kinda of change of subject, but here's what i've been thinking. it seems everyone is asking people to donate or chip in in some way. well it seems that a lot of people are running out and buying stuff to help out. i have no problem with that. however it does seem like the companies are now profiting off their misery. why don't these company just supply or donate themselves? you know what i'm saying. it's easier for the company to ship trucks of supplies. more than i can buy and definitely enough to help out.
if the major companies would pull together and just "take care of it" then there wouldn't be the aggravation and frustration the survivors are going through. which is why i'm not a politician...i'd get stuff done. --- In [email protected], Frank Mixson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I feel you on the talent issue.. I've had that happen with scheduled guests for the show I'm trying to do here.. and the show must go on. > > Its so strange to see this all on TV, and it must be stranger still for you all, so close to it. I mean, the feelings I'm having are so much like those I had on 9/11, and the first days after.. Its like end of the world stuff, fall of the roman empire, its very scary, and very disturbing.. So surreal... so many heroes, so many bad guys, so many victims, so much taken for granted... > Ok... I'm babbling.. but I don't know anyone down there, and have no family there.... > > -Frank > > > > > > > lancer777 <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > el paso, texas. > > as for casting someone else had said that i/we should've waited and > it might've worked out better. funny thing is if i hadn't had > mentioned that they weren't the original guys then no one would've > known any better. as for the original actors - highly unprofessional > to not show without any message what-so-ever. so they are now on > my "do not call" list. > > to be honest the 2 original guys were black and white. just so people > would think that's what it was about, but they didn't show and you > gotta work with what you've got. heck i didn't even get the original > girl. > > --- In [email protected], "Frank" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > Your welcome Lance... > > > > BTW, where do you live at? > > > > About the spot.. I think the casting did muddle it some.. and > heck > > the fight could easily have been race related.. that might have > made > > increased the impact of the message.. Even racial differences were > > put aside.. blah, blah, blah... > > > > About camera unsteadiness as a technique.. I don't like it much > > either, for the record, and I think its because, as a viewer, it > > makes me work harder than I'm used to watch whats going on in the > > frame.. But it does what its suppose to do. > > > > -Frank > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "lancer777" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > wrote: > > > thanks frank! by the way how are things? we are miles from the > areas > > > hit by katrina, but i believe some refugees are headed for one of > > our > > > school district's gymnasiums. almost a good 1,000 miles away but > i'm > > > glad we can help out. > > > > > > the funny perhaps ironic thing about the clip...some people think > > the > > > beginning confrontation is a racial matter, but in truth both > guys > > are > > > hispanic. if i had more time the actual confrontation is over the > > girl ;-) > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Frank Mixson > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > wrote: > > > > I surprised to see this topic still going, so I thought I'd > give > > it > > > another look. I was real surprised by the 2 comments listed > > here... > > > It's meaning is pretty clear to me.. but who knows, i only have > a > > > GED, so I might have it wrong, lol. > > > > > > > > Lets see, on Sept 10, 2001 (when watching something, try to > absorb > > > as much info as possible.. think of the dates on the spots as > > > 'clues'), two kids got into a fight about something. What were > they > > > fighting about? who cares? Next sequence is the World Trade > Center > > > bombings video being watched by the some kids. The next sequence > > has > > > date too, Sept. 12, 2001(hmmmm...... ), and shows the 2 kids > from > > the > > > first sequence shaking hands, exchanging words, and then heading > > > toward the US Marines > > > > recruiting center... Duhhhhh... OK, I'ma apply some GED > math > > to > > > this.. Two kids fight over something one day, America is > attacked > > the > > > next day, the following day, the kids put aside their differences > > and > > > join the Marines. > > > > > > > > > > > > Hmmm.... looks like a recruiting spot to me. Sometimes when > > > examining the bark of a tree, some miss the forest entirely. > > There's > > > a lot more to the production of video than technical mastery. > There > > > is also the use of symbolism, unfortunately, sometimes it is > culture > > > specific.. A buddhist, might not get the christian symbolism > > > inherent to western art, and a christian might not get the taoist > > > references that are in many eastern arts.. I like to watch > > foreign > > > movies, for just that reason. I'm surprised that these people > didn't > > > 'get it'. Maybe you had to be here on Sept 11, 2001, to 'get > it'. > > > > > > > > But hey, what do i know? I don't have any degrees in this > stuff.. > > > but like most americans, I don't need anyones permission or > approval > > > to do it anyway.. Also, unsteady shots are quite the norm, > now, > > at > > > least here... Think NYPD Blue. The eye is not allowed to rest, > > > anxiety is increased in the veiwer, and a greater sense of being > > > 'present' is created in the veiwer. Sounds appropriate for the > > > sequence of them watching the TV (not sure if it was done > > > intentionally or not though, in this case, but it can easily be > > > argued as an artistice choice). > > > > > > > > I also think that the viewers in this country are used to it > now, > > > and that any unsteadiness in the camera work in this spot is > > > overlooked as people try to figure out what it means.. 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