I got my photos into the BroBible!
Friday, December 17, 2010
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Red Bull x Cashmere
Awesome night at the Red Bull Music Academy Culture Clash in downtown LA. People were going bananas. I got to create the trailer for the event.
here's the video I made
Monday, October 25, 2010
Blue Like Jazz is Saved!
Was I surprised when I found "Save Blue Like Jazz" in my RSS news feed? Yes, I was like huh Christian content in a business/creative blog?? But it was there. Blue Like Jazz was gonna be made into a movie. Then the funds ran out and production had to stop. Some fans of the book stated raising funds through a site called kickstarter.com. Since the campaign began last month, it has well exceeded the amount needed! I'm happy when people can make films. I'm gonna have to go see it.
Here the story:
http://blog.kickstarter.com/post/1399220509/saving-blue-like-jazz
Saving Blue Like Jazz
Posted by Yancey Strickler
“The hero of this story is you.” — Don Miller, The Story of Blue Like Jazz the Movie
On September 16th, Don Miller, author of the bestselling novel Blue Like Jazz, announced on his blog that the film adaptation he had spent four years working on was dead. Funding had been lost, and the movie could not be finished.
Or could it?
A week later, two fans of the book, Jonathan Frazier and Zach Prichard, decided to take things into their own hands. They convinced Miller and director Steve Taylor to let them launch a Kickstarter project to raise $125,000 — the minimum needed to complete the film — with a bold campaign: Save Blue Like Jazz.
The project launched on September 24th. After three days they had a measly $300. On September 29th Miller blogged about the effort, and the internet woke up. Within a week the project had astonishingly raised its full $125,000 — Blue Like Jazz was saved.
In the two and a half weeks since, the project has gone on to double that total. It ends at midnight tonight, and it’s rapidly closing in on an astonishing $300,000 — the largest amount raised in Kickstarter’s history, and the largest crowdfunding total ever for a US film. Not bad for two fans with a crazy idea.
In the past fans have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars buying billboards, full-page ads, and other public pronouncements to save their favorite shows. The results have been mixed. Hapless executives are hardwired to value dollars over fans, and these fan-funding campaigns have traditionally fallen on intentionally deaf ears.
But to see fans use their voices and dollars to make the thing happen on their own is a whole other thing. If fans are willing to pony up for the production, what recourse do executives have? What’s there to say if fans declare they want to see the thing so badly that they will pay for it?
Where Hollywood has failed we fans can step in. We know what we want to see, we know what we want to exist. Blue Like Jazz spectacularly demonstrates that we can, in fact, do something about it. Congratulations to the filmmakers and — most of all — to the fans. Now what are we saving next?
Posted by Yancey Strickler
“The hero of this story is you.” — Don Miller, The Story of Blue Like Jazz the Movie
On September 16th, Don Miller, author of the bestselling novel Blue Like Jazz, announced on his blog that the film adaptation he had spent four years working on was dead. Funding had been lost, and the movie could not be finished.
Or could it?
A week later, two fans of the book, Jonathan Frazier and Zach Prichard, decided to take things into their own hands. They convinced Miller and director Steve Taylor to let them launch a Kickstarter project to raise $125,000 — the minimum needed to complete the film — with a bold campaign: Save Blue Like Jazz.
The project launched on September 24th. After three days they had a measly $300. On September 29th Miller blogged about the effort, and the internet woke up. Within a week the project had astonishingly raised its full $125,000 — Blue Like Jazz was saved.
In the two and a half weeks since, the project has gone on to double that total. It ends at midnight tonight, and it’s rapidly closing in on an astonishing $300,000 — the largest amount raised in Kickstarter’s history, and the largest crowdfunding total ever for a US film. Not bad for two fans with a crazy idea.
In the past fans have spent hundreds of thousands of dollars buying billboards, full-page ads, and other public pronouncements to save their favorite shows. The results have been mixed. Hapless executives are hardwired to value dollars over fans, and these fan-funding campaigns have traditionally fallen on intentionally deaf ears.
But to see fans use their voices and dollars to make the thing happen on their own is a whole other thing. If fans are willing to pony up for the production, what recourse do executives have? What’s there to say if fans declare they want to see the thing so badly that they will pay for it?
Where Hollywood has failed we fans can step in. We know what we want to see, we know what we want to exist. Blue Like Jazz spectacularly demonstrates that we can, in fact, do something about it. Congratulations to the filmmakers and — most of all — to the fans. Now what are we saving next?
Friday, October 22, 2010
Celebrities x more videos
Marques Houston - Ghetto Angel Exclusive from Jason Poon on Vimeo.
Twista, Chris Brown - Make a Movie Exclusive from Jason Poon on Vimeo.
Skeetox with Xzibit Exclusive from Jason Poon on Vimeo.
Ignite 2010 Recap from Jason Poon on Vimeo.
Meeting celebrities is a strange thing. Some people are starstruck, some people want to get their in, and some people just don't care. It's been said many times, but they are just people. They are exceptional in their craft, but nonetheless, still just people. At the core they have the basic needs we all have.
One of my favorite r&b songs was Marques Houston's "That Girl". It's fun, up beat, and it feels good. I finally got to meet the man who recorded it. It was a cool looking set, but it was a not-so-cool experience. I mean I had fun shooting, but the boat got a little rocky and I got motion sickness. So did one of the girls. All in all I like the end product.
Who is Chris Brown? He seems like a fun/cool/chill guy, but he is definitely a superstar. He does what he wants, and he gets what he wants. I felt a similar experience when I met Kid Cudi. He was so cool when I experienced him through his music, interviews, and commentary, but there was an empty feeling when I finally meet him in person. I think disappointment is a good way to sum it. As much as their work affects your life, there really is not personal connection when it comes to the person. Strange yet sobering realization. On the film/video side of things, props to Director Collin Tilley for doing it big. Much respect.
Monday, August 30, 2010
Jason's Videos x Cali Swag District x Marques Houston
Work is not cool when everyone else is taking summer trips. But it's all steps towards the bigger picture. Here's a video update!
Marques Houston Noize Exclusive Behind the Scenes from Jason Poon on Vimeo.
Behind the scenes at Marques Houston's music video shoot "Noize".DJ Event from Jason Poon on Vimeo.
Numark V7 DJ Event in LA.Cali Swag + Urban Ink from Jason Poon on Vimeo.
Cali Swag District getting tattoos.Monday, July 26, 2010
A life of critical moments + Adulthood
Maybe I'm dramatic and I bring it upon myself, but does it feel like life is a series of critical moments and decisions?
I remember feeling extremely stressed out my junior year of high school because I wasn't doing well academically. There was a test coming up, and I felt that if I did not pass this test, I would irrevocably ruin my future. Being that junior year is the most important academic year in high school, I would destroy my changes of getting into a good college, thus ruining my chances of getting a job, thus ruining the rest of my life. I remember that same feeling during city college (I guess I didn't pass that test). I had a variation of that moment before the DTR. But it was more like, I don't want to make the mistake of ruining another person's life if it doesn't work out. On the other hand if I don't do it I may miss out on the opportunity of a life time and then die with regret.
I realized a couple months ago that I'm actually an adult. And time doesn't stop for no body. I been wondering...can one achieve their dreams if they work hard and smart or is it only a myth told by Presidents to motivate children? I'm sure the answer is somewhere in the middle, but I'm asking myself... Can I do it?
As Jagged as said , "We ain't getting younger, we must as well do it." I wonder if pursuing my dreams is just a way of delaying responsibility and reality. I don't want to be the uncle in Napoleon Dynamite who has lost touch with reality. But I don't want to die with regret either... I'm twenty-three now, will I ever live to see twenty-four, The way things is going I don't know. Let me know, do I still got time to grow.
On another note sharing some more video projects...
I remember feeling extremely stressed out my junior year of high school because I wasn't doing well academically. There was a test coming up, and I felt that if I did not pass this test, I would irrevocably ruin my future. Being that junior year is the most important academic year in high school, I would destroy my changes of getting into a good college, thus ruining my chances of getting a job, thus ruining the rest of my life. I remember that same feeling during city college (I guess I didn't pass that test). I had a variation of that moment before the DTR. But it was more like, I don't want to make the mistake of ruining another person's life if it doesn't work out. On the other hand if I don't do it I may miss out on the opportunity of a life time and then die with regret.
I realized a couple months ago that I'm actually an adult. And time doesn't stop for no body. I been wondering...can one achieve their dreams if they work hard and smart or is it only a myth told by Presidents to motivate children? I'm sure the answer is somewhere in the middle, but I'm asking myself... Can I do it?
As Jagged as said , "We ain't getting younger, we must as well do it." I wonder if pursuing my dreams is just a way of delaying responsibility and reality. I don't want to be the uncle in Napoleon Dynamite who has lost touch with reality. But I don't want to die with regret either... I'm twenty-three now, will I ever live to see twenty-four, The way things is going I don't know. Let me know, do I still got time to grow.
On another note sharing some more video projects...
Jay Rock Nightmare on Elm Street Behind the Scenes from Jason Poon on Vimeo.
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