take a breath and get back into it
as you have noticed (and kindly pointed out to me) that I have been absent from blogging lately. Well I can put it down to a simple case of theres only one of me - days are short anyway, throw in a young family, an investment property needing to be renovated for moving in tenants, and freelance work to survive and lets just say I am beyond exhausted.
There is a major point I would like to stress to anyone reading this - even though I am having a whine about being tired and time poor I am fully aware that I wanted all this - I purchased the property, I advertised the property when it was not finished, I chose to go freelance, and those 2 little monkeys demanding my time were created by me (and the misses) it's all ME I know, you made the bed now sleep in it etc !!
Tenants moved in Monday into a not so finished property, luckily they are understanding and have cut me some slack. The space does look incredible as Airbag productions have really put in the effort to create a great work space. Now onto some not so positive things about the investment - TRADIES suck the big one !!! - they never turn up when they say they will, they overquote everything, there always too busy to even take the job, and worst of all they charge way tooooo much. If anyone wants to argue the last point bring it on ! - theres no way you will win the argument with such stories I have as, a just off apprenticeship 22year old punk costing me $75an hour to drag his heel and talk shit to his mates on the mobile on my buck. Oh and it gets better - the harder you push them the less they work. So that 2 month chapter in my life is coming to end for which I am very pleased.
Onto happier thoughts - my script 'Monty Biggs'. I missed the funding rounds back in Sep so it will have to wait until next year (thats if the funding still exists, considering the economic crap thats going on). I have been chatting to Kyle (the illustrator) and he says he is back on board after a break - which is AWESOME. I am still looking for another illustrator especially one that can storyboard if anyone out there is interested. The best thing about my script is the level of expectation I have towards it - I know what is achievable considering my limited resources and time so it's made it easy to create clear defined targets, which are -
1) Complete Script
2) Produce a solid collection of concept work
3) Storyboard
4) Animatic
5) Audio (rough)
6) Funding application
All these tasks are very achievable working around my freelance and all will help me greatly achieve my task of moving forward creatively whilst enjoying journey. Good times
Freelance update - iloura has hired me a couple of times to cover commercials obviously beneath there talented team baaaahahah oh don't get me wrong I need the cash so I am very appreciative of the work and I am trying to over deliver on everything so it will continue into the future but......it's not the most creative work. Why is it they don't have a cool commercial thats needs outsourcing, nope your dreaming buddy take it, and have a coke and a smile and shut the F$#K up, which is what I am doing.
There was a great doco on tonight about 6 degrees of separation ("how Kevin Bacon cured cancer") and how network hubs are the key to getting into contact with people and companies you previously thought impossible to reach. I am going to take this scientific theory and think about how I can apply it to what I want to do and where I want to go (well PIXAR is a good target to aim for). The websites like LinkedIn.com I have talked about in previous posts are great cause instantly I can see people in my industry connected to other people that can help me. I do guess that even if I successfully make these connections then I need something to seal the deal - no use getting in front of a HR manager of PIXAR and saying I have plans - that will end the dream right there and then. So keep adding to my showreel, keep writing scripts (new ones), and basically enjoy my time in this industry, it could be as simple as that (or not baaahahaha)
Later :)
There is a major point I would like to stress to anyone reading this - even though I am having a whine about being tired and time poor I am fully aware that I wanted all this - I purchased the property, I advertised the property when it was not finished, I chose to go freelance, and those 2 little monkeys demanding my time were created by me (and the misses) it's all ME I know, you made the bed now sleep in it etc !!
Tenants moved in Monday into a not so finished property, luckily they are understanding and have cut me some slack. The space does look incredible as Airbag productions have really put in the effort to create a great work space. Now onto some not so positive things about the investment - TRADIES suck the big one !!! - they never turn up when they say they will, they overquote everything, there always too busy to even take the job, and worst of all they charge way tooooo much. If anyone wants to argue the last point bring it on ! - theres no way you will win the argument with such stories I have as, a just off apprenticeship 22year old punk costing me $75an hour to drag his heel and talk shit to his mates on the mobile on my buck. Oh and it gets better - the harder you push them the less they work. So that 2 month chapter in my life is coming to end for which I am very pleased.
Onto happier thoughts - my script 'Monty Biggs'. I missed the funding rounds back in Sep so it will have to wait until next year (thats if the funding still exists, considering the economic crap thats going on). I have been chatting to Kyle (the illustrator) and he says he is back on board after a break - which is AWESOME. I am still looking for another illustrator especially one that can storyboard if anyone out there is interested. The best thing about my script is the level of expectation I have towards it - I know what is achievable considering my limited resources and time so it's made it easy to create clear defined targets, which are -
1) Complete Script
2) Produce a solid collection of concept work
3) Storyboard
4) Animatic
5) Audio (rough)
6) Funding application
All these tasks are very achievable working around my freelance and all will help me greatly achieve my task of moving forward creatively whilst enjoying journey. Good times
Freelance update - iloura has hired me a couple of times to cover commercials obviously beneath there talented team baaaahahah oh don't get me wrong I need the cash so I am very appreciative of the work and I am trying to over deliver on everything so it will continue into the future but......it's not the most creative work. Why is it they don't have a cool commercial thats needs outsourcing, nope your dreaming buddy take it, and have a coke and a smile and shut the F$#K up, which is what I am doing.
There was a great doco on tonight about 6 degrees of separation ("how Kevin Bacon cured cancer") and how network hubs are the key to getting into contact with people and companies you previously thought impossible to reach. I am going to take this scientific theory and think about how I can apply it to what I want to do and where I want to go (well PIXAR is a good target to aim for). The websites like LinkedIn.com I have talked about in previous posts are great cause instantly I can see people in my industry connected to other people that can help me. I do guess that even if I successfully make these connections then I need something to seal the deal - no use getting in front of a HR manager of PIXAR and saying I have plans - that will end the dream right there and then. So keep adding to my showreel, keep writing scripts (new ones), and basically enjoy my time in this industry, it could be as simple as that (or not baaahahaha)
Later :)
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