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.
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.
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