CowboyStudio Shoulder Support Pad for Video Camcorder Camera DV / DC – Review

My apologies if you’re getting this mail a second time. Something happened to the database, and all activity for Novemeber 22, 2011 was lost. I think it was Cowboy studio hacking my account for this negative review below.

As of this writing, this thing costs only about 24 bucks on Amazon.com. Fight the urge to buy this thing. It’s a complete waste, of money and space. I have absolutely no idea why it has 4 stars on Amazon. It should be rated negative 5.

Yeah, it feels cheap, but that’s not why I rate it low. It’s just that any footage you take with it will be useless. Every movement in your body will be translated into the footage. Your footage will be absolutely terrible. Some people may say, that I need practice. I hope they’re happy with their purchase.

Stay the hell away from this piece of junk. Buy your crew some extra pop.

ps. I was thinking of selling it on craigslist for 10 bucks. Then I thought better of myself and decided that I didn’t want to create a new sucker. I’m going to enjoy breaking this damn thing.

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Oh Disney, What Have You Done Again?

After watching Pocahontas and vowing never to watch another abhorrent distortion of history, I broke down and watched the Princess and the frog. I had tooooooo! It’s Disney’s first black princess story!

Let me remind you of Pocahontas’ premise in a nutshell: European men come to North America in search of gold. They stop in Virginia (and I’m not exactly sure why Virginia)and encounter natives. Love ensues between native Pocahontas and European John Smith. The Native population and the Europeans don’t get along, so the Europeans conclude TO GO BACK TO EUROPE!?????????? (There are 10 question marks!)

Yes, you read that correctly Europeans returned to Europe and do not settle in North America.

Now back to my review of Disney’s Frog and the Prince.

If you haven’t seen the film, here is the basic plot summary:

Instead of the young girl kissing a frog and turning him into a prince (therefore making her a princess), she is transformed into a frog.

Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0780521/

This film started with an impressive message that good work ethic, strong family values, financial prudence and a little luck will ultimately result in achieving your goals.

But there are a few regressive messages which it seems only Disney can do…

They imply destroying your hard work and lifelong goals are acceptable if you find the right man to marry.

You can skip the below paragraphs if you have seen the film.

The protagonist dreams of making her own restaurant, even as a very young child. Years pass and she has sacrificed and saved every penny to open her dream business. She has put her dream in action, met with the bankers and in just a few short days her dream will come true.

BUT, somehow this practical, hard-working, and goal oriented individual is willing to abandon her lifelong ambition/goal, in an instant, because she has found her man (which also happens to be a prince).

As well, Although this film does an excellent job of portraying black males as wonderful father figures, the role of the mother is completely absent. The father is referred or alluded to multiple times through out the film as a psychological crutch for the protagonist and to support her ambitions. Yet the mother, who is still alive and active in her life is never mentioned except when it comes to cleaning her new restaurant!

In conclusion I leave you with these questions and comments:

Should we be more critical of children’s films than we are of adult films? Do children analyze the larger, aggregate messages found in film? Can they extrapolate this to the plight and dimension of the African-American experience?

Let me assert that children’s films should be more accurate than your average film. There is an enormous difference between having a fairy defy physics by flying and telling a social justice inaccuracy. Children simply can’t question the material presented, jump on the Internet and research the validity of the arguments.

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Dell Commercial for Poptent

Commercial for the Dell xps z. It didn’t win, but it is one of my favorite pieces.

 

Music: By Kevin MacLeod

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Occupy Wall Street

I spent the most of the last three days at Occupy Wall Street at Zuccotti Park in lower Manhattan. It was awesome. I loved being there. Even when I wasn’t talking to anybody, doing nothing more than standing around, with my arm resting on top of my camera on the tripod, I liked just being there. There was something in the ether there that refused to judge me. And I liked how it made me feel.

I did shoot some video, but I can’t put it up yet as I don’t have any editing software on my laptop. Also, the audio is going to be pretty bad as I used on camera audio.

But I just wanted to write about being in Zuccotti Park. The people there are from everywhere and of every color, and I don’t mean by race. These people are just of a different individual, independent color. And when you’re with them, it feels like it’s possible to discover your personal color as well. It was crazy and liberating at the same time. I’ll post some videos on it soon.

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