The opportunity is finally upon me. If I want to take this career in film seriously the next few months are incredibly important. I would not be hard pressed to argue that the three projects that I currently have in the works are going to be just as important as the near $100,000 piece of paper that Marquette University will hand me in May. Needless to say, I am a little nervous. But with the nerves comes a good feeling of anxious readiness to really get some shit done in the world of film.
Filming during a Jeanna Salzer performance
At The Bottom, a short story that debuted on Spanish Bombs in Andalusia almost a month ago is in the final stages of preparation.
All this is grand. But I quickly have come to realize that loading the gun is only half the battle. There is always a second half. Undoubtedly the second half is our own actualization or realization.
We are in a great time. We must not be too scared to act. For the future, our time is now. I realize this more and more as I search for jobs in the real world. Without being able to pull the trigger or take any of the next steps I prove nothing. You prove nothing. We prove nothing. However, these steps cannot be taken alone in solitude. Rather, they must be taken together in solidarity. Far from the individualistic outcries of yesteryear, we must generate the fervor of a movement. As young people, our outlook is bleak. But together can work to shift the paradigm of bigger. Better. Fitter. Happier. More productive. Expensive. Excess. Suburbs. Jobs. Etc. Etc. Etc.
In our own ways we should all strive to change the world. No matter how big or small our impact may be. I come to our fateful conclusion in wake of the Oscars last Sunday. It should not be that films like The Hurt Locker, Up In The Air, Crazy Heart or A Serious Man, A Single Man or An Education are such long-shots to win up against the likes of theAvatarof the world.
Brian Wenselis a fellow Marquette grad who has made his way in Hollywood as a production accountant. He spoke to a class of mine earlier in the semester about the nature of Hollywood today. He mentioned that most pictures that come out now have multiple studios attached to them. Why? They are really fucking expensive. But if there is anything the Oscars can teach about this predicament is that it does not take billions to tell a good story. We have to start to tell that story now. Follow the ideals of the Italian Ne0-Realists. Our place in the future of film is not to be passed over. Instead, we will come to define our own generation.
Thanks. In response the the above video. I think the logical progression to leave you with is the next song on the album. Enjoy.
