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March 8, 2014 By Nancy Leave a Comment

The Sessions…part one

The Bus Stop Part One from Nancy Thanki.

I’m a part of a workshop group of filmmakers in Atlanta called The Sessions. It’s a fantastic place to experiment with storytelling (acting, directing, producing) from the script writing all the way to the final product. Right now we’re playing with other people’s scripts to see what we can see. Each video is planned, shot, and edited over the course of just under 3 weeks.

This is our first iteration of a script, The Bus Stop. As a group, we decided to do it in black and white while also experimenting with music to set the tone.There were quite a few adventures on the day of the shoot and all throughout the edit, but we’re pretty proud of our team 🙂

PS. Please excuse the sound design, had less time than I thought I did…

The scene is (obviously) set at a bus stop. But actually filming at a bus stop is much easier said than done. Also, it’s a pain in the patootie to operate a camera in 28 degree weather while shielding the microphone from the gusting wind. In our defense, it was projected to be 60 degree and cloudy…then the polar vortex happened…

Anyways, the shooting was an adventure, but I learned more about the actual physicality of shooting in those 4 hours than I have in the past several years of just talking about it. It’s all about the experience and learning form the mistakes. The best people in the film industry may have 20 years of expereince, but will still tell you about the new thing they learned that day on set. And this applies to any industry. Reading about a skill is important so you know what to prepare for and what you need to be comfortable doing that “thing”. But nothing replaces actually doing it.

I’m now packing and getting ready to go shoot our second script. More learning awaits! It’s going to be another adventure (thankfully indoors this time!), though I don’t think it matters as much since it’s now a beautiful spring morning in Atlanta, birds chirping, deep blue skies, and a pleasant breeze. You should enjoy it, even if for only 5 mins 🙂

Filed Under: Films, Uncategorized Tagged With: Atlanta, Experimentation, Sessions

March 8, 2014 By Nancy Leave a Comment

The Sessions…part one

The Bus Stop Part One from Nancy Thanki.

I’m a part of a workshop group of filmmakers in Atlanta called The Sessions. It’s a fantastic place to experiment with storytelling (acting, directing, producing) from the script writing all the way to the final product. Right now we’re playing with other people’s scripts to see what we can see. Each video is planned, shot, and edited over the course of just under 3 weeks.

This is our first iteration of a script, The Bus Stop. As a group, we decided to do it in black and white while also experimenting with music to set the tone.There were quite a few adventures on the day of the shoot and all throughout the edit, but we’re pretty proud of our team 🙂

PS. Please excuse the sound design, had less time than I thought I did…

The scene is (obviously) set at a bus stop. But actually filming at a bus stop is much easier said than done. Also, it’s a pain in the patootie to operate a camera in 28 degree weather while shielding the microphone from the gusting wind. In our defense, it was projected to be 60 degree and cloudy…then the polar vortex happened…

Anyways, the shooting was an adventure, but I learned more about the actual physicality of shooting in those 4 hours than I have in the past several years of just talking about it. It’s all about the experience and learning form the mistakes. The best people in the film industry may have 20 years of expereince, but will still tell you about the new thing they learned that day on set. And this applies to any industry. Reading about a skill is important so you know what to prepare for and what you need to be comfortable doing that “thing”. But nothing replaces actually doing it.

I’m now packing and getting ready to go shoot our second script. More learning awaits! It’s going to be another adventure (thankfully indoors this time!), though I don’t think it matters as much since it’s now a beautiful spring morning in Atlanta, birds chirping, deep blue skies, and a pleasant breeze. You should enjoy it, even if for only 5 mins 🙂

Filed Under: Films, Uncategorized Tagged With: Atlanta, Experimentation, Sessions

January 29, 2014 By Nancy Leave a Comment

Snowpocalypse 2014

I’m sure you guys may have gathered that Atlanta had a bit of snow and ice trouble…

The pups have only experienced snow a few times, so we thought we’d let them explore. Then we skedaddled back in to enjoy some hot drinks and pixar ornaments 🙂

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But me being me, aka a photographer, we had to go back out and check out what we could see. It’s not like the entire city gets covered every day you know!

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And these are my favorite!! Seriously, the colors of this fire hydrant device thing are usually pretty. But the snow and ice just made them that much better (hence all of the angles/crops).

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It’s been quite the ride for Atlanta. Hope you are all able to stay safe and warm inside.

Filed Under: Misfit Miscellania, Uncategorized

January 29, 2014 By Nancy Leave a Comment

Snowpocalypse 2014

I’m sure you guys may have gathered that Atlanta had a bit of snow and ice trouble…

The pups have only experienced snow a few times, so we thought we’d let them explore. Then we skedaddled back in to enjoy some hot drinks and pixar ornaments 🙂

[justified_image_grid ids=1840,1839,1835,1838,1837,1836 caption=off mobile_caption=off]

But me being me, aka a photographer, we had to go back out and check out what we could see. It’s not like the entire city gets covered every day you know!

[justified_image_grid ids=1833,1827,1834,1828,1826 caption=off mobile_caption=off]

And these are my favorite!! Seriously, the colors of this fire hydrant device thing are usually pretty. But the snow and ice just made them that much better (hence all of the angles/crops).

[justified_image_grid ids=1829,1830,1832,1831 caption=off mobile_caption=off]

It’s been quite the ride for Atlanta. Hope you are all able to stay safe and warm inside.

Filed Under: Misfit Miscellania, Uncategorized

November 13, 2013 By Evan Leave a Comment

What we all don’t learn at work

The idea of working for someone else is based on a premise: they shield you from the big, bad, scary “outside world.” In exchange, you give them your life.

Jobless men keep going

When we talk about a good job, it’s always on the same terms.

Good pay.

Good benefits.

Good work/life balance (so you don’t have to trade as large a portion of your life to the people who in exchange share a fraction of what you are earning for them).

Job security.

And the thing is, it’s not really clear to me that this exchange is true anymore.

Maybe it never was to begin with.

Maybe those executives and managers could never promise you anything at all, most of all not job security.

And as a consequence most of us spend most of our lives earning a living for someone else, never actually learning how to make a living for ourselves.

So the question, the misfit idea of the day, is:

Would the world be better off with vastly more entrepreneurs, or would it not?

Suppose 50 percent of the workforce was self employed.

Or 90 percent.

Would that work? How would it work? Would it be better or worse? In what ways?

Feel free to share your own ideas if you have them. Until next time…

photo credit: Mike Licht, NotionsCapital.com via photopin cc

Filed Under: Entrepreneurship, Uncategorized Tagged With: Ideas That Don't Belong

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