Having a good weekend

Having a good weekend

It has been a good weekend so far, my fortune cookie has done it's job I guess :p  

I had some fun filming this weekend.  

But wow, noticed I have a weird habit!  Unfortunately, an awful lot like this:

 

Lol, not quite that bad but close, yikes!  So got to do some fancy editing!!  


But we got the garden plot we were on the wait list for!  So that is nice!  the person planted some stuff then decided they did not want to do it I guess...  so partially planted and we are not sure what is what...  trying to decide what to do with the part they planted...  We were going to do it as part of the frugal series, but then they went so fast!  We were like "ok, next year we will do that..."  :p  But then we got the email saying first person to respond gets the plot...  luckily she was checking her emails right at that moment!   So we got it!  

lol, I did it often, not constantly but enough to notice it!  My daughters say I do not do that normally so maybe it is a nervous habit...

I am glad we decided to practice with the Sony Handycam while waiting for the other camera!! 

I am waiting for the A7s ii


Going to be magical!  soon!!

Anyway, hope your weekend is going good!  I will get some more writing posted soon!   

hugs,

~Sea

Fortune cookies...

Do you ever wish your fortune cookie was "true"??  

Lol, I got a very cool one and am so hoping it is true!  I guess you dont pay attention when it says something not relevant to your life at the moment but when it coincides then you are like "OMG, please be real!!"  lol

Gonna have a good weekend if true!  :p

hugs and hope everything is good with you!

here, same ole, same ole!  So wish I could have all the equipment this instant!  At least we will be so ready to go once it is here!  Soon, I promise soon!   

hugs,

~Sea

Logo

Logo

We wanted something simple,  something that would mean something to us and somehow have a seal (Unangan are the People of the Seal).  

M TOMA Inc copyright 2016

I love his eyes best of all, just a hint of it, where we get all these horror film ideas...  hehe, the font might change, I love the simple block shape but the girls think we can go a bit differently  :p   So, this is it but it might change a bit.  We plan an animated one where its tail splashes the back wall and it drips into the M TOMA...   simple and cute...  but with the nice dark eyes!  

Ohh, on other news we had our first business loan meeting, phew!  I think it went well but it takes forever for news so patience is the game now!  But we got that ball rolling!  I think we will be filming this summer for sure, even if we decide to just get the equipment loan instead of the building one...  That way we can do it on our own and not owe anyone or have to give a piece of us away!  Would rather work hard on this low budget one to show what we can do!!  

Anyway, soon the videos will be rolling in!  :p  Keep saying that but "this time I mean it"  hehe...  

hugs and go for your dreams!  Scary but a great feeling!  Make it happen!

~Sea

 

Sorry for silence :p

Sorry for silence  :p

Sorry I have not posted in a bit, finishing up the S'happens script!  The meeting is set for Monday, wish me luck!!  

It is such an exciting time, when you are "this close"  --> x <-- to reaching your dream!   So ready for it too!  We have been planning it so long it feels almost unreal that we will finally start it!

How are you doing?  Have you started going for your dreams?  I hope so, even with the set backs and slowness, it is worth it!  Things are going very well here and I hopefully will have the video portions ready to go soon!  I know it is taking forever, believe me I feel it too!  but so very soon!!

Anyway, just an update to let you know I am still here and going to get a lot more interesting soon!!

Hugs,

~Sea 

this is my sister who did the face cast...  I think it is pretty cool!  Native art in museum 

Music Legend Prince Dead at 57

saddest day!  

Memory Eternal!

Such a sad day!!  

Such a great Artist!!   

Sending Out Positive Vibes....

Sending Out Positive Vibes....

One reason I put up that Red Giant videos was I was wondering for my soulless doll and a few other scenes how to achieve a certain look. 

For the werewolf I wanted them to fly across the room.  I pondered it for a long time, I doubt I could get the actors to agree to fly across the room more then  once for me...  :p   Even with wires and pads and stuff, it would not be fun to try to capture it.  I could picture us being new and having to try it several times, etc. and being no fun for us all!  At least not until we are more experienced and can capture what we want better!

For the soulless doll, he gets kicked across the room at one point. I had lots of ideas about how to do it but all involved either risking my doll or my camera...

Then I saw this GoPro strapped to a ball and tossed: flashbulbs, lightening, how you want to call it!!  So I am jazzed, I figured out how to do certain scenes I have been wondering about!!   

Being new at this, it is all so magical almost, lol, what was it called all those years "The magic of television" or something!   


It is all so close!  I know I keep saying that but it grows ever nearer!!  I guess the ups and downs will be ever present so learning to bounce back as quick as possible is a good thing!!  I am so nervous about the dance group tomorrow, it is such a dream to learn them!  I have such fears and anxiety about it!  will they tell me to leave?  will they stare at me?  lol, silly stuff I know, but they get stuck in your mind if you don't stop it and change it!  

I guess because I am not as social as I need to be or something that I seem not only a strange one but a stranger too...  Lol, I guess I keep picturing the day when we can look back on this and smile and laugh about it!  

One thing I love to do is watch videos about film stuff.  It help gets me back into my groove!  I am so happy about it, figuring out how to do these scenes is a major step forward!  

even in the darkest of winter, the littlest star will shine!

from reddit www.reddit.com

hugs,

~Sea

CWP ~ 11 Paralysis

CWP ~ 11 Paralysis 

I thought it would be an important topic to show what happens in the Creative Writing Process when you feel a sudden paralysis for whatever reason.  

When stress, anxiety, or whatever gets you into a mood where you feel you can not write, what should you do?

 I am talking that feeling that is a bit more then the normal block you get when trying to choose the next bit to write... I mean that fear that anything you write will come out bad...

I think it happens to anyone but there are ways to get past it!  

1) remember that you are creative!  

it might seem silly to have to remind yourself of that fact, but it actually does help when feelings get you down.  When you feel like you just can not write another word, remind yourself that  your creativity is still there even if you are not using it at this moment...

2)  give yourself permission to feel whatever it is 

I know I try to keep emotion out of my work, it tends to get very flowery if I am happy and try to write!  So when you are down and can not write, give yourself permission, it is a valid thing to have emotions...

3)  Try something new

A craft or hobby that gets put aside when you are feeling very creative can be picked up and enjoyed in these times when life seems a bit crazy!   

4)  online haven ~ there is so much online content now that you can surely find an interest that takes your mind off "whatever" ...


Remember it is always temporary, this feeling.  No matter how powerful it is, it will pass if you allow yourself to do something else for a bit.

I wish it sounded more in depth, but it really is simple techniques that will get you past it!   We can not always control the things happening in our life, there are things that are not within our control.  We have to accept that and move around it.  

We are usually our own worst critic so be kind to yourself during these times.  Do not throw your work away!   Hide it in the junk folder for a bit, if need be! 

Hugs,

~Sea

The Fall 2

The Fall 2

I love this show, it is well written and keeps it going through the second season.  usually the strong woman are turned weaker but Stella keeps it going on!!

This moment here when she is getting surrounded and intimidated by a group of guys and she takes back her control...  priceless!!

You are amazing Gillian Anderson! 

If you have not seen this show yet, please do try it.  Season 1 is very good and I was worried it would change in season 2 but it is still as good!


her website 

Red Giant | Behind the Scenes of Run Like Hell

Wow, someday this will be me and my company showing you our behind the scenes!! 

But it is inspiring!!  Isn't it funny though, how we do get so wrapped up in our stuff that we do not see the world around us...  :p 

 

Daydreaming Some More...

Daydreaming Some More...

I found I was still not in a mood to write so began daydreaming and looking at properties.  Found another cute one!!  And it is like $5 Mil cheaper then the other one I fell in love with so more realistic...  if yet still way out of my reach...

Mini Mall for sale $1,500,000

290 N Yenlo Street
Wasilla, AK 99654

 Is that not the most adorable building?  I am not sure, it has a certain charm!  It really helped my mood so much!  I am not sure if I mentioned it before but one of the Trilogy of Terror has a chase scene through a mall in it.  When I was looking at the pictures I could see it happening here!  

In the first one, Ni Nah No, there are several scenes at the mall.  There is a crossover scene with the second movie, Zombie Apocalypse, Unangan Style that also has scenes in a mall.  I planned them with meeting characters in the others because it is all happening about the same time.  It is why we can easily share the costumes from 1 to another with them playing the same people even  :p  

#want

I can really picture our zombie apocalypse happening here!

Throw in a few bunk beds and my crew has a place to stay, if needed, for free... Not fancy but until we can afford a separate place it would do...   Being "indie" also means "being broke" hehe... 

Now this area is perfect for zombie hide and seek don't you agree??  :p   Plus with some clever alterations it can pass as the hospital too with that floor...  Those doors at the end looking like emergency room doors...  

And who says that a werewolf wouldn't want to chase people through a mall too  :p  kidding, i don't have a mall chase scene but if  I got the building I would definitely throw one in!  :p   

Plus my short horror film "Soulless" could be filmed in one too :P

My mood is certainly more cheery now!  I am waiting until Monday to begin the rewrite though, do not want to ruin it and want to think it out first.  I do tend to visualize the scenes.  If I can picture it then I feel it is a good scene...

I am very confident that my films will interest people and I am planning international release since I also believe that our major audience is everywhere but America maybe :p  No, I think it will interest people here too  :p  But the ideas are probably more familiar elsewhere then in America...   But I think my "Trilogy of Terror" is good enough that we would make enough to sustain ourselves indefinitely so we can teach the programming, etc...

My plan is we make enough to launch a program to get Attu back!!  Showing we can financially sustain ourselves will be a key part of the program.  I believe they said we were too 'frail' to live on our island anymore...  Of course by then it had been stolen and turned into a military base...  but it is also why we will be such a threat.  to prevent us from ever getting our home back they turned it into a national refuge...  Now when we get it back it sets the precedent and indigenous all over America will be using our case to take back national park lands too!!  

It is sad to hear them trying to say we do not even exist anymore!!  Imagine them coming to your country, stealing it and saying you can never go back... and not only that but you do not even exist anymore!!  I have a video planned about it called "Not Your Daddy's Indigenous" because back in the day when they were desperately trying to get it back it was all unofficial and unrecorded.  I will show a scene where some towering hulking white guy is standing just inside the door to some govt office and telling them they can not do this.  then show "modern Unangan" as we whip out our cell phones, instantly uploading the images to the Internet!  Looking him in the eye and saying "not your daddy's indigenous!" and telling the lady behind the counter to call the police as we fear bodily harm!! 

No More Mr Nice Guy!!  heheh

I can remember when I wrote this one group who teach our children that we are not even indigenous to here, that we came across some mythical land bridge.  I wrote them saying please stop teaching this as there is only 1 reason for such a move and that is to steal our "stuff"...  usually I am ignored when I write these things, she was emailing me and calling me!!   So, they know it is viable to get our island and region back!!  We will and set the precedent for all indigenous!!!  

Man, I am in a good mood but also so scared!!  I was raped and beaten more then once as a child for standing up for indigenous (and we are talking little preschool age and up).  I mean there is nothing they can do to me, they tried their best when I was a defenseless child and it did not work then and will not work now...  But I have children of my own now...  times have changed I hope from back then!! I am not against other indigenous who do whatever they feel they have to to survive the violent war criminals who occupy our lands.  There is never shame in surviving so do not fear you are apart from the rest of us, we are One People forever!!

So, there is a worthy goal, but also one totally committed to bringing everyone great entertainment too!  They can co-exist!!  :p   Lol, in a good mood though...  sometimes you need to give yourself permission to be kind to yourself and relax and let go!!  Daydream a little (or a lot as you can see mine takes me sometimes)...  Lol, I know I am hoping to find someone with a 2 car garage since that is most likely our first "studio"!!  Lol, slithering up to them and saying something like

Hey, summer is almost here and you wont need to put your car into that huge spacious 2 car garage anymore...  I know, I will rent it from you AND say, you ever thought about being in the movies?  Your profile!  That look!  Yes, can you play a small but vital role in my movie??!!

lol, ok, not quite that cheesy but probably close to it  :p

hugs and be good to yourself and others!

~Sea

100 posts, woot!

100 posts, woot!

Wow, just saw that was my 100th post on here, woot!

I hope you enjoy the mix of topics, but if not I have put the creative one on it's own page so you can read just those if you choose...

I think it is the indigenous way, to sort of lump it all together because we view it as all connected... 

 But excited about it!  I will try to keep showing the process, I think it is fun to see how it works for me and to share it...  

so looking forward to the next 100!!

hugs,

~Sea