This Savage Art

So today marks the beginning of what will prove to be one of the most challenging year of my life. I [not alone of course] will be bringing a new life into this world. No name as of yet and if I had one I wouldn’t tell you all anyway. A friend [actually a couple of them] told me not to tell people what name you’ve chosen for your child because if they give a look that isn’t exactly complimentary you will be living with that look for a very long time. Good advice.

I spent the last couple of weeks seeing some friends and spending some quiet time with the family and Linda. Quiet is good, trust me.

Creatively, I will be pushing forward with everything as per usual. Writing, screening, shooting, editing, learning…always learning. My time will definitely be consumed in the months to come especially after April (the due date is April 14th, give or take a couple of weeks.) I have a theory that the busier you are the more productive you potentially can be provided you’re busy the good way not the mind-numbing, grinding, spinning your wheels bad way. I got a Canon HV20 HD MiniDV Camcorder so I intend on shooting more which will be good. It’s not a prosumer camera but it can be hacked to produce some beautiful images at 24p. I’m still working with FCP 5.1.4 so getting the HDV format into my system might keep me up a couple of nights. It’s not a full on DV/HD camera like the DVX-100 or the HVX-200 but it will serve me well for small projects and experimenting. Anyway…

I wish everyone who stops by [This Savage Art] a healthy 2008 and thanks for reading and remaining interested.