Had dinner with a friend of mine last week and got to talkin'. Turns out his birthday was last weekend, so I wish him well. Then I remember I was there to celebrate with him the year before. We had a great time, safe to say, but this year we are doing something different.
I want to play a game with you all. Take a look at the video below and guess who my friend is! Leave your guesses in my guestbook.
NOTE: Those of you who...Read more
2 Days, 16 hours, the film course is now complete. Things were more challenging today as Jeanne gave us more difficult scenes to work on today. Each of us did 2 scenes today, 1 monologue and 1 with a partner. The best thing about today is to watch my friends work on their scenes. I have seen some of my friends work when we are working on the same film. But it is a completely different experience to watch your friends work on scenes in a classroom setting. The difference is that we talk abou...Read more
The first day is the hardest day . . . so the cliche goes. Can't say the cliche applies to Jeanne Hartman's 2 Day acting course. I had much fun today. I have never taken an acting course, though I have been acting professionally for 11 years. It is refreshing to be in such a friendly and safe environment to work on scenes. And to be able to take this class with friends! That to me is the best and most rewarding part. The trust is already there, we all know each other, and we are learning together.
I...Read more
Haven't watched a better interview in a while! For those who care about who can become the next US President, (McCain is 78 years old after all) check out Sarah Palin's interview with Katie Couric.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbQwAFobQxQ&feature=related And now, Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live:
Found a neat new service from Google called In Quotes. You can use this service to compare quotes from Obama, McCain, and other U.S politicians about the issues you care about! Imagine the possibilities when they open this service to quotes from other public figures?!!!
Here's the link: http://labs.google.com/inquotes/
Here's what Obama and McCain have to say about some issues:
Bush<...Read more
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Thank you very much to the artists who summited videos for the Dov Simens 2 Day Film School Contest. There were 5 entries from alivenotdead artists that were summited before the deadline of the contest.
Here is a link of the page where the videos by alivenotdead artists are showcased:
http://www.filmmakingnow.com/vcon/guestvlist.php
As it turns out, the organiz...Read more
Well it's now a few days after April Fool's so it's only right for me to come clean and admit to everyone that my last blog was an April Fool's joke. For those of you who took my blog seriously and offered me encouragement, I would like to thank you for accepting me even under such extreme circumstances. But as far as I know, I am not leaving H.K to change gender, so let's put this to rest.
The photos of me in drag are from Hallowee...Read more
Yesterday I went to the Dai Po Secondary School and City University to show the PAG short film on privacy rights and conduct discussions with students on this subject. It was a little hectic to conduct 2 talks on the same day, but we were able to get some very good feedback from the students. It is really rewarding for me to see students express their views on the privacy rights after they watch the film. It shows me that at least I got them to think about the subject for themselves and that's really all ...Read more
Yesterday I was at the RC Lee Hall High Table Dinner @ Hong Kong University. They have their High Table dinner once a month and will sometimes invite guest speakers to talk about various social issues. I was invited to the High Table dinner to talk about the issue of Privacy Law and the Social Responsibility of Media In Hong Kong.
This is the second talk I have done on this subject with students in Hong Kong. The 1st talk was done at CUHK in Jan...Read more