"Jesus has not been kind to us this winter" - Jono
"You're very lucky to be here. Most kids get really bad hard and boring jobs for thier work experience" Tom
"So what were you doing last night with my crew on the top of a building with freezing rains at 3 degrees!?" Peter Thurmer
"Actually... it was 4 degrees" Nick
"Woof woof!" Rocky
"Woof woof!" Ben
"Bleep" MSN
"How do you feel there Jen? Sitting on the kitchen floor of an innocent family, unaware that thier every move is being recorded and filmed" Richard
"With the size of the boom I'm surprised they havent found you by now" Forgot
"Bleep" MSN
"Insert hilarious Rowan quote here" Wont post as he may be watching. Who am I?
"You're right! It's not 5 alarm chilli! 2 1/2 tops. I just wanted to be a man in from of the kids" Ned
"Are you going to jail daddy?" Rod
"We'll see kids, we'll see" Ned
Random thing - a superhorrible equation that came to mind - dont give them any ideas!
Liam + (Red Bull + Caffene pills) X 5 more friends = Holocaust
Whereas
Richard + (Red Bull + no caffene pills) X 5 more friends = Perfectly harmless
See you soon
Saturday, June 23, 2007
Oh yeah
Nick was just saying about the lack of Wrap party. But we had chocolate cake, hot chips and a 10 year old was playing the PlayStation. That's just like every party I've ever been to!
And Triple J are having a comp to remix Bloc Party's single "The Prayer" and this is mine, though I probably wont enter it. Let me know what you think!
http://www.sendspace.com/file/kpq00o
(also the original if you want to compare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8oRFcA0mFM)
And Triple J are having a comp to remix Bloc Party's single "The Prayer" and this is mine, though I probably wont enter it. Let me know what you think!
http://www.sendspace.com/file/kpq00o
(also the original if you want to compare http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8oRFcA0mFM)
Amnesia
Coming home from the wrap party I had a whole other blog in mind to write, but we came home to find no internet access. After checking the cables 1000 times we eventually found out oh-so reliable Chariot were having problems (it's a bloody internet server, what could go wrong?) By the time it was fixed I was far too tired and collapsed on the bed, only to be awakened by Mum reminding me to wear my retainer. I put it on and for no reason at all it hurt like hell. I awoke the next day having remembered nothing and the whole Friday night being a blur. So all the funny things you guys said that night I was gonna quote, I just cant remember now. So there goes my blog on the wrap party.
And Joshua - phone home?
Thursday, June 21, 2007
But wait there's more!
First I'd like to apologise if some stuff in my last blog offended anyone, I wasnt blaming anyone. As you know there are some days where nothing you can do will stop things from going wrong. This week was one of those. Also, I'm aware of the magic of editing, I'm pretty sure the final product will be spectacular. Or in other peoples eyes, total crap.
On Tuesday we had to go to the city. It's was fucking freezing I'll tell ya. At the intersection we all had to stare up at a billboard (Jen was less than impressed, she appently made clear she doesnt want to be on film). Passers by wondered what was so amazing about Xbox New York bundle being sold for only $599. But it was an AMAZING bargin! If you were there, you'dve stared in awe as well. Wow!
Later on we went to a garage to film the scene where Leigh Thurmer (a lot of thought was put into that name!) discovers he's the Defender. I swear to god I had never been so cold in my entire life! In the car, the outside temperature measured 7 degrees celcius. I was pretty sure the negative sign LED was broken.
At Nicks place on Wednesday, I saw the actors cosy on the lounge, and little Ben was playing chess with Peta. Ben's behavouir reminded me so much of Liam it's not funny. If all 7-12 year olds in the world are like this, then humanity as we know it is doomed. Example, when Ben got caught in Check and everyone was waiting for his move that would make or break the game, he took the opportunity to compare Peta's phone to his (difference between the two kids - Liam cant be trusted with a mobile phone). When Nick C came back from the toilet he asked "Is this the same game?" An hour later, he was eventually defeated but refused to accept that and drastically created some new rules that make him automatically win. If that's not Liam I dont know what it. Well I do, but you dont want to know. Trust me.
Thursday we were in the MAPS studio again. I told you about that in the last blog. I saw something amazing though, I turned around for a brief moment to see Nick C without his wooly hat on! It was only for a few microseconds though.
Came back to the MAPS classroom on Thursday and Jen showed me around. I'd been here before, Nick C shoved me in here on the first day to do some jobs whilst Peter Thurmer and some others we having a meeting of some sort, whilst Nick ran like the wind leaving me all on my own. In the Cert 4 room I saw the tiniest TV I'd ever seen. We ate some pasta that was very very nice, whilst watching takes of Dan V's um... unusual film?
Today I'm staying home again during the school day before going back to Nicks house for some final scenes and a wrap up party. I'll see if I can sneak a couple of drinks in whilst Jens back is turned.
Also I remembered this is the blog titled "Central Band Blog" so it may be nice to write something relevant to that. Firstly, as you know June 23 is tomorrow which is the date we announced as the date our album gets released. I'd like to let you know that this is 110% not happening, and it will be released on a later date to be announced closer to completion. Also, the Central radio special WILL go ahead on Monday and Tuesday, however the songs you will hear are not the completed ones and we are also skipping some incomplete songs on the album.
At the present the playlist should be
Monday
Battlefield
Paycheck
Good Bad Right Wrong
Ashton
Storm
Monday
Maniac
Fast Race
Careful What You Wish For
Resolution
Time Changes
The plan is that me and Jack (guitarist) will talk though the album with DJ Maratay, though weather Jack shows up or takes anything seriously is to be seen.
Also, the lousiest self-shot self-directed self-edited piece of crap ever - Central's "Storm" video. It would've been better if we had more time, but we seriously lacked it, time.
Also, news on our film we're working on at our school - it's been left in the hands of DJ Maratay whilst I'm off at Work Ed. I dont trust him, so it's likely none of you will ever see it.
I should probably talk about that some more but I've talked about enough already. Be back soon with a wrap-up blog.
Later dudes
Richard
On Tuesday we had to go to the city. It's was fucking freezing I'll tell ya. At the intersection we all had to stare up at a billboard (Jen was less than impressed, she appently made clear she doesnt want to be on film). Passers by wondered what was so amazing about Xbox New York bundle being sold for only $599. But it was an AMAZING bargin! If you were there, you'dve stared in awe as well. Wow!
Later on we went to a garage to film the scene where Leigh Thurmer (a lot of thought was put into that name!) discovers he's the Defender. I swear to god I had never been so cold in my entire life! In the car, the outside temperature measured 7 degrees celcius. I was pretty sure the negative sign LED was broken.
At Nicks place on Wednesday, I saw the actors cosy on the lounge, and little Ben was playing chess with Peta. Ben's behavouir reminded me so much of Liam it's not funny. If all 7-12 year olds in the world are like this, then humanity as we know it is doomed. Example, when Ben got caught in Check and everyone was waiting for his move that would make or break the game, he took the opportunity to compare Peta's phone to his (difference between the two kids - Liam cant be trusted with a mobile phone). When Nick C came back from the toilet he asked "Is this the same game?" An hour later, he was eventually defeated but refused to accept that and drastically created some new rules that make him automatically win. If that's not Liam I dont know what it. Well I do, but you dont want to know. Trust me.
Thursday we were in the MAPS studio again. I told you about that in the last blog. I saw something amazing though, I turned around for a brief moment to see Nick C without his wooly hat on! It was only for a few microseconds though.
Came back to the MAPS classroom on Thursday and Jen showed me around. I'd been here before, Nick C shoved me in here on the first day to do some jobs whilst Peter Thurmer and some others we having a meeting of some sort, whilst Nick ran like the wind leaving me all on my own. In the Cert 4 room I saw the tiniest TV I'd ever seen. We ate some pasta that was very very nice, whilst watching takes of Dan V's um... unusual film?
Today I'm staying home again during the school day before going back to Nicks house for some final scenes and a wrap up party. I'll see if I can sneak a couple of drinks in whilst Jens back is turned.
Also I remembered this is the blog titled "Central Band Blog" so it may be nice to write something relevant to that. Firstly, as you know June 23 is tomorrow which is the date we announced as the date our album gets released. I'd like to let you know that this is 110% not happening, and it will be released on a later date to be announced closer to completion. Also, the Central radio special WILL go ahead on Monday and Tuesday, however the songs you will hear are not the completed ones and we are also skipping some incomplete songs on the album.
At the present the playlist should be
Monday
Battlefield
Paycheck
Good Bad Right Wrong
Ashton
Storm
Monday
Maniac
Fast Race
Careful What You Wish For
Resolution
Time Changes
The plan is that me and Jack (guitarist) will talk though the album with DJ Maratay, though weather Jack shows up or takes anything seriously is to be seen.
Also, the lousiest self-shot self-directed self-edited piece of crap ever - Central's "Storm" video. It would've been better if we had more time, but we seriously lacked it, time.
Also, news on our film we're working on at our school - it's been left in the hands of DJ Maratay whilst I'm off at Work Ed. I dont trust him, so it's likely none of you will ever see it.
I should probably talk about that some more but I've talked about enough already. Be back soon with a wrap-up blog.
Later dudes
Richard
Work Experience
Hello there. This is my first blog and I have nothing particularly interesting to post. But this week has been an eventful one, I had my first week of dreaded Work Experience. Whilst all my friends were working in cozy offices drinking coffee stapling files I happened to be in a warehouse until about 11pm or something colder than I have ever been in my life. Yet I stayed home during school hours which was cool (more than a bit too cool though). What on Earth am I doing for Work Ed? Surely this isn't that 9-5 job Ms Llycanen* wants us doing**.
* I'm certain that's not how you spell it
** Think Peter Thurmer, expect female and possibly older (she has a moustashe)
Speaking of good old Ms L, 1. She'll kill me when she finds out I had left my work experience forms at school this whole time and 2. She got someone else talking to Nick C on the phone today, a man apparently (though that still applies for Ms L) and one can presume from his afterwards expression, a much kinder man. I'd kind of forgotten during the week but before hand when she constantly remided us of her contacting our employers I was scared shitless. For them of course.
But cutting to the chase now, I'm working on "The Defender", a short film about a man who spends all of his time indoors next to a cosy heater leaving the real-life film crew plenty catered. I WISH! Instead we're up in the pouring, freezing cold rain atop Ansties Hill, peaceful and sunny one moment (people were wondering why they even brought thier warm coats as they took them off) until a big black cloud came overhead. It was an amazing sight, though it wasn't a pleasant one ("See that big cloud over there Cleary? That's why we have to do this shoot now!" - Nick Skeer). The view was good though, I tried to photograph it, but it never looks at it should on camera unfortunately. In the film business, we know that all too well.
Anyway the big black cloud came overhead and stayed there for the majority of the shoot. And rained on us constantly with every freezing cold drop piercing into your skin. And it messed up my beautiful hair as well, though I suspect it probably wasnt looking that great that day anyway.
I used the clapperboard. On there i noticed in the take box it someone had written "Nick C loves donkey dick" or something along those lines. I didn't rub it off for any of the shots of takes.
We all have to feel sympethetic for the female actor though, she had to shoot the scene in a short sleeved dress when she was clearly shivering (suffering hypotermia or something, dont know cuz I'm stupid remember). She was not the only one. I wore about 15 shirts and massive jumper that made me look like a total IDIOT and I was still freezing. I also lost an earphone in the grass up there.
I was among the last to leave. The sun came out and dried up all the rain, and the big black cloud came back again just as we were packing up. How incredibly lucky.
We went back to Nicks house which was probably the highlight on the whole shoot, we were catered for the first time ever (after not getting pizza on Monday and no Subway on Tuesday, leading Dad to believe Nick is a total and utter dickhead though he's never actually met him) and the food was blissful, yet the actors got to sit in thier lushous lounge suit playing board games next to a heater, grrr actors. But that's the natural pecking order of the film industry, actors at the top (I hate to think what it would be like in Hollywood!) and Work Experience kid right down at the bottom. But thats OK I understand that.
I was offered to play a Goon for the night shoot but I turned that down, after what I experienced on the hill and in the warehouse, I was thinking that it'd be far too cool for my liking. From the stories I heard the next day, I was glad I was a no-show.
Today we were at MAPS studio and unlike Monday (I met Chirs that day, he was really really scary! Fun too) where the Metal Hospital where the set looked really unconvincing (sorry) today through the lens of the camera, the scenes in the detective / policeman / whatever's office (which Michael had to smoke a lot, much to my displeasure and lack of open doors) and the scene in the mourge looked really convincing! The lighting was fantastic in the mourge anyhow.
This blog hasn't told much of a story so far, more a random assortment of events. That's how good I am at this stuff. Tuesday's story is worth it's own blog altogether! I'll get to work on that later. Tomorrow is the final scenes and wrap at Nicks house so I'll see you there.
By the way
^ We'dve had to've camped in one of those just to warm up!
Later dudes
Richard
* I'm certain that's not how you spell it
** Think Peter Thurmer, expect female and possibly older (she has a moustashe)
Speaking of good old Ms L, 1. She'll kill me when she finds out I had left my work experience forms at school this whole time and 2. She got someone else talking to Nick C on the phone today, a man apparently (though that still applies for Ms L) and one can presume from his afterwards expression, a much kinder man. I'd kind of forgotten during the week but before hand when she constantly remided us of her contacting our employers I was scared shitless. For them of course.
But cutting to the chase now, I'm working on "The Defender", a short film about a man who spends all of his time indoors next to a cosy heater leaving the real-life film crew plenty catered. I WISH! Instead we're up in the pouring, freezing cold rain atop Ansties Hill, peaceful and sunny one moment (people were wondering why they even brought thier warm coats as they took them off) until a big black cloud came overhead. It was an amazing sight, though it wasn't a pleasant one ("See that big cloud over there Cleary? That's why we have to do this shoot now!" - Nick Skeer). The view was good though, I tried to photograph it, but it never looks at it should on camera unfortunately. In the film business, we know that all too well.
Anyway the big black cloud came overhead and stayed there for the majority of the shoot. And rained on us constantly with every freezing cold drop piercing into your skin. And it messed up my beautiful hair as well, though I suspect it probably wasnt looking that great that day anyway.
I used the clapperboard. On there i noticed in the take box it someone had written "Nick C loves donkey dick" or something along those lines. I didn't rub it off for any of the shots of takes.
We all have to feel sympethetic for the female actor though, she had to shoot the scene in a short sleeved dress when she was clearly shivering (suffering hypotermia or something, dont know cuz I'm stupid remember). She was not the only one. I wore about 15 shirts and massive jumper that made me look like a total IDIOT and I was still freezing. I also lost an earphone in the grass up there.
I was among the last to leave. The sun came out and dried up all the rain, and the big black cloud came back again just as we were packing up. How incredibly lucky.
We went back to Nicks house which was probably the highlight on the whole shoot, we were catered for the first time ever (after not getting pizza on Monday and no Subway on Tuesday, leading Dad to believe Nick is a total and utter dickhead though he's never actually met him) and the food was blissful, yet the actors got to sit in thier lushous lounge suit playing board games next to a heater, grrr actors. But that's the natural pecking order of the film industry, actors at the top (I hate to think what it would be like in Hollywood!) and Work Experience kid right down at the bottom. But thats OK I understand that.
I was offered to play a Goon for the night shoot but I turned that down, after what I experienced on the hill and in the warehouse, I was thinking that it'd be far too cool for my liking. From the stories I heard the next day, I was glad I was a no-show.
Today we were at MAPS studio and unlike Monday (I met Chirs that day, he was really really scary! Fun too) where the Metal Hospital where the set looked really unconvincing (sorry) today through the lens of the camera, the scenes in the detective / policeman / whatever's office (which Michael had to smoke a lot, much to my displeasure and lack of open doors) and the scene in the mourge looked really convincing! The lighting was fantastic in the mourge anyhow.
This blog hasn't told much of a story so far, more a random assortment of events. That's how good I am at this stuff. Tuesday's story is worth it's own blog altogether! I'll get to work on that later. Tomorrow is the final scenes and wrap at Nicks house so I'll see you there.
By the way
^ We'dve had to've camped in one of those just to warm up!
Later dudes
Richard
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