Tis the season of paperwork! For the last few months, I’ve been on “production break,” doing the less-fun side of self-employed filmmaking: paperwork. Sometimes that necessary evil makes me want to scream. Besides financial and project-specific paperwork, the monster of Market Research awaits my trembling soul.
Looking back, I haven’t sat down for a day to dig deep into what’s going on in my field for several years. It’s far too easy to get obsessively consumed with my own projects while the constantly changing world of media moves on. So this week I made myself a cup of tea, found a comfy chair, and proceeded to visit Uncle Google and the sites of my cinematography heroes (Ray Roman, Philip Bloom, and StillMotion, to name a few).
Between paperwork and research, I’ve kept my creative side satisfied by shooting footage of my family. The following short film is definitely a personal piece, capturing a handful of precious moments. Please enjoy The Professor and the Ham:
