day one

First and foremost though, this was supposed to be a video blog. I'd rather you watch the video than read anything I have to say. Watch first. Read later. I'm rad. You're rad. Let's hug.

well. Day one doesn't really mean day one of me being unemployed. It also doesn't mean it's a blog about being unemployed, although that will surely be a topic of conversation. It means it is day one of the video blog I started BECAUSE I'm unemployed. I haven't worked since December 20th, I think. Which isn't really that long ago.. considering the holidays and everything.

Today's topic was just a series of random venting, explaining, or character development. You have also been introduced to one of only a few supporting characters in my story. As the weeks progress I hope to move away from talking about myself and my troubles and have this blog develop into an entity for sharing not only thoughts but art, ideas, and humor. I will do my best to make the clips entertaining and not too lengthy. All criticism helps (as does support).

Another major goal of this project is to fine tune all of my skills as a filmmaker. I strongly believe almost all footage has value and can be presented in a visually stimulating way. The more I practice making videos the better I will get at the whole process.

The written blog contains some of the topics in the days video but usually has extra details. Sometimes things happen in the day that simply can't be caught on camera or must be deemed to late to make the morning press. I had to realize, at what point would I have to make myself stop filming? Otherwise this story would just be endless and I would keep adding more. My new philosophy as a director is get rid of it!! If it's not vastly important to the plot or character development get rid of it! Unnecessary footage can be the difference between someone watching your entire video and not watching it at all. If only I could limit my words in such a manner.