Jason’s Blog

“But Baby it’s Cold Outside”

Hello all,

Sorry I’ve been away from you guys for so long! I’ve got a ton going on! Between finals, shows, and video projects, I’ve been swamped.

Last weekend we opened our school’s Christmas show “Santa’s Christmas Magic”. It was an interesting experience. The show is in the round and there is hardly any place to move on the stage. During the performance for the middle school children, I came out for my scene and got into my position. Mind you, I am a foot away from the row of children and I have to lay still, because my character has yet to come alive. As I lay there, I hear one girl turn to her friend and tell her to kick me. Sure the hell enough, the girl proceeds to start nudging me and tapping me with her foot. She eventually stopped, but it was annoying as hell. Better be glad my Scarecrow ass didn’t get up and slap her. My character may be made of hay, but my fists aren’t. The run of shows have gone by pretty well so far. Tomorrow we start the second weekend. I’m not too thrilled about it, but I am excited to get on the stage again. That is probably my favorite thing about my school. Aside from the amazing friends I have in the company, I love being able to act every day.

On a different note, I’ve had the thrill of being able to participate in many film shoots. I am editing my buddy Marc’s short film “Love, Probably” which should be completed soon. On top of that, I recently finished doing a quick edit for my friend Shannon on her short film “The Surprise is on You”. I even make a brief cameo appearance towards the end! It’s a short video, and I will post the video at the bottom of this blog entry once it is finished uploading onto my YouTube account. Mind you, these are student films and their first attempts at directing. The production quality may be a bit low on them, but the concepts of them both are cute and interesting and worth taking your time to look at. The third project I am working on is entitled “CDC Chronicles: Episode One”. It is all about what to do in case of a zombie attack. Quite humorous, and very good quality! This film shoot lasted about 10 hours and was ran very professionally. While yes, it was a student directed and produced production, a few veterans in the film industry lent a helping hand to make the shoot an amazing experience. We shot using a very high quality RED camera. All of the footage looks fantastic and I have had a blast editing the film. If it goes online, I will be sure to link you guys to it!

Well that’s about it for me! Finals are next week followed by a mini semester class that I will be taking so I’ll be pretty swamped.
~JBjr

UPDATE: Here’s the short film “The Surprise is on You”