I have a few interviews coming up in the next two weeks. I'm so excited! Since currently I am the personification of Last Robot Films, it is my own money that goes into each and every project. Without solid work, my side-projects have no hope of even seeing the light of day. Therefore it is essential that I get a job.

Well it is essential to have an income to make films and avoid homelessness. And to eat. I like eating. And would like to continue doing it a few times a day.

The quest for self discipline in how I structure my free time, unfortunately, is not going as well. I am not reading as much as I should. I still surf the internet too much at night. At least through the glory of Netflix I'm watching a lot of films. Tonight I have Good Bye, Lenin to watch and have Remains Of The Day on the way in the mail.

So if filmmaking rocks your world, get off the internet and make some films!

The website update is finished but I am still searching for a job. I think no one is responding this week because Christmas is approaching and we're in the middle of Hanukah. Hopefully January will bring bunches of job offers. Its all I ask for Christmas.

In the meanwhile, aside from trying to finish scripts, I have been contemplating what to do with my life in general. Lets face it, I may finish one or two features in my life but its probably more difficult than I thought. Therefore, I need a real career to support myself.

I really like editing video. I like teaching. Why not combine the two? I've been considering going for a Masters in Adult Ed. and really refining my video skills (i.e. getting certified by Avid by taking a bunch of their courses). That would actually be a fun job to have.

I'd like to edit for television but I wonder why my approach in interviews seems to fail. I'm wondering if it shows through that I may have some small gaps in my editing skills.

It is strange that I have two Emmys but also have gaps in some of my editing software knowledge...but I don't have the money right now to either rent time in an edit bay and teach myself or take courses. It is a vicious cycle. What's really weird is that I know I'd pick up the skills I need within a day of working on any job but I have no idea how to prove that to people.

I wish I had spent my money better in 2003 but at the same time, I had to find out for myself that I do not enjoy the LA/Hollywood life (I moved out there and came back 6 weeks later). If I had done that, I would have taken courses instead that would have refined my editing skills. However, I'd be regretting not having tried the west coast adventure either.

In other news, Ferenc Toth's film Unknown Soldier keeps racking up the awards and deservedly so. It has a great story about a young guy who ends up homeless in Harlem that shines through the minor technical imperfections that plague every low budget film. My claim to fame on this one is that I taught Ferenc how to use Avid Xpress!

I'm currently waiting to see the Tom Zuber film Little Athens. This is the film I went to Los Angeles to work on as either a PA or script supervisor in 2003 but they hit a few delays after I got there and while seeking other work decided LA & me just aren't meant to be. Anyway, they finished shooting this summer and are in post-production. I read the script and all I can say is I can't wait to see how it was shot because the script was fantastic and Tom's first film Lansdown was great.

And so it goes.