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The trials and tribulations of temerity in Tennessee
My schedule remains relentless right now. From all the live streams, editing gigs, and my own projects, I get no real time off. Maybe a half day here or there. It does not feel like I’m getting any rest because I just keep going like my time is running out. Read more…
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psychosomatic symptoms of filmmaking
As I get older, revelations occur mostly too late yet still valuable. The other night, my mom called me to tell me my father has just been diagnosed with bone marrow cancer. A few minutes later, I was nauseous, head pounding. My brother died of brain cancer barely a year Read more…
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As This World Turns Round….
Being comfortable in my own skin means doing more. After over a year of procrastination of sorts, really it was fear of rejection, I finally met up with someone who I wanted to be the subject of a documentary, short form. I was terrified they would not want me to Read more…
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Still Chizzling Away
Something I’ve been doing a tad different on this new short film is basically crowd sourcing criticism of my edit. I chose not to work with another editor on this, as that is my preference in most cases. Since this follows a documentary format and is edit intensive, I chose Read more…
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Revision Hell, 7th circle
Now that I took my initial edit from 22 minutes and 40 seconds down to 15 minutes and 56 seconds, I am now looking at some pickup shooting. That will add run time. I finally got the movie where I wanted it only to discover that it needs something more. Read more…
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Chicken Fried Rice now with peas!
Okay, I sunk into the edit hardcore on this short film. I lost two and a half days into the obsessive mindset of just chopping, cutting, re-arranging, toying, technical concerns, and generally just total immersion. Been a very long time since I did that to such an extent. It felt Read more…