Nothing to it but to do it.

This blog both the realization of a dream of mine, and the result of a conversation with a good friend.  Today, whilst golfing and then having dinner with my friend Paul, we started talking about what being creative meant to us.  We decided that it was partly a way to understand ourselves better.

We talked about how easy it is to disregard opportunity when it is right in front of our faces.  I have always been fascinated with film, and the process of making a film.  But I know next to nothing about it.  I do, however, own an HD camcorder for the purpose of recording my son's life (he'll be born in February 2011, or thereabouts).  It hit me this evening that I am ignoring the opportunity set right in front of me by fate.  My son's life has brought me the means to start a journey I wish I would have taken long ago.

But no more time for regrets.  Now is the time for action.

My plan is to create 30-60 second video clips, focusing on techniques, subjects, scenery, focuses, and the other myriad aspects of film, and post them here, in this blog, which may or may not become a part of a larger project as a film about a filmmaker learning about being a filmmaker.

Over the next months, I plan to evolve this blog, and at some point, learn how to make a movie.  It is called Project:  Project.  The second "project" is actually pronounced "pro-jay" with a soft "j".  Why?  I have no idea.  It just seemed silly, and goddammit, I like silly.

Tomorrow, I will take the time to learn how my camera interfaces with my computer, so that I can put my little vanity project out there for all the world to see.

Thanks for reading, whoever you are, and hopefully I can entertain someone along the way...