It’s been a while since I’ve posted, so I’ve got a little bit to say, mostly about work…

Last week was relatively boring. Monday through Wednesday was represented by the same old, same old transcribing. Thursday, though, I went on a shoot with the guys on 10 Things. It was supposed to be an easy shoot, but it was characterized by excessive boredom. We spent something like three hours shooting b-roll of hardwood floors. Not the installation. Not the dressing thereof. Just hardwood floors. That’s right. The floor itself. I wondered for a while if this might be representative of a career in reality TV production. Shooting the same old boring, tired crap all the time. If this is the case, I really don’t want to do it for a living… I can’t shoot b-roll of hardwood floors. That’s BORING. I want’ve always wanted to do production in general because it is fun. Reality TV, not so much. (31 Hours worked)

Though I didn’t do a lot this week in terms of actual work, it ended up being rather exciting. At least, today was rather exciting. During a particularly boring stretch, I invaded the equipment room and began talking with Dan. They were preparing for a green-screen interview shoot, and Dan was about to consult a blue-screen guide he had just printed off the internet. Being unusually cocky, I told him to quiz me on what was inside, even though I’d never seen this particular primer before. Ever. Luckily, all of Corey’s teachings came flooding back and Dan and I had this big one-upping techie discussion about the benefits of different kinds of lighting for green-screen.

Meanwhile, the VP of the TV department stuck his head in and was apparently impressed by the amount of knowledge in this insignificant intern’s head. Dan told him that I’d shot a short film on the F900, and the VP expressed interest in seeing it. As corny as it may seem, I’ve kept a copy of “Filtered” (That’s the short film’s name) in my jacket pocket for several weeks now for just such an occasion. He’s a busy man, so he didn’t have time to watch the entire 16 minute opus, but he managed to get through the first five minutes before an interruption, and he said he enjoyed it and particularly liked the relationship diagram. Since I’m off Thursdays and Fridays, I left the DVD with him until Monday, but only after at least two other people expressed interest in watching it as well.

So my short film is making its’ way around the office. Is this a good thing? I’m not sure, but I haven’t heard a bad thing yet, so… I’ve been entertaining the idea of writing a feature length script and approaching a company like the one I’m at to secure financing based on the completed script and previous short film. Perhaps this is the start of such a relationship. I hope so, that would rock. I really don’t want to shoot reality TV b-roll forever. I want to make movies. I have to make movies. I am a director. (26 Hours worked)

As for everything else, things are going along as normal. I hit a rough spot recently where I was really homesick and NYC felt a little bit like a personal hell. Luckily that feeling is starting to lift. I could probably work here if I have to, but all things being equal, I’d rather not. Unfortunately, there are simply more realistic opportunities here than in Texas, and on the surface that seems to equate to more money, and God knows I’m going to need to repay these student loans somehow.

Anyway, tomorrow I’m supposed to be meeting Karina for lunch. She’s a girl who went through the Media Tech program back in high school a year before I did. Apparently she just moved up to Brooklyn and some mutual friends told her I was here, so she sent me an e-mail, wanting to get together. I agreed to it because it’s always nice to see a familiar face, but I have to admit that receiving the e-mail seemed a little bizarre. You see, I’ve met her at least a dozen times… and yet every time she has failed to recognize or remember me. Tomorrow will be interesting, we’ll see how that goes.