ITSZY

The Premiere of Itszy is going to be this up coming week on Tuesday June 30th. I  am very excited for the film to be premiering at the Silent Movie Theater on Fairfax. Everyone on the project has devoted themselves to this film.  In all my films a usually devote a 100% of my self and  this film is no exception. One of the greatest parts for me as a production designer has to be working with the director and working together to make the feel of the movie happen visually. I have made some life long friendships on this film and it was wonderfull mostly layed back and at time extremely difficult because during the shoot it seemed that everything that could go wrong went wrong but everyon on the crew took with stride and we just went with what we had. At the end of the day I think any film you put your name on to is a Labor of Love. Can't wait to see our little film on the screen on tuesday! Congrats to the great crew and everyone that helped out in the process. Here are some images of the stop motion sequence all hand drawn by me! ENJOY!

Pompeii and the Roman Viilla

Today we spent sometime at the Museum we went to the Pompeii and the Roman Villa exhibition  that was reviewed by the LA times as a very good exhibition.  I am sad to say that I was not very impressed by the way the show was curated there were of course very beautiful and impressive sculptures but at the  end of the show the rooms felt over cluttered with art that was made in the 1800's depicting their depiction of Pompeii and the room felt claustrophobic at times. I think the show is over priced and I wish they would have actually tried to replicate the villa that would of been interesting to see.Besides going to the Pompeii Exhibition we went to see other exhibitions and the one that left all of us perplexed was the Latin America Exhibition once again badly curated by Jorge Pardo massacred the art of the Mexican sculpturalist the viewer could not concentrate on the collection of Mexican sculptures but instead on the space that enclosed these sculpture as well as the entire space. As a Scenic Designer I was insulted by him this curator caring more about his design of the space instead of the art that is being represented. 

The new Broad Contemporary Museum has a lot of wonderful art that is based on contemporary artist like Jeff Koons and all his fun 

sculptures and it seems like their collection will be growing and the space has a lot of potential to welcome new and exciting artist in the future.

On the Picture on the right we are posing in front of  an outside sculpture made out of Tupperware bins and containers that are made by endless rows of these colorful plastic containers rigged and hanged outside of the museum.

Sleep Deprivations

I find myself having sleepless nights every night in the last couple of weeks. My mind seems to never shut down and as much as I try to keep myself busy in the day as soon as I am ready to sleep my dreams become nightmares usually. It is rare for me not to have some random nightmare evolving evil robots taking over the world or things in my life that happen to seem more dramatic in my dreams that when I wake up there has been no such thing as a good sleep. I spend most of my days looking for work but it seems that us recent graduates are competing against older more experienced people who are also looking for work.  Its hard to keep positive vibes going when everyone in your entire family is un-employed as well and the community that I live in seems to be dealing with the recession as well. Listening through the window men who sit around drunk in their backyard for hours till the early morning still drinking and their rudeness's keeping you up and realizing that when you open your eyes the light has come to your room and they are still awake, its mind blowing that they are wasting away in their depression. 

One of the positives that has come out of these harsh times is knowing what great friends I really have. Knowing that they are willing to help me out and being there for me has been amazing and knowing that they genuinely care is something that makes me feel like they are my family. I know that they are there for me through the thick of it and they know that I will be there and have been there when everything seems to be falling apart.

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life’s about creating yourself.”
- George Bernard Shaw

Something New

Now is the beginning of something new since I am recent graduate this time of limbo is one with many questions and no answers, at times this free time can be welcoming and also frustrating and anxiety filling. There are days when I freak out about the future and what it holds and how I should be more proactive and there are other days when I just think that this time is appropriate to linger in this awkward uncomfortable space in time. As many other friends that have blogs I too have decided to join in the blogger world I will be showcasing my work, and other oddities from people that in inspire me to photography, architecture, and including some writing I think it will all be a useful exercises to help the mind evolve.

Please Enjoy!