Welcome to LA!
I got picked up at Yaniv and Katrina's house by Karan - my shared-ride driver. Zimride.com is a pretty sweet deal. I give him some gas money and he drives me to where ever I need to be in Los Angeles. Hours have passed by us in the shape of farm lands and rest stops. At 11 PM Karan dropped me off at the Venice beach hostel. No money, friends, or any actual leads, but at least I have a bed for the night...
Waking up the next day, I had no idea where I would spend the next evening... And then I met Hal. I wrote Hal on Couchsurfing.com hoping to find a nice place to spend the night. He said he could only host me for one night and for that I was grateful. I never couchsurfed before so I didn't know what to expect... It was when I was signing in to his building and making friends with the doorman that I realized I may have hit the jackpot... Whats this?! He lives on the top floor? who is this guy?! what does he do? And how could he afford living on the 14th floor of a luxury building in Downtown Los Angeles?!
Hal introduces me to his two friends, Barney and Sarah. Barney used to work for Warner Bros. while Sarah is a freelance photographer like Hal. We spent most of the night talking about Sarah's latest project. She's been editing her first music video and she was having some trouble with her client. She spent the whole night complaining about the relationship and she came to Hal for some words of wisdom.
WHAT LUCK! Hal's apartment looked like a studio. Camera equipment and lights all over the place, major computer systems, TVs and speakers in the backdrop. He showed us his latest photos for his Nike campaign and I learned more in those few moments with Hal then I have in 3 years of school at the IDC. I know I just arrived to this town, but can it GET any better than this? I came here to meet people that can help me create better projects and become an independent man. And thanks to Hal and Sara, I'm closer to achieving that goal...
I think the most important lesson I picked up from Hal and Sara is the importance of knowing how to use the tools you have. Which is why I've decided that I want to be involved in creation and not production. The big debate between studying film business vs technical editing has finally come to a conclusion. I have to start filling in the gaps in my technical knowledge and I can only do that with more experience, more work, and most lessons... So how do I do that...?
These are Pros!
Here is Sara's finished video- https://vimeo.com/45935015
Here is Hals Website - http://www.halbergman.com/
I got picked up at Yaniv and Katrina's house by Karan - my shared-ride driver. Zimride.com is a pretty sweet deal. I give him some gas money and he drives me to where ever I need to be in Los Angeles. Hours have passed by us in the shape of farm lands and rest stops. At 11 PM Karan dropped me off at the Venice beach hostel. No money, friends, or any actual leads, but at least I have a bed for the night...
Waking up the next day, I had no idea where I would spend the next evening... And then I met Hal. I wrote Hal on Couchsurfing.com hoping to find a nice place to spend the night. He said he could only host me for one night and for that I was grateful. I never couchsurfed before so I didn't know what to expect... It was when I was signing in to his building and making friends with the doorman that I realized I may have hit the jackpot... Whats this?! He lives on the top floor? who is this guy?! what does he do? And how could he afford living on the 14th floor of a luxury building in Downtown Los Angeles?!
Hal introduces me to his two friends, Barney and Sarah. Barney used to work for Warner Bros. while Sarah is a freelance photographer like Hal. We spent most of the night talking about Sarah's latest project. She's been editing her first music video and she was having some trouble with her client. She spent the whole night complaining about the relationship and she came to Hal for some words of wisdom.
WHAT LUCK! Hal's apartment looked like a studio. Camera equipment and lights all over the place, major computer systems, TVs and speakers in the backdrop. He showed us his latest photos for his Nike campaign and I learned more in those few moments with Hal then I have in 3 years of school at the IDC. I know I just arrived to this town, but can it GET any better than this? I came here to meet people that can help me create better projects and become an independent man. And thanks to Hal and Sara, I'm closer to achieving that goal...
I think the most important lesson I picked up from Hal and Sara is the importance of knowing how to use the tools you have. Which is why I've decided that I want to be involved in creation and not production. The big debate between studying film business vs technical editing has finally come to a conclusion. I have to start filling in the gaps in my technical knowledge and I can only do that with more experience, more work, and most lessons... So how do I do that...?
These are Pros!
Here is Sara's finished video- https://vimeo.com/45935015
Here is Hals Website - http://www.halbergman.com/
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