Spring
finds the world in an interesting state. We're at "war" for
one reason or another, and as a result, it's not enough to be merely
an artist or a writer or a musician. In a sense, these times call for
more than a film, a song or a poem, they call for the defense of our
logic and our ideals. So, whatever your calling, be it to support the
government in this war or to raise your voice against it, then do something
creative to bring merit to your cause. The world suffers from an influx
of talking heads and pointless news crawls, and what the world needs
is for someone to go out and make the news with something positive of
their own.
Third Engine
Films was started to showcase the efforts of a few of my close friends
as we created a series of videos for our high school. Now that we're
all graduated, it's kind of up in the air as to where we're going. I'm
currently pursuing a double major in film and political science at UC
Santa Cruz, while Matt is at UCLA studying computer engineering. Sarah's
soon to be at UCLA working in film, and Ryan will be at UC San Diego
soon. We've gone in different directions as to our education, however;
we're still united through our appreciation for film and artwork. Despite
the varying political opinions of our collective, we can appreciate
each other as artists.
And what
does this mean for the future? It basically means that "Gabriel"
may or may not be made anytime soon. It's hard to collaborate across
the state on anything, much less a film project. I'm working hard at
trying to locate production equipment, and the script sits finished
in my desk drawer, but there is much work to be done. You may be waiting
for quite some time to see a project with the words "third engine
films" stamped on it. But, it's not over. The rally videos will
stay up for you, along with all bios, links, etc even if we're in a
state of hiatus.
On a personal
note, I may be purusing a documentary with some of my fellow students
at Santa Cruz regarding the ethics of the PATRIOT act. I urge you to
find something inspiring, and document it. Share it with the world,
instead of bombs and bullets and death. And never compromise what you
believe.
Kenny
p.s. go
easy on the bandwith, please?
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