4 Days!

You might wonder what 4 days is all about? Well 4 days until I get to fly to Oregon and see the fam. So I'm pretty stoked about that. Nothing too exciting has happened since I last wrote. I finished both my Post Production and Career Communications classes... so it's nice to be done with that. I'm helping some friends on a shoot tomorrow, so we will see how that goes. I'm just a grip on it, so I will just be helping wherever necessary.

So I was reading in the news today how a late term abortion doctor was shot and killed in his church. Now I don't condone abortion by any means, however don't you think this is a bit ridiculous? Where is the logic in killing someone because you believe he is killing innocent children? There is no logic. You are performing the same act you are supposedly against by doing this? What a twisted world we live in.

On a better note, me and a couple friends (Andrew, and Brian) have been going around a lot lately and photographing a lot of different things. Its been a blast, and I've really been enjoying it. Film is so much more fun than digital, and much more exciting in my opinion. Here's a couple pics I've taken so far, enjoy!

lions, tigers, and bears, OH MY!

So it's been a while since I've wrote on here....

Nothing too exciting has been going on lately. Just busy with school, and been enjoying an easy month of classes. It's been raining constantly over the past week, which has been not so exciting. It was cool the first couple days, then it starts to get really old. Especially when you want to go outside and do stuff i.e. basketball, tennis, longboarding, etc. We finally have some sunshine now though, which is nice after the week of darkness. I got myself a new film camera, and guitar. Both of which are pretty exciting. Except the fact my guitar came with a broken string... which is not that cool. The Nuggets are tied with the Lakers right now at 2-2. So let's hope they can win the series, and head to their first NBA Finals! Also, the French Open started on Sunday and it's kind of a bummer I can't be watching it.

Well I fly into Portland next Thursday (a week and 2 days) and I'm looking forward to that. Spend a few days there and see some of the fam I haven't seen in a while. Then we will drive back to Idaho where I will be spending the month of June while I'm in my online classes. This will be the longest period of being home since I moved to Florida last January. So that will be nice to have some time to spend with the fam/friends. That's all I have for now. Peace out!

What UP!

Alright, so I've been computer-less for a little over 3 weeks now... pretty lame! I dropped water on it while in the Virgin Islands (not reccommended!) and that's my excuse for not writing for so long. I went to the Virgin Islands from April 11-20 to see my friend Austin and enjoy a week on the beautiful island. To be honest, it was probably the best week of my life. I've never seen such beauty before. The water was so crystal clear, it didn't even seem real! I went snorkeling a few times, and saw a couple Caribbean Reef Sharks, some sting rays, all sorts of crazy fish, and we even rode some sea turtles (which is illegal btw, but sue us). We went on a private charter to the British Virgin Islands, and went to an amazing place on Virgin Gorda called The Baths. It was breathtaking to say the least. We also spent some time in a place called Jost van Dyke, and it was also very beautiful. As you can tell, we had way too much fun... and I was not ready to come back to Florida.

But I'm back in Florida now. We shot our 16mm project a few weeks ago which I was AD (assistant director) on. It was very stressful, and so much fun. I'm glad it's over now though. We are now in two new classes which are Editing, and Career Communications. Editing is ok, because we get to edit our 16mm projects... but the lectures are extremely boring. And Career Communications is a complete joke, so no need to even talk about that waste of time.

I come home next month, which I am very excited for. I have a couple of online classes that month, and since they are online there is really no need for me to stay here in Florida. So I will enjoy the month back at home. I also graduate here in about 6 months, which I am really looking forward to! That's really all I got for now... I'll keep you posted.

past due...

So nothing too big or exciting has happened since I last wrote. However, Monty no longer has mites- those little buggers aren't fun to freakin get rid of. I spent countless hours getting rid of them, and am relieved they are finally gone. He also ate tonight, so that was pretty cool! I've been super busy with our production coming up next month, and have had numerous meetings and hours of paperwork that I've already done. And it's nowhere near over! I'm actually quite enjoying it though. I'm really looking forward to spring break! I am really needing a week break from the craziness. And no to mention the fact that I'm going to the caribbean doesn't really suck :) my friend Austin is living down there right now, so I'm gonna go stay with him for a week and we will cause all sorts of trouble. LOL. We plan on going kiteboarding, going to the British virgin islands... stuff of that sort. It will be quite the experience.

Just so you know... my snake is staring at me at the moment as if he wants to eat me next. It's quite hilarious. He stares at me quite often when I'm laying on my bed, sometimes he does this weird thing when he moves his head from side to side while staring at me. He's a weird little dude.

Well that's really all that is happening as of right now... just been enjoying the beautiful 80 degree weather lately, and loving this spring time! We are heading out to Cocoa on Saturday, so that will be a good time as always. PEACE!

Lame

So I just found out today that Monty has Mites. And that really sucks.... I hear they are a pain in the butt to get rid of. So pretty much my much needed day off tomorrow will consist of getting rid of mites. Gotta love it!

Cheers to 2 months of craziness!

So yesterday we found out our positions for our 16mm shoot coming up next month. We had to apply for these positions and then the teachers picked from the portfolios who they thought would best fit the job. I applied for First Assistant Director as my first choice- sound mixer as second- and boom operator as third. But ultimately I wanted First Assistant Director and I just applied for the other 2 because they made us apply for 3 jobs. It was a lot of working getting the portfolios together, and my position required lots and lots of paperwork. But it paid off, and I was chosen as the 1st AD. I was pretty happy about that, even though it wasn't the script I wanted to work out. They split our class up and half of us work on one script and the other half works on another. They put me on the script I didn't really want, but that's alright. Gotta make the best of it! So now I'm going to be super busy in the next couple of months. I have lots of work before and during the shoot to do. The main part of my job consists of scheduling out the three 12 hour shooting days, making sure the rest of the crew are getting their stuff ready before the shoot, and a bunch of another paperwork. On the shoot I'm in charge of the crew and making sure everything is running smoothly because the director is supposed to only concentrate on the talent so I have to be in charge of everything else. So hopefully everything goes well, I'm pretty excited! That's all for now!

Hello Party People!

So there's a few new things in the life of Tyler.... first, I got myself a Ball Python, and named him Monty. That's right! He is so cool! And well worth the money. Second, I just finished shooting my first movie on film yesterday. It was 35mm film, and turned out really well. Can't wait to see the finished project and edit it! I got myself a twitter account:
http://www.twitter.com/tylerDporter
check it out if you want quick updates on things happening in my life.
Here's a picture of Monty, enjoy!

Sick!

So I've been sick the past couple days... it sucks. On a brighter note, here's some pictures from our shoot yesterday.

ha so I'm already off to a bad start! its been over 2 weeks since I last posted on of these... but to tell you the truth, nothing really exciting has happened. I've been busy with my HD Production class, and we shoot our show next week. It's some dumb variety show, with a photographer, dancers, a band, and a fashion person or something. I guess we are interviewing them and stuff and they are performing for us/showing their work. It wasn't my idea, but whatever. I'm going to be the audio engineer on the project, so I will be running the audio board. It's going to remind me of my high school days in Prok ;) The weather has been a little chilly the past few days but nothing too bad. Chilly here is WARM back at home ;) Less than 10 months left of school! wooohooo! can't wait! I think this graduation won't be as cool as High School, but I don't care. Cuz I'm probably gonna be more excited knowing I'm COMPLETELY done with school after that. I'm hoping my family is able to come down for my graduation... well that's all for now. Take care.

Happy New Year!!!! It's crazy how fast 2008 went by! Only 10 more months left of school :)

I've been enjoying spending the past 2 weeks at home during Christmas and New Years. I leave back to Orlando on Sunday, and the only thing inspiring me to go back is knowing I'll be completely done in October... oh and the warm weather is always a bonus! ;)

I've seen a bunch of people I haven't seen in years, and I've spent a lot of time with family. It has been very refreshing. My dad and I did a tennis tournament, and won every match we played. That was pretty cool too!


New Years Resolution:

1. Write on my blog more often! haha