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Tl;dr I finished the series last night (I know I'm late to the party, it's been a devastatingly glorious binge) and a friend in the industry is taking me to the event tomorrow.

I'm absolutely losing my mind with excitement. Half my family is in Los Angeles and the other half lives in Vegas, so this show was deeply special to me.

I plan to get there quite early tomorrow as I wanna soak in every moment possible.

They very well might confiscate my phone, but I'll do my best to share a little travelogue if not!

My musical short is rejected from three out of three festivals now. I know that’s par for the course, but I really thought this film would get in somewhere. I’ve made what I would consider to be worse films that got into the same festivals I was rejected from.

But hey, such is life. My question is, where can I get feedback on a short from someone like a festival programmer or someone who knows what does and doesn’t get into a festival?

I’d like some honest feedback about whether or not this film can be saved, and if not, why.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Hi all,

My musical short is rejected from three out of three festivals now. I know that’s par for the course, but I really thought this film would get in somewhere. I’ve made what I would consider to be worse films that got into the same festivals I was rejected from.

But hey, such is life. My question is, where can I get feedback on a short from someone like a festival programmer or someone who knows what does and doesn’t get into a festival?

I’d like some honest feedback about whether or not this film can be saved, and if not, why.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

Heading up to Universal to see the movie but haven't been since they've started implementing security.

For those who went over the weekend, how long were you in line for, and how long were previews before it started?

Also, is food allowed?

Writing this at 1:30am from a house close to the 110. For the past 15 minutes there has been this endless string of loud cars. Just one after another, driving north.

What is this group? Not to be a grump but must they do this at 1:30am?

Took a short trip, under 10 minutes, four of us heading to a show. We were complimenting my friend’s boots when the driver turned around and looked at them. Then he stopped the car in the middle of the street and told us to get out.

We thought he was joking. He wasn’t. He wouldn’t drive, wouldn’t explain, just kept repeating “get out.” I apologized and said we didn’t mean any harm. Nothing.

He kicked all four of us out in the middle of an intersection and I watched him rate me 1 star on the way out.

My best guess is he thought my friend’s boot was up on the backseat AC vent. For whatever it’s worth, the boot wasn’t touching anything.

And no, we weren’t being loud, weren’t drunk and disorderly, laughing loud, nothing. Just straight up kicked out in the middle of the street.

Of course, we missed part of our show. Uber gave generic responses.

Is there some massive thing we missed? AITA? It put a major damper on the night.

I'm trying hard to reconnect with friends, but I find "How have you been?" to be such an exhausting way to open a message/conversation/email/text.

What are other ways to open up a convo with a friend you haven't chatted with in a while?

Had one of those classic 12-hour delay days because of weather last month. Wrote an email to them about the situation and just got my $30 eCredit for the inconvenience.

For what it’s worth, we also paid extra for a smaller airport much closer to us but ended up needing to fly into to the international airport way on the other side of the county.

For those who’ve been through this, is $30 the best we’ll get, or has anyone successfully gotten more?

WN1188. We’ve been stuck st the gate for nearly 2 hours now because of a door problem. Our captain said it’s been corrected over an hour ago but we’re still here.

Does anyone know what’s happening? Everyone is getting antsy.

ETA: captain said they’re bringing a panel fastener from the the other side of the airport, because they have to be the “same panel as the day the plane was made.” Dunno what that means but we’ve been here 2 hours now with no end in sight.

WN1198. We started to taxi then went back to the gate. The panels apparently had a “clip problem.”

After 20ish minutes the captain came out and said we were cleared to go, and quipped it’s his last flight and has fish & chips waiting for him.

This is the second time this has happened to me this year, and ironically — it’s a reassurance we don’t get in the air until it’s safe.

Wish me luck yall. Get on the plane.

Flew into DEN. FAs and pilots announced significant turbulence from the moment we boarded. Multiple times. No drink service it’ll be so bad. Stop going to the bathroom.

Y’all. It wasn’t bad.

Yes, there were some shakies. A baby drop or two. The anticipation and “warning” tone of it all made the dread so much worse than the actual thing.

You can do it. Grab a ginger lozenge and get on the damn plane.

This is a bit of a "skill issue" problem I'd appreciate some solutions for. Every time I try and go handheld with my 6K Full Frame, it's just so unusably shaky.

When I shoot on a Sony, even with a tiny bit of IBIS, my friends call me "Steady Hands" and it's all buttery, but I can't quite figure out how to hold this thing steady.

Anyone have any tips?

I have an upcoming trip next week (myself +1) that I bought with points. But as of today, I qualify for CP.

Is there any reason I can't cancel the trip now, then rebook immediately with my new CP to save? Any risks to look out for?

I recently wrapped up a shoot with a client. In my initial contract with them, I offered all of the raw footage filmed delivered via hard drive.

I shipped the hard drive, but a month later, they're now asking me to upload everything to Google Drive. I explained to them that we have hundreds of 4K 10-bit shots and that uploading and downloading would be a multi-day endeavor.

I offered to send another hard drive, but they're insisting on a Google Drive now.

My upload speed is basically capped at 20mbps, and bulk uploading to Google Drive never goes well.

How do I navigate this? What's my overage?

I recently wrapped up a shoot with a client. In my initial contract with them, I offered all of the raw footage filmed delivered via hard drive.

I shipped the hard drive, but a month later, they're now asking me to upload everything to Google Drive. I explained to them that we have hundreds of 4K 10-bit shots and that uploading and downloading would be a multi-day endeavor.

I offered to send another hard drive, but they're insisting on a Google Drive now.

My upload speed is basically capped at 20mbps, and bulk uploading to Google Drive never goes well.

How do I navigate this? What's my overage?

I’ve been seeing lots of “I’m seeing signs” posts pop up, so I’m gonna share an experience I had last year.

The night before a flight, I was a bit nervous. I had a dream of my late grandparents hugging me. Weird.

The morning of, I opened my phone, and the first thing I see is footage of Air India 171.

I check my plane: I’m flying the exact same model. Great.

I hop on an Uber, and he’s playing “There You’ll Be” from Faith Hill, randomly. In fact, the whole playlist is some weird “goodbye” playlist.

I start feeling nervous, so I chat up my Uber driver. I asked him about his life, and he tells me he used to serve overseas. I tell him I’m flying today and goes “I wouldn’t get on a plane right now! But I’ll pray for you!”

Jesus Christ. My heart is pounding at this point.

A billboard that says “You will meet God” as another “see you in heaven” song plays.

Everything becomes a “sign” confirmation.

Suddenly, it starts to rain hard. Our fight is delayed due to unexpected weather.

I open up my phone. Air India is basically my entire algorithm. Fantastic.

I’m shaking as I get on the plane.

But then, the most amazing thing happens.

Our pilot gets on the intercom and goes, “Good morning, folks. We apologize for the delay this morning. But for the next six and a half hours, all 274 of you are the most important people in my life.”

It was needed, and I could feel a collective sigh in the plane.

The signs are in your head. Get on the plane.

Hi all,

I’m looking for a mobile notary available Tuesday afternoon to come to Westchester. I have two legal documents that need notarization, with two signatures on each.

Does anyone have a recommendation for someone around there?

Hey all, I'm much more of a songwriter than singer.

I have some original songs I really want to upload to my socials, but I keep worrying my voice just isn't acceptable enough for a demo. I don't mean it in the "I hate my voice" aversion we all have.

I just mean objectively, I know I'm not Josh Groban and that's fine. I'm nasally, it's all good.

I guess my question is: is my voice acceptable enough that I won't be laughed off Instagram posting my demos? Disclosing that the intention is for this to be sung by a pro?

Or is the tone bad enough that I shouldn't even post, and hire a singer for the demos?

Option 1 (Heady voice): https://voca.ro/1bXjbHODcKfi

Option 2 (Fuller voice): https://voca.ro/1b2Ak1J4hLie

Any honest tips, thoughts, feedback would be appreciated.