I'm at work, can't say i like being here, its not the company i work for or the company i keep here, some are decent folks, others, not so much, I've written about my misgivings about my management before so i won't go into it now.
I guess i would like to be remembered as a writer and or director of Motion Pictures, not that, at this moment, i am either, but i have been writing for some years now and if you read my last blog you'll understand my writing style, what i mean by that is the slowness of it, I'm a slow writer, it takes me a long time to finishes a script, mostly because, i think, i have no idea if they'll get made, so i don't really have a incentive to finish them quickly, about 6 weeks ago i set in motion something that could change everything.
On a web site called Shooting People (shootingpeople.org) which is an independent film makers resource, over 35.000 film makers are registered on this site, in Britain, New York, San Francisco and Los Angeles, they produce daily news letters in the form of an email, for Producers, Directors, Writers, Actors and other fields in the film industry, I asked for people living in my area, who were like myself, amateur film makers, so i could gather a group together to make short films, i did get responses but as of today only one, with the exception of a fella living in the midlands, seems passionate enough to reply to messages sent out, so on Tuesday or Wednesday of the coming week i shall meet this guy, Steven.
The ultimate goal is to be a self sufficient film maker, making a living making films, short and or feature, although I'm not sure there's money to be made in short films, could this be a new beginning for me, or like most of my plans will it flounder..?
Over the last few years its become clear that i can't work for other people, or large companies, my rebellious nature courses me to speak out, managers don't like that, they want you to just say "YES" and then bend over while they fuck you in the arse, i figure the only chance i have of a happy career doing anything would be if I'm in charge, and film making is something that i feel passionate about, i know i can write, i know i can direct, all i need is a crew i can work with, and who won't be afraid to tell me the truth, i don't want yes-men.
All i need to do is write more often, I've read countless times that i should set aside time everyday to write, something like 1 hour, although i think right now, 1 hour is to much time, I'm thinking more like 20 to 30 minutes, that time, once i get into my stride, will increase to well over an hour, but i just need to get into the habit of writing everyday, oh yea, i have noticed in the past that i can't write consistently over long periods, it always starts off great, lots of detail then after awhile i start to write almost in short hand, everything becomes brief, i need to find that limit and stop there for the day, that's like my writers wall.
I shall endeavor to write and pursue my dream of film making, weather my family think I'm wasting my time or not.
See you in Theaters soon.
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