Brain-Pan

Whew! It's been a while. I truly apologize for not posting lately. And yes, I've stopped writing my Untitled Fantasy Serial, for right now (Dum! Dum! Daaa!), as I have not had the time or mental energy to overcome the story roadblock I have hit. So I'm not blogging much, and I'm not writing much, not posting any new graphics... So what AM I doing?

• Well, I am trying to keep a steady stream of new videos posted here on Brain-pan, weekly! (The 008 Happy Meal: The Second Course is online!) Please, feel free to let me know what you think.
  
• On that note, I have launched a NEW SITE called Brain-pan Media. It is all about THE BUSINESS. I am now doing graphic design, and videography!
  
• And on THAT note, I have a huge, awesome, new, hilarious, huge, awesome, new, project! I'll give you this, it is our most ambitious film project, yet! I hope to bring you a trailer by early next year....sorry for the long wait.
  

Anyway, I'm writing this cuz I am inside of the eye of the storm. The past few weeks have been an unbridled blaze of graphic design and (primarily) editing videos. Then my computer kept crashing. So that is being worked on, and then my external hard drive got messed up. (I'm skipping the computer mumbo-jumbo.) So, here I am, blogging, because I am in the eye of my work storm. As soon as this is over, I guess I'll be back in the crazy, blaze of editing...fun.

And since I am here, I will give you guys a brief movie review of the indie film The Adventures of Power. The story of a small-town misfit who takes his dream of being a REAL air drummer to an air drumming competition in Newark, NJ. Since I edited while watching this movie, I will have to give it another screening to have a complete opinion on it. But as of right now, it deserves four stars. Cinematography, acting, and soundtrack is great! My main beef was the sense of humor, frankly, they didn't go for as many jokes as they could've. And sometimes the dialogue felt...pointlessly rude (although it barely PG-13). And then on the other hand, the dialogue and humor was perfect in some scenes. Un-even writing? Possibly. But it is worth a watch in my opinion.

UPDATE: Since re-watching the movie, along with the director's commentary, I have come to appreciate Adventures of Power much more. It is funnier than I first assumed it to be. And really, not terribly rude. (A couple of brief, vulgar comments.) I also found out that a lot of the great music was actually written by the director's brother, which is even more kudos to the soundtrack. Also, the DVD is full of extras even with a PDF of the director's postcards during production. Upon closer examination, I found the writing NOT to be uneven, but an interesting mix of comedy, social commentary, and fantasy. A great rent or even a great buy for fans of indie film and rock music.

Please check out Brain-pan Media and watch our new videos here on the Videos page...And that wraps up my thoughts as I sit inside an eye.

God bless, and don't forget to use YOUR brain-pan!

-Manny

P.S.: To pass time while inside an eye, find a good TV show on DVD!