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Media and arts, I need a project, something, ANYTHING, to do

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1337
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I just need something to do to kill a bunch of extra time I have. It can be anything, from music production to filming, photography, programming, web designing, after effects, whatever. Just give me something to do!
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iLLbiLLy
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Go take long exposures... best way to kill time. Or if you really want to program I need someone to work on a corresponding Iphone app to what I'm writing in android.
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family_vacation
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learn java and blow something up in after effects
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Kratotalaga
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um chill out and watch a movie or tv, its friday,  why do you want to do a random project right now?
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1337
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because i have nothing to do all damn weekend. Finished building my computer so now i want to put it to the test ;)
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iLLbiLLy
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Do you have particular plug-in in AE? Make a visualizer for a dope song. Great way to push your computer.
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[-mvee-]
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stop motion? panoramic pictures? .. like a skyline picture at night lovee those. idk
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.Max.
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Make a time lapse edit of one day in your town. Could be interesting.
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MANDER
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Im making a documentary for film class on the Digitization of Photography. Wanna think of some questions I can ask a professional photographer and the ex President of Kodak?! THANKS ahahaahaha
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Milksteak
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Take my senior pictures Jaymay
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ThunderousFilms
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Only do this if you are bored out of your mind and have nothing else to do, but I would really appreciate it!

http://vimeo.com/channels/thunderousfilms
This is my channel with all the videos that I have footage in.

http://vimeo.com/thunderousfilms/videos
These are my videos, out of them the edits that I would love critiqued are:
Nicky G
Below Zero password: Below
Brian Kiss Teaser
Goprolicious
Taste the Street
Sam Viseur Promo 09/10
Season Preview
Lyman Currier Promo 09/10
Final Season Edit
and Snowy Snowmass

Critique my videos as ruthlessly as possible and tell me how to fix them. Would be really appreciated. I feel that every time I edit something it is just horribly edited even with all the good footage I have. Because of that for my cinematography reel at the end of the year im having other people edit my collection of shots. So please help me learn how to edit!
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TheRightCoast
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hack the playstation network... oh wait
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Alex_G
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no wonder you hate so hard ha ha
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1337
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good one?
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captainEMERICA
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a photo a day project!
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SkiThe603
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will you make me a sweet title for a 10 min documentary on a kid, i have a name for it but i don't have AE and yea, so wanna make that, if you do PM me.
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IanAvery-Leaf
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stop motions take so long
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zahava
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It would be great if you could critique my photos.
https://www.newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/618995/

flickr's in my sig.

thanks.
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broto
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make me a animated gif icon of a nose tap on a rainbow rail... plz?
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Afeld
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Projects:

·Build a mini ramp and paint a big mural on it
http://www.instructables.com/id/diy-quarter-pipe-instructable-easy/
(then learn to skateboard if not already learned)
·Learn the banjo
·Make skateboarding edit on your ramp to your banjo music

·Take up photography on pinhole cameras
·Get good
·Get really good
·sell work
·Quit because you sold out

·moss graffiti
http://origin.juxtapoz.com/Current/moss-graffitinext-big-thing

·Thing in a jar
http://www.traipse.com/thing_in_a_jar/

·Solve a Scooby-Doo/Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mystery

·learn to beatbox

·Start a tshirt/hoodie/hat company and sell to NS

·Build a Treehouse/fort
·Find couches and rugs on the side of the road or at Goodwill
·Be creative and paint, hang your photos, play your banjo
·Chill in your castle

I'll think of more later. I hope to do one or two of these this summer

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1337
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epic
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Troy.
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Learn to circularly breathe and buy a digeridoo. I have one and haven't learned how to yet.
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SassySloth
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http://www.stumbleupon.com/su/2gtt4Y/pinterest.com/pin/18511109/
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1337
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i can't draw to save my life :(
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VT_scratch
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i dont have the tutorial link but I think there are plenty out there.

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[evan]
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so wierd, but so fucking cool
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Ben.
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Go shoot photos? I feel like that doesnt need to be a project. Just go walk around.
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apcaipse
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Longboard!
Slackline!
Learn to really party.
Make your desk more functional. Like if it's just a desk in front of you with a roll out thing for the keyboard, add on a side to it and make that your design table, then add on a side opposite that so you have extra space, allowing you to make a party zone.
Learn how to build a fridge, and make mini fridges and sell them for super cheap. Customize them for hiding shit for a little extra.
Take all your stuff and add extra pockets, hidey holes, drawers, and little sneaky secret spots to them.
Make a panic room.
Customize everything exactly to your liking.
Build a tree house and wire electricity to it, move your entire room up there and stay there the entire summer.
Buy a ton of old computers for like 200 dollars, set them all up on a network and start DDOSing people you don't like.
Vegas.
Make SWAG t-shirts and sell them (I'd buy one.)
Get involved in the mob.
Learn to self defense.
Learn how to accidentally a word.
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1337
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haha these are pretty good ideas, but looking for something more along the lines of whats in the OP
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Davy.Crockett
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bust out some old lego or playmobil and make a stopmotion movie
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1337
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bump
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Ben.
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Shoot film. Develop it yourself.
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Troy.
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Build me a jib crane and dolly.
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Shredability
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Shoot film
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Afeld
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Great idea.
So much fun and incredibly satisfying

More projects/events:

·Write a screenplay
·Edit it
·Film movie
·Edit movie

·Sew old Tshirts into a blanket
·Put blanket in aforementioned castle

·Go exploring around where you live
·I guarantee you'll ind something cool
·Document trip

·Reenact a war/play/Seinfeld episode

·Blow something up
http://dangerouslyfun.com/

·Camping: State park, someone's land, trespassing, etc
·With friends
·Build a fire
·Roat Hot dogs
·Make s'mores
·If applicable sleep under the stars

·Drive/fly/hitch to Mt. Hood

·Start a garden
·Grow peas, tomatoes, beets and carrotts
·Do work so things grow
·Wait/ repeat previous step
·Harvest and make awesome meals with the plants you grew

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1337
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I could do that. Give me a budget and some profit for my time and you got a deal
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1337
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I do have a story that I want to turn into a movie, maybe I'll work on this...
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1337
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fuck cut off the rest of my post

I hate writing though, so this might be a good/bad thing for me...
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blackoutbill
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That sounds like so much fun. If I have time to kill, this is what I'm doing this weekend
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Chubz.
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Example please? I have a feeling i know what you're talking about but im not completely sure.
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[-mvee-]
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edit all in reverse...doing outrageous things.
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panojibber
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Start producing music! Throw a copy of ableton on that new computer, start having fun! Or use fruity loops, its much easier and still super powerful (deadmau5 uses it).

Music producing just killed the entire day for me, and I have a chunk of a nice little song to show for it!
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TWoods
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I tried to learn how to a word but then I accidentally the whole thi
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assface
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learn twixtor and never use it in a real edit
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1337
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I love producing and have ableton on my pc, but unfortunately i stink at it. I might get an APC40 though to see if i can get myself back into it.
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[evan]
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just saw your FB status, how hard is it to make it a script? and where do you plan on acquring the heroin?
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1337
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download celtx, its a script writing program that makes formatting really really easy. So far so good, but it will probably get a shit ton harder as I get into the story.
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dunkaroos
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Dude, you have so many good ideas. I might have to do some of these too
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1337
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bumpp, two days off of work with nothing to do.

Give me something to do M&A!
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MatRich
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same here! yesterday I worked on making a digital pinhole camera. today I want something new!
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