Every once in a while, I wonder why I've wanted to be a filmmaker. And for the longest time I could never really answer that particular question. I would always say, "I just was born to be one," or "It was something that came natural to me."
As I edit my full length trailer on this cold late 1:18 a.m. night/morning, I find my self coming closer to an answer. This documentary has pushed my level of thinking to the ultimate peak. Never have I once began to care so much about a project than I do right now. To me this is something that no other subject, or career can do. Math can't really make you cry; (Unless you're me and really bad at it). Working at a bank can't give you that satisfaction of seeing someone react to a work of art you've created. But don't get me wrong, I am not disrespecting those professions. I just feel there is really nothing like filmmaking in the world. And this documentary I am working on has begun to open up my eyes to that.
Whether or not this film becomes successful, or widely viewed, it has done something. And that something is make me realize why I am walking through this journey in life.
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Sometimes I wonder why I left a perfectly good job in the industry to spend thousands of dollars on advanced degrees so I could teach at a university. Then, I read something this and I know why.
ReplyDeleteI think the idea for Close By That Much is very compelling. There must be millions of estranged family members with as many stories, but this one is resonant because your grandfather and his brother are twins and yet led very different lives.
ReplyDeleteI stumbled on your blog because I get Google Alerts for "Corey Frost"— which is also my name. Good luck with the film!