At this point we have completed everything we can, and now just await the short clips from each groups final product. Then we will be able to use short clips to show which groups are up for which of the awards. I feel good although we have little time to finish this step in the process. There will be some cramming but we should be able to get it done in time for CAP Hollywood.
This week we will use clips from each film to edit them in with the categories they are nominated to. We will also be adding in text slides that tell the title of the film and the individual who is being nominated, as fits. Also, if possible and appropriate, we will add voice overs.
This week, we hope to complete each award clip so they are polished with clips from the films nominated. This means doing the texts and importing/editing the clips of each film. It is a lot of work but I believe it is possible.
Monday, May 20, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Soooo Late
I was supposed to have updated you on my team's CAP Hollywood film awhile ago but I kept forgetting to actually write the blogpost. After reviewing our footage from filming without our cinematographer and director we decided to scrap the project. We have started working on some logistical inserts for the CAP Hollywood night.
Our group will be working on the introduction clips for each award. This week we've already gotten all the shots we will need. Now we must just edit them into appropriate length clips and add some special effects and voice overs.
By the end of the week I hope that at least half of the short clips are complete so there is not too much stress on what needs to be done in the home stretch of CAP Hollywood.
Our group will be working on the introduction clips for each award. This week we've already gotten all the shots we will need. Now we must just edit them into appropriate length clips and add some special effects and voice overs.
By the end of the week I hope that at least half of the short clips are complete so there is not too much stress on what needs to be done in the home stretch of CAP Hollywood.
Sunday, May 5, 2013
Top of the Sixth Reflection
With the recent absence of our Director and Cinematographer Peter B, our group has been disorganized and falling behind. But last thursday we were able to film for nearly two hours and get a number of the shots we needed. I think this was very good as we are not as pressed anymore but there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. I'm concerned about the remaining filming that needs to be done and how difficult it may be to get it done. It was very good that we got the filming done that we did last week or we would be in a very deep hole.
It appears as though Peter will be rejoining us this week so our group should be back on track to completion. We were able to film over half of the shots we are going to need for our final production. All the shots that being on the baseball were necessary have been shot so filming the rest won't be so difficult to arrange.
I hope that by the end of this week, everything we have shot will be formed into a rough draft on final cut. Also, we should, by the end of the week, have arrangements to shoot the rest of the film.
It appears as though Peter will be rejoining us this week so our group should be back on track to completion. We were able to film over half of the shots we are going to need for our final production. All the shots that being on the baseball were necessary have been shot so filming the rest won't be so difficult to arrange.
I hope that by the end of this week, everything we have shot will be formed into a rough draft on final cut. Also, we should, by the end of the week, have arrangements to shoot the rest of the film.
Monday, April 22, 2013
Israel
On Thursday the 11th, I received an out of the blue email from a hockey coach in New York. To tell this story appropriately I must date back to this past summer.
For a weekend in August, I went up to Pennsylvania for a hockey tryout. This team I was trying out for was an unusual one. The team was the USA National Maccabi Games team (AKA the US Jewish Olympic Team). The team I was trying out for consisted of Jewish hockey players ages 13-16.
Unfortunately, after tryouts I was named to be a alternate on the team. But then, out of nowhere, I received this email informing me that I was appointed to the team.
Now, for three weeks in July, I am going to Israel with a team of Jewish hockey players my age to compete in the Maccabi Games (AKA the Jewish Olympics). For the first week, our team will be traveling around Israel visiting important places like Masada, the Dead Sea, Yad Vashem, and the Kotel (Western Wall). Then, for the next two weeks we will competing in the games.
We will being playing Jewish hockey players from Canada, Israel, and France. This will be my first time in Israel, and my first time leaving North America. I am very excited for this opportunity to visit the famous locations in Israel but to represent my country on a international stage playing the game I love.
If you'd like to help support my trip to Israel, please follow the link below. Any and all donations will be much appreciated.
Sebastian Rubinstein's support for 19th World Maccabiah Games, Team USA
For more information on the Maccabi Games, you can click here.
Or you can watch this video:
For a weekend in August, I went up to Pennsylvania for a hockey tryout. This team I was trying out for was an unusual one. The team was the USA National Maccabi Games team (AKA the US Jewish Olympic Team). The team I was trying out for consisted of Jewish hockey players ages 13-16.
Unfortunately, after tryouts I was named to be a alternate on the team. But then, out of nowhere, I received this email informing me that I was appointed to the team.
Now, for three weeks in July, I am going to Israel with a team of Jewish hockey players my age to compete in the Maccabi Games (AKA the Jewish Olympics). For the first week, our team will be traveling around Israel visiting important places like Masada, the Dead Sea, Yad Vashem, and the Kotel (Western Wall). Then, for the next two weeks we will competing in the games.
We will being playing Jewish hockey players from Canada, Israel, and France. This will be my first time in Israel, and my first time leaving North America. I am very excited for this opportunity to visit the famous locations in Israel but to represent my country on a international stage playing the game I love.
If you'd like to help support my trip to Israel, please follow the link below. Any and all donations will be much appreciated.
Sebastian Rubinstein's support for 19th World Maccabiah Games, Team USA
For more information on the Maccabi Games, you can click here.
Or you can watch this video:
Monday, March 18, 2013
Dog in Motion
As a hockey player offseason includes roller blading when ice is unavailable. In this post I'd like to reveal to you my dog, Nigel who is a big part of my life. He turns one on April 6th. This weekend when I went roller blading I brought along "Big Nige" and he ran along side me. I experimented taking pictures of him in full flight. He's fast.
Sunday, March 10, 2013
A Sad, Sad Day
My hockey season ended today. Of course I knew this day was coming but like most unfortunate things, it still stings when it gets here.
It's cliche to say that teams are families. But playing travel hockey, taking bus trips, staying in hotels, and seeing each other four times a week, a hockey team truly becomes a tight group. A family. The end of the season means the dispanding of a great group of friends and families. Today we played our last game as a team, and there is nothing worse than the feeling of never getting that chance again.
The next couple weeks will no doubt be tough. Trying to accept the end of a great season and some how look ahead towards the future but it will not be easy.
To recap a great season - our team, the Northern Virginia Ice Dogs, finished with a 36-15-4 record, one win from a state championship, second in our league, and ranked nationally in the top 50. The team that stood in our way was the team ranked nationally #1 (rankings found in the right column). Last weekend we upset them with a 4-3 victory, becoming just the 4th team at our age group and level to beat them.
What a great year. There is no way I could've asked for a better group of guys to play with. This season will be remembered for a long time to come, no doubt.
It's cliche to say that teams are families. But playing travel hockey, taking bus trips, staying in hotels, and seeing each other four times a week, a hockey team truly becomes a tight group. A family. The end of the season means the dispanding of a great group of friends and families. Today we played our last game as a team, and there is nothing worse than the feeling of never getting that chance again.
The next couple weeks will no doubt be tough. Trying to accept the end of a great season and some how look ahead towards the future but it will not be easy.
To recap a great season - our team, the Northern Virginia Ice Dogs, finished with a 36-15-4 record, one win from a state championship, second in our league, and ranked nationally in the top 50. The team that stood in our way was the team ranked nationally #1 (rankings found in the right column). Last weekend we upset them with a 4-3 victory, becoming just the 4th team at our age group and level to beat them.
What a great year. There is no way I could've asked for a better group of guys to play with. This season will be remembered for a long time to come, no doubt.
Monday, March 4, 2013
The Oddities of the World
Last Friday was March 1st. In Maryland, March 1st marks the first day of spring sports. But to Maryland, March 1st in no way marks the beginning of spring. As high schools around the state eagerly hit the fields to start the new season, temperatures in the the 30s and 40s came too.
Now, I can understand some cold days at the beginning of March but on the 2nd, there were periods of snow flurries, or a sprinkling of snow. Three months of real winter brought nothing but a few two-hour delays and an early release. Then, somehow snow finds high schoolers on the fields during the 2nd day of spring sports.
Now, the biggest snow storm of the year is moving into town in the middle of the first week of March. Just when all hope was lost for a snowy winter, and everyone was ready to move on to shorts weather and outdoor sports.
Now, I can understand some cold days at the beginning of March but on the 2nd, there were periods of snow flurries, or a sprinkling of snow. Three months of real winter brought nothing but a few two-hour delays and an early release. Then, somehow snow finds high schoolers on the fields during the 2nd day of spring sports.
Now, the biggest snow storm of the year is moving into town in the middle of the first week of March. Just when all hope was lost for a snowy winter, and everyone was ready to move on to shorts weather and outdoor sports.
I guess better late then never.
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