During the last part of my wife's illness I dropped all my
writing and filmmaking projects. I want to get back to them now. It isn't just
that I want to work on them; I feel that I need something to focus on now that
she is gone.
Retrospective
One project I want to do is make a retrospective video about
my wife. I shot a lot of video and pictures of her during our life together. I
want to share that with our friends and family. I expect that will be a
difficult task emotionally for me.
"The Barrier"
I want to finish "The
Barrier" (http://dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/the-barrier/).
I started to rewrite it last year before I stopped work on my projects. My
intention is to finish the rewrite and then get some actors in to redo the
dialogue. Then I can use Nawmal to redo the visuals.
I don't expect that the movie will find a very large
audience; there does not seem to be a huge demand for films about
transportation planning. In any event, I saw it as an exercise in how to create
a feature movie. I have learnt a lot form the work I've done, and expect to
learn more. I would like to have a finished version before I move onto other
film projects.
I have thought of building a small recording booth in my. I
do have a small room that I think I can set up as a booth. I'll need to do
something to dampen the sound and get a decent microphone. I think I can use
one of my computers to do the recording. The room could use some ventilation; I
don't want to asphyxiate the actors.
"The Disruptors"
I want to write a novella/novelette based on my disruptor's
idea. How to deal with terrorism is still a big issue these days. I have bits
and pieces of material I have developed. They need to be organized before I can
start on an outline. I want to follow the approach that I used to write "The 89th Key" (http://dynamiclethargyfilms.ca/stories/the-89th-key/).
"Brief Moments of Tranquility"
Over the years and travels I've collected many video clips
of what I thought of as tranquil places. I've wanted to do something with those
for a long while.
Recently I stumbled upon some ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian
Response) videos on YouTube. I found they helped me relax a little during my
recent stressful times. I also noticed that some of them have as much as a
million views.
I think that there would be some value if I created and
shared a video composed of the brief moments of tranquility that I have
collected. I need to catalogue the videos so I know what I have to work with. I
need to do that anyway for the retrospective of my wife.
Short Films
A couple weeks ago, I took my film "Contingency" into the CSIF so they could show it at the
$100 Film Festival retrospective. They encouraged me to get involved with short
films again. I think I may do that. One project I have in mind is to make a
copy of "Contingency".
There is only a single copy now because I just did a work print because I had
no intention to screen it more than once. I think it may just make sense to do
that now.
Now: To Set
Priorities
I know I can't do all of these projects at once. In the past
I have found that I am most productive when I devote the bulk of my time to a
single project. At the moment I'm inclined to split my efforts into two
projects: the retrospective of my wife and "The
Barrier". I think the retrospective is the more important of the two,
but will likely be very emotionally draining. I need to have a second project
that I can escape to.
film, writing, $100 Film Festival, transportation planning,
ASMR, terrorism, Nawmal
