My video is finished. Finally. What did that take me, like two weeks? Well, I hadn't done any video editing before, so I was learning as I went along. That tends to slow things down. Also, I'm a bit obsessive when it comes to creative projects (in fact it's killing me that after I uploaded this, I noticed one transition spot didn't turn out quite like I thought it had!!!!!! Heh. Oh well).

Special thanks to schmacky0 for pointing out my sloppy transition work early on and to sabaceanbabe for doing the full beta, which prompted experiments in graduated slow motion. And I've also learned plenty just from viewing their own vids.

The video is about Sarah (see, you might not know this about me, but I'm kind of a Sarah Connor fan) and the impact of losing her connection to John. It's set to Avril Lavigne's "Nobody's Home". This is my first fan video, but I don't think it'll be my last. I really enjoyed making it.

Watch it on Vimeo.
Download it as a Quicktime movie (37MB).
I fixed that messed up transition I mentioned before putting those up ;)





On a personal level, this video represented everything I have been unable to do since I quit smoking. I haven't been able to stay focused on anything and I've had no creative ability. But Sarah Connor came through for me, as always. Somehow I latched onto this idea and was able to stick with it to completion. It's just a simple fanvid, I know. But for me it was a milestone and I feel like I'm back :)

If you're a Pete Loughran fan like I am, you'll love this. He's got a video for "From the Gutter":

THE FREAKING BIG PUSH

You've seen me asking for donations for a mobile billboard and movie theater preshow ads. You've heard me yammer on about saving The Sarah Connor Chronicles. Well this is what it's all been about. We've been working extra hard for the past several weeks over at savethescc to pull this thing together.

What exactly is The Freaking Big Push? It's a massive campaign that spans the entire month and then on through October. It's designed for fan voices to be heard, TSCC love to be spread and to promote the hell out of the upcoming season 2 DVD (because big s2 sales = money for WB, and money for WB = more TSCC for us). And there are prizes. Yes, prizes!

The September Calendar is full of daily missions and we need every TSCC fan to participate for this to have an impact. But don't worry, a lot of it is actually fun. And we're not sending you out into the fields unprepared! Everything you need to know is detailed out. So go check it out and get started on the first mission: September 3rd is Scream Awards voting day.

Important links:

• The Freaking Big Push FAQ

• The Freaking Big Calendar of Missions

• The Freaking Big Giveaway


Come on Resistance, save the show!

Well the fans did it again and the goal was met. Not enough extra came in to upsize the contract, but that's okay. We're planning a second ad run in October, so the excess will roll over and kick off that fund. Now, wanna see what will be hitting 38 screens for 2 weeks straight? Have a look:



You can download a larger/better copy here (I highly recommend it).

If you live near any of these theaters, go to the movies between 9/25 and 10/8 and report back how it looks on the BIG screen:

• The Grove - Los Angeles, CA


• Muvico Rosemont - Rosemont, IL (Chicago suburb)


• Clearview Cinemas at First & 62nd - New York, NY

I'm so sad I'm not near any of them :(

Even during my continued sadness about TSCC, Schmacky has made me laugh. Yes. MADE ME LAUGH. How? Just watch this:


Direct link to video.

So if we fail at getting TSCC back on, maybe we can try for a Sarah Connor sitcom :P

You guys remember that save the show video project schmacky was putting together? Well, it's finished...

Tell me that voice doesn't do something to you...



PS - Don't tell the man about this.

Not really. This is a video of Santana performing, but the audio is fake — dubbed with some really bad playing (every instrument). It's genius. If you pay attention, you'll even hear some notes to The Final Countdown on the keyboard. I don't now if any of you will find it funny, but I had tears streaming down my face from the laughter.