More Moppa
More work/thought on Moppa Elliott's site. And he also got me on board to design the cd for one of his bands, Mostly Other People Do the Killing. It should be released by the end of the summer. Rock on.
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Saturday, July 24, 2004
Wednesday, June 30, 2004
Rock Star
I designed an album recently for a little band called GHOST LiGHT.
For those of you not familiar with Ghost Light, we're a satirical rock band/performance art thing formed at PGSA 2003. It started as a one time performance, then got way out of hand. And by "way out of hand" I mean "awesome."
The album art is pretty sharp if I do say so myself and is based largely on the photos of Megan Kobus and Austin Davidheiser. It's actually not an audio CD, it's a VCD of our concert at PGSA last summer, so if you want to check out rarely seen "extrovert Nathan" pick it up. It's pretty hilarious and will run in most DVD players.
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I designed an album recently for a little band called GHOST LiGHT.
For those of you not familiar with Ghost Light, we're a satirical rock band/performance art thing formed at PGSA 2003. It started as a one time performance, then got way out of hand. And by "way out of hand" I mean "awesome."
The album art is pretty sharp if I do say so myself and is based largely on the photos of Megan Kobus and Austin Davidheiser. It's actually not an audio CD, it's a VCD of our concert at PGSA last summer, so if you want to check out rarely seen "extrovert Nathan" pick it up. It's pretty hilarious and will run in most DVD players.
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Saturday, June 26, 2004
Homecoming
Well, I'm back at The Governor's School to getting people's feedback on the video piece. Responce has been great. I think it's almost there. I'll also be shooting some pickups, working in new faculty, etc. Good times. I love this place.
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Well, I'm back at The Governor's School to getting people's feedback on the video piece. Responce has been great. I think it's almost there. I'll also be shooting some pickups, working in new faculty, etc. Good times. I love this place.
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Sunday, May 16, 2004
Demolition Derby
Filming has begun on what I've been calling "The Car Kill Project" now with a working title of "Goodbye, Ada." Basically it's a short film about Grooters killing his car. The Plot is as follows: Ben knows that his car is old and infirm and has no chance of passing inspection. So, he decides (with some coaxing from me) that the only humane thing to do is to put it down, Old Yeller style. So he drives out to the country and starts digging a hole. But the car gets wind of what's going on and isn't having it. Ada tries to kill him and after that it's on. A battle royale to the death. We made plans on Saturday and started shooting in the city on Sunday. Then we took the car out to the farm for the country portion. Hopefully we'll resume shooting in early June. The city shoot went well. Call time 8am, he drove around, I got all our shots, and cute girls asked me what I was doing. An excellent day.
The reason for making this film is simple. Grooters' car really is old and infirm and won't pass inspection again.
Now, it'll be going to that peaceful used car lot in the sky.
Right after a prolonged, gruesome, and violent death.
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Filming has begun on what I've been calling "The Car Kill Project" now with a working title of "Goodbye, Ada." Basically it's a short film about Grooters killing his car. The Plot is as follows: Ben knows that his car is old and infirm and has no chance of passing inspection. So, he decides (with some coaxing from me) that the only humane thing to do is to put it down, Old Yeller style. So he drives out to the country and starts digging a hole. But the car gets wind of what's going on and isn't having it. Ada tries to kill him and after that it's on. A battle royale to the death. We made plans on Saturday and started shooting in the city on Sunday. Then we took the car out to the farm for the country portion. Hopefully we'll resume shooting in early June. The city shoot went well. Call time 8am, he drove around, I got all our shots, and cute girls asked me what I was doing. An excellent day.
The reason for making this film is simple. Grooters' car really is old and infirm and won't pass inspection again.
Now, it'll be going to that peaceful used car lot in the sky.
Right after a prolonged, gruesome, and violent death.
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Thursday, April 08, 2004
Hot Stuff Baby Tonight
What have I been up to? Here's a hint: http://nathankuruna.com/salsa/
People been askin', so there they are!
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What have I been up to? Here's a hint: http://nathankuruna.com/salsa/
People been askin', so there they are!
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Sunday, March 14, 2004
More News You Can't Really Use
New projects in the pipeline. Well not really new, just unpostedabout.
Working on a simple website for Moppa . It's comin' along.
Also, doing lots of work with Geof on AnybodyButBush2004.com because, like over 50% of the US population, I'm really not interested in another four years of George W. Bush. (Actually, I've been on this project since about September, but due to the possibility of alienating potential employers, I though it best to leave it off my site until now.)
I went to the DC Independent Film Fest Wednesday night w/Kate. Got to see "Going Home" on the big screen, which was nice. Didn't get to see a whole lot else though, because they were running behind schedule and I had to work the next day. :(
But still, I was happy to have gone. And I got a free t-shirt out of it.
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New projects in the pipeline. Well not really new, just unpostedabout.
Working on a simple website for Moppa . It's comin' along.
Also, doing lots of work with Geof on AnybodyButBush2004.com because, like over 50% of the US population, I'm really not interested in another four years of George W. Bush. (Actually, I've been on this project since about September, but due to the possibility of alienating potential employers, I though it best to leave it off my site until now.)
I went to the DC Independent Film Fest Wednesday night w/Kate. Got to see "Going Home" on the big screen, which was nice. Didn't get to see a whole lot else though, because they were running behind schedule and I had to work the next day. :(
But still, I was happy to have gone. And I got a free t-shirt out of it.
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Tuesday, February 10, 2004
Hiya. So this isn't really work related. (Or is it?) But the following link should prove useful to anyone who listens to music:
http://nathankuruna.com/freemusic/
So check it out!
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http://nathankuruna.com/freemusic/
So check it out!
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Sunday, February 08, 2004
Perks of the job
So I did a corporate event tonight. Weird. I and about 5ive other people were dressed up as pappararzi/1950s news hounds, for the Cendant Mortgage "Night at the Oscars" gala thingie. Weird. I ended up following a Joan Rivers impersonator around with my camera filming her harassing random people during cocktails. Weird. But at least I got to have my picture taken with (a) Robert Dinero (impersonator.) He's a swell guy. I also got a free pen.
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So I did a corporate event tonight. Weird. I and about 5ive other people were dressed up as pappararzi/1950s news hounds, for the Cendant Mortgage "Night at the Oscars" gala thingie. Weird. I ended up following a Joan Rivers impersonator around with my camera filming her harassing random people during cocktails. Weird. But at least I got to have my picture taken with (a) Robert Dinero (impersonator.) He's a swell guy. I also got a free pen.
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Sunday, February 01, 2004
Animation Ahoy!
So, check out this animation
"Dancin' Bush" will be going into use on Anybody But Bush 2004.com in the near future whoo!
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So, check out this animation
"Dancin' Bush" will be going into use on Anybody But Bush 2004.com in the near future whoo!
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Wednesday, January 28, 2004
"Going Home" hits the DCIFF
"Dear DCIFF 2004 Festival Finalists:
Congratulations on being selected for the 2004 DC Independent Film Festival. ... You will be notified officially soon, including an official letter, contacted by our press department who will work with you to promote your film and the DCIFM (film market) who will be contact distributors directly about your film.
We thank you for your patience and again congratulate you for making films that make people dream.
Thank you again.
Your fans at DCIFF
Carol Bidault
Executive Director/Founder
DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF)"
Well now, thats pretty cool. And an excellent way to start the day.
See "Going Home"
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"Dear DCIFF 2004 Festival Finalists:
Congratulations on being selected for the 2004 DC Independent Film Festival. ... You will be notified officially soon, including an official letter, contacted by our press department who will work with you to promote your film and the DCIFM (film market) who will be contact distributors directly about your film.
We thank you for your patience and again congratulate you for making films that make people dream.
Thank you again.
Your fans at DCIFF
Carol Bidault
Executive Director/Founder
DC Independent Film Festival (DCIFF)"
Well now, thats pretty cool. And an excellent way to start the day.
See "Going Home"
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Monday, January 12, 2004
New project!
So I talked to Larz the other day and he wants me to do a short video for his Larz Hall Jazz Orchestra. I'll be going to a studio session this week and to a gig at Chris' on the 29th. This along with a few interviews will be edited down to a short 2-3 min piece to be included with the promo materials he's working on. Should be awesome. Maybe I'll try to take some still photos too. We'll see. But I'm psyched.
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So I talked to Larz the other day and he wants me to do a short video for his Larz Hall Jazz Orchestra. I'll be going to a studio session this week and to a gig at Chris' on the 29th. This along with a few interviews will be edited down to a short 2-3 min piece to be included with the promo materials he's working on. Should be awesome. Maybe I'll try to take some still photos too. We'll see. But I'm psyched.
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Saturday, January 10, 2004
FYI, if you go to http://p-g-s-a.org, you can peep the site I made for the Governor's School. I've got a better one in my head already, but it'll do for now. You can see, among other things, a two minute version of the promo video and some clips from theatre pieces and also hear mp3s etc. Good times.
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Happy New Year?
So again, I should have posted this a long time ago, like right after Thanksgiving, but I got a job.
I'm doing editing and soon shooting and also DVD authoring (and misc. equipment stuff) for a place called The Entertainment Source. Its based out of Jenkintown. Their primary objective is to provide music (bands) and "entertainment" and sort of party facilitation services for corporate and social events. They've also added videography to the list of services they provide and that's where I (and some other guys) come in. I was turned on to these folks by my friend Kristen from Drexel. She worked there but now she's going to look at grad schools and they had to fill the gap. And they did. With me.
Anyway, it's nice to be working with friendly people for a steady paycheck again. We'll see how it goes.
The animation for Greenworks (soon to be Greentreks) seems to be on the back burner. I say this because they haven't gotten back to me about the Pilot I gave them. But I'm sure they have a lot on their collective plates and will contact me when appropriate. *shrug*
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So again, I should have posted this a long time ago, like right after Thanksgiving, but I got a job.
I'm doing editing and soon shooting and also DVD authoring (and misc. equipment stuff) for a place called The Entertainment Source. Its based out of Jenkintown. Their primary objective is to provide music (bands) and "entertainment" and sort of party facilitation services for corporate and social events. They've also added videography to the list of services they provide and that's where I (and some other guys) come in. I was turned on to these folks by my friend Kristen from Drexel. She worked there but now she's going to look at grad schools and they had to fill the gap. And they did. With me.
Anyway, it's nice to be working with friendly people for a steady paycheck again. We'll see how it goes.
The animation for Greenworks (soon to be Greentreks) seems to be on the back burner. I say this because they haven't gotten back to me about the Pilot I gave them. But I'm sure they have a lot on their collective plates and will contact me when appropriate. *shrug*
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Saturday, November 15, 2003
I was a bit bored today, so I made [this] for fun. It's just a little bit of flash set to a little bit of They Might Be Giants .
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Should have posted this earlier,
but as of a couple weeks ago I'm workin' on a (small?) project for GreenWorks. They've asked me for a fun web cartoon to feature on their new site when it opens. The (excellent) example they gave me was Homestarrunner.com (though they didn't really know it was called that) what with Strong Bad e-mail, etc. Basically, it needs to be mostly fun and slightly educational, something that bored people in office jobs will e-mail to each other. This is meant to ultimately drive traffic to their site, they come for the funness and maybe actually learn something. We'll see how it goes.
What I have so far is a snowman, a cockroach, and a human living in an apartment together representing the left, right, and central or undecided viewpoints respectively. They watch the news a lot and argue about the issues. Wacky hijinks ensue. The problem will be making it funny enough, i.e. not too educational. As soon as people suspect you're trying to educate them they'll tune you out.
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but as of a couple weeks ago I'm workin' on a (small?) project for GreenWorks. They've asked me for a fun web cartoon to feature on their new site when it opens. The (excellent) example they gave me was Homestarrunner.com (though they didn't really know it was called that) what with Strong Bad e-mail, etc. Basically, it needs to be mostly fun and slightly educational, something that bored people in office jobs will e-mail to each other. This is meant to ultimately drive traffic to their site, they come for the funness and maybe actually learn something. We'll see how it goes.
What I have so far is a snowman, a cockroach, and a human living in an apartment together representing the left, right, and central or undecided viewpoints respectively. They watch the news a lot and argue about the issues. Wacky hijinks ensue. The problem will be making it funny enough, i.e. not too educational. As soon as people suspect you're trying to educate them they'll tune you out.
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Sunday, October 05, 2003
Working on the site/portfolio today. There's a new picture of me on the front page (no longer the 5+ years old one) and there's going to be new stuff in the graphic arts, video, comics, and misc sections. How exciting is that? Plus there's a "Feedback" message board type page and.. oh yeah! This news page! Hopefully the new stuff will be interesting and the new picture isn't too goofy looking. (But it's getting good reviews so far, so thats good.)
FYI, the hand you can just barely see on my shoulder is that of They Might Be Giants' John Flansburg. The picture was taken over the summer after a free concert in Buffalo. Fellow PGSA staffer Doug Chrissman and I headed up there from Erie for the afternoon and got a picture taken with him after the show. My thanks to the anonymous photographer behind us in line.
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FYI, the hand you can just barely see on my shoulder is that of They Might Be Giants' John Flansburg. The picture was taken over the summer after a free concert in Buffalo. Fellow PGSA staffer Doug Chrissman and I headed up there from Erie for the afternoon and got a picture taken with him after the show. My thanks to the anonymous photographer behind us in line.
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Friday, October 03, 2003
So, I'm still working for The Governor's School. It's going pretty well, and starting to wrap up. Everyone thinks the video is solid, which is great. Soon it will be time to figure out my post-PGSA employment situation.
For anyone who doesn't know the particulars of the PGSA project: Over the summer I once again took up residence at The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts. My task was to create a set of media tools to better market the program in PA high schools. I shot 81 hours of footage covering nearly every aspect of the program, conducted 32 interviews of students and alumni, and am editing it all down into a 30 minute program. This video will then be distributed to all the High Schools in the state to increase awareness of PGSA and hopefully to increase the size and quality of the applicant pool. I'm also making them a new website. I'm the only person working on any of this, so it's a lot of responsibility, but the screenings I've had so far with people involved in the program have been incredibly positive. This is the biggest project I've ever tackled by myself and I seem to be doing swimingly.
For anyone who doesn't know the particulars of the PGSA project: Over the summer I once again took up residence at The Pennsylvania Governor's School for the Arts. My task was to create a set of media tools to better market the program in PA high schools. I shot 81 hours of footage covering nearly every aspect of the program, conducted 32 interviews of students and alumni, and am editing it all down into a 30 minute program. This video will then be distributed to all the High Schools in the state to increase awareness of PGSA and hopefully to increase the size and quality of the applicant pool. I'm also making them a new website. I'm the only person working on any of this, so it's a lot of responsibility, but the screenings I've had so far with people involved in the program have been incredibly positive. This is the biggest project I've ever tackled by myself and I seem to be doing swimingly.
Friday, May 25, 2001
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