” ~ wain~

Niaw’s performance has always been outstanding. And with the magic touch with a genius named Jeremy and a filmmaking blacksmith, Niaw is even doing better than ever. Jeremy is the most knowledgeable man about automobile that I have ever met. Although I only received two crash courses from him, I understand most of the mechanics behind Niaw that I am able to fine-tune Niaw accordingly.

Here are only some minor/easy tune up from the wisdom of Jeremy: spark plug, tire, engine oil, and the choice of premium gas. The result is magnificent: record high 51 mpg.

Then the filmmaking blacksmith decided to really make Niaw the true filmmaker companion: the mobile studio. He took out the back seat of Niaw to start with. Then he is going to completely re-do the floor with plywood and install a stable tripod where a regular crane can mount on it. The capacity of the back trunk is going to exceed a SUV, only with twice better mileage. The only challenge of the project is that it has to be an expandable, stable and artistic design.

Ps. Million thanks again to Elliott who found Niaw for me.
Ps. Billion thanks to Paul for the inspiration of the crane design.

July 7 painting the apartment, building the set
July 9-17 finding filming location in nyc
July 18 drive to Virginia to meet the screenwriter
July 19-21 screenwriting
July 22 drive back to Maryland to pick up the cameraman, then drive back to nyc to meet the leading acteress

RED Coffee credits

Producer Wain Yee
Co-director Teddy Wolff & Wain Yee
Screenwriter David Hogue & Wain Yee
Starring Sungyeon Lee, Teddy Wolff & Wai Kuen Yee
Cinematographer Teddy Wolff
Music Producer Claire Chun
Special Thanks to Van Tran & Ryan Kelley

*filming schedule
July 23 Sung’s apartment
July 24 Sung’s apartment
July 25 Marriott Execustay
July 26 Korean restaurant, Queensboro Bridge, Manhanttan apartment
July 27 Downtown Manhattan

So I did it. Filming a 30 minutes movie in 5 days. More about RED Coffee later.

so next up:

July 28 drive to Baltimore to see Claire
July 29 drive to Virginia to see David
July 31 drive to Kansas City
August 1 drive to Carbondale, Colorado
August 2-5 Rocky Mountain Blacksmiths Conference (blacksmithing!)
August 6 - 18 Blacksmithing in New Mexico
August 19 - 26 USC, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara
August 26 - 30 more Blacksmithing in New Mexico again
August 31 - Sept 2 Carbondale then Boulder
September 4 Northfield, Minnesota. School starts, *Graduation trip ends.

Work Hard & Play Hard. That is the plan.

summer: Graduation trip. Road Trip. Chicago, NYC, LA and home sweet home New Mexico. Mainly seeing friends that haven’t met for 4~5 years, doing blacksmithing, and forget about all the work in Scoville. Disconnect and reconnect. Rest, relax and enjoy.

fall: reform the equipment checkout system in the Media Lab. also helped Paul complete complete as many projects as possible.

main study: this definitely has the HIGHEST priority. will take more CAMS classes. Intro, film theory, documentaries, seriously anything. I just need to theorize myself, my knowledge, my passion, before i make my own film.

side study: prepare level 1 JLPT. aiming at level 1, should at least pass level 2. also should practice better mandarin.

future plan: apply to film school/grad school. need helps from Michael, Carol, John, and Paul. also apply to Cathy Pacific.

I am not going to spend much time on any easy project. there are much more to study.

Last but not least, hopefully if all things go well, I will be able to make a film about the NGO-Osmosis in Brazil. Finger crossed.

I am proudly announce (finally) that Wain Yee is

the Educational Associate of Cinema and Media Studies

for the next academic year 2007 - 2008.

i understand the whole world is expecting me to take that position even before i apply. but it is still exciting to finally receive that confirmation from my boss, whom I have work for for the past 4 years. So yea~! very soon I won’t be a Carleton student but a staff! and Carleton is going to continue paying me to go to school + giving me millions of production equipment + giving me a studio! YEAH~~
(^o^)v This is simply my dream job.