Firsttime Freelance Filmmaking

So, I was recently asked to make a promotional video for a local music school. Because my brother and cousin take classes there and I have become friends with several of the teachers, I spend a lot of time there anyways, so I have also photographed several events including concerts, projects and studio recordings. It's been real fun and i hope to de a lot more for them in the future. The first PROMO video is online now, and the video from their last end-of-year student concert is in the making. Im really proud of the promo-video as it is my very first.

You can check the video out HERE. 

We also did a pretty big studio job this week for Marvin Dee's first EP. We recorded six songs in three days including vocals, drums, bass, percussion, acoustic guitar, electric guitar, piano, banjo, backing vocals and cello. These are some photos I took for Frank, the sound enigineer and co-owner of the music school to use for promotion. 

Frank, who worked on this project as the sound engineer, 

producer, mixer and drummer all at the same time. 

Ramon, the very talented banjo player.

 Frank setting up some vintage microphones
to create a nice "dirty" sound for the electric guitar. 

Janneke, the lovely cellist.

Marvin recording my favourite song on the EP.

Bright Futures?

Finishing my thesis has been a nightmare. I'm still not done. It's hard to stay motivated, especially as more and more sources are confirming that my chances of ending up somewhere else than unemployed are basically zero. I'm terrified of ending up nowhere, with a couple grand of student-loan debt, and a fancy masters degree from a top University in the most useless of disciplines. Of course, I don't think it's useless, and neither do any of the anthropologists I know, but good luck convincing the current job market to hire us...

I'm sure I'm not alone in this. I'm sure many other almost-graduates, recent-graduates and currently-looking-for-workers feel the same. Here's some visuals to make you feel less alone in the world, but alas, not much better about your life choices. (If you google "someecards anthropology", it comes up with basically anything related to unemployment and stalking) 

Collaborative Storytelling: A Series of Portraits

A few photographs I took at a 'Collaborative Storytelling' Event.
(Yea, that might mean what you think it means)

A young woman newly discovering her faith.
Mother Eadon is calling her, and now she's going home.

A rich nobleman from another land,

come to claim his runaway bride.

A noble Knight from another land,
searching for the answers that may lead to her salvation.

Radinka comforts her curious friend who fears for her life,
after witnessing something not meant to be seen.

The wise and perspicacious Reverend Mother Cassandra,
the once legendary 'Oracle of Eadon',
preceded by her reputation, pulled back into the fray
(Taken by the lovely Desi, as I can't do two things at once)