Return of the Cougars: Fire it up was awesome.

I never really expected it to be as good as it was.  In fact, it turned out even better than I had imagined it could.  People liked it even more than the first movie.

"Fire it up" was based on the my senior track season at San Marcos, in 2004.

The things that really set "Fire it up" apart from the first movie was the acting I experimented with.  I had my friend Kris Houghton emotionally and boldly run and change into his track uniform as if it were a superman outfit, for the introduction sequence.  And the dance video in the middle of the movie was just bad ass. Not to mention if you watch the last two sequences, I guarantee you will feel your hairs rise and then you will cry with emotional happiness (mostly because of the music).  Again, music plays a pivotal role in determining the success of music stories.

Also I began using special effects for the first time.  It really helped to make things more dramatic and gave the movie more of a cinematic feel.

Because everyone liked the first movie, more people wanted to be a part of the second one.  So I had lots of people willing to help me out and do what I wanted them to, which just made things better overall.  Being a director is very cool.

And when you are watching either video, please remember to turn your volume up.

So this leads me to the next logical step...