Julius aka J.R. - ProfilesArchive

About Me

You can find me at...
http://www.jcaesarsalad.com
http://www.linkedin.com/pub/3/50b/878
http://ucsb.facebook.com/profile.php?id=3615344
http://www.filmgravity.com/ceaser712/
http://www.filmstreamer.net/index.cfm?event=members.show& ;memberId=2575
HAHAHA. Stupid sites!

May is API Month
PEEP MY REEL (Graphics, Cinematography, Offline/Online Editing)!!!
http://www.jcaesarsalad.com
CHECK THE VISIONARIES VIDEO I WORKED ON!
VISIONARIES
Peep my site for a higher res version!FYI, Quote on headline was by Mahatma Gandhi.Anyways, I am me. I think therefore I am? I may be here or I may be there? Spontaneity is KEY. Down for whatever is life. Social change is what I attempt to do.Yes, I am a Film Major. Most of you all think that we watch movies all day. But it is so not true, at least at UCSB it isn't. We learned history, psychology, Freud, Arnheim, Munsterburg, Eisenstein, Hitchcock, Comolli, Bazin, partial illusion, imaginary signifiers, the ontology of the photographic image, cultural studies, pre-production, production, and post-production, and many, many more. We learned how to write 10 page papers every week (We can write like no other...well, at least I used to. HAHA), observe, analyze, theorize. I felt like I received a general education because of film. We learned that films affect one in so many ways. Films are like video history books of that time period in that location, whether it was made in Italy during World War I, or made in the US during this crazy time period. I feel film affects us in many ways, which why I chose this field of study and career. The best change I can make is through film. Anyways, wanna know more? Just get to know me. AIM - Dabstract1

My Interests

Dancing (Routine, Ballroom, B-Boy) - Abstract Styles (SWAT) & Hypnotix (HPX), Photography, Film/Video, basically shooting anything, Track & Field, Sports (Basketball, Football, etc.), Skateboarding, B-Boying, Capoeira, Snowboarding, Flying AKA Skydiving!!! Talking, Eating other people's food, Bartending, Drinking, API Culture, Meeting ignorant people, Meeting new people, Hip-Hop, other cultures, going to concerts, concerts, and more concerts!!! I guess there's always next year. =(In another lifetime, I guess...=(

I'd like to meet:

Spike Lee, Francis Troufaut, Michael Moore, Alfred Hitchcock, Spike Lee, Spike Jonz, the ignorant CEO's and Presidents who put the crap on tv and film, any European director, Bruce Lee, Carl Lewis, Michael Johnson, Crazy Legs, Invisbl Skratch Piklz, Rock Steady Crew, Crown City Rockers, Style Elements, New York City Breakers, James Brown, Donovan Bailey, Jesse Owens, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, Yuri Kochiyama, Gandhi, Emilio Aguinaldo, Andres Bonifacio, Aquino, Marcos, my ancestors, the list goes on and on......those people...and as my friend says, a dance partner...

Music:

Hip Hop, R&B, Slow Jams, 50's & 60's Jams, Tribal Drums, Trip-Hop, some Electronica, Reggae, Jazz, Capoeira, Music from Different Cultures/World Music (beats just get u!) - Tribe, Roots, Jodeci, Shai, BEP, Common, Mos Def, De La, Blackstar, Earth, Wind, & Fire, Gangstarr, Slum Village, D'Angelo, James Brown, Dru Hill, J5, Break Beats, Bonobo, Amon Tobin, RDJ2, DJ Shadow, old school hip-hop (Afrika Bambataa, Debbie Deb, Planet Patrol, Incredible Bongo Band)!!I've seen a good amount of acts. Here are just SOME of the acts that I have seen live that I could get pictures of...

Movies:

too many....Truman Show, ED TV, old school silent films, Back to the Future Trilogy, Pleasantville (Gary Ross is cool! heard a talk by him), Gone in 60 Seconds, Spike Lee Joints, The Freshest Kids, Scratch, Better Luck Tomorrow, Slam, S1mone, Bowling for Columbine, any old school European flicks, Italian Neorealism, French New Wave, Supersize Me, Only The Strong

Television:

VH1 Specials, Inked, Miami Ink, Saved By the Bell, Family Guy, Smallville (yeah, yeah), Infomercials, TV Guide, Arrested Development, CSI, Without a Trace, Law & Order, Law & Order: SVU

Books:

Anything that I read during my years in college as well as anything pertaining to life, race, politics, culture, etc.

Heroes:

Some cool quotes:Don't count the days, make the days count - Muhammed Ali If you have no confidence in self, you are twice defeated in the race of life. With confidence, you have won even before you have started. - Marcus Garvey What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. -Pericles A smile is a curve that sets everything straight [sic]. - Phyllis Diller

My Blog

Parvo warning...get your doggies vaccinated!

So, if you've been watching the news, you've probably heard about the recent outbreak of the Parvo virus in dogs in So-Cal. Get them vaccinated! It's not cool! It affects their intestinal tract and ca...
Posted by Julius aka J.R. on Tue, 18 Sep 2007 11:35:00 PST

Much props to Parry Shen...

So, I was browsing the web and saw a bulletin posting where Parry Shen, who played "Ben" in Better Luck Tomorrow, is starring in a new horror movie (any creativity people!?). So I hopped over to his b...
Posted by Julius aka J.R. on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 02:52:00 PST

I’ve lost a part of me...

Why does life have to be so complicated? Why can't things work out so easily? It'd be so nice if things worked out from the beginning. But ah, that's life. Of couse it can't be that easy.I've lost a p...
Posted by Julius aka J.R. on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 07:57:00 PST

It never ends...

A Modern-Day Lynching" - Parents of Jena Six Speak of Injustice, Racism in Sons' Prosecutionhttp://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/07/ 10/1413228Garrick----------------- Original Message -------...
Posted by Julius aka J.R. on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 11:02:00 PST

Why I hate going to Apple stores...

So, one day I was in Old Town Pasadena trying to get an extra firewire card for my G4. I know...I'm a big nerd. On to the story...I could only go to certain places because not all the computer hardwar...
Posted by Julius aka J.R. on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:59:00 PST

Historic Filipinotown Festival & U.S.-Philippine Expo, Aug. 4-5

I thought some of ya'll might be interested----------------------2007 HISTORIC FILIPINOTOWN FESTIVALhttp://www.historicfilipinotown.comTo Celebrate the 5th Anniversary of Historic FilipinotownOrganize...
Posted by Julius aka J.R. on Thu, 02 Aug 2007 09:37:00 PST

Scrappy Boy wins Best Short Film Award at Urbanworld/Vibe Film Festival!

If you didn't know, I've worked on Scrappy Boy doing camera work and color correction.And, this past weekend Scrappy Boy won the Best Short Film Award at the Urbanworld/Vibe Film Festival! I've worked...
Posted by Julius aka J.R. on Mon, 25 Jun 2007 11:26:00 PST

Crop Circles Shoot and week recap...

So we just pretty much wrapped the Visionaries "Crop Circles" Music Video. As usual, there were the headaches and usual stuff to deal with. But overall, it went pretty well, and everyone is happy with...
Posted by Julius aka J.R. on Thu, 03 May 2007 06:05:00 PST

Random thoughts/recaps, Issue 4...

I'll list this as if these are random entries...so as usual...bear with me. After reading my 117 posts, I'm pretty sure you know how it goes!------The last couple of months have been crazy. I've had w...
Posted by Julius aka J.R. on Thu, 26 Apr 2007 01:54:00 PST

What May Come: Asian Americans and the Virginia Tech Shootings

It's kinda interesting. Just when I heard about the events that happened at Virginia Tech, some of my thoughts were similar to what is posted below. So it was nice to see this article come out. It mig...
Posted by Julius aka J.R. on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:49:00 PST