Week 13: Social Media Makes Me Feel Bad

I’ve struggled with a love hate relationship with social media for as long as I have been on it.  I love the potential of it, I love the moments of joy it can bring, and I love the ability to connect with others.  

But as social media matures I have seen a shift toward the celebration of falsely advertised lifestyles.  Social media seems to have become a public journal where you post the highlights of your life! On these apps, everyone seems to be living such spectacular lives with such amazing food, people, and culture! Yet, more people than ever report that they are depressed or feel lonely.

I have personally noticed that I am at my worst when I spend a too much time on these apps.  I start deprecating myself and judging others by how they present themselves on the screen.  

So, I am going to take a break from social media.  I am going to turn it off for 30 days.  And I know as a someone who is trying to build a presence online by making videos this might not be the best marketing plan.  But for me I am trying to figure out if these thoughts of depression and self deprecation are worth the tiny growth I receive by being present on these apps.

Week 12: Making Movies With A Purpose

I had the opportunity to load film on a job this week.  I’ve practiced loading film before but I have never been the key loader on a show.  It is a very stressful job because a loader is the only person who physically touches the film inside the magazine.  If anything is wrong with the film it’s my fault!

Shooting on film was experience in itself.  It was still filmmaking like every other project I have done in the past two years but it felt more purposeful.  We weren’t “spraying it down” like we usually do when we are shooting digital and have unlimited hard drive space.  Everytime the camera rolled, there was a purpose.  

It was a wonderful experience and it’s taught me to slow down when I am shooting and to treat filmmaking like an art.

On a side note it’s been raining this week in Los Angeles so for the first time in 12 weeks I took my recording inside.  Enjoy!

Shot on:

Sony A7rii

Canon 6d

Week 11: I Make $CENSORED a Year

I've been camping for the last couple weeks so I apologize for the missed uploads!

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I feel that money is an important topic that none of us talk about!  Yet all around us everyday people flaunt their money, yet we never talk about money. 

I made this video out of frustration.  I hope one day we learn to not find our confident in how much we make every two weeks.  I hope one day politicians won’t brag about their money and then skirt the topic when we ask for their tax returns.

I want to start talking about money in everyday life without feeling guilty about it, so I’m going to start right now.

Filmed on:
Sony A7rii

Week 10: I Turned Down A Paid Job

I bought a sweet tent this past week (as you will see if you watch this video).  It weighs about 2 lbs! Pretty sweet indeed.   

This week's video is about a job that I turned down last week.  This is the first time I have ever turned down paid work in the film industry and I thought that was a great reason to document it.

Also for those wondering, the boat I am on is heading from Long Beach to Catalina (which is a small island off the coast of Los Angeles).  I was there earlier this week exploring so I thought I would give a taste of arriving on the island.  But don't worry, you will see more footage of the island in a later video!