MAD-LIFE: CAMERA NOTESPart Tour Diary,
Part Production Confessional.
Read the latest Camera Notes below.
Live Music vs. Filmmaking: A Creative Identity Crisis
Well, isn’t that just like me, starting a project with all the enthusiasm in the world, only to watch it get pushed to the back burner while life gets in the way.
Not that I’m complaining about how life turned out last year. I accomplished more than I set out to do, and somehow also less, yet I still feel an immense sense of success.
Na Na Na in Simlish?! When My Chemical Romance, Rise Against, and Circa Survive Went Digital
If Linkin Park reprogrammed how I saw concerts, The Sims reprogrammed how I saw storytelling. And when bands like My Chemical Romance, Rise Against, and Circa Survive entered The Sims universe, it felt like two worlds colliding, music and gaming finally speaking the same language.
MAD-Life-Crisis: The Death of the American Dream (and the Rebirth of Mine)
Not to be a downer, but I think we can all agree the “American Dream” has turned into a full-blown nightmare for those of us of a certain age.
You know who I’m talking about: the “Elder Millennials”. We grew up in a moment of analog magic. A little anonymity. A little room to breathe. We lived for the now. The thrill of walking away with physical concert tickets after camping out at Smithtix felt like winning the damn lottery. The devastation when the VCR ate our favorite movie was real.