After these messages, we'll be right back!

Can't say there is anything better than starting to film the documentary project, because this is my story, or at least it is my POV that will help tell the story. We set up in th director's office near West 53rd and he couldn't have been a nicer guy. He was forthcoming and I think he is going to make my job so much easier.

Not sure when I will have footage of the interview for everyone to see, but I thought I would add these pics to give you an idea of the setup. Jerry helped me set up the lights, but he had to get to his job, so he couldn't stay for the rest of the interview (but thanks Jerry, you rock).

So as promised, my next video blog. Let me know if you have any questions, comments or suggestions - thanks.

To be or not to be (letterboxed or 4x3)

So I have to admit, being a film major I should have known better, but many of my classmates (scratch that, ALL of them) had a comment or two about my first video blog. Mostly concerning my awesome hat, ok, not really, most of the comments came because of my formatting of the 1st vlog in a 4x3 television format.

Or at least that is what it used to be called.

...but I digress:

Pan n' Scan Pam

Widescreen Pam


Just as it was the European standard of a few years back, widescreen films at home (and now online) started taking over our sets when DVDs became popular. Now television sets are made with LCD and plasma screens, they have almost all gone to 16x9 as the format of choice. With web video (like my vlog), I had a chance to use a widescreen format but I was kinda rushed to get it uploaded so I made the decision to stick with the old style (but as Jerrry pointed out after it went online) all that does is reduce the actual amount of screen information.

Take the two shots above, the one on the right works out fine, but we are missing some of the environment, the city street, the car, whatever...and the widescreen version captures more of where I was, what I was doing at the time. So moving forward all of my vlogs WILL BE IN THE WIDESCREEN FORMAT.

Please stop sending emails complaining, at least my mom thought I looked cute, and (sometimes) that is the most important thing.

I'll have another vlog up later today.

Peace,

Pam OUT!

My First Blog

Ok, I admit, I never actually wanted to start a blog, but with so many family members around the country and a couple in Iraq and other places in the world, I have been asked to start putting my ideas out there onto the world wide web.



Two things that I think you should know.

1. I am currently attending the Tisch School at NYU. I am studying to be a documentary filmmaker, getting ready to choose between three possible subjects or should I say, they are getting ready to choose me. I have submitted all three project packages to my advisors, sent letters to each group - an old ice packing plant, an off-broadway theater company and a school for the deaf, and now I am just waiting to hear back. Fingers crossed.
2. I like bears.

So over the course of the next few months, you will hear more about me, how filmmaking has changed my life, how much I am amazed and excited to live and work in New York, plus bits here and there about the fuzzy denizens of the world - like my buddy here.

I hope you come back and visit.