloyd, Editing Theory Instructor (the one I like, not the other guy)

Happy Late Thanksgiving!

Greetings, Everyone!

I am back home and safe from my visit to South Milwaukee. I had a great time, and enjoyed seeing as many of you as I could! I know my time was limited, but I'm glad I got some time to come home, because it truly raised my spirits!

Sorry for the lack of blog updates. This is my HOLLYWOOD blog, and for some reason, I get picky on myself about updating my HOLLYWOOD blog when I am in SM...ah well.

Anyways, here are the new updates:


1. FIRE! FIRE! FIRE! There is a hot one just over the mountain that I can literally see from my backyard. It isn't close enough to be scared yet, but I am hoping it dosen't come TOOOOOOOOOOOOO much closer....

2. I GOT THE JOB! I am happy to report that I got the job as a High School A/V Advisor and Teacher! More details to come soon!

3. HAPPY SANDWHICH RESULTS SOON! That's right, folks. On Monday, we will find out if Kyle's Happy Sandwhich video was worhty of making the Final 5. Cross your fingers and maybe I'll have a chance at $50,000.

4. I SWAM OUTSIDE IN THE POOL TODAY. This really isn't breaking news, but it IS BRAGGING news :)


Tomorrow is another day to catch up on the job hunt and decorate the apartment for the holiday season. I'll be sure to post pictures soon!!

Awe Inspiring

Check out this image taken from a NASA Satelliete from California during the mass fires. It's quite an impressive shot.

Updates

Sorry for the lack of updates the past few days, here's a little bit to catch you up to speed:

1) I am offically pyro certified! :) I completed the 2-day boring as heck seminar and learned how to load, light, and fight (with a fire extinguisher) pyro!

2) My interview for the job to teach film went extremley well. Now, I just have to wait for the response from the head man in charge - which is sooooo painful. I just want to hear from him! Fingers crossed, that'll happen sooner than later.

3) I overslept today :( I had class at 9 AM and I woke up at 10, freaking out that my alarm didn't go off. Impressivley, I made it to class at 10:30 and things were fine, but GRRRR do I hate when that happens!!

That's about all for right now. More updates to come soon.

Happy Birthday to me :)

Today is my birthday! :) Yay!

Check out the pictures of my fun cookie cake!





I miss everyone back home, but don't worry...I'll be back soon!!

Kyle's thoughts on "Editing Practice"

As many of you know, one of the classes I take currently is "Editing Practice". Thus far its been quite slow for EVERY student...the teacher is a little different than most, but as usual, I try and be patient and let things work themselves out. Tonight, however, it was difficult to sit back and not do or say anything.

Tonight, we watched our midterm projects, which, as you may recall, were trailers that we put together of a movie of some sort. I posted mine on here a week or so ago, and for those that couldn't guess, it was on SMHS: 007.

After the trailer was played, the class went wild. People were asking questions left and right..."Did you really get on the news?! How did you get the police and stuff? Can I get a copy to see? Did you get any submission deals? That is so awesome!" It felt great, and I was glad that I had impressed the class and that they saw some of my better work.

But then our 'professor' has to speak on the trailer. He said that I am a very talented editor and that he enjoyed my synced editing - specifically with the cuts of music, and the music selection alone. This is good :) He likes it, too!

Not.

THEN HE GOES ON! "I was extremley confused about the story. I wasn't quite sure what was happening and it seems as if the story goes no where in the trailer. I didn't know what to make of it and I didn't quite understand the point".

The class starts gasping and saying "What?!" Then, a student speaks out and says, "I disagree!" and a few others echo him.

He didn't seem to really care...in fact, he didn't seem to even comprehend that the entire class thought it was good. But he thought it was NOT a good story line at all.

So now I sit with a B- on a trailer that the entire class truly enjoyed. I took it to his attention after class and he said he would re-watch it and re-consider his grading. I told him that I thought that'd be a good idea, considering I did not agree (nor did the class) with his rating. I did so in a respectful manner, but its getting really hard for me not to lose all respect for this guy.

Anyways, not much else to say on this subject. Kyle got a B- and hopefully that will be changed. Not because I'm an "A student freak" - but because I KNOW I did much better on it, and I have the audience response to prove it.

Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

I forgot to mention...

The other day in our "History of Critical Analysis" Class, we watched CROUCHING TIGER, HIDDEN DRAGON. It was my first time seeing it, and I must say, beyond art direction, I wasn't very impressed at all.

Then it occured to me...there were no tigers or dragons in the movie.

Then it REALLY occured to me..."DUH, Kyle...of course there aren't! They are all croutching and hidden!!"

Silly me....

100% on the Driver's Exam!!

Greetings Blog Readers!

I hope you've been enjoying all the updates latley.

Not much news today, except that I went to the magical DMV to get myself a California state license.

I scored a 100% on the written exam, so I beat the odds AND got my license! Whoohoo!

Tomorrow is my birthday, so that's exciting. We'll see what new and fun adventures await for then...

Never Give Up

People in Hollywood are constantly saying "never give up", and there is likley a good reason why. Things take time in Hollywood, but when they happen, they happen!

Example #1:

Kyle recieved a call today about a job interview this Friday for a position I've been fighting for. It's an opportunity to teach kids about film and television at a school! Fingers crossed, I'll land that job and be very very happy :)

Example #2:

The Hollywood Writer's Guild. They are officially on strike and I decided to travel to get some pictures of them today.

Take a look...

Hello, Mr. President!

Today I decided to take a trip up to Simi Valley, California - which is about a half hour away - to check out the Ronald Reagan National Library and Museum.

First, I must say, the site for the museum is amazing - with some great views of the valley to be seen. The entire atmosphere is very nice and relaxing, and the museum exhibits inside were stunning.

Here's a few pictures from inside the museum:



My artisitc attempt to take a picture of the Oval Office replica 'through the window'.



Another artistic attempt...this time, on the replica of the President's Situation Room.



Marine Force One



The President's Limo



President Reagan's Motorcade Escort



The President's Motorcycle Escort



An actual CHUNK of the Berlin Wall - outside the museum


Then! I got to travel outside the museum to find out that AIR FORCE ONE was parked and just WAITING for me to go by it and take a picture. We couldn't take pictures on board, but I DID get a Presidential Pose outside of the aircraft. (I even wore my Camp David shirt to make it look more presidential-like.)



So, to all my flight attendant friends and family....BEAT THAT!! :)

Info on the strike

So many of you have asked about the Writer's Guild Strike and what all is involved with it and how it can actually affect people.

Here's my condensed version:

The Writer's Guild of America (all the writers for TV Shows and Film) are going on strike.

Why? They want royalities, credit, etc... for what is called "NEW MEDIA".

What is NEW MEDIA? Things like Podcasts, TV on DVD, etc...

Why do I care? Well, for starters, how many people enjoy John Stewart, Jay Leno, and other late-night talk show hosts? Not only are their writers on strike, but THEY are as well - since people like Jay Leno are a part of the Guild because that is how they got their big break through. Late night TV and countless sitcoms are going right down the drain until a solution is created.

How does this concern California? Glad you asked! This affects us in more than one way. Imagine this story, for example:

A group of writers for FRIENDS (yes, I know the show is over...but its an example) goes to Joe's Cup of Jo for some coffee each day. After their coffee, they go to the studio and work for a few hours on next week's episode, followed by a trip to numerous other places in the Hollywood area to catch up on errands, social life, and whatnot.

Each and every thing in that story - from the coffee shop and forward - is affected.

So what does this mean? Reality TV, here we come. Reality is the only thing you don't need actors or writers for and you can practically do anything to consider it reality - from sticking people in a house, to putting people on a deserted island. So until things shape up in Hollywood, get ready for a reality surge like you won't believe!


Hopefully that answered some questions :) I'll be posting some more excitement soon!

Have a Happy Sandwhich

Tonight I saw a contest that Kraft is holding until the 12th of the month. The idea is to make a video that is NO LONGER than 15 seconds that relates to making a Kraft Grilled Cheese Sandwhich. Obviously, the sandwhich must make the person making it happy, smiley, etc... and thus, the theme, "Have a Happy Sandwhich".

Here is my entry that I hope you'll enjoy!

KRAFT - Have a Happy Sandwich

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Not only can you view it on this site, but if you visit the following link, you can check out my competiton.

http://adsupport.myspace.com/modules/common/pages/advertisers/gallery/videogallery.aspx?galleryid=61

If you have a MySpace account, I encourage you to give it a "Thumbs Up" and positive comment, if you can.

Otherwise, wish me luck and hopefully I'll see the $50,000 1st place award!

Happy November 1st and Belated Halloween!

Happy Belated Halloween, everyone! I hope you all had a great day being spooked.

And Happy November 1st! How exciting! That means only 7 more days til my birthday...which is crazy...because that means Thanksgiving is coming up...and then Christmas!! Time is really flying out here....

Not a whole bunch to update on quite yet. This week is midterm week at school, so I'm finishing all the wonderful tests for my four classes. Tonight is the last one - Design Class...and that will likley be the most difficult of them all.

Outside of school, I will be traveling to MAGIC MOUNTAIN tomorrow to see if I can find a job opportunity there. I have an interview set up, so fingers crossed, something great will come out of that. I'm really looking for something that can use my mornings - so I can still have the nights for school and night shoots.

Wish me luck on the interview! I'm sure I can pull of the 'why you want me' part, I'm just hoping the schedule fits around it.

Oh, and here's a picture I thought I had lost on my camera from Universal but found the other day. Take a look and enjoy!