I’m Derek Lee, a filmmaker at heart. This is the space where I share my messy yet infinite thoughts. I also curate Understate. If you wish to know more about me and check out my work, click here or read my bio. I’m also very social and into guys. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-6674731-5"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @dereklee)http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/“Good things will come. Great goals are waiting.” - Derek Lee Gonzalez (me)http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/445401720http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/445401720Sat, 13 Mar 2010 08:53:08 -0500<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/k8jyhCA_LsI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/k8jyhCA_LsI&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Just released the official trailer for my first feature length film. It’s also the first feature length film for my independent film company, <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Black-and-White-Pictures/75633100521?ref=nf#!/pages/Black-and-White-Pictures/75633100521?v=info&ref=nf" target="_blank">Black & White Pictures</a>. Enjoy, re-blog and share!</p> <p>“More than 10 missionaries went to Haiti for one goal and one goal only, help. We got it all on film. Black & White Pictures presents “TENT CITIES”. Five days in Haiti. Shot and Directed by Andres Figueroa | Co-Directed and Edited by Derek Lee González. Coming soon.”</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/444076888http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/444076888Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:00:00 -0500haitivideofilmblack and white picturesdocumentarylifeeditmovietent cities<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/443406445/tumblr_kz6c05AI321qzvksd&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>With Every Heartbeat - The Rest</p> <p>“<span>Maybe we could make it happen baby. We could keep trying but things will never change.”</span></p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/443406445http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/443406445Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:52:53 -0500musicindieaudiothe restwith every heartbeatclassiclove<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GQ95z6ywcBY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GQ95z6ywcBY&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Official music video for Lady Gaga’s “Telephone”. Finished watching it and I really like some of the editing tricks but all the product placements and incoherent music editing ruins it. Businesses and product placements on your work might help you get to where you want easier but you lose the essence of art in your work. Sorry but as a filmmaker, my take on Lady Gaga’s newest “masterpiece” of music video was unimpressive. I understood the vintage style though.</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/442429618http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/442429618Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:47:47 -0500lady gagabeyoncetelephonemusic videothoughtsrant<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz59427WZo1qzvksdo1_500.png"/><br/> Top of the article.<br/><br/> <img src="http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz59427WZo1qzvksdo2_500.png"/><br/> There's the video!<br/><br/> <p>Ok, so this is pretty amazing. Remember my cousin’s (Angelica Negron) band, <a href="http://www.balunonline.com/" target="_blank">Balún</a> (click <a href="http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/329405307" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/329871789" target="_blank">here</a>)? Well a local newspaper called “El Nuevo Dia” decided to make an article on them. Before they published it today, the writer of the article was actually following me on Twitter. She contacted me and told me they were planning on using <a href="http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/330493383" target="_blank">the music video I made for Balún a while back</a> for the article itself. Of course I was flattered and let them use it. The article <a href="http://www.elnuevodia.com/dejateirenunviajeengloboconbalun-681032.html" target="_blank">is now online</a> for all eyes to see (in spanish though). Being featured in a news webpage is definitely a great highlight for me. This is just the beginning.</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/442201825http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/442201825Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:52:00 -0500balúnmusicindievideophotoel nuevo dialife bloghappinessfilmm<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyspqqhlQQ1qzy9tbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Oh my God.</p> <p>(via: <a href="http://blog.houstonzrowe.me/" target="_blank">houstonzrowe</a>)</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/440592274http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/440592274Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:29:00 -0500mensexyphotophotographycalvin kleinsubmissionGuess who's back in town.: “Too bad, Derek’s date is Eric S.” Haha, this is...http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/439453177http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/439453177Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:36:00 -0500gossip girlhumorlink<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/439436790/tumblr_kz2z8f16D71qzvksd&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Burial - Miike Snow</p> <p>Beautiful song. I love the beginning.</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/439436790http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/439436790Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:24:15 -0500miike snowburialmusicindieaudio<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz2x7ne4e31qzvksdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>GPOYW - I didn’t go to college today, instead I stayed home playing Final Fantasy XIII (I still am). It’s been pretty chilly outside too, so these boxers and jacket have never felt so comfortable.</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/439379324http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/439379324Wed, 10 Mar 2010 13:40:35 -0500lifeblogfinal fantasy XIIIgeekgpoywphoto““Sex appeal is fifty percent what you’ve got and fifty percent what people think you’ve...http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/439028779http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/439028779Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:13:00 -0500lovesexwisdomquote<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/nxdtVWvfFSU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/nxdtVWvfFSU&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>New trailer for Disney’s Tron Legacy. Looks beyond amazing and the music having a mix of orchestral sounds with electronic beats seems like a great idea. I can’t wait. Oh and <a href="http://gusanoscerebrales.tumblr.com/" target="_blank">Eric</a> just told me Daft Punk is working on the score for this film, which of course is EPIC.</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/439028035http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/439028035Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:12:00 -0500disneyelectronicfilmmoviemusictron legacyvideo<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/439016205/tumblr_kz1438yqB31qa94jr&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Stop The Dams - Gorillaz</p> <p><span>Big hug to <a href="http://gusanoscerebrales.tumblr.com" target="_blank">Eric</a> for recommending me this song. It’s beautiful and it’s so nice to wake up to it.</span></p> <p><span>(via: <a href="http://gusanoscerebrales.tumblr.com/post/437263717/gorillaz-stop-the-dams-so-i-just-heard-this" target="_blank">gusanoscerebrales</a>)</span></p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/439016205http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/439016205Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:03:00 -0500musicindiegorillazsadhappinessstop the dams<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/PjPgnDT-2Sg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/PjPgnDT-2Sg&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Husbands and Husbands - This is kid is so cute and accepting, I wish adults could be the same way. “I’m gonna go play ping-pong now. You can play if you want to”. ♥</p> <p>(via: <a href="http://louieyabut.tumblr.com/post/438307009/batoutofhell-husbands-and-husbands-this-is" target="_blank">louieyabut</a>)</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/438326484http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/438326484Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:53:00 -0500adorablecutelovekidgayhusbandsvideo<img src="http://30.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz1p2wGnaQ1qzvksdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Cute photo taken today at the mall with two of my bestest friends, <a href="http://pourreverdelamour.tumblr.com/post/437851096/equalitopia-taylor-swifts-you-belong-with-me" target="_blank">Pablo</a> and Molly. I haven’t seen Molly in a while so it was pretty exciting to hang out with her for a while. We basically ran to hug each other, it was pretty cute. Today I also went to my EXPRESS interview, as you may know by my name tag. It went well, I nailed the first interview and they called me for a second one, but apparently I didn’t do so well in that one and they let me go, even though they said they will call me during the next two weeks; but we all know what that means. Either way it’s been an amazing day.</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/438092278http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/438092278Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:47:00 -0500blogexpressfriendshappyjoblifelovephoto<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kz1osm9A5p1qzvksdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Today I purchased the most anticipating game of the year, Final Fantasy XIII. I’ve been playing for two hours straight and I’m hooked. I’ve certainly missed this series for far too long. It’s incredible how much easier and smoother the battle system is now, the graphics are simply stunning and the music just gives me goosebumps. If you have a PS3 and love the Final Fantasy series, get this game. Duh. Check out <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJPbozRomX4" target="_blank">the trailer</a>. Now, I’m off to keep playing! Have a great night everyone.</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/438078717http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/438078717Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:41:00 -0500Final Fantasy 13bloggeeklifeps3sonyvideo gamephoto<object width="400" height="336"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4vAwBWuTqak&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4vAwBWuTqak&rel=0&egm=0&showinfo=0&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="400" height="336" allowFullScreen="true" wmode="transparent"></embed></object><br/><br/><p>Taylor Swift’s ”You Belong With Me” (The Gay Version)</p> <p>A group of students from the University of Rochester (New York) made a gay version of Taylor Swift’s music video “You Belong With Me.” The video is starring Matt Francis (the jock) and Michael Pittman.</p> <p><span>You might want to watch the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuNIsY6JdUw" target="_blank">original video</a> first, if you haven’t seen it. Wouldn’t it be great if there were move same-sex couples in in mainstream <a title="Equalitopia: LGBT Media News" href="http://blog.equalitopia.com/tagged/media" target="_blank">media</a>?</span></p> <p>(via: <a href="http://pourreverdelamour.tumblr.com/post/437851096/equalitopia-taylor-swifts-you-belong-with-me" target="_blank">pourreverdelamour</a>)</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/437860654http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/437860654Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:59:00 -0500cutefunnygayhumorlovemusic videotaylor swiftvideo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyyyxhPS4e1qzkrfxo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Excellent Star Wars version of the <a href="http://ahoy.tk-jk.net/Images8/Iwo_Jima/FlagRaisingPhotographIwoJima.jpg" target="_blank">Iwo Jima Flag Raising</a>. “<a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Hail-to-the-Empire/202564" target="_blank">Hail to the Empire</a>, baby!” (Duke Nukem Voice). <a href="http://www.behance.net/Gallery/Hail-to-the-Empire/202564" target="_blank">Hail to the Empire</a> by <a href="http://jampolinski.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Ryan Jampole</a> (<a href="http://www.behance.net/Jampolinski" target="_blank">Behance</a>)</p> <p>(via: <a href="http://justinrampage.tumblr.com/post/434783316/excellent-star-wars-version-of-the-iwo-jima-flag" target="_blank">justinrampage</a>)</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/436609279http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/436609279Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:20:52 -0500artdesignphotographyphotohumorstar wars<embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/swf/audio_player.swf?audio_file=http://www.tumblr.com/audio_file/435676216/tumblr_kyzpfjmP6N1qzvksd&color=FFFFFF" height="27" width="207" quality="best"></embed><br/><br/><p>Girls - Death In Vegas</p> <p>I love <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNn-2CTXzAw&feature=fvst" target="_blank">Lost In Translation</a>. This my anthem for the night.</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/435676216http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/435676216Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:59:43 -0500musicindielost in translationdeath in vegasgirls<img src="http://29.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyzbmhimD51qzvksdo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bones. A beautiful black and white capture I took today with <a href="http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/427490460" target="_blank">my new BlackBerry Curve</a>. The ability to take a picture anywhere and upload it directly to Flickr via my smartphone is simply awesome.</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/435143903http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/435143903Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:01:00 -0500photographyb&amp;wphototreeblackberryflickr<img src="http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kyy6hvvIUQ1qzvksdo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Worst Movie Ever Award. What a total disappointment at <a href="http://oscar.go.com/" target="_blank">The Oscars</a>.</p>http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/434023658http://blog.derekleegonzalez.com/post/434023658Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:13:07 -0500the oscarsthe hurt lockerfilmhorriblerant