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iworeaskirttoday: Inception (2010) vs Paprika (2006) yay, people are beginning to notice how much better paprika is. i watched paprika first and inception simply pales in comparison. - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
iworeaskirttoday:
   
Inception (2010) vs Paprika (2006)
  
yay, people are beginning to notice how much better paprika is. i watched paprika first and inception simply pales in comparison.
Yesterday I changed my workstation’s desktop wallpaper(s). What do you think? - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
Yesterday I changed my workstation’s desktop wallpaper(s). What do you think?
fuckyeahquebec: La vraie carte de Montréal et sa couronne selon la clique du Plateau - The true map of Montreal and its region according to the Plateau. - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
fuckyeahquebec:
  
La vraie carte de Montréal et sa couronne selon la clique du Plateau - The true map of Montreal and its region according to the Plateau.
So I watched "The Artist" yesterday... - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
It's official, Kodak files for bankruptcy. So long for the "film" in "filmmaker" - http://www.forbes.com/sites...
Se viene la segunda temporada de "Misión Emilio" - http://haroldlopezgarroz.blogspot.com/2012...
Se viene la segunda temporada de "Misión Emilio"
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Just returning from watching "The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo"... - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
Linux distros for videomakers? Yes, please. - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
Art is in the eye of the beholder. - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
Art is in the eye of the beholder.
Let’s remember Kim Jong Il with his best portrait on a movie, should we? - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
First feature film made with a cell phone, and amazingly its not an iPhone or an Android device, but a Nokia N8, as you can see in the Behind the Scenes video. Nokia was always my favorite brand of cell phones, all the way from the Baby Nokia to the 5800 model, which caused me so many headaches that I decided to change to Android. However, Nokia... - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
BLACKSMITH - Winner of the 24 hour film race - - http://vimeo.com/23693156
BLACKSMITH - Winner of the 24 hour film race -
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So EditShare delayed the Linux version of Lightworks - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
Nice, I just moved to the neighborhood. Any other filmmakers in town? fuckyeahquebec: So it’s official. The artistes are in Villeray now. Montreal’s Mile End is ovah! Maybe I can be cutting edge for once… hmm… nah… imnotclever: Going to get my body painted again but this time it’s for my friend’s event [... - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
Nice, I just moved to the neighborhood. Any other filmmakers in town?
 
fuckyeahquebec:
  
So it’s official. The artistes are in Villeray now. Montreal’s Mile End is ovah! Maybe I can be cutting edge for once… hmm… nah…
 
imnotclever: Going to get my body painted again but this time it’s for my friend’s event
  
[ http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=232120800186249 ] 
 
Come if you’re in Montreal. Should be crazy.  
A FCP user starts editing in Adobe Premiere Pro and lives to tell the tale - http://library.creativecow.net/kobler_...
esmatto: Many of the world’s diamonds are harvested using practices that exploit and degrade children, communities, the labor force, and the local environment. Workers are subject to brutality, degrading working conditions, low pay, and sometimes death. Labor abuses are built into the industry in many parts of the world, community development... - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
esmatto:
  
Many of the world’s diamonds are harvested using practices that exploit and degrade children, communities, the labor force, and the local environment. Workers are subject to brutality, degrading working conditions, low pay, and sometimes death. Labor abuses are built into the industry in many parts of the world, community development remains stagnant, and environmental degradation continues apace.
 
Small-scale mining is usually an illegal activity carried out under dangerous, often unhealthy conditions, and without safety equipment, proper tools, or recognition from the state. Gender imbalances and child labor also plague the sector, which is composed of some of the poorest people in the world. Without formal training or education in their trade, small-scale miners often rely on harmful practices that can leave the earth ruined for future agricultural development.
 
Lack of regulation, harsh labor conditions, and poor wages make child labor a regular practice in the diamond trade. Children are commonly considered an easy source of cheap labor and are often sent into small areas of mines that adults aren’t able to enter. They are often given dangerous and physically challenging tasks, such as moving earth from pits, or descending from ropes into small holes or pits where landslides may claim their lives.
 
In Angola, a recent study found 46% of miners are under the age of 16, with many of the children working because of war, poverty, and the absence of education. And in India, where more than half of the world’s diamonds are processed, child labor is commonly used for cutting and polishing diamonds. Taken on as “apprentices,” these children suffer for years in dangerous conditions for little to no pay until they are replaced, often by younger siblings.
 
While over half of the Congo’s foreign exchange earnings are derived from the export of diamonds, and an estimated 700,000 people dig for them, most are unregistered, and their efforts are largely unrecognized. In fact, more than 90% of the country’s $700 million in diamond exports is produced by small-scale entrepreneurs earning wages of a dollar a day - the international standard for extreme poverty.
 
In Sierra Leone, diamond-rich regions remain poor in absolute terms. Partnership Africa Canada found that Kono District, which has produced billions of dollars worth of diamonds and is home to the largest concentration of artisanal miners, has a far higher level of poverty than Pujehun District, a largely agricultural area.
  
And that’s why you should never give a diamond ring as an engagement ring.
Les etoiles filantes-les cowboys fringants - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Les etoiles filantes-les cowboys fringants
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Boston SuperMeet: Autodesk SMOKE on the Road with Marc-Andre Ferguson - http://www.youtube.com/watch...
Boston SuperMeet: Autodesk SMOKE on the Road with Marc-Andre Ferguson
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"Atenea y Afrodita" en el Festival Venezolano de Cine de la Diversidad - http://haroldlopezgarroz.blogspot.com/2011...
"Atenea y Afrodita" en el Festival Venezolano de Cine de la Diversidad
fuckyeahmovieposters: The Expendables 2 This! - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
fuckyeahmovieposters:
  
The Expendables 2
  
This!
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
'Avid is the Steinway of editing and Final Cut Pro is the Yamaha' Four editors discuss editing on the Mac - http://www.fcp.co/final-c...
jaycerxsiempre: La piratería online en números. Interesting to highlight that at number 8 of the most pirated software there’s a pro video editor, and it’s not Final Cut Pro, nor Avid Media Composer and not even Adobe Premiere Pro but… Sony Vegas Pro! Maybe has something to do with the fact that Vegas is most used in Asia, where there’s more... - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
jaycerxsiempre:
  
La piratería online en números.
  
Interesting to highlight that at number 8 of the most pirated software there’s a pro video editor, and it’s not Final Cut Pro, nor Avid Media Composer and not even Adobe Premiere Pro but… Sony Vegas Pro!
 
Maybe has something to do with the fact that Vegas is most used in Asia, where there’s more piracy?
iworeaskirttoday: Even though I’m no more than a monster - don’t I, too, have the right to live? Oldboy (Oldeuboi) - 2003 - Park Chan-Wook One of my favorites movies ever. Apparently Spike Lee is making an american remake. Go figure. - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
iworeaskirttoday:
  
Even though I’m no more than a monster - don’t I, too, have the right to live?
 Oldboy (Oldeuboi) - 2003 - Park Chan-Wook  
One of my favorites movies ever. Apparently Spike Lee is making an american remake. Go figure.
makeyoownlesbian: lopezgarroz: So, last Saturday Concordia University opened its doors to visitors. I went because I’m interested in studying a Masters Degree in Film, but I don’t want it to be only theory-based. Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Concordia University offers a MFA in Film Production that strives to be both practical and... - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
makeyoownlesbian:
  
lopezgarroz:
  
So, last Saturday Concordia University opened its doors to visitors. I went because I’m interested in studying a Masters Degree in Film, but I don’t want it to be only theory-based.
 
Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Concordia University offers a MFA in Film Production that strives to be both practical and theoretical. Actually, I went to Concordia while doing my voluntary work at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. The ambiance was pretty cool, and the vibe of Laboratoire de Cinéma, as they promise, was all over the air.
 
Two things worry me a little, though. First, even though I’m only 31 years old, the prospect student seems to be in the mid 20’s, so I kind of felt that, in the eternal words of Danny Glover, I’m too old for this s4!t.
 
But looking like a creepy older student is the least of my worries. The real reason I doubt I’ll apply to this program is the fact that is 2 years full-time, and probably 4 years half-time. And then there’s the thesis project. I mean, this program seems to be designed for students that don’t have jobs. Even though right now I’m in between jobs (or maybe in between seasons if Misión Emilio’s second season gets a green light), I’ll probably find a job in Montreal pretty soon.
 
L’INIS offers great programs that last for about 6 months but they’re also full-time, and at the end you a Cerfificate, not a Masters Degree. Any suggestions?
  
As someone who is doing her BFA in the Mel Hoppenheim, I can tell you that that perception that it’s a 20-something year old’s program isn’t true. There are a LOT of Master’s students who are in their 30s and even their 40s, and you definitely won’t look creepy or old. Besides, in my experience, having a variety of ages in my classes has actually been a very enlightening and enriching experience, so I would definitely encourage you to apply! Speaking as someone who’s already met a lot of the faculty, you’ll be in good hands with great professors and I would definitely recommend Concordia!
  
Thank you very much for your response! I’ll definitely will consider this option. I’m kind of worried because I think is impossible to study this MFA while having a full time job, but probably I will write to the responsable of the program to discuss this issue.
So, last Saturday Concordia University opened its doors to visitors. I went because I’m interested in studying a Masters Degree in Film, but I don’t want it to be only theory-based. Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Concordia University offers a MFA in Film Production that strives to be both practical and theoretical. Actually I was in Concordia... - http://lopezgarroz.tumblr.com/post...
So, last Saturday Concordia University opened its doors to visitors. I went because I’m interested in studying a Masters Degree in Film, but I don’t want it to be only theory-based.
 
Mel Hoppenheim School of Cinema in Concordia University offers a MFA in Film Production that strives to be both practical and theoretical. Actually I was in Concordia while doing my voluntary work at Festival du Nouveau Cinéma. The ambiance was pretty cool, and the vibe of Laboratoire de Cinéma, as they promise, was all over the air.
 
Two things worry me a little, though. First, even though I’m only 31 years old, the prospect student seems to be in the mid 20’s, so I kind of felt that, in the eternal words of Danny Glover, I’m too old for this s4!t.
 
But looking like a creepy older student is the least of my worries. The real reason I doubt I’ll apply to this program is the fact that is 2 years full-time, and probably 4 years half-time. And then there’s the thesis project. I mean, this program seems to be designed for students that don’t have jobs. Even though right now I’m in between jobs (or maybe in between seasons if Misión Emilio’s second season gets a green light), I’ll probably find a job in Montreal pretty soon.
 
L’INIS offers great programs that last for about 6 months but they’re also full-time, and at the end you a Cerfificate, not a Masters Degree. Any suggestions?
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