I won’t lie…it’s 10am on a Sunday morning, and I’m tired.
We’re in post on a series and two pilots, so it’s game-time…and the ball’s in our hands. What does that mean?
My Saturday night was spent blurry-eyed in an edit bay where I made tweaks and changes to more cuts than I can count.
After a few hours sleep, I’m back, this time personally creating CG shots for Scream Queens that we don’t have the budget to outsource.
My head hurts, my back hurts, my butt hurts from this chair (and it’s not a bad chair.)
So why would anyone want to live like this? No sleep, no social life?
I’ll tell you why: because this silly little FX shot I’m pouring my heart and soul into is going to be seen by millions of people.
On a show that has our names listed as the company bringing that shot to TV sets everywhere.
It’s a dream I’ve had since I was a little kid…make moving pictures for the world to see.
Earning the right to do that is hard. Actually completing the work once you get the go-ahead is exponentially more difficult.
But know this: every exhausted moment spent living your dream is a gift.
Are you chasing a big dream? I believe every sacrifice you make to achieve it will be worth it.
And now, back to my swirling windows of Final Cut Pro, After Effects, and Cinema 4D…