You Know What, Princess? You Are UGLY When You're Blogging!

This year, like any year, marks another grand opportunity to put the wraps on Batman and Spider-Man Save Christmas and finally move one film out of my Projects folder and into my Library folder. As is per the norm, the excitement hit just a little late and so I'm pressure-cooking myself back into hyper-drive to edit it on time. And is also per the norm, I'm discovering just what a mess it is musically.

I can't describe it; it's the strangest editing in my life, and this film (if any!) should have more than an ample supply of pre-written, well-fitting score from any of a zillion Batman and Spider-Man movies, let alone hoards of other super hero soundtracks that fit juts as easily. And yet, for all that music, I'm still dipping into films like STAR TREK for music, and I'm still coming up short. What is it about this movie that just doesn't have long enough scenes, or timely-enough hooks, or arcs that mirror the pieces playing? I'm so bewildered! Every single year, I pull this film back out and think, "Alright, no more being lazy! Just work hard and get it done." But this happens instead every year -- I spend HOURS and end up FRUSTRATED, with little or no progress made.

I should probably -- literally -- throw the first pieces into those gaps that come to mind and simply export. Badabing, badaboom. Get this crap over with and stop wasting time and brain power trying to mastermind a more fitting soundtrack. If there's anything I should've learned over these several years of making it, it's that Batman and Spider-Man simply do not want an effective movie score. And by golly, if I work on this another ten years, they'll be sure to turn their masked noses up at every song I try.

Batman. Spider-Man. May God have mercy on your souls. And may God have mercy on me and pop the perfect tracks into mind that belong in this film. Because goodness knows I'm utterly clueless at this point, and I'm already losing my energy for it this year.

Nice Blog, Lao Che!

I've got a couple minutes in my lunch break left, so I thought I'd scrawl a few updates.

First of all, going to Japan this weekend! YOWZA! When did that happen, right? Totally snuck up and caught me off guard, but it's finally here! At least, I HOPE so... We're approved from all companies, headquarters and countries, so the only question is, WHEN WILL SEGA TELL US WHICH FLIGHT TO BOARD??? We were supposedly hearing back yesterday, but apparently our travel arrangements still haven't been set... or else they haven't been passed along to us to plan for...

Then, I've been logging for a reality show this week. That means watching their raw footage and keeping an index of what shots happen when, who's in them, and how useful they'll be for the editors. Really simple and brainless, but less fun than it might initially sound. Yes, you discover all the juicy behind-the-scenes moments, the tentions that flair off-screen, and all the naughty words that don't show up on the television-censored episode, but aside from that, you're watching an awful lot of shaky cameras searching crowds of faces or catching half-inaudible sound clips. Still, it's a paycheck. But hey, DID YOU KNOW... that most of reality television is fake? Not wrestling-fake; worse. At least wrestlers still get hurt and have to do a lot of stupid and dangerous things. Reality shows are like normal people pretending to do normal things, over and over again and coached by a director or camera guy. SADNESS. ;_;

Lastly, I've had a few nightmares these last couple nights. Two nights back, I woke up sweaty and upset that I was getting fired all over again by my last boss at Nickelodeon. I think I couldn't bring him his special organic drink fast enough or something, or they were all hidden and I couldn't find any more. Then last night, I dreamed I somehow dropped my iPhone in a lake full of dead people, and had to search around the murky bottom for it. Thankfully, it still turned on when i got it out, so I had the hopes of returning it to the store still (for those not in the know, an iPhone bill runs $100 a month, and without a stable studio job anymore, I can't afford that plan and am returning the phone before my service agreement takes effect). What is it with the nightmares right now? Geesh...

Oh, quick plug for Spitefully Yours -- I got hit in the face with a real bag of garbage and a fake toaster last night. I think you guys are going to love this episode. How many self-made web shows go to the same lengths that we do to bring you guys pure comedy and genuine entertainment? EXACTLY. I'm proud to be one of the few no-budget productions committed to this level of gag, and it's one element to the show that I promise never to replace. Not only is there still a place in the world for a solid kitchen-appliance-to-the-face joke, I believe that's the sort of element that sets Spitefully Yours ahead of the rest of web entertainment. Hope you enjoy it!