Well yes, Tuesday is one of the days I've actually got lessons now... I still didn't go in. Not because I didn't want to. I woke up at 8.00 and felt awful. Literally hanging, like a ratty hangover. I decided to keep hitting snooze until I decided to stop my alarm.
Unfortunately that lead to a phone call from Connexions because I had a meeting but because I was so ill, I couldn't go in. I now have another appointment till after Easter.
I was a little disappointed that I couldn't do band practice to my really sore throat, we haven't practiced for a few weeks now and I was looking really forward to it. Talk about being kicked in the crotch.
So yeah, today I haven't really done much except from when I went to work, got told I was needed in the morning which is terrible because if i still feel like shit, it's going to drag.
On the plus side of things, six of my seven CD's I bought yesterday came so I'm proper happy about that. Loving the Kids In Glass Houses album, proper good. Be interesting to hear there new album 'Dirt'. But yeah, I would advise people to check out 'Smart Casual' by Kids In Glass Houses if you haven't heard it. Been about a couple of years now but hey, I was a bit slow to catch on.
On to something with a bit more substance. This might not interest you but I know it will interest some people. Politics. I watched a bit of the news earlier and I think Labour have hit a new low. Getting there former leader to stand up for someone who's in charge now? Some people may look at it as he's a friend but no, despite Brown and Blair being in the same party - Brown always wanted Blair's position and once he got it, he fucked everything out. Bailing out banks that couldn't afford to pay the country back? It's common sense, would you lend money to someone who couldn't pay you back? No. This is the same, just on a much larger scale. But getting a 'friend' to stick up for him, can you believe Blair is a friend when Brown has never once really praised Blair about his time in charge? I know I don't.
And then after stooping to this low, they then criticize the Tories for not knowing where they stand... Haha! This party is a joke. EVERYBODY knows where we stand. We stand in an economical mess which THEY put us in, in the first place. I know for a fact that to straighten this country out, measures have to be taken which people aren't going to like initially, but in the long run... Things will get better. That's why David Cameron doesn't always actually say what is going to happen, it's not because he doesn't know what to do, it's to enforce these orders to sort the place out.
My rant is done for today. Cheeeeers! x
Tuesday, 30 March 2010
Monday, 29 March 2010
Monday, the day everyone hates...
I really hate Monday's sometimes, I really do.
Today, today, today... I've not exactly done a lot today. I went into town and bought some Ben and Jerry's, put my money in and went home. Yup, that's about it. Today has been pretty poor. Yes, I did spend that money on quite a bit actually, well... Just a bunch of CD's but it will be well worth it.
It's not exactly been a productive day but it was a bit of a realization that if I had left school, most days would be like this... In other words - shit and boring.
I did find a new song I think is pretty epic. Slipknot - Eyeless. Bring Me The Horizon did a pretty cool cover of it but i think the original is pretty sweet.
Anyway... I think it's time I finish off the rest of my Ben and Jerry's and then fill out my Skins audition forms.
Goodbye, for now!
Today, today, today... I've not exactly done a lot today. I went into town and bought some Ben and Jerry's, put my money in and went home. Yup, that's about it. Today has been pretty poor. Yes, I did spend that money on quite a bit actually, well... Just a bunch of CD's but it will be well worth it.
It's not exactly been a productive day but it was a bit of a realization that if I had left school, most days would be like this... In other words - shit and boring.
I did find a new song I think is pretty epic. Slipknot - Eyeless. Bring Me The Horizon did a pretty cool cover of it but i think the original is pretty sweet.
Anyway... I think it's time I finish off the rest of my Ben and Jerry's and then fill out my Skins audition forms.
Goodbye, for now!
Sunday, 28 March 2010
A weekend of new things...
This weekend has been rather great. The plan was always to film my trailer for my media studies, this involved my first chance at directing something.. I'm not gonna lie - it was different to what I was expecting, this doesn't mean bad though. Yes, I stayed up until 3am the night before planning this and getting people involved from acting to camera shooting. I realized that it took a lot more preparation to get it how I wanted it to look like. The weird part of this, is that I imagined just turning up with gear and a couple of people and film the dodgy idea I had in my head.
Anyway, I enjoyed doing a short bit of acting in it and telling people my ideas and getting it down on camera. I'm lucky I'm good friends with people that are keen actors, especially Hannah Walker. Because it was only short, I'm not going to praise how we all pulled together to create this masterpiece because it isn't a masterpiece, far from it but I will say that I was proper happy with how we had fun but when I said that I wanted to get this scene down - people pulled themselves together and got the shot down.
It was slightly different to how it was initially gonna go because I had a different person to play the male in the video which I think on that day, I had a stroke of luck because originally I had Hannah's boyfriend Eugene playing the role, but because he decided he couldn't do it - Lewis who was filming it, brought along Alex Gocher and straight away, swooped him into playing the role and to be fair, he's far from into acting, pulled off the part well.
The down side to all of this is that it was revealed to me that we can't actually use a music video for my coursework which has thrown me into a complete rut because I now have to use my original idea by filming my first episode of Offscene and using clips of that but that takes a lot more thinking to; getting people free, having the equipment, having the scene etc etc, the list goes on.
But apart from that, I like to think that I've had my introduction to directing and worked with some cool people to get this filmed (even though I don't need it now).. It always helps when you have people who enjoy acting and I've got people like that who are available to me which makes it more exciting for when we film the first episode and possibly the second episode of 'Offscene'
In general, I'm really excited about filming this and I know the rest of the 'cast' are really nagging me to finish the first episode so we can get filming it. For people who are actually interested in this, with a few more tweeks made to the script, we will be definatly be shooting the first episode over the Easter.
Hope you've had a good weekend
x
Anyway, I enjoyed doing a short bit of acting in it and telling people my ideas and getting it down on camera. I'm lucky I'm good friends with people that are keen actors, especially Hannah Walker. Because it was only short, I'm not going to praise how we all pulled together to create this masterpiece because it isn't a masterpiece, far from it but I will say that I was proper happy with how we had fun but when I said that I wanted to get this scene down - people pulled themselves together and got the shot down.
It was slightly different to how it was initially gonna go because I had a different person to play the male in the video which I think on that day, I had a stroke of luck because originally I had Hannah's boyfriend Eugene playing the role, but because he decided he couldn't do it - Lewis who was filming it, brought along Alex Gocher and straight away, swooped him into playing the role and to be fair, he's far from into acting, pulled off the part well.
The down side to all of this is that it was revealed to me that we can't actually use a music video for my coursework which has thrown me into a complete rut because I now have to use my original idea by filming my first episode of Offscene and using clips of that but that takes a lot more thinking to; getting people free, having the equipment, having the scene etc etc, the list goes on.
But apart from that, I like to think that I've had my introduction to directing and worked with some cool people to get this filmed (even though I don't need it now).. It always helps when you have people who enjoy acting and I've got people like that who are available to me which makes it more exciting for when we film the first episode and possibly the second episode of 'Offscene'
In general, I'm really excited about filming this and I know the rest of the 'cast' are really nagging me to finish the first episode so we can get filming it. For people who are actually interested in this, with a few more tweeks made to the script, we will be definatly be shooting the first episode over the Easter.
Hope you've had a good weekend
x
Friday, 26 March 2010
A complete U-Turn can change your life from having nothing, to possibly leading to something...
So as you know from yesterday, my school career depended on today. I'm not gonna lie, I was dreading it. My alarm went off nice and loud, 'Bring Me The Horizon - Chelsea Smile' sure does wake you up. I turned my phone off and started listening to music through my Xbox, noticing Matt Urquhart was on the xbox early, was kinda odd. More to the point, listening to a bit of Fightstar and the worst thing happens. I fall asleep. I wake up, 10.34 - SHIT! 15 minutes to my appointment. I fling myself outta bed and get dressed, brush my teeth and shooting out the door.
Running to school was not pleasant.
So yes, I arrive at the common room thinking that is could be the end of my school career. After a good chat with Della, the best possible outcome - my timetable cut up and left with just media until the end of the year. Brilliant! Yesterday, I was down in the dumps about leaving school. Today, I'm not gonna lie, I felt bulletproof.
Except from that eventful start to the day, I went over to Matt's and pretty much chilled out at his for the day, played a bit of the Xbox and listened to some tunes.
Moving on, work was pretty dandy - breezed through and got paid £28 for this week, lovely job.
On the final note, I'm currently drawing up ideas this second and polishing off my ideas for filming 'Liquid Confidence' tomorrow. It's involving a few extra's and staring Hannah Walker and possibly me (haven't decided yet). Hopefully, providing it all gets filmed tomorrow - the trailer should be done Sunday or Monday because I'm going to work my bollox off making it look good.
The reason behind this trailer is for my Media Studies coursework and it's basically a trailer for YouMeAtSix's new album 'Hold Me Down' and featuring one of the most popular songs on the album, on the off chance you haven't heard it - I would strongly recommend you check that album out.
Enjoy your Friday night x
Running to school was not pleasant.
So yes, I arrive at the common room thinking that is could be the end of my school career. After a good chat with Della, the best possible outcome - my timetable cut up and left with just media until the end of the year. Brilliant! Yesterday, I was down in the dumps about leaving school. Today, I'm not gonna lie, I felt bulletproof.
Except from that eventful start to the day, I went over to Matt's and pretty much chilled out at his for the day, played a bit of the Xbox and listened to some tunes.
Moving on, work was pretty dandy - breezed through and got paid £28 for this week, lovely job.
On the final note, I'm currently drawing up ideas this second and polishing off my ideas for filming 'Liquid Confidence' tomorrow. It's involving a few extra's and staring Hannah Walker and possibly me (haven't decided yet). Hopefully, providing it all gets filmed tomorrow - the trailer should be done Sunday or Monday because I'm going to work my bollox off making it look good.
The reason behind this trailer is for my Media Studies coursework and it's basically a trailer for YouMeAtSix's new album 'Hold Me Down' and featuring one of the most popular songs on the album, on the off chance you haven't heard it - I would strongly recommend you check that album out.
Enjoy your Friday night x
Thursday, 25 March 2010
Hard times are ahead...
With my school career in the balance and heading towards and bitter end... It has just hit me that my life could dramatically change for the worse... Or, might it not be a terrible thing?
So yes, if I were to leave - any chance of going to uni is over... But is that what I really wanted? Towards late year 11, I really wanted to go off to Uni and study sport but as I went into sixth form, my thoughts began to change and with the string of injuries immediately slowed up my football and as time went on, dare I say - I lost the passion for it. Don't get me wrong, I still follow football on weekends and I'm still a huge Chelsea and Exeter fan but without being able to play it - it's just not the same.
More to the point, I've seen people leave school and never look back and gone on to do other things and become reasonably successful. In my opinion, life can teach you more than what school can ever teach you.. School just speeds up the process which OBVIOUSLY is a good thing.
On the other hand of course, I've seen people who haven't done so well. These people I'd like to believe that they were fuck up's from the word go and on average - they were/are.
I think in general it's about making the most of what you've got and I don't just mean grades. If I do eventually leave in the coming weeks, I think getting my FA coaching badges and hitting full-time work is the right thing to do and of course get money together to travel the USA.
If you look at overall, I think dropping out of school is a short term gain and a long term concern but with no direction in what I'm wanting to do. There is a tiny chance that they may let me continue on the one lesson but lets put it this way - I'm not hopeful.
On a brighter side of things, with my script 'Offscene' being put back because of this shite weather - I have the chance to film my music video 'Liquid Confidence' by YouMeAtSix on Saturday which should be a real good laugh, hopefully be up on Facebook or Youtube next week sometime.
Ta taaa!
So yes, if I were to leave - any chance of going to uni is over... But is that what I really wanted? Towards late year 11, I really wanted to go off to Uni and study sport but as I went into sixth form, my thoughts began to change and with the string of injuries immediately slowed up my football and as time went on, dare I say - I lost the passion for it. Don't get me wrong, I still follow football on weekends and I'm still a huge Chelsea and Exeter fan but without being able to play it - it's just not the same.
More to the point, I've seen people leave school and never look back and gone on to do other things and become reasonably successful. In my opinion, life can teach you more than what school can ever teach you.. School just speeds up the process which OBVIOUSLY is a good thing.
On the other hand of course, I've seen people who haven't done so well. These people I'd like to believe that they were fuck up's from the word go and on average - they were/are.
I think in general it's about making the most of what you've got and I don't just mean grades. If I do eventually leave in the coming weeks, I think getting my FA coaching badges and hitting full-time work is the right thing to do and of course get money together to travel the USA.
If you look at overall, I think dropping out of school is a short term gain and a long term concern but with no direction in what I'm wanting to do. There is a tiny chance that they may let me continue on the one lesson but lets put it this way - I'm not hopeful.
On a brighter side of things, with my script 'Offscene' being put back because of this shite weather - I have the chance to film my music video 'Liquid Confidence' by YouMeAtSix on Saturday which should be a real good laugh, hopefully be up on Facebook or Youtube next week sometime.
Ta taaa!
Wednesday, 24 March 2010
Turns out I love doing these blogs..
So, yeah - I'll admit it! I love doing these blogs! Feels like I can say things and they're off my mind for a while.
So yeah, over the last two weeks my script is slowly coming to an end of the first episode.. To be fair I hoped that it would be finished a week ago but over the last two weeks, it has been a complete drought for creative juices and it's been a bit of a drag at times. I find it hard when this happens because before I was full of ideas and once they're on paper, they've left my mind resulting in me searching for new ideas. In my eyes, I see my ideas as balloons that begin flat but once I get a good grasp on the balloon, I begin to blow and the balloon opens up (obviously referring to the idea expanding). Once you get this small idea in your head, it doesn't just expand, it opens up other roads which you can chose to use and in general, the script grows and progresses.
My hope of filming the first episode Saturday seems to be slowly fading due to the weather but I know for sure I'm going to need some footage seeing as I opened my eyes only to realize that my media coursework has to be finished next Tuesday, slightly worrying times but I have faith in myself that I will pull through.
On the plus side of all this, I have began writing the second episode which is going to surround Lewis' character 'Itch'. Ever episode that I write focuses on one of the main characters (except the first and last episode which focuses on everyone).
Progression is the word that's on my lips atm.
Gooooood day x
So yeah, over the last two weeks my script is slowly coming to an end of the first episode.. To be fair I hoped that it would be finished a week ago but over the last two weeks, it has been a complete drought for creative juices and it's been a bit of a drag at times. I find it hard when this happens because before I was full of ideas and once they're on paper, they've left my mind resulting in me searching for new ideas. In my eyes, I see my ideas as balloons that begin flat but once I get a good grasp on the balloon, I begin to blow and the balloon opens up (obviously referring to the idea expanding). Once you get this small idea in your head, it doesn't just expand, it opens up other roads which you can chose to use and in general, the script grows and progresses.
My hope of filming the first episode Saturday seems to be slowly fading due to the weather but I know for sure I'm going to need some footage seeing as I opened my eyes only to realize that my media coursework has to be finished next Tuesday, slightly worrying times but I have faith in myself that I will pull through.
On the plus side of all this, I have began writing the second episode which is going to surround Lewis' character 'Itch'. Ever episode that I write focuses on one of the main characters (except the first and last episode which focuses on everyone).
Progression is the word that's on my lips atm.
Gooooood day x
Tuesday, 23 March 2010
I love the way you sometimes forget about bands you love...
As it says by the title, bands that you forget about. I often do this because despite my wide range of music genre's and bands... I tend to get wrapped up in only listening to a couple of bands, for example; Enter Shikari and YouMeAtSix have been dominating my ears recently but I just heard 'Matters At All' by Kids In Glass Houses and it's made me remember how quality they are, I mean - I used to be like in love with Kids In Glass Houses but I totally forgot about them... Also, same as the Blackout, I just remembered them because of the song 'This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things [I don't care]' and even this was through YouMeAtSix because obviously Josh features in this song... Anyways, It feels freshhhh!
Except that, I don't really know what else to write because I wasn't actually going to write one today simply because it's not a diary but also - nothing really happened.
x
Except that, I don't really know what else to write because I wasn't actually going to write one today simply because it's not a diary but also - nothing really happened.
x
Monday, 22 March 2010
Occasionally frustration can hit boiling point...
Once in a blue moon, sometimes frustration can hit boiling point and something just tips you over the edge.. Not so much anger, more just venting frustration.
For those who know my little brother, he's a classic wind up merchant.. At times he can be such a legend and other times he can needlessly piss you off, as i have witnessed several times and he has today...
I think the stupid form of counting to ten is totally pointless because frustration is different to anger, anger can be uncontrollable to the point where you kill someone. Frustration is more not thinking, belting something out for a minute or two and then calming completely down. About 15 minutes ago he really annoyed me completely needlessly, complaining about something that was stupid and I stormed off in a huff and now I am sitting here on my Xbox and typing this feeling totally fine...
I think this blog post is totally pointless but I thought because I'm bored and I'd post how stupid somethings things can be when so much stuff is going on and then something pointless just tips you over and then act fine... Tis a weird mood frustration x
For those who know my little brother, he's a classic wind up merchant.. At times he can be such a legend and other times he can needlessly piss you off, as i have witnessed several times and he has today...
I think the stupid form of counting to ten is totally pointless because frustration is different to anger, anger can be uncontrollable to the point where you kill someone. Frustration is more not thinking, belting something out for a minute or two and then calming completely down. About 15 minutes ago he really annoyed me completely needlessly, complaining about something that was stupid and I stormed off in a huff and now I am sitting here on my Xbox and typing this feeling totally fine...
I think this blog post is totally pointless but I thought because I'm bored and I'd post how stupid somethings things can be when so much stuff is going on and then something pointless just tips you over and then act fine... Tis a weird mood frustration x
Just generally trying this thing out..
I doubt anyone will read this but I thought I'd set one up just to kill some time once in a blue moon...
So what's going on? Not a lot really but I've been working a lot on this script I've been doing called 'Offscene' which is a sort of 'spin-off' thing to Skins... Yes, it's going to be quite basic (filming wise) because we're just students playing these roles with pretty basic resources but we're all keen actors so it should be quite fun...
There will be sorter minor roles for people who want them, not just 'extras' but etc etc...
So what's going on? Not a lot really but I've been working a lot on this script I've been doing called 'Offscene' which is a sort of 'spin-off' thing to Skins... Yes, it's going to be quite basic (filming wise) because we're just students playing these roles with pretty basic resources but we're all keen actors so it should be quite fun...
There will be sorter minor roles for people who want them, not just 'extras' but etc etc...
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