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Chuck Norris Did What?!?!

PaulH — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:25:17 +0000

Without further ado we give you… Chuck Norris Did What?!?!

“Cowboy and the Geek” – Coming to theaters near you.

What do you think?

Rick Green Update

PaulH — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:53:43 +0000

We’ve been working hard on the video for the last several days. Four hour nights seem routine by now. Here are a few pictures taken during Friday’s shoot. Images are courtesy of Heather Guzman.

Isaac in his element

Camera crew

Robert and sound blankets

The Dubious Duo... duoed

Rick Green

PaulH — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:59:17 +0000

Alex and I have a friend named Rick Green running for Texas State Supreme Court, Place 3. Visit his campaign site here (incidentally, our friend Thomas Umstattd built Rick’s site).

In late October we created 4 promotional videos to kick off Rick’s campaign.

Alex and I’ve been working the last couple of days on a video for Rick as he prepares for the March 2nd Republican primary. We’re wrapping up pre-production tonight and will begin shooting tomorrow starting at 8:00am. It’ll be fun.

Paul and Alex working tonight

JibeNow

PaulH — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:25:07 +0000

For the last few weeks I and Brian Morgan have been working on a social networking project called JibeNow. The site was entirely created using open-source tools most of which are listed below:

Wordpress MU
Buddypress
GIMP
Cam Studio
Notepad ++
Mozilla Firefox

JibeNow.com

The site is primarily intended for current homeschoolers, their parents, and homeschool graduates. We like to think of it as a mixture of multiple social-networking and blogging services: the power of Wordpress and Blogger, the interaction of Facebook and Twitter, and the community of Homeschoolblogger.

So take a look. Most Imagivation readers have already been invited to the site, but if I missed you or you’d like an invitation then leave a comment below and we’ll get one to you.

PrayForDanaRhodes.com

PaulH — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 05:00:24 +0000

Dana Rhodes is a father from Marble Falls who was diagnosed with melanoma cancer a few months ago. His condition is deemed critical and his life is in God’s hands. Join his friends and church as they pray for him, his wife, and his children.

A friend of mine, Joshua Hammond, had the idea to make the site and designed the graphics.

Pray For Dana Rhodes

Visit his website: PrayForDanaRhodes.com

Imagivation.tv

PaulH — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 18:30:03 +0000

Merry day after Christmas everyone!

So we listen, right? A few people had noticed that to find any of the film work that we had done they had to dig through pages of blog posts. So after some thinking and work we put together a little something where people can quickly access our video projects.

Imagivation.tv

Visit imagivation.tv

So what do you think? Good, bad, or indifferent?

Travis County Abortion Discrepancy

PaulH — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 04:25:12 +0000

One Baby

Tonight the 9 members of the board of managers of the Travis County Healthcare District (TCHD) met in a special meeting to deliberate over a proposed contract with three local abortion providers.

The agreement would use $450,000 in Travis County property taxes to pay for approximately 1,000 abortions in 2010.

Several friends and I were in attendance of the meeting as the board voted 9-0 in favor of the abortion contracts.

After the vote the attendance numbers of the meeting were read aloud to be entered into the public register. However, there was an error which is recorded below.

The meeting reported in attendance:

- 178 total citizens

- 49 signed up to speak in opposition
- 35 signed up to speak in support
- 59 signed in opposition but declined to speak
- 43 signed in support but declined to speak

One Question

While sitting in the room I quickly added the numbers and found the following mistake: 49 + 35 + 59 + 43 = 186

Did anyone catch that?

186 ≠ 178

So who was counted twice? Or should I ask, who wasn’t? Or who was really there? Are any of these numbers accurate?

Seriously, this is supposed to be “official”. The secretaries are paid money (the board is volunteer), this is their job, shouldn’t they be able to at least get fundamental addition correct?

What about the public record? Isn’t that supposed to be… you know… correct?

One Problem

Another Winner!

Alex — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 03:36:37 +0000

November 21st, Imagivation and Light Studios saw three of their top films screened in the first annual Young Christian Filmmaker’s Festival in Bryan, TX! For Honor, a finalist at the SAICFF, was featured in the “Narrative” category along with Forever, the dramatic music video and our newest major project. As an afterthought, a recut version of Gold Miner was submitted into the “Parables” category. Ironically, our afterthought paid off, being well accepted and winning the category award!

the winning filmmakers

And for all of you out there who worked so hard on Forever, though you were unsung heroes at this festival, it was extremely well-accepted, and even tied for runner-up for audience choice… always one of the most coveted awards at any festival… and was only behind first place by 2 votes! And winning beside, I think that the film spoke an encouraging message to the festival audience, an accomplishment of far greater value unmeasured by votes and awards.

We were all excited to make connections with the people from the Christian film group in Bryan, it was very special to spend time with like-minded believers using their talent to glorify their Creator.

Bryan Film Festival

PaulH — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:22:58 +0000

So if you haven’t heard, “For Honor“, “Gold Miner“, and “Forever” have been accepted into the Young Christian Filmmaker’s Festival in Bryan, TX and will be shown this Saturday, November 21st.

Attendance is free and all are encouraged to come, watch, and learn. The festival will be held from 10:00 – noon at the address below:

We hope to see yall there!

4FX

PaulH — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 23:53:38 +0000

A shady deal begins unfolding in the underworld of the big city. But what’s this? All is not as it appears.

Shot on a Canon XL2.
Edited in Adobe Premiere CS3.

You can double-click the video to rate and leave a comment on YouTube. So what do you think?

It’s Coming…

PaulH — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 04:59:47 +0000

[Edit: We're undergoing technical difficulties, if we can't get the upload up tonight then we'll try to have it up by tomorrow.]

Alex and I are wrapping up the project. We’ll upload something here on Sunday night. It’s cool. Very cool.

A Long Time Ago, In an Alley Far Away…

PaulH — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 19:23:43 +0000

I’ve been at Alex’s house for the last few days and nights. Here’s a little glimpse of what’s been cooking.

Waiting...

Just a Few More

PaulH — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 01:31:16 +0000

Wow, it’s been over a week since we finished “Forever”. Here are a few more photos from last Tuesday courtesy of Toni Maisano. For even more production photos see Grace Einkauf’s album.

Hannah, a budding actress

Afternoon tea

Family Reunion (minus Gabrielle)

Forever

PaulH — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 03:59:12 +0000

And with no further ado we give you “Forever”. Tell us what you think.

“Forever” tells the poignant story of a girl’s childhood memories as she yearns for her father’s love.

Father: David Cordray
Younger Daughter: Hannah Maisano
Older Daughter: Grace Einkauf
Older Daughter Double: Gabrielle Cordray
Orchestra Stand-ins: Alex Brace; Heather Guzman; Alex, Isaac and Rachel Lerma; Bethany, Nathan, and Rachel Malone

Poem: Grace Einkauf
Lyrics: Rachel Malone
Music: Michael Guzman and Rachel Malone
Performed by: Bethany and Rachel Malone
Sung by: Heather Guzman and Danny Waller

Boom and Track: courtesy of Juan Rivera
Second Camera: courtesy of Jeff Buchle
Audio Recording and Mixing: Sam Kokajko
Technical Help: David Huang
Costume Coordinator: Heather Guzman
Grunts: Alex, Ivy, and Robert Brace; Christina Hastings; Isaac Lerma; Toni Maisano; Nathan Malone

Cameras: Canon XL2 (1 pair)
Edited in: Adobe Premiere CS3
Location: Manor, TX

Produced, directed, and written by Alex Lerma and Paul Hastings.
Special thanks to Juan Rivera.

Progress Update

PaulH — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 07:50:45 +0000

If you haven’t read Fast and Furious, Music Recording, Sunday Night, or Monday Morning then right now might be a good time.

Just as a refresher, we’ve been working in a collaborative effort to create a music video based on the talents of multiple personal friends from the Austin area. The deadline we’re shooting for is to have uploaded the video to YouTube by tonight, October 9th, at 11pm CST to submit as demo material for an upcoming film contest.

Sam finalized the audio track last morning, Alex has finished the main cut of the video and is working on story tweaks and color correction, while I appear to be running the Public Morale Department. If you’d like to help then pray for us and keep cheering us on.

Monday Morning

PaulH — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 01:00:59 +0000

Rising bright and early on Monday morning, we hit the set. Well, let me rephrase that. Those who actually slept woke up, the others who stayed up through the night just transitioned their weary bodies from dark to day.

The weather was fantastic producing lots of low-lying mist. We really couldn’t have asked for a better backdrop. Photos are once again courtesy of Rachel Malone.

Isn't that just cool?

Guys in ecstasy over cool equipment

Isaac, violinist extraordinaire

Robert holding lyrics

Alex and Paul conspiring

The orchestra

Monday morning, mist, grass, a steadicam, a boom, cameras, a wonderful orchestra, and 4 hours in a field all came together to create the “music” portion of the music video.

Sunday Night

PaulH — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:07:28 +0000

A single word could sum up the last few days… “hectic”. The following pictures come courtesy of Rachel Malone’s Picasa album and were taken this past Sunday night.

Piano Movers, Inc.

Bet you've never seen that

Alex and Isaac examine the piano lid

The ever-present halogens

Bethany at 3am

Rachel at 3am

Heather at 3am

Rachel L. at 3am

Alex B. at 3am

Green screens, halogen lights, extension cords, energy and manpower, oh, and lots of duct tape. Hmm, and maybe throw in a piano too for good measure. Yup, that just about sums up what filmmaking is all about.

Kudos to everyone who stuck it out with us until 5:00am and then joined us again in the morning at 7:00. These guys (and gals) are real troopers.

Music Recording…

PaulH — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 06:50:09 +0000

Below are some pictures from Saturday’s handiwork. Pictures are courtesy of Rachel Malone’s camera.

Fast and Furious

PaulH — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:13:04 +0000

Wow, Alex and I just realized that exactly one year ago today we submitted “For Honor” to the SAICFF… just a thought. So in light of that (well, not really) Alex and I (and several friends without whom we could never do) are putting together another video this week. Things are fast and furious so stay tuned…

The Vote is In…

PaulH — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 22:21:20 +0000

I’d like to thank everyone for the display of support, encouragement, and enthusiasm over the Gold Miner video. Without people like yall, Alex and I would be very l confused as to what to make and what to do. So thanks for your involvement, because whether you know it or not, yall provide the direction that we need.

Yesterday morning Higher One announced the final ranking for the 3 finalists of their “Lights, Camera, Action!” film contest. Click to see for yourself.

A quick run-down of metrics

9/17/2009	Gold Miner	Refund Magic	Billy
Views	5700	5931	3801
Comments	103	61	39
Favorites	25	4	2
Ratings	403	351	294
Average Rating	4.06	3.75	1.65

Here’s the original video.

This past weekend we re-cut the original footage of Gold Miner to make a Sermonspice upload that you can watch below.

And again, thanks for your comments, ratings, and support! We’ll keep yall updated on future projects.