If glancing at the calendar wasn't enough of a reminder, the mounting list of projects and last minute goals that I set out to complete by the end of this year has left me feeling the pressure. That's not to say that I'm not on track to complete them, it's just about a realization of how busy I'll actually be.
First, and perhaps most pressing, is the list of work projects that I want to wrap up by years end. This includes photography for the Weddingstar website, a few promo videos, a year end video for Stream Media, and lingering elements from several projects that keep bleeding into others. At this time last year I had the same goal but an editing project for Stream kept coming back and it seemed to nix the fresh start I was hoping for when I was still busy with it in January.
As an added line of defense I'm taking the end of December off and have made it clear that I don't want any work on my plate during this time. Fingers crossed it goes to plan.
Additionally, one of my other big goals for the end of this year is to have my new portfolio site in full swing. Things are looking good on this front. The site itself is designed and I've started the meticulous process of filtering and linking content that I want to feature. At this point it's requiring more updates and refreshes on Editing Luke posts, but it's fun to back track and feel like I'm constructing a solid presentation.
Over the weekend I also managed to design and order my brand new business cards from MOO.com and can't wait to have them by mid-December. It's been exciting to think about how I can continue to brand myself and connect with more people in the new year and I know this portfolio project will help.
There are other things I'd love to do too, like work on my short film Searching Salvation. There are people I want to visit, there are new posts I want to make, there are a couple of books I want to finish, and even a few PS3 games that I'd love to waste a day playing. It's been a rough year in a lot of very different ways, but I feel like if I make the most of this last month I'll been in a good place come 2012. It'll also make Christmas that much more enjoyable and relaxing.
Here goes.
As more time goes by travel footage like this seems to become even more exciting to watch. Places like Disneyland are seen by so many people that when things start to change there are lots of people who are eager to remember it the way it was.
These travel edits that I shot in 2004 where never meant to be much more than home videos, but YouTube essentially gave them a second wind. I've re-uploaded these original edits I shot of the Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, the Mark Twain Riverboat Ride, and Splash Mountain as the ones I first uploaded years ago looked incredibly pixelated. Here's hoping that these bring back some memories for all of you guys too.
For more of my travel edits from this 2004 trip you can view my Disneyland post here, and check out my full playlist of California edits here.
As someone who was just getting his feet wet as a film student in 2004, this trip Universal Studios Hollywood was a dream come true. I was hooked on all of the props, sets, and kitschy characters. Looking back at this now it's amazing to think about how much has already changed at the park, not to mention what must have happened following the massive backlot fire in 2008.
As a surprising bonus, I was able to visit the brand new Universal Studios Singapore in 2010 on my day off during a business trip. Next on the list, Florida?
