m.i.a.

i have been a very busy boy.

but first, a little background story... [insert glimmering flashback sequence] i have a friend who is a total computer nerd. years ago i, with a cousin and another friend, put up an internet cafe that was an empire in the making had it not collapsed to the ground due to political interference. mike would pay us a visit every now and then, carrying with him his supply of computer software. he was the one who introduced me to macromedia flash (even before the internet cafe) which i learned and, pardon me for the lack of a lesser/better term, mastered through self-study. the other significant program dear ole mike brought to the table was adobe premiere. for the unaware, if there are any, adobe premiere is a video editing software, and faster than you could say exaggeration, making music videos became my favorite past-time activity. first ones i made, i used final fantasy fmv's. i was able to finish 13, twice that number never reached final output. i would have provided a sample but the old hard drive containing it is currently out of commission, awaiting repair. anyways, another friend of mine came over to the house to have his antique pc fixed and while i did what i could with it, i kept him entertained with my works. two years later, i received a call from him asking me if i wanted to apply for a job as an editor for a children's tv show under pre-production. part of me was reluctant since i thought that was too big a task for me whose editing was merely a hobby, but a larger part said go for it because i was a bum then. [fade out fade in] after about a month, i watch my name appear on tv for the first time, above the words video editor, during the end credits of kidstv. my gma stint soon followed wherein i made my transition from pc's adobe premiere to mac's final cut pro. sometimes i would take on a freelance job or two (or more commonly know as "raket") and since at present im just bumming around, when arkeo media called me up regarding an avp that needed an fcp editor, my pupils transformed into dollar signs and i grabbed the opportunity by the balls and squeezed (i didnt actually get paid in dollars). again, for the uninformed, avp stands for audio-visual presentation, used in seminars, meetings, reports, proposals, etc. this one was for procter and gamble, for the grand launching of their newly acquire brands, gillette and olay, which will be attended by rich business persons. the avp took most of my time, messed up my already messed up sleeping habits, layla went green eyed monster mode for a while, but it paid off. not much, but money's money (gotta feed my dinosaur). and so that is why i have been unable to blog for quite some time. sorry.

it wasnt supposed to take so long but the client delivered the necessary materials (videos, pictures, etc) in batches, and so even though i was done by day three, i had to incorporate the new arrivals, along with the revisions, which isnt as easy as changing the image in my profile box. they have to be re-rendered, and, as im sure my fellow editors out there would agree, rendering takes time. the other factor that affected the duration of work was the way things were done there as opposed to gma which i had gotten used to. in gma, we have last touch on the editing. audio, video, and graphics are all provided beforehand (but not always). in arkeo, the edit went first, then it was scored (music was added) outside, and then the videographics went in last. in the end, it came out well and made the event in time. no idea what p&g thought of it, but the arkeo people dug it i guess because they've got another one for me this week. havent said yes or no yet.

now here's something: nirvana's smells like teen spirit... in piano!


farewell for now. im off to watch the pilot episode cancelled aquaman tv series. take care you all everybody.