Promo Pieces, Music Videos, and New Projects

Just finished the promo piece that I was working on for Babilonia, a school located in Taormina, Italy that focuses on Italian language, art, history, and culture.

Here it is if you're interested:



I'll be tying up some loose ends on my friend Marco Torrisi's music video for his rendition of "Georgia on My Mind" and I should have that posted soon.

As Auburn University's student videographer for the College of Liberal Arts I've been working on some interesting stuff. The past few weeks have consisted mostly of editing previous pieces, but I also went out to Oak Grove, AL to film a mini-documentary for the Community and Civic Engagement folks in order to capture what AU's interns do every Summer at the community farm out there and also discuss how Oak Grove, AL is the only place that someone has been struck by a meteorite and survived. Interesting stuff. I'll have a link to that when that gets finished too.

My Life: As A CLA Videographer/Geekti.me Writer/Independent Film Maker

Coming back home a few weeks ago, you'd think that it'd be nice and relaxing, but what I found waiting for me when I got back was a mountain of work. *sigh*

So, first things first, I started a new job as a videographer for Auburn University's College of Liberal Arts. I was quite proud of actually getting the job. So I'm getting used to that whole system and trying to show the department that I was worth hiring. That all aside, I'm filming some interviews all week next week, and even taking a day trip to Oak Grove, AL in order to document "Comet Grove", which actually sounds very interesting. I'll post more whenever the video is completed. 

On top of that, I'm not sure if I've mentioned that I've been writing for geek culture blog Geekti.me in my spare time. I'm one of the writers for their "Game Corner" column and I've been posting other articles that I've had the time to write as well. My latest article, on my hands on experience with the Uncharted 3 Beta, isn't up just yet, but it will be sometime this week. 

And, I'll be starting research on my documentary focus by the end of this month, as well as moving to a new apartment. I'm working with over 300 gbs of footage right now, probably more to come, but I'll try and keep everyone posted as time goes on.

One last thing, I purchased Final Cut Pro X about a week or two ago, I'm currently editing a promotional piece with it, and I have to say that I'm actually enjoying it thus far. I was quite put off at first, much like everyone else, but after a few hours of hands on time and some help from some tutorials online, I've noticed that my "new" workflow is actually saving me tons of time. Now focusing on actually finishing the edit is a totally different story. But, if you're interested, I found these tutorials SUPER helpful. 

Oh, and I got engaged on June 23rd, 2011 while I was in Taormina, Italy. :)

Until next post. 

Just Pre-Ordered: Catherine (PS3) "Love is Over" Deluxe Edition

Really Getting Into: Turntable.FM

Can't Wait to Watch: Insidious

And I'll be posting my reviews and thoughts on the 57th Taormina International Film Festival sometime soon. 

Back in the States

Alright, so I am officially back in the United States. Time to work on editing some footage that I shot while I was away.

Things to look forward to:

Music video for my friend Marco. Editing commencing tonight.
Promotional video for Babilonia Italian School in Taormina, Italy, also starting this project tonight.
Hopefully some promotional work for Auburn University.
And lastly, I'll going to commence editing my documentary project that I spent all of June shooting.

Kicker: I'm going to attempt all of this with Final Cut Pro X. I'm doing this so that I can learn the new software quicker and so that I can prove that Final Cut Pro X is a bit better than my friends seem to think.

Also, working on redoing my website... a bit. Making everything mesh a bit better and what not.
More posts to come soon, since this blog will act as my news feed on my website from now on. Thank you to all of you who actually check in on this blog from time to time.