February 2012
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Finally in San Francisco!!!
last friday, after traveling 6,800 miles in less than 10 days, i finally landed at the SFO airport from ATL for good!
I’m here for good. I’m finally home! And it feels so damn good to be in this new world where imagination and creativity can finally be fueled and released without any toxic entities to disrupt the process.
so good. and so much about to happen that i can hardly...
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puppy love.
Alana’s last morning in this god forsaken dungeon of a “hotlanta” condo. being “lazy pup” never looked so good.
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Music Recording in a Hotel - Lesson 87 “How NOT To...
As myself and my co-pilot, Drew Gibadlo, crossed through the northern sector of Arizona to get to San Francisco and start our company expansions last week, we decided to check into a hotel for the evening to catch some rest. However, once settled in our temporary room with the heater on full blast and untouched snow sitting outside of our window, we were somehow inspired to bring in 1/3rd of our...
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Dog Poop in the Bathroom - Lesson 462
We went for dinner and left Mandy, Drew’s dog, in the hotel bathroom… oops… FOLLOW US! TWITTER: https://twitter.com/#!/thejonacosta https://twitter.com/#!/gibadlo YOUTUBE ACCOUNTS: http://www.youtube.com/thejonacosta http://www.youtube.com/user/gibadlo1
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"How NOT To Cross Country" - a vlog of our trip
As we cross the country on this trip to our new lives in San Francisco, CA, myself and Drew Gibadlo are documenting our mishaps and good times via a new youtube channel entitled, “How NOT To Cross Country”.
Make sure to subscribe to keep up with the madness as we update you regularly for the next couple of days…
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AMOR LIBRE... by pianca pink.: CREATIVITY IS NOT A... →
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Being a category of soul, creativity is not something you abandon or reject because you can’t make a living out of it.
And viceversa. You don’t choose to become a creative director (whatever that label means) because of the money you could make. You choose to be creative because you have…
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Watch“How Not To Drive Cross Country”. Post 1
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Last day in Atlanta.
I’ve been slacking a bit in regards to my social media presence. I apologize. This move has got me going out of my mind.
Just to backtrack for two seconds… last weekend, myself and my production team (Drew Gibadlo, Barry Gary, & Kamran Habashi) shot a series of interviews for former “Miss America” and “The Apprentice” contestant, Marshawn Evans, at the...
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packing.
been doing it for the last 4 days… and there’s still SO much left to do! I lied last week. THIS is our last Monday here. Although, mentally, I checked out over 7 days ago.
it’s kind of sad to see this place go… but i’m better off without my dungeon of an Atlanta condo and all of the unwanted misery that lingers in these walls.
very excited for new beginnings in...
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How To Move Across The Country - LIKE A BOSS.
And so, as the week begins to unravel its way back into itself, hinting closer at our moving date with every passing hour, myself and my co-pilot, Drew Gibadlo (of Downstairs Studios), have been on a manic dash to tie all loose ends here in Atlanta, Georgia before our big move to San Francisco, California next Monday!
After about 4 hours of extensive research through every viable option possible...
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How to use PluralEyes - Tutorial Tuesday: EP 1
In the past few months, I’ve had a ton of people asking me questions in regards to my productions and how I go about certain aspects of my editing such as workflow, shortcut keys, and project media management…
So, today I’m launching the first of a weekly youtube series called “Tutorial Tuesday”, where I go in depth with a tip or trick inside of prosumer video...
tumblrbot asked: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE INANIMATE OBJECT?
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Our Latest TV Commercial: Young Audiences...
Last October, Drew Gibadlo (of Downstairs Studios) and myself (Jon Acosta) spent an afternoon at the Young Audiences offices at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta, GA, shooting a green screen induced TV commercial for their foundation. Since they were looking to rebrand at the top of 2012, they consulted with me in regards to their new brand identity and how we could get the word out about...
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i just discovered...
… that Cut Copy does something to me. and i mean that in the most sincere and real way possible…. fucking whoa.
January 2012
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Day 27 - 30: Creation settling
As this month dwindles down, so do my creative projects. I seem to have taken on somewhere around 5 project at once with no room for breathing.
Why would I do such a thing? Well, as stated before, the move across the country is happening in Febraury… and with less than 2 weeks left here in “hotlanta”, cramming all of my client’s needs before we leave is the only option.
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Watchjaninesinspiredlife:
WE NEED YOUR HELP! If you are a fellow artist of any kind- actor, writer, director, producer, musician, graphic artist- please take a second to view our Kickstarter campaign for Backalley Strut- a webseries that I am involved in that is trying to get funding to go into full swing production.
Your small $1 donation will bring us just one step closer to all of us to be able...
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Why agencies / talent management is dead & the...
absolutely brilliant interview with Michael Green (CEO - The Collective) as he explains why doing it yourself, as an artist, has never worked until now. Plain and simple.
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gibadlo:
So as many of you know, my band, Livid...
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Day 26: Video Blog Creation!
No time. NO TIME! I decided to do a video blog instead to tell you guys what I’ve been up to in the last few days of January. Check it out!
LINKS FROM YOUTUBE PAGE:
Check out our Backalley Strut Kickstarter Campaign here: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1531483571/web-series-based-on-cowboy-bebop I talk (at hyper speed!) on what’s happening in the ream of Acosta Productions,...
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“Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come”
– Victor Hugo.
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Day 16 - 22: Creation Overloaddd!
Recently, my “creation challenge” for January has taken so much time out of me that I haven’t been able to post daily! That’s definitely not a bad thing, but I’m trying my best to document everything done thoroughout this month, so I’ll go ahead and lump sum up January 16th - January 22nd:
Created an album sampler cover and a few more recordings to add to my...
“I realized these were all the snapshots which our children would look at someday...”
– Jack Kerouac (via nicolemarsh)
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Day 15: Music Creation - Livid Ends' "Three...
Yesterday was spent in the studio with Drew Gibadlo, working on two new upcoming tracks from our band, Livid Ends.
The first is a song entitled, “Three Forty-Five”, which was written by Drew, Janine DeMichele, and myself (Jon Acosta) back in late July of 2011. We tracked this song’s basic vocal and rhythmic instruments, but never got around to finishing it… until last...
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Day 14 - Dino Party! Time-Lapse Video Creation
Remember those dinosaur sponge capsules that you put into water and watch grow into animals when we were kids? Well, thanks to the wonderful Miss Kate Gervais, the US Postal Service, a Canon 7D, and a ton of patience, a Dino Party ensued in my kitchen!
The concept was simple… take these expanding sponge capsules, dunk them into super hot water, and capture them (via time-lapse) as...
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Day 13 - Woodruff Arts Center Pre-Production Notes...
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Friday, I met with one of our favorite clients Young Audiences at the Woodruff Arts Center - a sector of the High Museum in Atlanta, GA.
Back in August, Young Audiences had contracted Acosta Productions to shoot a 30 second TV spot for their upcoming event in February entitled, “The Mad Hatter Event”.
Well… somewhere between production, some travesties...
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January Challenge Catch-Up:: Day 8 - 12
Just catching up on my “creation period” for January… seems that I’ve slacked a bit with posts this week. Time to recap!!!
JANUARY 8: Storyboarding
Created a screen shot storyboard outline of a current motion graphics production for a new client.
JANUARY 9: Compositing
Started creating compositions in After Effects for project listed above.
JANUARY 10:...
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Day 7: Project "My Nights" Pilot - Footage...
Last Saturday, myself (Jon Acosta), Barry Gray (director), and Anastasia Simakova (production assistant) set out to Gold Room in Atlanta, GA to shoot our talent, Brittany Susko, for the 3rd night of production in an upcoming original web series entitled, “My Nights”.
Originally, this project began as an idea for a travel series to multiple cities in the U.S, following the crazy...
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Day 6: "Phone Bill" - FmyLife Pilot Creation
Back in 2009, I fell in love with a website called Fmylife.com, a site where random people could post the most ridiculous things that happened to them in a hysterical manner.
Upon reading the endless amount of entries generated by real people, I decided that we should pitch a micro web-series to the owners of the site that would involve reenacting the best “FML” moments on camera.
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Day 5: FCP Freeze Frame Tutorial + BMI |...
Yesterday I created a video tutorial to show people how to freeze the time / space continuum in Final Cut Pro… and by that, what i actually mean is I talked about how to “freeze frame” a shot…
…it’s just not as riveting when i put it that way.
I used Santa Barbara footage from the upcoming “Farewell Drunkumentary” to showcase the act of playing...
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Sh*t Hipsters Like: East Atlanta →
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EAV= East Atlanta Village= THE spot for hipsters in Atlanta. Better yet, it’s the hotspot for hipsters in the South. While Nashville is full of country cronies music that makes our ears bleed, and New Orleans gets to claim Jazz and Lil Wayne, southern hipsters get to stake claims on this…
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My "January Challenge" for 2012 - Creation.
yes. resolutions are always a blast to make and even easier to break…
instead, what i’ve decided to do this month is hyperfocus my entire January 2012 into a “creation period”.
for the next 31 days following December 31st, 2011, I am to create SOMETHING every single day. Whether it be a video tutorial post, a guitar lick, a full fledged song, live recording session,...
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UPDATED List of Upcoming Original Productions in...
“Twenty-Something” (working title) - Original Series Pilot
STATUS - pre-production
Writers: Jonathan Acosta, Drew Gibadlo
Director: Jonathan Acosta
Executive Producers: Drew Gibadlo, Jonathan Acosta
Talent: Drew Gibadlo, Jonathan Acosta, Kate Gervais, and more TBA…
“MyNights” - Original Series Pilot
STATUS - filming
Writer / Director: Barry Gray
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December 2011
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"Drama Kings and Vomit Queens" - Free Download for...
As a celebratory thank you for all of the continued support and awesomeness that you guys have brought us in our journey back to musical madness, we’re offering our latest single, “Drama Kings and Vomit Queens” for free at our Google Music Store for THE NEXT 24 HOURS ONLY!
Click below to download:
“Drama Kings and Vomit Queens” Free Download
We’re shooting...
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List of Upcoming Original Productions:
“MyNights (series pilot)”:
STATUS - filming
Writer / Director: Barry Gray
Executive Producer: Jonathan Acosta
Producers: Barry Gray, Kamran Habashi
Casting Director: Myles Grier
Sound Design: Drew Gibadlo
Talent: Brittany Susko, Chrissy Chambers
“THE FAREWELL DRUNKUMENTARY”
STATUS - post production
Director: Jonathan Acosta
Executive Producers: Jonathan Acosta,...