Yep. That's right. It's literally become attached to my body. I've been doing so much reading from it the past couple of days that my mind is running a bit on overload. I've always known that I possessed the creative side of film making.. now to just master the technical.
Two great quotes from this book:
"Certainly there are technical people who are not creative, but there are also creative people who are not productive because they do not understand the technical fundamentals." -Bruce Mamer.
"People who are successful (within film making) are, with few exceptions, what I like to call 'technical/creative' and those who want to be successful (at film making) are best off proving themselves at both domains." -Bruce Mamer.
It's a lot to absorb.. film making is not nearly as easy as it seems. It is just as much technical as it is creative. That being said, the fact that I am almost completely right-brained and that I really don't fancy the technical.. YET.. I still manage to become completely immersed in this book to the point that I can barely put it down is saying something. I've always been a free thinker-- an artist. My brain is almost wired to think artistically and poetically. I'm sure of it. My best subjects in school are English, History, Art, Creative Writing, etc.. BUT.. when it comes to Math or Science or anything remotely technical at all.. yeah.. that's a whole other story. -___-' I excel without having to try much when it comes to the aforementioned subjects, but it seriously takes a lot of hard work to get the grades that I manage to get in Math, Science, etc. This book that I am currently reading places little emphasis on anything creative.. It's all about technique (as the title implies) and flipping through the pages, I was sure I wasn't in for a thrilling experience.
HOWEVER.
I am glad I am being proved wrong. I am really enjoying learning the technical aspect of film making, just as much as I enjoy the creative side of it as well. I am actually managing to grasp much of this material quite quickly.. I just can't wait to put it to practice on my next film project (which I hope will be within the next 2 months or so). As previously stated-- it's a lot to absorb-- but I think that it is what makes it so fulfilling. I am glad it isn't something that comes easy. It is something I have to work at.. something I have to perfect.. something that I am 110% committed to doing.. and can I just say..?
I love every second of it.
Life has thrown me a few curve balls the past few months, but things are beginning to balance out, and starting my career in something that I have a passion for is beyond fulfilling. I'm so glad and so blessed to be able to have help in this area as well. My boyfriend and his production partner, Chris, have volunteered to teach me everything that they can about film making (they both graduated with film production degrees) and that alone has been so valuable to me. If I didn't already mention this before, I changed my major from Film Production to Computer Animation. Now, this may puzzle some of you.. since it's very obvious that film making is what I want to do, but hold tight. I'll explain. I decided to go for my degree in Computer Animation FOR my film making. I will need to have CG/3D animation/ VFX for most of my films and would need to hire someone to do the work for me.. In this way.. I can do it on my own without having to rely on someone else. It will also help me bring about the specific vision that I have in mind for any film that I may be in pre-production for. Since Larry (my boyfriend) has volunteered to teach me what he knows about film making, I will have two areas of expertise in one (film making and computer animation) and if I ever come to a point where I need any help with animating my boyfriend's brother (who is also a computer animation major and has many years of experience) can help me out by explaining things to me, etc. All in all, it seemed like the better choice and I am excited about it. I will still have my basic film making courses, they will just be enhanced by animation courses as well. So! Don't let the fact that I am now a computer animation major fool you-- film making is in my bones, honey buns. :)
Well, lovelies, I will wrap this one up and call it a night. How has your week been? What exciting things have you been up to? If you guys happen to have any interesting blogs that you think I should be following, don't hesitate to let me know. :)
Love and love,
Karla Von Guerra.
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