August 2009
6 posts
.:Two hours (a poem)
Sometimes I sit and close my eyes, not because I’m tired, (although I am weary) but because I wish I could displace myself from time if only for a moment.
A moment to collect my thoughts, my schedule, my emotions, my motives, and place them in a box, organized and objective.
So I can be certain when choosing, that I have weighed my options thoroughly that I have not wasted my opportunities...
.:The Importance of Moving On
After my college band dispersed (Afterthought), I decided I was going to do some solo musical work under the name “Last Name First.” I recorded some tracks and titled them “The Importance of Moving On.” Looking back, it was a little presumptuous and self-important, but it was a learning experience.
Last Thursday I was laid off from my job of 3 years at Deloitte. The...
.:Managing Expectations and Comparisons
Today I am quite curious as to what benefit I have in comparing my art to someone else’s art. I’m finding the pitfalls to outweigh the benefits.
For every time I could see someone else’s movie and say, “Wow, I really admire this work and would love to develop my craft up to that level,” I could look at another work and say, “Sheesh, they don’t know what...
.:Making a movie from near scratch… (a production...
Chapter 3 - Keep It Simple
While writing my first draft, I took a look at what I had around me. I had about 6 local actors I knew I could rely on if they were given a role… I had someone I figured could be my DP if he wasn’t too busy at the time… yeah, that was about all I had.
So I began to write the story with characters based around the actors I knew I could get. I wanted them to come off...
.:Making a movie from near scratch… (a production...
Chapter 2 - Research
Even though I had about 6 years of production experience, I am of the mindset that I will always keep learning and that when I feel like I’ve learned everything I can, I probably need a good slap in the face.
I’ve been a creative writer for over half my life and have always been fascinated with films, books, stories in general, whatever their origin. I knew that if I was to...
Making a movie from near scratch… (a production...
Chapter 1 - (Embarrassingly) Humble Beginnings
After leaving college with a minor in film studies, I realized I was very much alone as all 95% of my regular cast/crew that I pulled together during college had vacated the state. I was newly married, bought a house and .25 kids (kitten). I had it in my mind that I would invest in an HVX200 and begin producing small projects with my wife. After...