Busy, busy, busy busy
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In sharp contrast to my complete idleness here in Nagasaki (sleeping in, going to look at cherry blossoms, going to the onsen, leisurely dinners and chatting away over a coffee at Starbucks) at the moment before the lectures start again tomorrow, the folks back home are going through a "no time for nothing" period. Meetings all over the world, following small courses to improve on something or other, organizing other friends lifes, relationships breaking up, prospects of buying new appartments and on top of that still having to do the shopping, cleaning and ironing one self.
The old adagio "have a free evening next month on the 3rd, so let's meet then" seems to be back en vogue again.
Had to change my e-mail address on my mobile phone yesterday because of an over abundance of spam/junk mail that started about 4 weeks ago and increased to being send at every 5 to 10 minutes. I wonder how long the silence will last this time around.........
Hans, Pim and Marco are busy organizing their trip over here and it doesn't seem to go smoothly via their travel agency (I think you're better off doing it yourself) that cannot even organize a round the world ticket for them......... But they're coming and that's the most important part.
Had a stroll over a Buddhist cemetery where at the entrance the Kannon Buddha stands on top of a giant turtle to protect the place. The graves are certainly not poor men's graves, look very well kept and there are a lot of fresh flowers. Since it is situated on a hill top the view over Nagasaki harbour is absolutely stunning ( it'll better be if you have to be there for eternity!).
Tomorrow back to the University for our first orientation about the coming semester (which lectures we're going to have, what books to read etc.). I'm actually looking forward to it.
In sharp contrast to my complete idleness here in Nagasaki (sleeping in, going to look at cherry blossoms, going to the onsen, leisurely dinners and chatting away over a coffee at Starbucks) at the moment before the lectures start again tomorrow, the folks back home are going through a "no time for nothing" period. Meetings all over the world, following small courses to improve on something or other, organizing other friends lifes, relationships breaking up, prospects of buying new appartments and on top of that still having to do the shopping, cleaning and ironing one self.The old adagio "have a free evening next month on the 3rd, so let's meet then" seems to be back en vogue again.
Had to change my e-mail address on my mobile phone yesterday because of an over abundance of spam/junk mail that started about 4 weeks ago and increased to being send at every 5 to 10 minutes. I wonder how long the silence will last this time around.........
Hans, Pim and Marco are busy organizing their trip over here and it doesn't seem to go smoothly via their travel agency (I think you're better off doing it yourself) that cannot even organize a round the world ticket for them......... But they're coming and that's the most important part.
Had a stroll over a Buddhist cemetery where at the entrance the Kannon Buddha stands on top of a giant turtle to protect the place. The graves are certainly not poor men's graves, look very well kept and there are a lot of fresh flowers. Since it is situated on a hill top the view over Nagasaki harbour is absolutely stunning ( it'll better be if you have to be there for eternity!).
Tomorrow back to the University for our first orientation about the coming semester (which lectures we're going to have, what books to read etc.). I'm actually looking forward to it.
posted by 狩人 (Hunter in Japanese) @ 4/06/2006 10:03:00 am
1 Comments:
At 5:44 pm,
Anonymous said…
Focus Puller - Because I know you are just dying to know what it is:-
In cinematography, a focus puller or first assistant camera (1 AC) is the member of a film crew responsible for keeping the camera's focus right during a shoot. Often this requires pulling the focus with a follow focus device during the take without looking through the camera (the camera operator is doing that), to compensate for camera or subject movement. The depth of field may sometimes be very small, as little as 1/4 or 1/8th of an inch (3 - 6 mm) in extreme circumstances. Most people on the set will agree that the focus puller's job is among the most technically difficult during production.
To accurately focus on the subject, it's common to measure the distance (usually with a tape measure or, more recently, with electronic tape measures using lasers) between the camera and the subject being focused before the take. Specifically the measurement is from subject to film plane or image sensor, most movie cameras have a small stud even with the film plane where the focus puller will attach his tape measure. Professional 1st AC's have many tricks for pulling focus in difficult situations, such as when accurate measurement is impossible.
The 1st AC is also responsible for maintaining the camera including keeping the lens and film gate clean during filming. They are also responsible for placing filters in the matte box in front of the lens and for being aware of lens flares.
Isn't that just the most interesting thing. I've checked - they don't put vaseline on the lens any more for soft focus. Apparently he's got a special filter for that. Bring it on I say. I've just had my photos taken for my passport. There must be something wrong with the camera. I am absolutley sure I don't look like the pictures. Unfortunately everyone else says they're good!!!
Not doing any courses, just working away. So if you're headed this way I have a window next Friday at 4 - remember all that 90's filofax jargon? What a pity you're not headed this way. Will I must go.
Miss you. Enjoy!
Chris
xxx
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