Video the Week - My Own Edit

Considering I've just launched my official Affliction Films channel on youtube, the video of the week is going to be one of my own. It's not a tripped out video or anything substantial just a fun edit. The edit features some of our local talents just having fun.
If you love me....whore the video out and subscribe to the channel.

Alex Goot - Undiscovered Music Talent of the Week

Alex Goot, What is there not to say about this kid? He's a multiple threat musician with the vocals and instrumentals to boot. He isn't exactly and unknown, He's gartered a slice of youtube fame; truthfully he should be belting it out with a record label behind him. In this video he shows all his talented outlets while he covers Lady Gaga's bad romance. It's refreshing to see a young guy out there being himself. He's No Bieber!
Katy Perry now Lady Gaga...sorta been a Diva trend lately. That is beside the point. This kids got some raw amazing talent and'll definitely be seeing bigger things in his Future.


Take a read and a listen, let me know what you think.
If you really enjoy his stuff...drop him a subscription on youtube.
Alex Goot
- Hutch

Morgan's 2010 Reel Video of the week

My Australian buddy Morgan is back for more with his complete reel of footage from 2010. He's no stranger, when it comes to videos like these on my blog. His incredible strength and dedication to his sport inspires me to work harder, train harder in all that do.
What really grabs me about this particular reel is it's underlying and driving force. Many samplers feature over played music that doesn't stir somebody on the inside; This does. It's about the evolution and journey of rediscovery for why he tricks. The filming is amazing, the athleticism is raw and genuine. Morgan is being himself and tricking for himself. Take a peak and let me know what you think.
- Hutch

Music Video of the Week January 13/2011

Boyce Avenue and David Choi collaborated on this cover of Katy Parry's Firework. I've been an Avid listener of Boyce Avenue for quite sometime and they've never failed to impress me with their renditions of popular songs and their own originals. I've never much followed David Choi despite my knowledge of his talent. This piece was outstanding! I enjoy Katy's version but this just had something the original artists lacked. It leaves you feeling empowered to shine.


Take a listen!
Let me know what you guys think

It's 20 bloody 11

If there is one thing that will mark 2011 for me it's a shift in attitude. I'm done sitting around the sidelines and occasionally playing the field. It's all about pulling double shifts, in everything. Taking it from the ground up from college to editing and back again.

With 2011 comes a new name in editing for me. Affliction Films, It's solid and bold. This is what I was public perception to be of my editing. Not wishy washy holding hands in the backseat, I want the make out session in the muscle car. Did I really just draw that kind of comparison? oh well. I will also be running a separate blog for Affliction Films. This one is far to ADHD for something so viewer specific.

2011 started on a high for me, after a three year bitch with one of my original editing catalysts Mr.C. Brewster, we buried the hatchet. I don't know if I'll be working much if any with his new footage. The important thing is I restored one of my oldest long distance friendships. Since the start of the year I've slowly started shaving off the fat I've put on since September. I might just be a lean mean machine yet.

I hope to do a few things with this blog this year. For starters I'm going to bring back the Music Video of the Week, Video of the Week. Start a new  Undiscovered Music Talent of the Week, Film of the Week. Since many of you love your eye candy I will include the Hottie(s) of the week. I did say hotties 2 guys and 2 girls because we are all about equality. I would like to include a photograph of the week( Taken by Me) and for those willing a view submitted photograph. It could be scenery, animals...a non-nude portrait whatever.  I'd like to reach a broader grand of readers this year as well.

Let me know what you guys think.
-Hutch

A year in Review ( I stole the idea from Steve Cruz)

So I got this awesome little idea from Steve Cruz. Yes I stalk Steve on Twitter!...He returns the favour. I'm not going to hype up this blog. I'm pretty sure I can count the number of my blog readers and have fingers to spare. If your secretly reading....please, do step out of the closet ( No Pun Intended) I won't bite....unless your beef, medium rare and dressed in BBQ.

Highs
1. Started going to college - The few long time readers I've seem to keep since the start are well aware of my two year academic hiatus. This past September I enrolled in a General Arts & Science Program and I've loved it.

2. Figured out the public transit system- College graciously provided an unrestricted transit pass to full-time students. Being the cheap....I mean frugal individual that I tend to be in a lot of areas I've been abusing.  ( Are transit system could rival major cities!) I was shocked.

3. Saved $914 in past three months- It's all the transit pass

4.  Taught my first workshop on video editing - I took a condensed history course this semester and the final project involved a video production. A large number of the class didn't really no what to do. I volunteered to help a few and ended up teaching a full class. I've never had to teach something that wasn't athletic and I'm glad to say I survived.

5. Passed most of courses with 80s or higher - This one is huge for me! I've always been a weaker student in core subjects. I got my grades on Dec 23 and I was dumbfounded by the results. Normally I'd get minimum grades in core subjects.

6. Uploaded over 100 videos and Broke 100 Subscribers on YouTube - When I started uploading few videos as a means of storage and to show some family members. I never expected to be loading my 100th video four years later or to see 100 dedicated viewers. It's so unreal and I'm hoping I can deliver some more videos on the Brickers channel and start delivering a new style of videos on my new channel due out for 2010.

7. Twitter - Don't even call me a tweet whore I only have 5,000 tweets. I also fought tooth and nail not to join twitter and like a black hole it pulled me in. It's afforded me the ability to interact with people I probably never would have. Heck I ended up with some followers I never would of expected to follow me. I mean hell I'm just plain old Hutch.  Talked video games with Dillon Buck. The Brangelina of porn Steve Cruz and Bruno Bond follow me; Steve even shared about his christmas gifts with me, Manage to make Samuel Colt laugh a few times. Even poked a bit of fun at his boyfriend, Chris is a good sport! All these guys are gay porn royalty and it's humbling that they'd even look at one of my tweets let alone interact. Jeff from Str8cam lube has a lube thats taking over the damn world while we banter about stupid stuff or discuss his addiction to the weight room and  Nintendo Wii. Can't forget Rock, one a few people who can go pound for pound with me when it comes to making seemingly innocent tweets seem lewd. I'm also planning on having him take my anatomy tests in year two.  I've  gained a few friends over the past 7 or 8 months I've had twitter some of them are even mentioned in this blog in round about ways.

8. Hawaii Five- 0 - I grew up watching the original and the new one is just as amazing in it's own right. Plus the cast is utterly hot. Can't even say there is an ugly actor or actress on that show.

LOWs


1. STD - This vindictive chick at the college spread around a rumour that I had herpes, Aids and slept around.   Because of her status in the social ladder a lot of people believed her. It really sucked.

2.  Figured out the catalyst for the STD rumour - After about a month of hazing, I started to track down the ignition source. When I caught up to her....instead of yelling all I wanted to know was why.  She saw me sporting the Red Ribbon on World Aids Day. Because of that one little Ribbon, she chucked it up to me promiscuous with men. Because you know all gay guys have AIDS. That one royally pissed off not because I was pegged as being gay but the fact she'd do that to a gay person. What if I had been legitimately gay? What if I'd actually been an AIDs?  Now that would of really hurt emotionally and been well damaging.

3. Got a 51 in Photography -  Wasn't to cool with this grade, simply because I know I'm not a half ass photographer.

4. A blogger tried force me out of the metaphorical closet. Indirectly calling me gay while full on attacking my character. Simply because I didn't fit there cut ideals of how a gay or straight guy should be. As much as I'd said about that and not caring about it over my blog. In a lot of ways I couldn't give a damn about that being said or posed. It was the person who did it. Now I'd heard a lot of shit about this blogger from a few other bloggers but turned a deaf ear and blind eye to it and thought to make my own judgement on them. They ended up burning me over conjecture instead of doing the adult thing and asking me. The thing is it hurt because I considered them a friend on some level. Since they had a blog with some pull with a lot of my readers. I ended up loosing a good portion of readers.
I'm a silver lining kind of guy so at least I got to realize who my loyal readers were and for that much I'm thankful.

5. Wisdom Teeth - I was a terrible teether as a child and that seemed to have stuck. I have the room for the teeth it's just their taking their own sweet time to grow in and decided to do a bit of growing here and there. Sometimes tylenol and aspirin do nothing for the pain. I've been side lined a few times from hockey because of them. Definitely sucks.

That is basically all there is to my 2010 year. I can't wait to see what 2011 holds for me and for you if you wanna blog it.
Because I got the idea form Steve....Go check his blog...he's nicer to look at.
Steve Cruz's Blog


I finally got my tech set up in my room. Yes I'm aware of how Geeky I truely am

The Joys of a well earned weekend

I started my weekend thursday night at the pub. Despite having three tests the next morning. I know mature isn't it. It was totally worth it. Spending a night in a just about empty campus pub with three of my best friends from college. It said a calmer mood and it wasn't hot and sweaty from dancing with everyone just chills and small thrills.

Yes Coad and I are dressed in layers. Both being athletes and normally going between the field of play, gym and class we add or strip layers and the 1.5 K walk from the campus building had us chilled like vodka martinis.


I don't have to wear a pink wrist band simply because the Pub has my ID on digital file, accompanied by a smart serve cert. I just walk in my buds get tagged and carded.


Around 9 PM, we decided on calling it quits some of us had 1 and half hour commutes over transit to get home. I drove and not feeling confident and slightly buzzed. I called my Dad to pick me and Michelle up, when my dad got to the pub he asked if Coad and Jon wanted rides so we were set. It was awesome my dad even joined in on Hotel California and sang horrible out of tune with out drunk ass(s).


It was nearing 11 by the time I got in the door, seeing has dad had to go out to another town to take Jon and Michelle home. Then through out town past another one into the next to get Coady home. Then dad decided he wanted snakes so we drove back past our town into the next to get a snack at the store, then home.


The night was great and an awesome plan in theory until I found myself cramming for marketing at 2 AM. Ha went to bed woke up at 6 and started my day. I think I did a decent job of the marketing and probably did well on the computers and math as well. Can't wait to get those grades back. I have final left for Marketing, Computer and Math coming this upcoming week. So I'll be doing some studying but I'm definitely confident and refuse to stress and pysche myself out over it.


Friday night when my weekend actually start I hit up a jam session with Jeff and a few friends. It's been awhile since I"ve taken the time to really kick out on the drums. Came home and did nothing but crash and vege out.


This semester has been insane for me but worth every second of it.

World AIDS Day

My College took World AIDS Day to an entirely new level for me. I've always known the significance of today and what it represents, but I'd never seen promoted so widely. Not many people wore the ribbon simply because the pins were cheap thin hardware nails and nobody wanted to get stabbed.
On campus you got the sense that AIDS as terrible as it is. Is not just a desires for gay guys. Nor that it was  only something that affected the gay populations. It reminded those on campus that AIDS doesn't discriminate based on race, gender, orientation or age....it just infects.
Safe Sex is always promoted on campus though it's slightly more geared toward women in the women's center. Even abstinence is promoted until marriage and what not.

You can also follow me on Twitter



Here's to being a rubber back and World AIDS Day.

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Something In Your Mouth- Music Video Of the Day

What can I say I've grown up on Nickleback's music; They never disappoint. Something In Your mouth is such a clever play on words and an awesome song. I picked the live video..because I often prefer live over recorded.

Music Video of the day

I'm bringing back the music video of the day. It was one of the few fun things about this blog; before my blog basically died. Recently I figured out who sang I Come From Land Down Under after years of listening to the song. Turns out they are quite a top notch band from good old Aussie Land. It's shame music isn't as dorky and creative these days.
Men At Work- I come from a Land Down Under

I can't believe it, It's been over a month

Distracted from studying

I can't believe it's been over a month since I started college. I mean seriously where is the time going? got an answer? Cause I sure don't. My course schedule is somewhat all over the place but I do enjoy it. I've been able to extract break time to put a dent in some of the daily homework I receive on a daily basis. What can I say college is great....though the food prices could be adjusted to fit the monetary level of a college kid.
I'm happy to say I've settled into a routine. Now with college firmly under way I can really start searching for a job again. With christmas right under our noses many locations are looking to bring in some fresh new faces onto their rosters. I'd like to pull in a job and be able to get my family some nice stuff this christmas. The culinary teacher insists on calling me Colin so I've all but given up on his use of my first name. I see him in the halls so his remembering my name isn't priority.
I think my favourite course would have to be marketing. The teacher is top notch and there is never a boring moment. Though I enjoy all my classes despite finding a few of them rather useless.
Thats just a scant update on life
-Hutch