I’ve been crying a lot lately. There are many moments where I stop to catch my breath. I have moments of disbelief at the obstacles I have faced and have overcome. I can clearly remember what it felt like to be so lost and feel so alone at times. Oh, the fears I have released…
Tag: Filmmaker
You’re Going to Be Okay
Pack your bags your headed to location! I started a new feature this week. I was surprised to learn that I’d travel this soon. This week has been a whirl wind of many surreal moments and career milestones. My younger self is pleased. Being away from the familiar has been a great teacher because I…
Wisdom Wednesday #56 – The World is as Big or as Small as You Make It
I have had three pen pals during my education from elementary school to college. My first pen pal, whom I had when I was in third grade, was a retired teacher that lived in a nursing home. I enjoyed writing to her and learning about her experience of going to school in a one room…
Production Wrap
Today is the last day of work on my current show. I haven’t had time to let the end settle in my mind because of the high demands. My department never had a chance to breathe, but we banded together and worked through the challenges. This particular movie has a special meaning to me because…
Mindful Monday #86 – Don’t Round Out Your Edge
Happy Monday! My show wraps in two weeks. I’m looking forward to having down time to re-calibrate myself to normal hours of work and rest. When a show ends it is a tradition for producers, director and/or actors to give the crew wrap gifts for all their work and time. Department heads and supervisors also…
Mindful Monday #73 – New Growth
The happiest of Monday’s to you my friends. This weekend was amazing and filled with so much good that I am glowing. I went to a fundraiser event for an arts therapy non-profit, attended a pot luck dinner, I got my chores done, and on top of that there was spontaneity and a lot of…
Wisdom Wednesday #15 – Unwritten
Growing up I loved motivational songs. I love music in general, but my favorite songs are the songs that offer great wisdom or great life mantras. Natasha Bedingfield’s song, Unwritten, served as a perfect soundtrack for me when I decided to embrace my dream to be a filmmaker. As I get older, I go back…
Mindful Monday #27 – Money
The past week I have been in a unique position to observe someone who is going after money. And as a filmmaker I have seen a lot of people go after money. Recently an aspiring filmmaker told me that he wanted to go into a part of the industry because that is where the money…
Mindful Monday #23 – Tests
“I feel like I am being tested.” I told my friend this weekend. “And I am not sure if I am passing the test? I just want to get through it.” I have thought a lot about how life tests our strengths, perspectives, desires and our maturity. This time last year I felt that I…
Special Post: Slates for Sarah
Recently a camera assistant (AC), Sarah Jones, from Georgia, died on set (http://www.cnn.com/2014/02/26/showbiz/slates-for-sarah-elizabeth-jones/). Her death has brought a few things to light on the lengths we go through as filmmakers to make a movie possible and the dangers involved. We work 10-12 hours or more in a standard work day, work with heavy equipment and…
Illuminated Voice 