I'm in a funk and need to get out. I have no problem watching a movie a day, but find it more and more difficult to get my video projects done. Work or scheduling issues seem to keep getting in the way. An artist I know set out on a project to make a drawing a day as a way to deal with these problems. I've decided to use a Flip camera and iMovie to make one short video sketch a day. Some narrative, some not, hopefully some interesting. We'll see what happens when there are no excuses.
Saturday, January 9, 2010
1.9.10 – Winter Blues
I’m very tired these days, probably due to the cold, the snow, and the darkness. I’m taking vitamins, exercising, and meditating, but still find myself a bit woozy at the end of the day, wishing winter would be over.
Hi!
ReplyDeleteI was idly wandering around blogspot, checking out bloggers who'd listed "The Lives of Others" among their favorites.
What a great idea to do a movie a day. The ones I watched are inspiring--like looking at an artist's sketchbook. (And can I borrow your mantra, "What to do? What to do? What to do?")
I bought a videocam a year and half ago and jumped in the deep end, making an 8-minute movie (took about a year, what with one thing and another). Now I want to dabble my toes in the kiddie pool: have some fun, learn some basics I totally overlooked, and not have to worry about feeding everyone helping out.
So--thank you very much for the idea, which I hope to try out myself sometime soon (maybe not one a day, but the general "sketchbook" idea.)
-Fresca
Hi Fresca,
ReplyDeleteThanks for watching and leaving a comment. Feel free to borrow the mantra, as I think it's how we all feel these days.
Doing the daily movies does take some time, but it's also very freeing in that it's a daily ritual for me. Most days it serves as a pep talk to myself, but in a very public way. I highly recommend it.
Dania