Dejitaru Tenshi
September 9th, 2004, 03:20 PM
hia all.
You can call me angel. I live in the City of Dubai in the UAE (United Arab Emirates). All yanks out there would know this as the place where you put the warshps to rest and crew on shoreleave, to execute a covert american shopping mall invasion named something like, operation Silent shopper. However your navy boys are far from silent, and stick out like sore thumbs. Let me see was in the City Center Shopping Mall the other day, yeah, baseball caps, tall and muscly, short and muscly, shorts with nike trainers, a t shirt and shirt on at the same time and the all important give away backpacks, oh and the accent that is heard louder than the tanoy. You eoropeans probably seen Dubai on the holiday programe, or may have been through the airport or something. Anyway.
There is a bit of a movie industry popping up here, and im not just talking about the near constant filming of bollywood movies, and arabic dramas, but recently allot of locals and film enthusiast have been documenting dubai in all its glory.
Perhaps you might have seen the documentary produced by visiting americans called Dubai 24hours. Which in my personal oppinion was awfulland appeared as a govornment promotional vidio of the city whith just a slight bit of depth and nearly Zero style or proggression. More like a holiday programe special on sleeping tablets.
Val Kilmers new movie comming out in the states soon i believe had a main story point set in dubai. Although the actor never actualy was here, the crew were and filmed pans and general reels for inclusion in the movie.
I am just starting out realy. But have been dreaming of making movies for a long time. Have already writen a story which according to my friend who went to a toronto film school is great. However due to the controversy necesary funds and research it hasnt got past the pen and paper stage. Anyway, im planning on buying my first DV camera within the next three months, and have a post in the XL2 watchdog section if ur interested in helping me start up. " On the fence XL2 / DVX100a"
Yes thats right i wanna start with a good technology foothold.
Have just got a job at Toni & Guy hair dressers, in the 2003 best buisness hotel in the world the emirates towers to start on SAT. That will be consuming much of my time as an Assistant + training hairdresser, yeah hairdresser, yet annother usefull way to get into the film buisness, but i have always had vission and wanna exploit my tallent.
I have worked on 3ds max r3 for 3 years on and off self teaching myself, after making a few animated projects and a presentation to the fairmont dubai i realise that my vision is limmited by my skill and non existant coding skills, however Adobe skills are way up there and as a techno friek am a friekishly fast learner so the xl2 or dvx would be no real feat.
Cant wait to get a cam, untill then, ANY ONE ELSE ON HERE IN DUBAI! Any external filmakers got any footage requests in 2 months or more that i could take for you seen as im in an interesting middle eastern spot. Lots of culture heratage, nothin uve seen in the UK or the states. Including the Burj Al Arab, and one of the Beckhams soon to be holiday retreats as well as michle owen and some other celebs, The Palm Dubai ( Palm Island, bit island shaped like a palm tree with luxuary villas and premier shopping areas" Also comming 2006 the opening of the tallest building in the world, and the biggest shopping centre in the world, not to mention the must be biggest wallet.
With the War in Iraq continuing and massive contruction, airline ( emirates airlines to recieve the first 2 deck airbus A380 in 2006)tourist (first underwater hotel) and cultural stories (wild dubai nightlife for example
) breaking out daily in this area, this is a hotbed for journalistic reporting a hotbed which i could take advantage of.
Hope u arnt bored to tears. Its great to meet you and thx for all your great posts, helping me allot, please feel free to check out my posts and gimme a helping hand.
much appreciated
Angel
You can call me angel. I live in the City of Dubai in the UAE (United Arab Emirates). All yanks out there would know this as the place where you put the warshps to rest and crew on shoreleave, to execute a covert american shopping mall invasion named something like, operation Silent shopper. However your navy boys are far from silent, and stick out like sore thumbs. Let me see was in the City Center Shopping Mall the other day, yeah, baseball caps, tall and muscly, short and muscly, shorts with nike trainers, a t shirt and shirt on at the same time and the all important give away backpacks, oh and the accent that is heard louder than the tanoy. You eoropeans probably seen Dubai on the holiday programe, or may have been through the airport or something. Anyway.
There is a bit of a movie industry popping up here, and im not just talking about the near constant filming of bollywood movies, and arabic dramas, but recently allot of locals and film enthusiast have been documenting dubai in all its glory.
Perhaps you might have seen the documentary produced by visiting americans called Dubai 24hours. Which in my personal oppinion was awfulland appeared as a govornment promotional vidio of the city whith just a slight bit of depth and nearly Zero style or proggression. More like a holiday programe special on sleeping tablets.
Val Kilmers new movie comming out in the states soon i believe had a main story point set in dubai. Although the actor never actualy was here, the crew were and filmed pans and general reels for inclusion in the movie.
I am just starting out realy. But have been dreaming of making movies for a long time. Have already writen a story which according to my friend who went to a toronto film school is great. However due to the controversy necesary funds and research it hasnt got past the pen and paper stage. Anyway, im planning on buying my first DV camera within the next three months, and have a post in the XL2 watchdog section if ur interested in helping me start up. " On the fence XL2 / DVX100a"
Yes thats right i wanna start with a good technology foothold.
Have just got a job at Toni & Guy hair dressers, in the 2003 best buisness hotel in the world the emirates towers to start on SAT. That will be consuming much of my time as an Assistant + training hairdresser, yeah hairdresser, yet annother usefull way to get into the film buisness, but i have always had vission and wanna exploit my tallent.
I have worked on 3ds max r3 for 3 years on and off self teaching myself, after making a few animated projects and a presentation to the fairmont dubai i realise that my vision is limmited by my skill and non existant coding skills, however Adobe skills are way up there and as a techno friek am a friekishly fast learner so the xl2 or dvx would be no real feat.
Cant wait to get a cam, untill then, ANY ONE ELSE ON HERE IN DUBAI! Any external filmakers got any footage requests in 2 months or more that i could take for you seen as im in an interesting middle eastern spot. Lots of culture heratage, nothin uve seen in the UK or the states. Including the Burj Al Arab, and one of the Beckhams soon to be holiday retreats as well as michle owen and some other celebs, The Palm Dubai ( Palm Island, bit island shaped like a palm tree with luxuary villas and premier shopping areas" Also comming 2006 the opening of the tallest building in the world, and the biggest shopping centre in the world, not to mention the must be biggest wallet.
With the War in Iraq continuing and massive contruction, airline ( emirates airlines to recieve the first 2 deck airbus A380 in 2006)tourist (first underwater hotel) and cultural stories (wild dubai nightlife for example
) breaking out daily in this area, this is a hotbed for journalistic reporting a hotbed which i could take advantage of.
Hope u arnt bored to tears. Its great to meet you and thx for all your great posts, helping me allot, please feel free to check out my posts and gimme a helping hand.
much appreciated
Angel