quarta-feira, 15 de janeiro de 2014

10 Things About Me

Hello!

My name Lucas Parente Cruz, I'm a Cinema student from Brazil but currently studying at the University of Alabama at TCF. Well, here are 10 things about me:

Nº 1

My favorite film director: David Fincher!














I've watched all his films, with exception of Alien 3. He's the director of movies such as Se7en, Fight Club, The Game, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and as it goes...

Nº 2

Favorite band: Arctic Monkeys!



Their sound changed a lot since the first album, but I still like the new style, different from other people that got them in the beginning. I also like other bands like Alt-J, Mikhael Paskalev, The Killers... Not to mention artists from my country: Zeca Baleiro, Nação Zumbi, Vivendo do Ócio... etc.


Nº 3 

My favorite TV Series: Breaking Bad!













Well, right now there's not much I can say about it besides "It's Awesome!" but I think it's because this show has the biggest "film approach" of all TV series, and it has its own different pace to develop its history. I also like a lot series like Mad Men, Six Feet Under and Game of Thrones.


Nº 4

My favorite Film: Star Wars!














Ok, actually I don't think it's my favorite movie... that's a delicate question. But it's the movie that made me want to go study film in college and make films too. It would be awesome if Fincher could direct one of the movies of this new trilogy!

Nº 5

I'm running out of things that I find interesting... Well, my favorite YouTube Channel?



Kees van Dijkhuizen Jr. is "20-year old film student from Amsterdam" that makes videos for YouTube, editing a compilation of films from a year, director or movie series. I love his videos and the pace between the editing and music, besides some Kuleshov Effects and Faux Raccord that I see...

Nº 6

You see, I like too draw too. It's not a professional level, but there's some good stuff that happens to come out. I like to visit tumblrs and blogs such as THECABClio ChangChang Dai and etc, to get inspired somehow.

Nº 7

Speaking of drawing I'm also love animations, the 2D ones. Not that I dislike 3D or Stop Motion, it's that I just see something magic in 2D animation, and makes me sad that today is kinda rare to  something like this be released in commercial cinema. At least there's plenty 2D animations on TV...













I can't say that The Legend of Korra is my favorite, but I really like this one. I also follow the tumblrs of the creators from time to time: Bryan Konietzko and Michael Dante DiMartino.

Nº 8

Books! I'm not really a book guy but I eventually read one from time to time. I've already read Harry Potter series, Artemis Fowl, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring... But I think that my favorite one is The Raw Shark Texts:
That's the Brazilian cover of the book.




















I know that since I'm not a book guy I can't really tell, but this one is my favorite because it's the most unconventional book that I have read, at least comparing with my previous experiences. It's hard to explain, but reading it felt somewhat interactive... Anyway, I recommend!

Nº 9

Other than films, games are a big passion of mine. I'm not sure if a have a favorite game, but one particular game that marked me is Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.





















On a regular movie, when you feel hopeless in front of sacrifices that the main characters must do in order complete their goal, in MGS3, when you assume the hero's persona the game not only do that but forces you to pull the trigger.

Nº 10

Well, I'll end with what I consider a bit of a fun fact. I ALMOST appeared on the Brazilian film that won the award for Best Picture in Gramado Film Festival last year(it's the biggest film festival of m country) Tatuagem (Tattoo). I started as a movie extra, but in the middle of the shooting, I was called to act with the main actor Irandhir Santos. But some reason the scene wasn't in the final cut...

The story is about a romance between two men in a dictatorial period of my country.


The saddest thing is that the film was launched while I was in US, so I couldn't see... =(

So, that's the 10 things... I hope you find it interesting!