Hello, my readers!
So it's been, like, a month + since I last posted. Many things have happened--I met some local filmmakers and producers, I went to China, I came back from China, etc.
Oh yeah, and I got dismissed from my job. I was kinda bummed, but I was thinking about quitting anyway. I was not feeling like I was getting any better at what I do as a filmmaker, and they were getting frustrated that I was not producing their media fast enough. My strengths are in the creative side of filmmaking, not in the corporate montages they were always asking for. I think the end of a professional relationship was the right step. I just wished it could have ended on my terms.
Nevertheless, it opened a new door for me: freelance. Since I have started building contacts and references, I think the time is ripe for me to explore the market for freelance filmmaking, crew work, marketing, and writing. I have already got my first freelance gig--paying better than my last job. I am swapping in translated text for the organization's logo. I am doing about 50 different languages and the work is simple go-through-the-process stuff. I am blazing through it and getting to listen to legal shows while I work (I am a sucker for a well-done law show).
Life is heading in the right direction. This gig should be done just in time for me to go up to a nearby city for a four-day shoot to wrap a short film I have been the 2nd AC for.
More details to come--this post is mainly for me to get back into the swing of things. I promise to write more tomorrow about my exciting life in the freelance world and the adventures I've had this summer.
Peace,
- Mont
