ALEXANDER BRENNER

Though I really need a more high-res background shot of myself, I now have an about.me profile!

Dudley Andrew, 1987

Getting there.

Since I am now more or less finished with my classes at Coventry University, I am enjoying way too much free time for my taste.  That's why I'm putting myself to work and trying to expand my portfolio a little. Here is a sample from a mock brochure which I recently started designing.

Bourdieu, 1984

Michel Foucault

I'm hanging around until Monday next week, but many of the other ERASMUS students are heading home come Friday. So we are all meeting up tonight to share a pint and give our farewells and best wishes. I remember having a hard time deciding whether to stay one term or three, back when I was writing my ERASMUS application. Today, I can say I'm glad I picked the latter alternative, even if part of me is missing snowy Sweden. Well, at least I'll get toss a few poorly aimed snowballs at my friends for a few weeks before next term starts. Maybe that'll be enough.

Loving the tilt-shift function in Photoshop CS6. 

How have I not heard of Trent Reznors 'How to Destroy Angels'? Man, this sound really takes me back to my teenage years of listening to Nine Inch Nails. Oh, nostalgia. I hope the band goes on tour next summer, although the rumors suggest that maybe mr. Reznor will be busy working on something NiN related. Time will tell. Speaking of NiN, let's all take the time to check out possibly the best opening credits to a film. At least one of the most interesting ones, as it acts as the film's dramatic 'pull'. I speak, of course, of 'Se7en', which features a remix of NiN's 'Closer'. To view this work of filmic beauty, click here.

John Fiske, "Television Culture"

Neil Postman, "Amusing ourselves to death".

Syd Field, The Definite Guide to Screenwriting

Here are my current engagements this lovely Sunday evening. Looking out my window, I remark to myself how of my favorite things about living in England that the sun sets a little later. I wonder what it'll be like here in December/January when it starts getting dark early for real. Maybe it won't be so bad here. Hopefully.

Cambridge, U.K, 13/10/2012

Leamington Spa, two days ago. Tomorrow, Cambridge.