Annieisms » Videoblogs http://annieisms.com The personal website for Annie Tsai Fri, 28 Sep 2012 07:26:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 hello new york city http://annieisms.com/2009/07/28/hello-from-new-york-city/ http://annieisms.com/2009/07/28/hello-from-new-york-city/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 18:39:52 +0000 Annie http://annieisms.com/?p=343 New York City is such a neat place. I’m having a great time… so much so that I barely have time to sleep! I’d like to share some moments with you guys, and what better way to do it than in music montage?!

Featuring: Twilight Techno by Dimrain47

For more updates from the city, follow my Tumblr and photos on Flickr!

]]> http://annieisms.com/2009/07/28/hello-from-new-york-city/feed/ 4 youtube production class, behind the scenes! http://annieisms.com/2009/06/15/youtube-production-class/ http://annieisms.com/2009/06/15/youtube-production-class/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:49:46 +0000 Annie http://annieisms.com/?p=312 Behind the scenes during the production of one of our interview pieces. And with that my friends, my first year at UCSD comes to a close… whew.

So now what? Summer time, New York, and Next New Networks. :) More on my super duper exciting summer plans coming soon!

]]> http://annieisms.com/2009/06/15/youtube-production-class/feed/ 2 great timing for a hardware failure http://annieisms.com/2009/05/30/great-timing-for-a-hardware-failure/ http://annieisms.com/2009/05/30/great-timing-for-a-hardware-failure/#comments Sat, 30 May 2009 23:44:34 +0000 Annie http://annieisms.com/?p=302 Here’s a little lesson, folks. When your computer gives you this:
pink line on my macbook pro screen :(

Do not hesitate to take it in to the Apple Store (because you need your laptop for homework and/or can’t bear to be without it)… or else it will eventually lead to this:

Then, when you take it in to the Apple Store, they will run some tests and come up with this:
my macbook pro's graphics card is fail(I really wasn’t supposed to see this, but I did, and I secretly took a picture. I really hope this doesn’t get anyone in trouble and/or fired, sorry! All in good fun.)

Anyway, my MacBook Pro is now at the store, waiting for a new logic board. It’s not like I have 2 videos to produce for class. It’s not like I have 3 papers to write. It’s not like finals are fast approaching. It’s not like MY LAPTOP IS MY LIFE or anything. Oh wait, IT IS.

]]> http://annieisms.com/2009/05/30/great-timing-for-a-hardware-failure/feed/ 11 eye contact http://annieisms.com/2009/05/21/eye-contact/ http://annieisms.com/2009/05/21/eye-contact/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 12:39:08 +0000 Annie http://annieisms.com/?p=295 Another video I made for my YouTube class. This time we used a PXL-2000, a toy camcorder made by Fisher Price in the late ’80s. Presented to you in Pixelvision, this is why I am so awkward in real life:

Featuring music from brad sucks’ source for “fixing my brain”, check him out because he’s got lots of sweet beats to move yo feets!

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You can see some of the videos my classmates made in this YouTube group. I really like that there are only 10 students in the class, pretty cool for an undergraduate course.

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[cross-posted on the EPIC FU blog]

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This is Maggie. She came into Justine’s and my life last Wednesday with her sister Winnie. If this doesn’t make your insides all warm and squishy, then you suck at life.

She started out super skittish and all “I’m going to hide under my bed mmkay?”, but she’s really warmed up to the idea of humans over the last week. Justine actually taught her to play fetch today. It’s crazy watching a kitten return to you with a wad of aluminum foil in her mouth. As for Winnie… oh my lord, she’s a freaking cuddle machine. I can’t get enough of these KITTEHS! ahhhalskdfjalksdjl. More pictures here.

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True story: Micro once stole a muffin from right under our editor Daniel’s nose.

In case you haven’t been watching my updates on Twitter, I’m spending the summer at Smashface, working as a production assistant at EPIC FU (in addition to my DIY and correspondent segments as before!). Lucky me, I get to work with the best of the LA new media scene: Steve Woolf, Zadi Diaz, Rick Rey, and Sarah Atwood. IT’S AWESOME! Plus, I get to hang out with Sasha and Micro, the Smashface mascots, all day long. You can see some of the behind the scenes shenanigans on the blog!

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Golly, that’s a bad thumbnail. :]

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This video makes me eligible now (well, the videos I did for JETSET count too). ;)
More info on The Winnies can be found here: youarethewinner.org

Oh man I haven’t edited in such a while… I’m so rusty. All the compression settings have changed, etc. Everyone and everything is so fancy now! I love all the new [slightly cheesy] background music in iMovie too, haha.

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