IS THERE LIFE AFTER FILM SCHOOL?
Greetings, it seems I have seriously neglected this blog for a while. Just never seem to find the time or even know what to say. However I've been asked this question quite often, I think I've even read the book so I thought maybe I should blog about it. Actually the question should be Is there life after school? I think most 20 somethings get stuck in a rut after university/college/school, some have high hopes, some are just blur, some get disappointed.
The problem is to transition from the rather structured life of university to the hectic world of adulthood. As for life after film school, I think the problem is always to find that excitement you had in making those cheap, crazy student films. You didn't have to worry about production costs because everything was basically free and you didn't have to answer to anyone except the critique of your peers and lecturers, and you didn't have to worry about offending anyone - its excused as artistic license. You made films for yourself. Well thats what I did anyway. The struggle is to find that passion for filmmaking again with the projects where you do have to worry about money, marketing etc. I think the one thing I remember from film school that my wonderful mentors always said was make sure you have something to say in your films and I hope to keep on doing that!!
As for news on the me front, I'm working on something that I'm extremely excited with. Will let y'all know in due time. Mystery keeps it exciting, no?
Greetings, it seems I have seriously neglected this blog for a while. Just never seem to find the time or even know what to say. However I've been asked this question quite often, I think I've even read the book so I thought maybe I should blog about it. Actually the question should be Is there life after school? I think most 20 somethings get stuck in a rut after university/college/school, some have high hopes, some are just blur, some get disappointed.
The problem is to transition from the rather structured life of university to the hectic world of adulthood. As for life after film school, I think the problem is always to find that excitement you had in making those cheap, crazy student films. You didn't have to worry about production costs because everything was basically free and you didn't have to answer to anyone except the critique of your peers and lecturers, and you didn't have to worry about offending anyone - its excused as artistic license. You made films for yourself. Well thats what I did anyway. The struggle is to find that passion for filmmaking again with the projects where you do have to worry about money, marketing etc. I think the one thing I remember from film school that my wonderful mentors always said was make sure you have something to say in your films and I hope to keep on doing that!!
As for news on the me front, I'm working on something that I'm extremely excited with. Will let y'all know in due time. Mystery keeps it exciting, no?
posted by zarina at 2:00 PM
4 Comments:
welcome back sis :-)
Hey Zarina! I'm so happy to hear how successful your film is!Congrats on the award and the nominations! I'm just proud to have even been a part of one of your films. Speaking of which, there is a local film festival that only shows films that originated on film. They're always desperate for films, and I was wondering if I could send them Pandang Kedua from our film school days. I think its a wonderful piece. Just let me know at nickkarner@yahoo.com. There's no money involved, just a chance to get the name out there. I could plug your name and any websites you'd like when I introduce it. Hope to hear from you soon!
INVITATION TO WANI ARDY'S HARI BINTANG JATUH (SCREENING SLOT)
Salam/Hello.
Saya Wani Ardy. Bulan depan saya akan adakan sebuah majlis yang merangkumi acara: Acoustic performances, poetry recitals, video screenings, photo exhibition, and Saturday market. Sekarang saya sedang mengumpulkan sebarang video atau filem pendek untuk slot tayangan. Sudilah kiranya anda memeriahkan majlis dan menyertakan karya anda untuk tontonan umum. Anda juga boleh membuka sudut jualan, promosi, menampal poster, apa-apa saja mengikut suka hati kreatif anda dan ianya PERCUMA. Ini kerana, saya TIDAK dapat menyediakan sebarang alatan, meja dan sebagainya. Saya cuma sediakan perkakas tayangan dan peluang untuk anda berkongsi cerita. ;)
Event:
Wani Ardy's HARI BINTANG JATUH
Tagline:
Hari pengakuan "Ke Hadapan Bintang Jatuh" bergema
Date:
25th October 2008
Time:
12pm-10pm
Venue:
No.153, Malaysian Institute of Arts's Red Bungalow
Jalan Ampang (Behind KLCC's Pelita Nasi Kandar)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
LIVE ACOUSTIC PERFORMANCES
Para Senandung:
Azmyl Yunor
Ana Raffali
Rashdan Harith
Joshua Foong
Rina S.
The Fridays
The Siblings
Apple Juice
From Cadillac To Geisha
Captain G
POETRY RECITALS
Pencengkam Jiwa:
Fynn Jamal
Ashraf Ishak
Nona Cici Suleiman
Dianne Dayanna
Wak Dol
VIDEO SCREENINGS
Penglipur Lara
VISUAL EXHIBITION
Penghenti Masa
SATURDAY MARKET
Pasar Sabtu
Saya perlu pengesahan anda SECEPAT MUNGKIN untuk menganggar bilangan karya yang akan ditayangkan. Sekiranya anda sudi menerima pelawaan saya (yang mana saya harap sangat-sangat akan terjadi), silalah hubungi saya/kami melalui cara-cara berikut:
Contact number:
012-2747353 (Izzman)
017-3363261 (Wani Ardy)
Email:
kehadapanbintangjatuh@gmail.com
Websites:
http://www.myspace.com/waniardy
http://kehadapanbintangjatuh.blogspot.com
Terima kasih dari sudut hati saya yang bawah sekali.
Yang menanti,
Wani Ardy
I would love to hear more about the experience after film school. Please write some more. And which film school did you went to
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