Progression and Changes

I'm here to tell you that I finished the video. It is filmed in black and white and includes footage of the wide, open roads and myself (mostly behind the wheel). Fittingly, the footage is synced to the song 'Open Road' by Irish band The Walls. I happen to have made friends with lead singer/guitarist Steve following the Crowded House reunion concert in Sydney back in 2007 and since we've kept in touch with all things music. I'll send him the link soon enough, although I am still not 100% happy with the shots captured. 

On another topic, I have so many study options for the years to come. My options are:

a) finish my course this year, then study a Masters somewhere in Sydney.

b) finish my course this year, complete Honors by November 2010 and study a Masters somewhere unknown. 

or my favourite so far...

c) finish my Arts course this year and then study a 2 year Masters of Teaching course at the University of Melbourne in 2010-2012. 

So many descisions to make this year, especially considering if I do move to Melbourne I'll need my own car to get between Uni, work and school pracs. It's all very scary but also really exciting!

From Beyond the Lens

I love making movies. I love to film and see what the end result brings. What frustrates me with this process is that I can't star and film at the same time. It is imperative that I appear as the protagonist in this film clip I am making for a friend in Ireland and yet any footage now captured on my camera consists of bad angles and half-head shots. It seems I was just not meant to be in the eye of the lens. Take my captivating, daredevil-esque stunts yesterday for example. 

I filmed others jumping off rocks several metres high and into a five metre deep pool, but when it came to my turn the footage stopped the second I stepped off the rock. Now for all you know, I am lying and I never jumped but you will have to take my word for it. It was one of the scariest experiences and I'm still stunned that I did it. Do you know what it's like to feel an endless sensation of falling: not knowing when you will hit the water because you are so terrifed that you sealed your eyes shut on the way down? I do now.

It was good to do something so daring but it also would have been nice to have a reminder of it on film. But for now, I'm heading to do some self-filming for this music-movie.