I absolutely guarantee that only a certain amount of my blog readers will understand the meaning of this title. It's not as controversial as the one about lesbian sex, but... Well who cares.
So, apparently according to the Google Gods I haven't posted a blog post since March. I'll be honest in that I thought it was longer. There have been some very off putting developments in my life which have left my head reeling a little, I'll be honest the past few weeks have knocked me hard in a lot of ways especially self confidence wise. The issue with being a depressive is that sometimes the light at the end of the tunnel is so far away its like a glo worm in a tin of black paint.
"Stop talking about yourself I don't care, bring us Bonnie Langford in a bikini," I hear someone cry. Well, ok then.
Happy now?
Anyway, I was browsing through google the other day, procrastinating because I wasn't particularly feeling up to doing some creative writing, when I came across this blog post from Scott Baker.. yes THE Scott Baker as seen on ForeverTogether and Severed Nations. The blink and you miss it handsome young man who has been killed off by Vanessa Mayfield twice already is much more than a pretty face.
In his guest post " http://lucyvee.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/guest-post-importance-of-collaborating.html " he discusses the art of collaboration and about excitement. (Lets face it based on the picture above excitement is uncontrollable in this post.) It hit me like a ton of bricks, I've spent so long over the past few months trying to move in a direction I felt was fundamentally necessary for success.
I'm not going to go into details as I thinks that's unfair, but I will say that I've found myself seduced by what I thought was an outlet of success. A package that was attractive and easy. The problem is, as I've since discovered that although I don't doubt the commitment and aptitude of people involved I do doubt the end result.
Then I stumbled across another face on Twitter, I've been following him and enjoying his updates on his new series "Crime Lord" for a while. This particular post of his was a link to his low budget feature that was released as a VOD on Vimeo. Wow, I didn't know about that.
Then something else happened. I got an e-mail from Renderyard telling me that they've now signed a deal with itunes for distribution.
In the space of 7 days I've been delivered an all mighty slap to the face as a wake up call. I've found myself in a position I was looking for four to five years ago. Four to five years ago I would've been happy with that. But now, I've grown and developed into a new direction and I was loving that direction.
So, thank you to those people who have waved a fish in my face over the past few days and rewoken my brain from its slumber.
"If you find yourself going down the wrong road, make a u turn at the earliest convenience...." woman on Navimagic Satnav.
Tuesday, 27 May 2014
Sunday, 9 March 2014
2014: The Year Of The Naked Pug Faced Monkey Man
So, this is my first blog post of 2014, which in some ways actually reflects how I've been feeling over the start of this of this year. Basically, very low. I don't know how or why, but since around mid December I've not had my head in gear.
Second season syndrome, last year was PixieFairie Media's inaugural year and had a cosy if not spectacular spell. Eliza's Prize worked its way around festivals as a debut. ForeverTogether was invited to the French Polynesia Film festival. Co-productions with Nun With A Gun continued as well as a new collaboration with Broken Nation Films.
So where are we at for 2014?
Despite what feels like a slack year in terms of actual slated productions, the following projects are currently in various stages of development by PixieFairie Media
The Christmas Guest
Starring Emma Beaver and Robyn Prager
Principle photography was wrapped late 2013 on the short film project, but technical difficulties with the edit have led to some unexpected delays. A complete re-edit of the timeline and material has enhanced it, and hopefully once the music track is re-instated it should be ready for release to festivals.
#LoveMonkeyChocolateFlowers
Starring Natty Boyd-Fields, Vanessa Mayfield, Gavin Jackson, Danielle Johnson, Rick McCleod and David Ault
This experimental project is constantly evolving, issues with video and sound quality have caused a rethink as to its release format. With two videos still to come in from the volunteers, its looking more likely that instead of one long piece it will be released in parts as a Web Series.
Untitled Feature Project
Starring TBA
Bubbling away under the surface is a feature project along the lines of the anthology films such as V/H/S and Black Sabbath, Tales From The Crypt and Asylum. Still in planning stages, it is hoped that progress will be made later on in the year.
In The Line Of Duty: The Vanguard Archives
Starring David Ault, Viktor Aurelius, Jeff Niles, Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard
The audio drama series continues to release short episodes telling the story of corruption and thirst for power in American government in a near future thriller created by Ben Reed.
Music Video
Held over from 2013, it is hoped that a music video for a Christmas single by all girl rock band "Stripped," will be completed in time for Christmas 2014.
More details over the coming weeks, but here's hoping for more to come.
Second season syndrome, last year was PixieFairie Media's inaugural year and had a cosy if not spectacular spell. Eliza's Prize worked its way around festivals as a debut. ForeverTogether was invited to the French Polynesia Film festival. Co-productions with Nun With A Gun continued as well as a new collaboration with Broken Nation Films.
So where are we at for 2014?
Despite what feels like a slack year in terms of actual slated productions, the following projects are currently in various stages of development by PixieFairie Media
The Christmas Guest
Starring Emma Beaver and Robyn Prager
Principle photography was wrapped late 2013 on the short film project, but technical difficulties with the edit have led to some unexpected delays. A complete re-edit of the timeline and material has enhanced it, and hopefully once the music track is re-instated it should be ready for release to festivals.
#LoveMonkeyChocolateFlowers
Starring Natty Boyd-Fields, Vanessa Mayfield, Gavin Jackson, Danielle Johnson, Rick McCleod and David Ault
This experimental project is constantly evolving, issues with video and sound quality have caused a rethink as to its release format. With two videos still to come in from the volunteers, its looking more likely that instead of one long piece it will be released in parts as a Web Series.
Untitled Feature Project
Starring TBA
Bubbling away under the surface is a feature project along the lines of the anthology films such as V/H/S and Black Sabbath, Tales From The Crypt and Asylum. Still in planning stages, it is hoped that progress will be made later on in the year.
In The Line Of Duty: The Vanguard Archives
Starring David Ault, Viktor Aurelius, Jeff Niles, Gwendolyn Jensen-Woodard
The audio drama series continues to release short episodes telling the story of corruption and thirst for power in American government in a near future thriller created by Ben Reed.
Music Video
Held over from 2013, it is hoped that a music video for a Christmas single by all girl rock band "Stripped," will be completed in time for Christmas 2014.
More details over the coming weeks, but here's hoping for more to come.
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