(500) Days of Winter

Just got done watching (500) Days of Summer. I wasn't really too thrilled with it, there were definitely some parts though. The presentation of the movie was fairly interesting though, and man Zooey Deschanel is gorgeous. I've still got Downfall to watch from Netflix, but I don't know if I should start watching that at 2 a.m. or not.. I'm really looking forward to watching it though.

Oh wait, this isn't a personal blog? Whatever, I'll use it to talk about whatever I damn well please. There hasn't been too many developments although I've finished the Syllabus for the class next semester that will get me credit for doing this project. Basically I had to write out a plan that says what I'm going to be doing, why I'm doing it, and what I will be gaining from it from a "scholarly" perspective. I've mapped out my semester, broken up into weeks, but we all know how useful schedules are when it comes to projects like this. I've just got to find one more book about working with a small non-profit client, add that to my Supplemental Texts section and send it on back to Dr. E. According to him with the changes I've made it appears that it will be ready to pass administrative inspection. It will be very awesome to have this project officially approved. Did I mention it wasn't officially approved yet? No worries.

Music negotiations with Temporary Residence have reached a standstill. See how I made that sound like a baseball contract negotiation? Anyways, they put me in touch with some broad from some other company, who sent me some form I had to fill out which I did and sent back to them. Their response was basically, "We need to see the video first before we can grant approval." While I guess this is understandable, I clearly described how I would be using the track in the form. Do people really go into film projects not knowing whether they will have licenses for the music they want to use? Oh well. Eff 'em. I'll just use entirely Caspian for the whole running time of the film. I realize Explosions in the Sky are a much more well established band, but do things really need to get that much more asinine when you hit it big as a band? The Mylene Sheath has been nothing but gracious during the whole licensing process.

I'm meeting with Adele, the owner of the foundation, next Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. I'm pretty nervous, as I often am when I meet people, but I'm sure it will go really well. Up until now my only communication has been through email, so it will be good to put a face to the name. I'll basically just be going over my plan so far, finding out what her concerns are, and scheduling times to film. I've only got through the month of January to film her segment(s), as she is also an accountant and the months of February through April are very busy for her. Hopefully I'll be meeting with Dr. Ellerbach sometime next week as well.

Anyways, that's it for now. More updates as stuff happens.