So, Sony claimed to be hacked and the victim of many leaks and cyber threats. The FBI takes a look into this and blames N. Korea for ther hack. Why? Apparently the threats revolved around the movie "The Interview" about an assassination of he N.Korean president Kim Jong Un, and they weren't happy. So, pull they pull the movie. Oh the people of USA aren't so happy. Free speech is threatened. Pres. Obama says Sony made a mistake. Days later,Sony says it will release the film in limited cities after all. Victory for free speech and all USA...a movie that was panned by critics is released.
Sound familiar? It should...
Greatest marketing gimmick around - bait and switch. Coke tried New Coke, got so many complaints they brought back Classic Coke = increased sales. Hostess goes bankrupt, no Twinkies. All of a sudden, new bakery returns Hostess Twinkies back = skyrocketing sales.
Sony has learned from previous corporate examples.
Guess what will be the number one movie now, people!!!
Tuesday, December 23, 2014
Monday, May 12, 2014
An April Day to Remember Aboard the Battleship USS Iowa (BB 61)
For this article, I decided I'd just share my first actual film project for my Production II class. This is the final edited version. It is a little under 6 minutes. He assigned the class a 5 min final production, but I had a tough topic to cover and at least 3 hours of video to edit.
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
Regrets......
They say to live life with no regrets. Well, what do you do when you discover a huge regret?? I seemed to be looking for an answer to that.
See, I was walking out of my Music of the Beatles class, had the song, "Because" on my mind (more like an ear worm). I looked over at the big auditorium and the El Camino College sign on it. Suddenly, I realized that school is coming to an end and I had done something I think my parents wanted me to do way back in my high school days. I basically found the way to pay for my college classes and did what I wanted to do. I was proud of that face. But then I realized I am 59 and don't have all those many years ahead of me...that I know of. Not that I am sick and dying with only so much time to live. Just that I'm old. Who knows what's going to happen in the next few minutes, days, months, years ahead?? It's like I found ME but is it going to be soon enough in my lifetime? I don't necessarily want to be on the A-List of actors, but would be happy to be working and on peoples minds for parts. Hollywood today is not like the drama driven Hollywood of the Golden Age. It's all action heroes and SPFX. I'm old and fat. I wish I had done this sooner.
I wish I'd done this sooner.
I was at LACMA yesterday to see an old movie "Journey into Fear" with Joseph Cotton and Orson Welles. It wasn't all THAT good, but the drama was there. The techniques of the camera added to the build the tension of the story. Afterwards, I stopped in the LACMA bookstore and looked around. There was a sign which they had on a coaster...."Artistic Expression = I could have done that easily + Why didn't you?"!!
Guess that's my motivation to keep on keeping on!!
See, I was walking out of my Music of the Beatles class, had the song, "Because" on my mind (more like an ear worm). I looked over at the big auditorium and the El Camino College sign on it. Suddenly, I realized that school is coming to an end and I had done something I think my parents wanted me to do way back in my high school days. I basically found the way to pay for my college classes and did what I wanted to do. I was proud of that face. But then I realized I am 59 and don't have all those many years ahead of me...that I know of. Not that I am sick and dying with only so much time to live. Just that I'm old. Who knows what's going to happen in the next few minutes, days, months, years ahead?? It's like I found ME but is it going to be soon enough in my lifetime? I don't necessarily want to be on the A-List of actors, but would be happy to be working and on peoples minds for parts. Hollywood today is not like the drama driven Hollywood of the Golden Age. It's all action heroes and SPFX. I'm old and fat. I wish I had done this sooner.
I wish I'd done this sooner.
I was at LACMA yesterday to see an old movie "Journey into Fear" with Joseph Cotton and Orson Welles. It wasn't all THAT good, but the drama was there. The techniques of the camera added to the build the tension of the story. Afterwards, I stopped in the LACMA bookstore and looked around. There was a sign which they had on a coaster...."Artistic Expression = I could have done that easily + Why didn't you?"!!
Guess that's my motivation to keep on keeping on!!
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