DVD/Videos Reviewed - Snakes on the Plane

The title should be "Snakes on the MF'in Plane" Cause even though this was my first time seeing this movie, I knew that was going to be a line in the movie based on who the main character was being played by.

I didn't see this movie in the theaters and I missed out on the audience jumps and screams I'm sure. This is the type of movie I end up watching through my fingers, and there are many reasons for that: First, I didn't know just what the combination of humor/action there was going to be until I saw one of the co-stars. Second, the stereotypes are abound in this movie, almost as bad as in Soul Plane (and I saw THAT in the theaters cause I knew what I was getting into) but I wasn't aware there were going to be the cliches. And lastly, I watched through my fingers because I was one of the people the director was talking about in the behind the scenes documentary of people's biggest fears. I hate snakes!! That's right, me and Indiana Jones are brothers in that hatred of the reptile community.

Check this movie out if you get a chance. It's funny and scary in a good way. The extras are pretty fun too. There's even a music video for the movie that is pretty cool too!

Check out the trailer from IMDb.com :
http://www.imdb.com/video/screenplay/vi612630809/

Film Projects - Coke Ad filmed for school project

I am a junior in film school and this is my final project for the Cine 1 class I was in last semester. In Cine 1 we get our first exposure to a 16mm camera and we film in black and white. Our final project is a short film or an ad for a project and I chose to film a commercial for Coke. Because my schedule was so tight I couldn't find a full crew to film with, all I had was a few actors (one of which was also a film student), me, and my partner.

What we came up with was pretty cool, considering that this was my first project where I was working on my own. My crew, as it were, was terrific. I made a few mistakes along the way (not turning the adjustable exposure open, a lot), but it turned out alright. Especially when I put it to music. I found a piece of very experimental music from one of my favorite frontman's side projects General Patton V.S. The X-Ecutioners.

Check it out and let me know what you think.