I won’t lie…it’s 10am on a Sunday morning, and I’m tired.
We’re in post on a series and two pilots, so it’s game-time…and the ball’s in our hands. What does that mean?
My Saturday night was spent blurry-eyed in an edit bay where I made tweaks and changes to more cuts than I can count.
After a few hours sleep, I’m back, this time personally creating CG shots for Scream Queens that we don’t have the budget to outsource.
My head hurts, my back hurts, my butt hurts from this chair (and it’s not a bad chair.)
So why would anyone want to live like this? No sleep, no social life?
I’ll tell you why: because this silly little FX shot I’m pouring my heart and soul into is going to be seen by millions of people.
On a show that has our names listed as the company bringing that shot to TV sets everywhere.
It’s a dream I’ve had since I was a little kid…make moving pictures for the world to see.
Earning the right to do that is hard. Actually completing the work once you get the go-ahead is exponentially more difficult.
But know this: every exhausted moment spent living your dream is a gift.
Are you chasing a big dream? I believe every sacrifice you make to achieve it will be worth it.
And now, back to my swirling windows of Final Cut Pro, After Effects, and Cinema 4D…
Sounds very familiar. Keep up the hustle. Anything worth a shit requires busting your ass. Good luck.
Biagio,
I know the feeling (the sacrifice of time and sleep and sanity, not quite the millions of people watching…yet) and I commend your hard work. When you don’t have the time, resources, or budget to have others do it for you, you gotta knuckle down and do it yourself.
Let me know if there’s anything I can do (even if its just cheerleading. RAH-RAH CUT THAT SEQUENCE! GOOOOO BIAGIO!)
Now that i’ve scorched the image of a fat man cheering you on like a Laker Girl into your mind, I shall get back to work myself.
-Travis
@Cassidy: “Anything worth a shit requires busting your ass” may be truest-truth ever. Well said!
@Travis Kudos to you and everyone chasing that dream. It’s hard. I remember putting in this much work when the only one likely to see the final product, aside from me, was Joke. I applaud all of you who put in the work without the reward…your day will come.
And Travis, there’s nothing like a fat man in a Laker Girl costume to get me to rush back to editing
Thanks for the support, and best of luck with your upcoming project.
Biagio, this is exactly what an unknown writer/filmmaker just starting out on this adventure needs to hear! And although its exhausting and frustrating and seems insurmountable at times, I really appreciate the reinforcement for people like me that its all worth it.
And thanks to Travis (via http://www.horrorcrypt.com) for hooking me up with your blog. Love it!
All the best,
Kim
Happy to chase you, horrified, back to your editing suite.
And thanks for the well-wishings. Its truly appreciated.
I find it fantastic to find those who are so passionate about their art in the film industry. Reading this article was refreshing and uplifting to me. If you absolutey love what you do, the hard work will be so rewarding! Wonderful read!
Kinda fitting to get notified about this post the same day the Arizona Cardinals’ Larry Fitzgerald Tweeted this (http://twitter.com/Lfitzgerald11):
“There are those who dream and wish and there are those who dream and work”
Keep workin’ that dream and sharing it with the world, we appreciate it!