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Spy Movie with Vance and Lulu

When Vance and Lulu (my niece and nephew) were over this weekend we made a spy movie. I’ve uploaded it to Vimeo (of course) and you can watch it below:

5 Reasons Vimeo is Better than YouTube

I’ve been an avid user of YouTube for quite a while now. But recently I’ve been using another service, called Vimeo. Here’s 5 reasons why Vimeo is better than YouTube

1. Cleaner interface
The first thing you’ll notice when you visit Vimeo.com is it’s clean interface. YouTube isn’t exactly ugly, but Vimeo has a nice, colorful interface which is easy on the eyes and not nearly as cluttered as YouTube.

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Top 10 Reasons The Dark Knight is AMAZING!!!!!

Despite being the most hyped movie of the summer, The Dark Knight was AMAZING!!!!! Yes, I said AMAZING!!!!! So, even though there are already a bunch of top 10 lists out there in regard to The Dark Knight, I will add mine to the mix…

1. Heath Ledger as the Joker
In playing the Joker, Heath Ledger was able to do something very unique - he was both funny and disturbing, even at the same time. It’s hard to explain, but in some scenes you laugh at him because he’s crazy and just weird but at the same time you’re disturbed that he this one man can cause so much damage just my rallying together the criminals.

2. Amazing action sequences

It’s not uncommon for movies these days to have amazing action sequences, but somehow both Batman Begins and The Dark Knight managed to fit in exhilarating chase sequences. And the one in The Dark Knight far surpasses the original. One word: Bat-moto-bicycle-tank-pod-thingy.

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Tribeca Film Institute Film Program

I submitted an application, burned a DVD with my movies, and went to an interview and now I’ve finally been accepted into the Film program at the Summer Arts Institute, which is an arts-focused summer camp type of thing. The NYC Department of Education has partnered with the Tribeca Film Institute specifically for the Film part, so I’ll be making movies with professional cameras and stuff this July.

Yay! The program is very instense, from what I’ve heard, but I’ll be making movies so it’ll be fun! Only a handful of students get picked from the many who apply, so I’m happy that I got in, even though I’m not really sure how many people are the “many who apply.” Still, yay!