Wai's shoot is over, so I'm staring a month of free time in the face. I have obligations, of course, but I also have several projects lined up--
1. The Fabber. I may have an opportunity to get paid to do this. If not, I can't afford it.
2. Mathematica. I want to work on either image recognition or behavioral algorithms. Image recognition seems a lot more difficult, but more worthwhile in a way. Behavioral algorithms has the advantage of working in #3.
3. Sun SPOT. I won two of these amazing microcontrollers at an ACM meeting and I haven't done a damn thing with them. I feel that I should, and soon.
4. Propeller design competition. I haven't started my entry which is due in September.
in addition, I HAVE TO edit Thoroughly Modern Millie, a high school production I taped and which must go on sale soon.
Write me and let me know how you think I should prioritize these projects.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Sunday, May 4, 2008
My Last Act as Film Student
I am currently helping with what could possibly be the last film I ever work on. That is not to say that this film is driving away, I have just decided on a different path for my life. A more robot-cluttered path.
Meantime, making the film is a lot of fun. The director is Wai Choy (yes, The Wai Choy), a close personal friend of mine, and a really good director. I am assistant directing and sound mixing (how can someone do both??) A side benefit is that my food expenses have decreased to zero. A side disadvantage is that I have no time to study or look for another job. In retrospect it was probably very unwise to help with this film, but I agreed to it long before I knew the problems I would be facing.
It's not easy being a robot guy in NYC. It's shocking how the tech entrepreneurship atmosphere is so different in California. If you have a good technology idea, you can pretty much crowdsurf to the bank.
The similarities between filmmaking and startups are notable: Both are based in California. Hollywood has Producers, Silicon Valley has it's VCs. A film and a great piece of technology both take thousands of man-hours and involve a technically-informed style of creativity. I can't think of any more, but there are likely many.
Meantime, making the film is a lot of fun. The director is Wai Choy (yes, The Wai Choy), a close personal friend of mine, and a really good director. I am assistant directing and sound mixing (how can someone do both??) A side benefit is that my food expenses have decreased to zero. A side disadvantage is that I have no time to study or look for another job. In retrospect it was probably very unwise to help with this film, but I agreed to it long before I knew the problems I would be facing.
It's not easy being a robot guy in NYC. It's shocking how the tech entrepreneurship atmosphere is so different in California. If you have a good technology idea, you can pretty much crowdsurf to the bank.
The similarities between filmmaking and startups are notable: Both are based in California. Hollywood has Producers, Silicon Valley has it's VCs. A film and a great piece of technology both take thousands of man-hours and involve a technically-informed style of creativity. I can't think of any more, but there are likely many.
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