September. Week 37.
Sep. 16th, 2023 05:45 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
momecatIt is 5.30am on a Saturday and I'm awake. I don't tend to sleep more than 7hours max, and since I usually get up at this time on workdays it's not too surprising. At least it means I finally have some time and headspace to update my journal with a recap of the past week before I hit the gym.
The Festool cases finally arrived at work Monday. I got them as a belated (work related) birthday gift this year. Figuring out a preferred system of organization in them is a bit more daunting than I had expected when work is so busy. I'm going in to work today for a few hours, so might take a moment to sort through my tools while I do.
I've joined a sculpting club at work. Haven't really had a lot of energy or time to get much sculpting done the past few months, but last weekend I played around with nature vs man themes - having lichen/coral overtake the models face. Note that any potential similarities to 'the last of us' was wholly unintentional.
On Tuesday me, Joe and Jenny went and saw James Cameron's Aliens at the local Cinema. They were having an event called "Eat the Film" where they serve themed food throughout the movie. It was a great experience, delicious food that had some real creative tie-ins to the movie. My favorite has to be the "stomach caul impregnated with chicken & bacon mousse that's been inseminated with a soft-boiled egg, chicken leek casserole & crispy sweet potato tentacles" booy the texture/description really fit with the scene it was served for (it was real yummy though!).
It's strange to consider that if things had gone according to plan and the studios/AMPTP had to deigned to pay their workers (aka WGA and SAG-AFTRA) the strike wouldn't have happened and I'd likely be flying out for on-set work this weekend. For now I'm thankful that I still have work and the effects haven't hit us as hard yet. I really do hope they resolve it soon. Read that the WGA asked for another meeting next week. Hope there can be some genuine good-faith progress made, but it's hard not to be pessimistic after over 130 days of striking. Being part of the industry but in a small country on the far flung side of the world, where you can't impact or actively engage in meaningful collectivist action (the hobbit law made unionizing as a film worker illegal) is frustrating.
But hey, look at some cool stuff I worked on instead...
BTS video from Wētā Workshop about designing and manufacturing for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
3D printing Gwaihir for the Masters Collection: Salvation At Mount Doom collectible. Click through for BTS video.
Alright time to get ready for the day...
The Festool cases finally arrived at work Monday. I got them as a belated (work related) birthday gift this year. Figuring out a preferred system of organization in them is a bit more daunting than I had expected when work is so busy. I'm going in to work today for a few hours, so might take a moment to sort through my tools while I do.
I've joined a sculpting club at work. Haven't really had a lot of energy or time to get much sculpting done the past few months, but last weekend I played around with nature vs man themes - having lichen/coral overtake the models face. Note that any potential similarities to 'the last of us' was wholly unintentional.
On Tuesday me, Joe and Jenny went and saw James Cameron's Aliens at the local Cinema. They were having an event called "Eat the Film" where they serve themed food throughout the movie. It was a great experience, delicious food that had some real creative tie-ins to the movie. My favorite has to be the "stomach caul impregnated with chicken & bacon mousse that's been inseminated with a soft-boiled egg, chicken leek casserole & crispy sweet potato tentacles" booy the texture/description really fit with the scene it was served for (it was real yummy though!).
It's strange to consider that if things had gone according to plan and the studios/AMPTP had to deigned to pay their workers (aka WGA and SAG-AFTRA) the strike wouldn't have happened and I'd likely be flying out for on-set work this weekend. For now I'm thankful that I still have work and the effects haven't hit us as hard yet. I really do hope they resolve it soon. Read that the WGA asked for another meeting next week. Hope there can be some genuine good-faith progress made, but it's hard not to be pessimistic after over 130 days of striking. Being part of the industry but in a small country on the far flung side of the world, where you can't impact or actively engage in meaningful collectivist action (the hobbit law made unionizing as a film worker illegal) is frustrating.
But hey, look at some cool stuff I worked on instead...
BTS video from Wētā Workshop about designing and manufacturing for The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.
3D printing Gwaihir for the Masters Collection: Salvation At Mount Doom collectible. Click through for BTS video.
Alright time to get ready for the day...
