Friday, January 18, 2008

Making the Video: Part II

it was bound to happen...

i'm sick! i'm also out of kid videos AND LA footage... and i don't know if i'll have a voice to record for tomorrow... shoot! i knew this non-sleeping think would catch up to me. i will do my best to record something... but i have no idea HOW. i'll see what i can do...

gotta sleep.

@travis
i still wear the hippety heart shirt. only, it fits me now.
@mid43
yep! jan 12th was "together". if you go to youtube you can see all the titles: http://www.youtube.com/kinagrannis
@tim
glad you got the cds! sorry for the wait.
@chrissy from long island
it happens to the best of us ;)
@iusethisforhwk
SCARY picture. i promise not to over-indulge on doritos. and yes, probably me you saw at the spectrum!
@patrick
if it makes you feel any better, i missed a day of voting too. shameful...
@anonymous
non-geeks are cool too :)

19 Comments:

At January 18, 2008 5:17 AM , Blogger Wolkam said...

Hehe, you live an amazing adventure, one day we will see that on TV and we'll said I know her !!!!
Finally, I know American Dream really exist and I'm happy it happen to a talentuous young girl like you :) You must continue because your voice and your songs are so nice ! Have a good trip, I need to go to vte for you now ;)

 
At January 18, 2008 5:31 AM , Anonymous Tim said...

Gotta sleep, gotta sleep, gotta sleep...

FYI - the video goes to black and stays there for the last 2 minutes. Maybe you're going for a Sopranos kind of thing :)

 
At January 18, 2008 6:18 AM , Anonymous Jun said...

Awesome preview! Kina, I got my CDs today in the mail too, thank you so much for all that you wrote! We're on the home stretch now. I'm counting down the days till everybody finds out who you are at the Superbowl. You are too great an artist to be lost in the shuffle.

Your fan till the end :)

 
At January 18, 2008 6:26 AM , Anonymous Jun said...

And don't worry about posting another video. It's OK, you've made dozens already to tide us over for a day or two. I would be going nuts trying to learn a cover a day. All us kinaddicts must understand that you are human just like all of us and need breaks. Get well soon ;)

 
At January 18, 2008 8:45 AM , Blogger lfrancis said...

SLEEP -- you need your strength! We can do without vids for a while. ;)

 
At January 18, 2008 9:19 AM , Anonymous travis said...

I am awe-struck and amazed, that's just so cool and couldn't happen to a more deserving person

and you managed to get your song to match exactly to the footage featured in your video? so you're great at video-editing, too? is there anything you can't do? ♥

 
At January 18, 2008 9:26 AM , Anonymous travis said...

sorry to post again, but holy crap for a second I thought your dad was one of my professors, who reminds everyone around here of Harold Ramis (Egon in Ghostbusters)

My professor
Harold Ramis

 
At January 18, 2008 10:31 AM , Blogger iusethisforhwk said...

i'm just saying, in your situation: doritos + texas = not a good combination.

and so it was you at irvine. you got sunburned so bad I thought you were advertising aloe vera.

since I saved you from becoming a Doritos product, you owe me.

pick, your choice:

-cover "Kiss Me" by Sixpence or "As Days Go By" by Jesse Frederick(or Family Matters)
-AIM me and prove to me your sn isn't "fluffyheartprincess451"

 
At January 18, 2008 10:48 AM , Blogger J.C. said...

That looked soo cool! I cant wait to see the whole video!

I hope you feel better! You dont have to post a video or sing for us. If you really wanted to you could draw us a picture while you are recuperating, of any thing you like... Heh

Well, get some sleep... And I'm sorry for going way off topic below, this is the last I will talk of anything un-Kina related.. :)

@Eric in NH from yesterday,
You made some great points, and I agree with all of them. I think that the MBA is a great computer, sexy too, but I'm not sure who Apple is aiming at with this product.

The only real benefit of the MBA is its form factor. But the toll for being so thin is that it results in lack of functionality. Look at what you lose just because it is "thin". There are no Ethernet and Firewire ports and only one USB port, whilst in this day and age every thing is becoming wireless, I still never see wires becoming obsolete. Also, there is no removable battery, to me this is more of a worry when it comes to replacing the battery rather then carrying a spare, but either way, I don't think its a good idea. And last but not least, the lack of a optical drive. Yes, they do have the "Remote Disc", but it really only acts as a file transfer service, you cant just pop a DVD or game in you desktop pc then enjoy it it on your air, you must copy the entire contents of the Game/DVD on to your MBA's HD to get it to work. Its really only useful if you want to install a program, after that, you need to get the USB superdrive.

The MBA's 2D footprint is actually the same as the normal MacBook’s, so unless you job calls for you to have a really thin suitcase, why would you buy one. I'm not saying that there is no demand for this product, however I think there is a relatively small market.

But hey, what do i know?

 
At January 18, 2008 11:03 AM , Anonymous Mid said...

Hey Kina, I too received my CD's, love them all, what a talent you are.
Real quick from an old TV production class I took, if you are going to throw up graphics on your video blogs, the general rule of thumb is for you to read them 3 times; this will then give the average user enough time to read through them without scrolling back and pausing! (Grrrr lol).
Other than that, i wouldn't change a thing. I can't get over how impressed I am with your talents.
Good Luck my friend, and thanks againf for personalizing my cd's.
Mid

 
At January 18, 2008 11:41 AM , Blogger Jesse B said...

Sucks to be sick. Are you sure it's the lack of sleep? I thought Emi was sick last week? You can blame it all on her.. ;) I agree with JC, don't feel like you have to post anything tomorrow.

Thanks for posting anyway today, looks like it's going to be a good music video and in HD. Glad to see doritos taking it seriously.

Also, I got my CDs yesterday! Thanks so much for personalizing them; it makes them so much more special.

Get well soon!

 
At January 18, 2008 3:30 PM , Anonymous Anonymous said...

pom pom pom pom pom pom pom pom

yay! feel better chief!

 
At January 18, 2008 3:40 PM , Anonymous Jen said...

WOOHOO...That was great...Can't wait to see the entire video.

Oh i was just wondering...is Emi your younger sister?


I hope you feel better...being sick sucks...I send vitural Chicken noodle soup to you.

-jen-

 
At January 18, 2008 4:24 PM , Blogger Nina said...

aww...you guys all look so cute together. I know tons of people know you now...i guess, but it's so weird. I was buying a book off facebook and the guy i was buying it from recognized you from my photo and said he randomly found you on the internet. I think that's pretty cool....

 
At January 18, 2008 6:41 PM , Blogger ompa said...

Wow, that looks... intense, to say the least. Never really thought about how much work can go into making such a short little clip! But by the looks of the video thus far, it looks like it'll be a fantastic music video; I'm excited! And as others have said, if you're sick, don't go through the hassle of posting anything; all your fans would probably (and if not, should) rather have you rest and be better than overwork yourself.

 
At January 18, 2008 11:28 PM , Blogger BenFromCanada said...

You could record a 5 fact train tag thing if you wanted (I know I tagged you using my rowsdowersavesus account)
Or whatever. You should just sleep, though.

 
At January 19, 2008 2:17 AM , Anonymous jimtsutsui said...

i had to work with my team last night until 2AM on an emergency project. I just saw the video II tonight a day later. it is a great video of your video. you have a lovely family. what kind of guy is man enough to have a family of four ladies? it is cool that they were all present to watch your taping... how excited and proud they look. i really am committed that you win over that rap band and the Clay Aiken's look-alike. they may be talented, but you have charisma!

jim

 
At January 19, 2008 8:37 AM , Anonymous mike (villagrapHx) said...

I love this Making II video. I think everyone on the blog has to be extremely proud of you. I know that I am (along with your family).

Will they eventually show the videos somewhere from the other two finalists when they don't win?

 
At January 19, 2008 2:22 PM , Blogger Ben said...

This is so exciting! Ah! I can't believe they built that whole (really cool) greenhouse for your video. What does it feel like to be a star? Seriously

 

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