They Made A Statue of Us!

I just watched Julie & Julia and it made me really excited about trying...trying to be the best me, trying to be a filmmaker, trying not to fail school, trying not to get down on my life because I'm not exactly where I thought I would be. There are so many things we can be, and why not try? All the world can say is "no." And we brush ourselves off and try again. Try something new and terrifying. As long as we're all trying we'll be OK.


I guess that sounds silly. But honestly, what else can we do? I look at the life I picture for myself, the place I dream of being, and I feel like I'm moving in that direction. But the funny part is my vision of the life I want changes every single day. Sometimes it even changes hourly. But that's what's so cool about it all. I constantly have a vision for my life, and since it's constantly changing whatever I'm doing will turn out alright. This logic is probably insane, but it works for me. haha.


But Julie & Julia was a nice film. We watched the little special features afterwards (My mom loves the deleted scenes) and the set designer was talking about the use of windows to connect the two stories. I thought that was all very beautiful. The use of light and windows to create a look for the film, but also to symbolically allow the audience to "look in" at the lives of the main characters. It also created this idea that both Julie and Julia were connected, regardless of the distance of time and space, they were only a glance out the window away. I don't think I want to go into set design, but you need a damn good cinematographer to actually make ideas like that come into life on screen. 


For Christmas my sister got me a wonderful book. It's so lovely and exciting because you can tell she put a lot of thought into it and truly supports my endeavors and interests...better yet, she believes in me, which never hurts. The book is The Conversations: Walter Murch and the Art of Editing Film. I've only briefly glanced through it, but hear that it is a wonderful book and great resource. More on this later...


I guess there is no rhyme or reason to these thoughts. I find that there are only three reasons I ever really decide to write anything on here: I'm incandescently happy and inspired, I'm about to travel somewhere, or I'm sad and confused by this whole life thing. I know no one really reads this, which honestly is for the best. I can't ever envision myself keeping a diary...but isn't this basically a diary? And by the way...cheers to nerdy archaeologists (ahem, sorry historical anthropologists or something like that?) for sending their students playlists entitled "Deeper than Doxa." I mean honestly, does it get nerdier/more wonderful? I'll probably do that someday...Merry Christmas!


If you do read this, will you watch my movie?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzNZHd6ClHM