so, we are getting close to wrapping production on the film. unfortunately, we have had a few difficulties in completing the production but we are going to get it all done with here pretty soon. we are beginning plans for the premiere here in searcy and also for submissions to different festivals all over the place.
this project has been awesome and i have learned a lot. it has been great working with the people that i have been working with... there are so many people that are talented in different areas all throughout the campus. the dedication and abilities of the crew is what has made this production possible... i am not sure a project of this magnitude could have been accomplished anywhere else but a specialty film school... and even there it would be difficult. harding has been awesome with support and in enabling the opportunities to do this as well.

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Posted by HardingMatthew at 3/25/2007 02:03:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

production... from front to back: myself (director/producer), chelsea roberson (director of photography), alyssa moran (grip & production assistant), kyle dismuke (audio mixer) © 2007

we are still in production on the film... we have one more weekend left, but everything is coming along quite nicely. on saturday we shot at a local house, but we were unable to finish... one of the first things that you learn in film production is that nothing ever goes as scheduled during a day because without a doubt - something will go wrong... whether the camera gives you trouble, the lighting takes longer to setup, or in our case - the boom pole for the shotgun microphone breaks (well.. it didn't break it just came undone and we couldn't get it back together... lol)

this is a photo of a dance scene... (oh no they will prob sensor this!! lol jk) © 2007


this is a still from one of the scenes in the film. © 2007

i am uploading a few stills from the production... i will give you a synopsis later once we announce all of that stuff on the website, etc.
if any of you are interested in film and video production you should e-mail me... this project is tons of fun and we are all working together to create a finished product that will hopefully be something we can all use to put in our porfolios or even just say, "I was a part of that" someday... it is a huge undertaking but we are all working together to make it happen. this is the first large-scale production we have done at harding and i am proud to be a part of it.

if you are interested in going into communication (broadcast journalism, film video & television, interactive media, advertising, or public relations) feel free to e-mail me and i will try to answer your questions and if i can't - i will get you in contact with another student that can... it is different talking to students in the actual fields because we will tell it like it is... lol.

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Posted by HardingMatthew at 3/08/2007 10:04:00 AM | Permalink | Comments

so today was valentines day (or is...) and everybody is crazy about candy and cookies... i got a nice package from my mom with cookies and a card :) lol... and yes i am single so no i didn't do anything special for the day... lol.

today my bible study group went to visit a lady that is not doing very well health-wise... we had to wear masks and that was fun... we tried to take pics but it didn't work on our phones because it was too dark.... ne ways i was attacked by this lady's cat at her house it was an interesting day lol...

okay so earlier today i got home and was sitting at the kitchen table (i live in an apartment off campus) doing some work on my laptop when this random guy walks down the stairs and exits out the front door... it was not my roommate and it was not someone that i know and i still have no idea who it was and why they were in my house... everything is still here and so i am even more confused... oh well.

so yes, on top of the weird day - it was super cold and i think it might snow... craziness with the weather in arkansas...

okay well hope u had a great valentines day - cu next time i blog!

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Posted by HardingMatthew at 2/14/2007 09:15:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

so this last weekend we started production on my film. everything went great and we ended up working from 8am to 8pm on three scenes... it was crazy but we got some good footage. we shot at harding academy, which is a private high school down the street from the university. the day was certainly interesting and it was neat seeing how everyone did such a great job working together. overall there were probably almost twenty people that worked for these three scenes, and it is going to be much more for some other scenes. we had everything from director of photography and audio mixers to costumers and hair/makeup artists... basically someone from every department on campus will be involved by the end of production.



if you want to see ne more info about the film or ne one involved you can visit the website... www.desperation100mg.com

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Posted by HardingMatthew at 2/07/2007 05:22:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

hey guys! if you stumble upon my page... feel free to sign the guestbook!

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Posted by HardingMatthew at 1/26/2007 10:28:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

i apologize if the pics take too long to load - they are coming from facebook to that slideshow service and facebook is slow with photos sometimes...

so as you probably all know, you are given the opportunity to go overseas for a full semester at harding for the same cost as on-campus tuition... this is one of the most amazing opportunities that harding offers... (and i'm not just saying this because i'm on an admissions blog... it seriously is!)

i chose to attend at the campus right outside athens in greece. the town's name is porto rafti and it is right down from the ocean, and athens is simply a cheap bus-fare away. over the course of th e semester you get to see awesome places and our group was the first that got to go to israel for a week... it was amazing - i can't think of any other words to describe it... amazing.

i am including a slideshow with some pictures of the places we saw and also of me and my friends that went too...

if you have any questions let me know.

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Posted by HardingMatthew at 1/26/2007 10:10:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

hey everyone.

just in case you have been reading and wonder who exactly i am - i am on facebook and myspace...

click here to view my myspace profile

Posted by HardingMatthew at 1/21/2007 09:30:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

currently i am working on producing a film. i am an electronic media production & business management major so i am all into the film stuff. this summer i worked for wes craven films and spitfire pictures out in los angeles. it was an awesome experience and everything that i was involved in at harding actually helped me get them... i was really nervous about getting internships but in the end, i was offered six.

i started out at harding doing just business until i got involved with tv16, the campus television news station. it is a great program and of all of the christian schools it has one of the best studios and the most equipment. not only do we have tons of cameras that we are allowed to check out and use, but there are macs that we edit on and the film i'm working on actually has shots that will be done with cranes, dollies and more equipment than most small schools have.

i will probably be talking a lot about my film and things that relate to the business and communication departments, since that is where most of my time is spent... the college of business administration (a.k.a. COBA) is an awesome program... most of the teachers have actual real-world business experience and they convey that in the ways that they teach. there are also some pretty cool programs like a summer in england and the leadership seminar. i was lucky enough to be a part of the seminar which is a weekend in branson, missouri... but it counts for three credit hours... we had tons of fun and words cannot express how greatful i am that i decided to apply for it.

in past years, i have been involved in almost anything and everything on campus... i joined a social club, i was class representative and executive vice president of the student government, and i was in professional clubs and more... let's just say that i kept busy...

basically what i am trying to convey is that there is something for everybody here and you can find a way to be involved - whether you are interested in going into the film industry or whether you want to be a scientist... there are unlimited possibilities!

i'll post again soon. e-mail me if you have any questions about the school - or anything in general.

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Posted by HardingMatthew at 1/21/2007 08:42:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

so yes, i know it has been forever since i have written on here and i appologize for that. i have been extremely busy.

ok so to get down to business, i said that i would let you know about the dorms and stuff like that... basically i will tell i have experienced and what i have heard from my sister about the girls' side of campus:

guys: you are basically stuck choosing between armstrong and harbin as freshmen. unless you know someone that is a sophomore or higher you cannot live in the other dorms. (i recommend living in these even if you do know someone because you will get to know your class a lot better) harbin is older and slightly wilder and more fun and has community bathrooms... if you like clean bathrooms i don't suggest this dorm - but it is still tons of fun from what i hear... (i chose armstrong) armstrong is a suites dorm, where every two rooms have an adjoining bathroom. the dorm was recently renovated and has new furniture... back when i was in it, the dorm was still okay, but now it is pretty nice from what i hear.

girls: yeah i don't know that much but i do know that my sister chose sears because it is supposedly more fun and has bigger rooms. all of the girls dorms have their own bathrooms too btw.


i cannot think of anything else - oh yes - don't be fooled when any school tries to tell you they have good cafeterias... i have visited other schools and they are all run by aramark which equals sucky food... sorry. (sometimes it is really good, and yes, there is a chick-fil-a and other places too with good food right around the corner!

if you have any other questions, e-mail me at mhewes@harding.edu...

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Posted by HardingMatthew at 1/21/2007 08:16:00 PM | Permalink | Comments

so i am matthew hewes and i will be blogging here for a while. i was told that the purpose of me blogging here is to give you a feel of campus life and what it is like to be here at the university. well... it is different. i think the first thing that you need to know is that harding is different than most schools. for one - it is a private christian university and that is obvious but it is mostly different because of the people... it was really an odd experience for me to come here and see how random people say hi to you or even the whole eye contact thing wierded me out at first... but the best part about harding is the friends that you will make and the people that you will meet. in high school you will make friends - but at harding the friends you make will be the people you rely on and will keep in touch with for the rest of your life. i have had several friends already graduate and i talk to most of them every week - and this summer while i was in los angeles i talked to them like every other day. the people are what makes harding different... okay well that is enough for now... i probably wrote too much but next time - i will give you the low-down on some other general things like dorms...

Posted by HardingMatthew at 10/12/2006 02:42:00 PM | Permalink | Comments