11/14/11

     Today I finished Sierra's demo video and posted it on youtube. Two young men I hadn't met before were at the Be You house (both of whom's names escape me currently). They are both avidly interested in skateboarding, an activity I find admirable and have never been able to master myself. Balance is not a strong suit of mine.
     Having so many people in the house lent a frantic atmosphere to the place. Also, not related to the house, I had my blood taken today and the phlebotomist must have stabbed a nerve because my entire left arm still aches even as I write this. I am easily overwhelmed and the loudness of house and the pain in my arm soon left me over-stimulated, but I do not care; I have recently discovered an intrinsic beauty to chaos. I have found being uncomfortable is one of the quickest routes of self-growth.

11/09/11

     While I was unpacking my things back into my childhood bedroom, I discovered one of  the 35mm film cameras I inherited from my grandfather still had a roll of unexposed film in it. I took it to the Be You house and took some photos.

   

  I have been given the opportunity to put my film making skills to work by making small "demos" of the students that are studying at the Be You house full-time. Today, I got some footage on a sports action wide angle camera as will as some footage on a flip video of  Be You resident Cristian playing soccer. I plan the end result of this footage to be used at B-roll for a short interview in which Cristian talks about the many things he is learning.

11/08/11

I sit in a room filled with the seeds of greatness. Laptop computers lay stacked on a table. A multi-faced clock displays the times of California, Italy and, (where I currently reside) Loveland. Spirited conversations surround me about cooking, writing, holistic medicine, and getting into college. This is my second day at the Be You house in Loveland, Colorado at which a revolution of education is taking place. I am volunteering here in an effort to discover what it is I really want to do with my life. Recently, I have broken up with my girlfriend, quit my job, and moved back in with my parents. I have half of a BFA with an emphasis on writing/directing film, a good deal of self-taught electrical engineering knowledge, the ability to play seven instruments, I speak three languages, and can tell you how a computer works; yet, I lack any sort of certificate (be it diploma or otherwise) to prove my knowledge of these subjects. Also, I am nineteen years old.
   
     In the following days, I shall do my best to chronicle my experiences and discoveries within the Be You house. This blog is more of an organization of my own thoughts and a way to get into the habit of writing everyday, than an epic of self-discovery. But if someone beyond myself finds my prose entertaining, then, by all means, enjoy.