It’s interesting… Being someone whose wanted to be a Film Maker the majority of his life, and also someone that Loves Music (Not that most people don’t)
Over the years I’ve had numerous Ideas if not for Complete Films, and or Music Videos… Than for just Scenes from a Movie, that has yet to be made. If that makes sense, Lol
But in the last 17 Months, I have for the first time been full blown pursuing Writing Books for a Living, and yet Movie, and Music Video Concepts still come to me.
Like today when Rihanna’s ‘Diamonds’ song came on My Pandora Radio Station… And suddenly, I had an idea for a Video for the Song.
Now don’t get me wrong, not only does this song already have a Video, which was Posted November 8th… But that Video already has over 150,000,000 Hits… And I have to say, earlier today it was 149-somethen million, and checking now, it’s almost gone up a million today alone… So, yeah, her Video’s doing just fine.
But that’s not it… I came up with a Meaningful Concept, that I Would Love to Film, and Get done.
But as the Title of this Post indicates, I Need to just “Let It Go”.
Ok, so that sounds silly, as I’m sure lots of people have ideas about lots of things, that they’re just not able to pull off…
And yet it still Fascinates me that even with that being the case, I actually get to experience being Passionate About said idea for a bit either way.
I really do feel that My Concept would be Awesome. Meaningful… Beautiful really.
And Though Rihanna is Beautiful, and has an Extremely Powerful Presence, she wouldn’t actually be in the Video that I conceived.
I just thought I’d Write a Post about this, because maybe some of you Fellow Artists know what I mean… Having an Idea/Concept come to you, that you feel absolutely Passionate about, even though the likelihood of you actually doing anything with it, isn’t all that good.
Passion is Amazing to me… Imagination is one of the Greatest Experiences of My Life, and I’m glad that mine never went anywhere upon entering the ‘Adult’ World, Lol
So though I’m not currently Pursuing Film, I Do Hope that My Writing Brings Forth some Vivid Images for My Readers… That’s the Hope anyway.
DarkJade, Signing Off
Have A Great Weekend
*I Leave you with the Actual Rihanna – Diamonds Video, which is Absolutely Nothing like the Concept I have, Lol
I have to admit, when the “Lord Of The Rings” Movies came out, it was actually My Brother that Truly Loved them.
Don’t get me wrong, I Liked “The Fellowship Of The Ring”, and “The Two Towers” very much… The Third One I don’t remember caring for that much, though I know it was the one that won the Oscar… I Truly Felt the First Two Films were better.
I believe it was the ‘Pink Bubblegum Headed Orc’ that bugged me the most in that Film, Lol
Truth be known, when they came out was right in the middle of my Pursuit of Film Making, and I was very much trying to get my Brother Involved in My Experimental Film Projects, as he is a Brilliant Actor, and a Natural Born Cinematographer…
That said, where My Brother Connected more with ‘Peter Jackson’s’ style, I connected more with the ‘George Lucas’ Films…
It was December, 2001 when my wife of one year, and I, moved to Eugene Oregon, where my brother lived, so that we might start working on short films for film festival submission.
“The Fellowship Of The Ring” came out December, 2001 (right after we arrived), “Attack Of The Clones” came out in May, 2002, and “The Twin Towers” came out in December, 2002.
Now I sit here 10 years later, and “The Hobbit” Trilogy is about to begin, and I have to say, they look to be pretty Amazing… At least, the First one does… No clue about the next two.
When “The Game Of Thrones” came out, My Brother was the one to contact me and say “Dude, Game Of Thrones Could Have Been Written/Directed By You”… I didn’t end up seeing the First Season of “Game Of Thrones” until several months later, but when I did, I knew what he meant.
“The Lord Of The Rings” Films are much more My Brother’s Style of Fantasy Films… Where “Game Of Thrones”, is more the way I would do it. Neither is better, we’re just different.
Enough of all this, I came across what’s called “Hobbit Japanese Conference” on YouTube Today, and Watched Part 4 of 5.
I thought I might as well go ahead and share all 5 Parts with you… As a Writer, and Film Maker, this kind of thing is Truly Interesting to me… The Questions are in Japanese, and there is some Japanese Translating happening in between interviews, but the Actors, and Director do talk quite a bit.
Who Is This Destiny? And Why Is She Crying On The Porch
It’s funny the types of things that come up when you type the word “Destiny” in Yahoo Search…
Take this picture on the left… I had the Choice of Posting a Beautiful Picture with a ‘Meaningful’ Message Attached to it… Or… I could have Posted one of the many, many Pictures of half naked girls who ‘happened’ to be named ‘Destiny’… Hmm
Or I could Post this Random ‘Sexy… Err… Pensive’ Muppet-ish Dog laying on the bed…
I went with the Muppet-ish Dog, Lol
But for the sake of ‘Meaningful’ Words, which actually can be pretty cool… I shall also include the ‘Beautiful Picture’ with Meaningful Words on it that I would have otherwise used, Lol
But in truth, this Post isn’t just about ‘Being The Master’ of your own Destiny… Which I pretty much believe is an important thing to incorporate into your Everyday Life… Especially if you’re a Dreamer Like Me, who aspires to… Well… Lets just say I ‘Aspire’, Lol
But beyond that, sometimes little torturous things like ‘Expectations’ and ‘Pressure’ come into play.
But things like ‘Hope’ and ‘Optimism’ can play their part as well.
Why am I talking about all of these things?
Well, as I sit here pursuing My Dreams, and also trying to make a living… I look around me and I see People battling ailments… Or on the verge of losing their homes… Or separating from their wives… And that’s just within my Family, Lol
I have found that Life is a blend of ‘What We Want’, ‘What We Happen To Get’, ‘What We Never Expected’, and a whole bunch of other things.
Take me for instance, I wanted to be a Professional Baseball Player at the age of 5… The closest I ever came to that was trying out for the JV Baseball Team in 10th Grade, and playing on my Company Softball team.
Truth be known, I never tried to pursue that dream… Which some dreams we don’t. But I will say, playing on the Company Softball Team ended up being a real cool thing… Even though it only lasted two seasons.
And though I had wanted to be a Professional Pitcher, I played a Catcher on the Company Team, and friggen loved it.
Ah yes, I remember it well, after a hard game of softball, I’d swing by McDonalds and buy a Large Orange Drink… How many of you knew that their Orange Drinks (Not Their Orange Juice) is actually Hi-C… Or at least it was, can’t be sure anymore, Lol
Haven’t had it in a while.
Anyway, I’m tangent-ing, Lol
My point being, I never even pursued that dream, and ended up having weeks of fun playing on the Company Team… Who knew?
And then came ‘Film Making’… My Second Dream, which I actually did pursue in 2000-2003… And walked away with hundreds of hours of ‘experimental’ film (Which is still on Hi-8 Film waiting to be converted), and actually made a Short Film and got it into a Film Festival in New York.
So even though I didn’t (Or haven’t so far) made this my Professional Career, I feel like I Succeeded/Achieved this Dream largely because of making the Short Film, and Getting it into the Festival. And I have to tell you, Pursuing something, and Achieving it on some level, changes you forever… And, leaves a satisfied feeling in your belly pretty much for an eternity.
Granted, I Never made the next “Star Wars” (Or at least not yet, Lol), but the ‘Essence’ of my Dream was to tell stories on film… Which I did actually achieve.
The Unforeseen Dream
And now I’ve been pursuing Writing as a Career for over a year now (Something I never thought, or knew I would want, or try to do), and have Self Published a Poetry Book, a 8 Page Partial Comic Book, and a Novella.
Like I say… Unforeseen. Like the Softball/Orange Drink thing, Lol
My Point I guess, is ‘Never Stop Moving Forward’… Sometimes you’ll achieve things you’ve sought to achieve… Sometimes you’ll fall into situations you never thought you’d be involved with…
But mostly, moving forward, looking forward, and leaving your eyes, heart, and mind wide open, can make your life more than you could, or would have ever thought possible.
And as far as that ‘Destiny’ Thing… Person… Etc. that’s sitting on your porch crying about what you ‘Haven’t’ achieved… Or ‘Done yet’… Or ‘May never do’… I wouldn’t worry about it.
Because more important than then the ‘Destination’ itself… And I know this is Cliche’… But it’s true… ‘Is The Journey’… And more important than the Journey… Are the things, truths, realities, experiences, people Etc. that you ‘Meet/Make/Know/Etc.’ along the way.
Trust me… I have hardly any extra money in my pocket… And I ‘Lack’ the Academy Award, Lol… But I can safely say, I started to Follow My Dreams and Passions 14 years ago, and have never looked back… And during that period, I’ve lived at least 10 life times, and achieved things I had never even imagined… And a couple that I was actually shooting for.
Nuff Said
Carry On
Thanks for Reading/Listening
I Leave you with a Scene of Inspiration (A Good Film… But A Great Scene)
Disney Buys Lucas Film For 4.05 Billion – It’s A Changing World
I have to admit, I have mixed feelings about this.
Mostly because I saw the Original “Star Wars” in the Theater in 1977, which basically lead to me pursuing Film Making in 2000-2003.
Granted, both “Walt Disney” (The Man), and George Lucas are two of my Greatest/Fondest Heroes… Walt Disney even more than George Lucas.
So in one Respect, I’m totally for it.
Also, I know/realize that George is getting older…
But in truth, I really never expected him to let go of Lucas Film… And what I mean by that is, it just never passed through my mind that he’d sell it.
I will say this about Disney, their movies weren’t doing that good, especially one of their last ones, “John Carter”, which by the way is a fun movie to watch.
But one thing that the Newest President of Disney did do that was Brilliant, was Purchase Marvel Comics a hand full of years back… Now that was brilliant thinking… Just like purchasing Pixar was brilliant.
As we all know, the Marvel Films are doing Extremely well in Sales (The Avengers was the 3rd Worldwide Grossing Film in History, behind Titanic and Avatar)… So basically Pixar saved their Animated Department, and Marvel has saved their Movie Department… At least in my opinion.
And now there’s whispers about Disney making a New Star Wars Film in 2015… All I can say is… Wow… We’ll have to see.
But that’s ok.
My first instinct is “Get J. J. Abrams” Aboard maybe to Film it… He is an Awesome Producer (He Produces “Person of Interest” which is a Brilliant T.V. Show, and many many others), and Film Maker (He did the New Star Trek).
But enough of all this… For me it feels like a bit of a Sad Day to see George Sell his Brain Child… But from a Pure ‘Mortality’, and ‘Business’ standpoint, it makes perfect sense.
I threw together a Video Version of My Comic Book/Screenplay “White Jade”
“A Young Japanese Girl Just Turned Herself In For Crimes She Didn’t Commit… It’s Now Up To Once Chicago Detective, Now Japan Detective, Ben Wayne To Prove Her Innocence“
“White Jade” is based on a Screenplay Written by James Mahoney
Believe it or not, Today is My One Year Anniversary of Entering the Blogosphere…
Here’s what My Very First Post Said
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The Writer
Inside of all of us is The Writer… I’ve been writing since I was young, but I have never truly given my Writer a home… It is my intention to finally and truly embrace my Writer, I intend to do this by Writing, Writing, Writing…
But to do this, I must first create the space for it… Where will I write… What music will I listen to… Who will I share my writing with while I develop it… Time will tell”
500 Posts Later, I have been Writing My A$$ Off, Lol
And I have to say, though I am Thrilled To Death about the Amount of Work I have Accumulated Along The Way, it is You The Readers… Writers… Photographers that have come to My Site Along the way that have been My Greatest Inspiration.
And I Mean that.
The Thought of Just Writing, Hording All Of My Work, and Sending it Off to a Publisher In Hopes to Get My Work Represented, and/or Published, never, ever Appealed to me.
No, though it’s a bit more “Emotionally” Risky, I decided 1 Year Ago, that I wanted Feedback along the way on My “First Draft” Work, which everything that I Post on this Site is… I don’t Edit it Prior to Posting it… I Treat this Site Like a Writing Journal, and it has been a Great Experience.
And Being someone whose Grammar has never been that Great, I figured I’d hear about it a lot along the way… But I really haven’t… I’ve maybe had 2 People in the Year I’ve been Writing give me a hard time… Which is Shocking to me.
No, My Readers have looked beyond that, and truly basked in the rawness of what I had to offer, which, in truth, I had no idea what people would think. But that’s one of the other main reasons that I Created a Blog, to see how What I Wrote, was, and is, Perceived.
I think perhaps the Greatest Surprise in regards to my work, is how many Poems I’ve Wrote over the last 12 Months… 136 of them. But what the real surprise has been, has been My Reader’s Response via both Comments, and the “Like” Button. Not that I get tons and tons, but there have been so many people that Consistently Clicked the “Like”, and/or Posted a Response. It’s blown me away. I had no idea that what I feel inside, would reach others the way I would hope that it would. And because of it, it’s Inspired me to Keep on Writing them… And beyond that, it inspired me to Self Publish My First Work ever, which was My Volume I Book of Poetry, “Winter, Lust, And Wonder”. So thank you all for that.
Also during this last year, I’ve developed many Friends, and Comrades in Art… Which has been unbelievable… Something I never thought I’d find online. And as a Writer, it has meant a lot to me… It helps to Inspire me to Keep on Working at it, even when some Posts don’t get any Comments or “Likes”… I don’t let that stop me… I just Keep on Writing.
I Could go On and On… But I won’t… I just want to Say Thank You to all of you who Came for a while, then Faded away… To all of you that Come here and there… To all of you that have been here with me since the beginning, and hung out allll along the year, Lol
One Visit isn’t too Little… Every Visit means a Great Deal to me.
And as I begin My Second Year of Truly Pursuing “Writing” as a Profession, I Wish You All the Greatest of Success in All that you do… And I look forward to continuing to have all of you with me along the way.
You are Great… And your time is not wasted on me… I appreciate Every View, Every “Like”, and Every Comment… Truly.
As you all know, Life can sometimes be a Lonely Place… But here, I am Never Lonely… There’s always someone out there Floating through and Leaving their Print On My Site… And on Me
And I thank you for it
Sincerely,
James/DarkJade-
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And Now I Leave You With a Few Songs that Very Much Represent Parts of Who I am
In Hopes that you may Know Me a Bit More, After Hearing them
Halcyon On And On (Ever Since I First Heard This Song in 1998, It has Struck Me As How My Soul Sounds Inside, should Someone Press their Ear Against My Chest/Heart, and Listen)
Dreamer – Supertramp (My Theme Song Since I was 5 Years Old, though this is a Live Version)
Every Breath You Take – The Police (Pretty Much My Favorite All Time Band… This Song is The Way My Heart Works, Or At Least Sounds… It’s Great Being A Romantic, But It Can Also Be Very Painful… Poetry Helps… And so Does Love)
Freddy Mercury (My All Time Favorite Singer… There’s No One Deeper, or More Talented… Not Really)
Deep Purple – Smoke On The Water (My Favorite Song when I was 3 or 4 Years Old, Lol)
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Dosed (In 1998 I Left My Path of Greyness, and Began The Pursuit of All My Dreams… First by Creating an Emotional Rock Band, then Studying and Making Experimental Films, then Writing Screenplays… This Song, and Band’s Album “Californication”, Was The Heart Beat of the Path That Lead me out of My Own Induced Darkness… Which wasn’t Drugs, or Drinking… No, My Darkness lay within the walls of The Dreamer who wasn’t Pursuing his Dreams… But those days are gone forever… I am a Song Writer, A Film Maker, and A Writer… Things are just fine)
Lastly the Reason I became a Film Maker, and Then Writer… STAR WARS
One of My Good Friends, Anna, recently Replied to My “Cool Film Fight Scenes“ Post (She Liked the Post, though she doesn’t Watch these types of Films too often) , and My Reply was so Long, that I really thought that I should make a Post out of it, Lol
The Scenes I Chose were by no means a Random Selection
Here’s My Reply;
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Ah, let me Splain about these Movies… Not to Justify, just to Splain.
First of all, I’m not one of those guys that just watches Action Flicks… No, far from it… Jean Claude Von Who?? And Steven Seagal, Arghhh The Worst Actor… Or at least one of them. He’s like an Italian Cook at a really low grade Italian Restaurant, who likes to put on a Clint Eastwood Accent ALL THE TIME!! And not a good one either.
That said, These Films.
1) Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – Don’t know if you’ve seen it, in fact I own it, but don’t watch it a lot, because it has a pretty sad ending… As many old “Chinese” Myth Films do. The Reasons I like this Film are plenty though. The Main Young Actress ( Ziyi Zhang) is Extraordinary, you should basically see her in anything she does. I think of her as a “dark” genius. In this film, she is very much like someone that needs “Lithium”… If you watch her performance, she just looks darkly conflicted, and just can’t quite pull herself out of it. The actress herself had studied many years of dance, which enabled her to do some Amazing things on the “Wires” that they use in the film. Also, when I wrote My Screenplay “White Jade”, she is the Actress I had in mind for the “Nyoko” Character. Nyoko is Japanese, and this actress is Chinese, but to a degree, Asians often play Characters from Countries they aren’t. And she ended up playing a Japanese in “The Last Geisha”. I didn’t care for that Film all that much, but there were some Amazing Actors in it. If you don’t see “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” for anything else, see it for her Performance… Definitely. Oh, and you have to see it 1000% in Chinese with Subtitles… The English Dubbing Version is absolutely Wretched… I was fortunate enough to have seen it in Chinese first… I can’t even watch it the other way… I feel so bad it was that way in theaters I think? Not sure. Only then will you see her “Dark” inner struggle… With bad English Dubbing, it just comes of as Cheesy Melodrama, which it is not. This Film is a Blend of Old Chinese Sword Fighter Heroes Tales, which the Director (Ang Lee) had grown up with, and Romance… So to a degree, he was Creating his own thing. The Screenplay Writer/Co-Producer(James Schamus/Co-Writer/Executive Producer) is very much American, and has a Knack for Romance. The two make a cool team. Don’t even bother seeing it if it’s dubbed, but do see it. If you haven’t that is.
2) Matrix 2: Reloaded – I really Loved the First “Matrix”… At the time, I thought it was “Cool, Innovative” and fairly “Brilliant”. And I thought Keanu basically made the Film. Matrix 2: Reloaded I basically only watch, this Scene, Lol. The Film was, meh… It had a few cool moments, but I just Love This Scene. And Matrix 3 was Bollocks!! Lol A real Piece of @#$@, in my opinion. Truth be known, they should have never gone beyond the First… Except for this Fight Scene. (My Apologizes to those that Liked the Third Matrix, this is only my opinion, Lol)
3) Bruce Lee “Enter The Dragon” – Well, Bruce Lee is more of a Complicated thing for me… I’m more of a Bruce Lee Fan, than I am a Bruce Lee Film Fan. His Movies are ok, but he, to me, is Extraordinary. I’ve never seen anyone in my life move like him… No one. And so that, and his “Philosophy” about Life, are the reasons he’s one of my Greatest Heroes. Generally I can’t really sit through his movies, Lol But I do watch scenes from time to time, just to see him move.I Actually did a Post about him a bit back “Bruce Lee – The Dragon” which gives a better insight as to what Bruce Lee means to me.
4) Hero – If you haven’t seen Hero, see it… The whole thing is like a Painting of Colors… The Fight Scenes are Pretty Amazing, but beyond that, the Use of Colors is Extraordinary, and there are some Really Good Actors in it, including the girl from “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon”. But her character isn’t a big part, it’s just okay. The Character that makes this Film worth watching, beyond the Visual Display of the Cinematographer and Director is, the Character called “Broken Sword”(Tony Leung Chiu Wai)… He is Extraordinary. One of the Coolest parts of the Film is Three People tell their version of what happened at different parts, and Each Version Told is done in a Different Color… Meaning, they’re either all wearing Red, all wearing White, or all Wearing Green, depending on whose telling their version. It’s Beautifully Epic Visually. Can’t remember if I saw it with Sub Titles or not. For me, Sub Titles disappear in my head pretty quickly, and I forget I’m reading… I prefer Film’s Native Language if I can help it. Less is lost.
5) Dragon – Dragon is the “Bruce Lee Story” (The Actor Jason Scott Lee is Amazing in this… He had never done Martial Arts before this film)… If you want to know more about “Bruce Lee” the man, see this Film. I have to tell you, he’s one of the most Extraordinary Men to have ever walked the earth… In my mind that is. And the Martial Arts is only part of it. If you go on YouTube and watch some Interviews with him…. Phew… Man was he Cool… And Spiritual… And Intuitive.”
Delving Back Into Film And Video – My Kymlee “Peter’s Song” Video
As you can see by this Picture, I’ve been having some Fun over on My New “Dark’s Media Empire” Video and Vlogging Blog.
Being I had Wanted to be a Film Maker from the age of 8, all the way through 33, it was only a matter of time that I would start to miss Producing Videos Etc.
And with The New YouTube Era, you don’t hardly need to leave the confines of your own home to do it, Lol
But as this is My Creative Writing Blog, and “The Dark Globe” is more of My Journalism/Collaborative Contributing Artist Blog, I felt it best for me to make a Whole New Blog, that was Dedicated to My Revisited Passion.
Initially it Started with my Silly “Paladin Jade” Series, which basically included me Vlogging, and Messing Around with the Special Effects that came on this Computer. Which includes anything from me making Silly Music Videos, to Me Having Heart to Heart Conversations with Action Figures, Lol… Like I say, it’s Silly, but it’s Fun… And it’s a bit of a Break from All the Concentrated Writing that I do, which I don’t intend to back off of.
I then Invited some Friends, and/or Cohorts from the Blogosphere to join me, namely “Kymlee“, a Talented Music Artist whose Blog I’ve Followed for a while, but she has only recently returned to the Blogosphere after a hiatus…
And ‘Ace’ “Pete“, who is also an Assistant Editor/Senior Writer for me over on The Dark Globe… Though I am starting to wonder why, as he seems to enjoy to torment me in Comments in his spare time, Lol
None The Less, they have both Contributed some “Interesting”, “Enjoyable” and sometimes, well, if you know Pete, than you know him in front of a Camera will be both Educating, Amusing, and sometimes a bit Scary, by design I’ll have you, Lol
“Short Films” – Which Basically Just has My Short Film “If Not Now…”
But all of this has lead to this Next Project I took on the last couple days…
Kymlee had mentioned her 2009 Album on her most resent Post, so I thought I’d give it a Listen…
Whilst Listening to it, I fell in Love with this song called “Peter’s Song”
So during the last couple of days, I Blended some Old Video Footage from 2000-2002, with several shots from My Short Film, and Created a Video for the Song…
So Soon The Line Editing Will Be Complete for My Novella “I Died Once“… And then the Daunting Pursuit of Finding An Editor for it Shall Begin…
I’ve Come to realize that My Previously Lofty Goal of Self Publishing Something Every 3 or so Months, may not at the Present be Attainable…
Now That isn’t a Complaint, it’s just a “Mathematical Truth”, Lol
I Published My First Ever Work, “Winter, Lust, And Wonder” (A Book of Poetry) back in January, Got it into a Bookstore in February, and Created a Kindle Version in March or April, I forget which.
I Then Created This New Black Cover (Because This Blog Design is Black, You can Only See the Purple Font, Lol), With Purple Font, at a less Expensive Price of $5 for My Readers/Follows, and/or Comrades in Ink.
I had Hoped to Get “I Died Once” Edited by My Eldest Sister (Who Edited My Poetry Book) in April, but Alas, that did not happen… And thus, I am going to start looking for an Editor for it in June.
What the Delay from My Sister Not Editing “I Died Once” basically means is, I may have to Publish My Second Poetry Book, “Dream Shift“, sometime after I Publish My Novella, and Fantasy Novel (The Cover to the Right is Both Back and Front).
Once again, not a Complaint, just “Math”.
But in the Middle of all of this, I find that I’m being Drawn Back to Film Making as well, Lol
Not as a Profession this time, but as something I might like to do on “YouTube”… As I am a Film Maker, as much as a Writer… And Frankly, I just Miss it.
So Far I’ve Just Posted My Short Film from 2002, and Today I just Added some of My First “Messing Around” Footage, that I did just after I got My First Ever Video Camera in 2000… Now Keep in mind, The Footage from 2000 is just My Brother and I messing around with Action Figures… It’s Not Edited or anything like that… It’s just us Messing Around with Action Figures, with the Soundtrack of “Conan The Barbarian” playing from a Boom Box in the Background, Lol… But you might get a Laugh at some of the Footage, it’s Pretty Hilarious. Check Out The Link, and you can see em Both. Also, Follow The Page if you like, as I may be Uploading some More Old Footage just for fun.
But the Reality of it is, I’m actually Considering starting to Film/Produce Videos of Shakespeare Plays, and Posting them on YouTube…
As Lofty as that may Seem, I actually did some Theater Acting when I was in My Teens, and also in My Late Twenties, and I have to tell you I Just Loved it.
I was very Shy when I was young, but My Brother wanted to be a Professional Actor, and thus Convinced me to Join Him in a Community Theater Group… I went on to do 3 Years of Plays, 3 Shakespeare, 2 Children’s Plays and “The Christmas Carol”…
Now I always had Small, and Multiple Roles in these Plays, but none the less, I Fell in Love with Theater…
And in My Late Twenties I returned to Theater, Acting in a Production of “Hamlet”, and then “Measure For Measure”…
And I have to tell you, “Shakespeare” is My All Time Favorite Writer, and “Hamlet” is My All Time Favorite Piece of Writing.
I’m not sure that I’ll do any Acting in These Productions, should I decide to Pursue them, Most Likely I’ll just be Directing, Producing, and Editing them.
Anyway, Like I Say… There just isn’t enough Time in The Day… So I will have to continue to get More and More Organized as I Move Forward.
Over on The Dark Globe Site I’m Writing some Editorials Called Dreams… 9 Years In… 9 Years Out… And as Part of, I ended up Posting My Short Film from 2002… So I thought I should Definitely Post it Here on My Personal Site as well…
As I say there, This Film was Shot in about an Hour and a Half, due to Time Constraints… My Brother is the Main Actor, and had never Seen The Script… And My Wife of One Year did a lot of the Camera Work for it, because I Needed to be in it as well, because I didn’t really know anyone in the Town, as I had just moved there.
This is My First, and Only Short Film that I did, and is Pretty Rough… Due to Time Constraints Etc., so Forgive the Shifting of Camera on Occasion, and the sometimes Choppy Sound…
I am a Writer/Director/Producer by Nature, not an Actor, Lol… But I did what was Needed, and Play The Main Character’s Brother, “James”.
To Read The Dark Globe Articles for a Bit More Insight, Click The Links Below
Letting It Go
