Crash Productions, Inc. Update

Man, what a great camera!

I'm currently transferring my old "classic" tapes from analog video (VCR) to my camera (which is digital -- duh...) and from that point, I'm transferring it all over to my computer for a nice editing process.

Instead of going with Windows Movie Maker (which is alright, but I want something a little more advanced), I'm hitting up Adobe Premiere Pro 1.5. Unfortunately for me, I know nothing about it, so I bought a book from Barnes & Noble today so I can basically teach myself the quirks of such an advanced movie and editing program.

My current first project is called "902 N. Josephine," which is basically a collection of videos that was taped at "The Shoebox" -- a crummy little joint that I had lived in with Troy and John back in the college days in South Dakota.

I've already got the episodes listed:

• Episode I: "Troy State"
• Episode II: "Whiskey John"
• Episode III: "Nightsabers"
• Episode IV: "The Dishwasher"
• Episode V: "Tony and Troy Enjoy SNL"
• Episode VI: "Confrontations of the Ol' Homestead"
• Episode VII: "Tickled To Death"
• Episode VIII: "The Jewett Sleeps Tonight"

I've also got the lost audition tapes for our now infamous "Star Wars" movie that Jason and I made for our Multimedia class in college. That may come soon, specially packaged as a Collector's Edition sometime next year!

But, I should start importing the next BIG project, my 10th Year Anniversary documentary on The Owl Garden, so I can prepping it for editing.

Crash Productions, Inc. -- Ooh, It's On

The dream is one step closer to reality.

Just last week, after finally paying off my Vaio, I dropped a grand on this digital camcorder, including a tripod.

Like I've said before, it's all about the 10th Anniversary Edition of The Owl Garden. I've got the footage, but it's all going to be about the interviews, a possible reunion, and the EDITING. It's going to be crazy. It seems like a monumental project, but right now, this is something that I really enjoy to do -- make something great and most of all, I'm going to make it and it's basically going to be a tribute to the Old Days.

It's scheduled to arrive tomorrow and I can't wait to play with my new toy. I'm already writing down a few notes to get some of my thoughts organized into the making of the documentary.

Much more on this later.

Crash Publications, Inc. Update

Inspiration has once struck my brain, giving me something more to do while I head on into the new school year.

I came across Mike's "1846" 23-chapter behemoth and I figured, why the hell not? I ended my last project abruptly just a couple of weeks ago, my most beloved "THFNW" Series, but after reading once again, I figured it was time to fire it up again.

Last night, typed out the first three chapters -- not a pleasant mood, I might add -- so I had to put myself through a depressing state to type those up. Hopefully today, I can add at least another 2 chapters as the plot starts to unfold itself.

I can already say that I'm picking up inspiration from the my most recently watched movie: Apocalypse Now: Redux, which I thought was great. We'll see where this one goes!