After all our shoots were done and we made some badass memories. We spent the next two weeks in the editing room. The editing room was stressful for me. We had an audio engineer, Eric, and Paul as our editing teachers. Both of these folks worked in the film industry. Hours of editing Actually, all…
Beauty After a ten-day heat wave, Los Angeles finally is getting some rain. Frshta, sits at a local cafe in Sherman Oaks. She enjoys this outdoor care with stream lights dangling from the ceiling but had stopped coming. On one particular visit a couple months ago, she headed over to use the loo ( the…
The night I got on the freeway. Other than my own short film, I worked on my other team members' films. One of the memorable shoots was with my teammate, Gawby. I was the producer on the shoot. We shot in Santa Monica and third street. We went to this cafe in Lincoln Heights. We…
I don’t love the way I look but I thought I’d take a photo at work for memories. Here is Frshta the charming tired server. I was closing server tonight at the restaurant. I am usually first off but my coworker wasn't feeling good. It isn't that much of a difference between being first off…
The Toy Store shoot It was shoot day! I was nervous. Working with actors can be challenging. I wanted to be a director but I was scared when the time finally came. It can be hard to find your voice in a crowd. I was lucky. I had a group of supportive folks trying to…
Power morphicon I had a dream about my brother, Yama, a couple of days ago. It was such a strange dream. Somedays, it makes me really sad the thought of never seeing my family again. What I mean is in the afterlife. What if we never see each other again and none of this matters?…
A green light meant I was going to direct my first short film and it was going to be my all-time favorite genre, HORROR! I needed to figure out what the movie's style would be and everyone around me kept telling me how vital lighting would be to make this movie badass. I had some…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2F9AL_tOgEw This lecture calmed my brain from usual stress. Just wanted to share it. Good Evening friends, It is past my supposed bedtime. I always sleep too late and then I am exhausted in the mornings. I am sleepy but I must write this blog. The video I shared is from Nouman Ali, and this…
Team A during our pitch meeting. I had to come up with a script. It was to be three minutes long with no dialogues. Essentially, it was a silent movie. I had to keep in mind the limitations that I had in terms of budget. There was no budget. Each student had two days to…
Dear God, I need to express myself and it is easiest through writing right now. My fingers ache, my legs ache and my lower back aches. My eyes feel strained and my face feels stiff. I am tired. The last three days have been wild. LAUSD started on Monday. My first assignment is a first…
The Frshta Show 