Back when i was younger, yes i feel old and i'm only 23, but thats 23 years spent wondering what to do next!, anyway as i was saying, when i was younger i wanted to be a mage. I know, i know, what the hell? But we had a border (one of many) stay with us and he was from brazil and believe it or not he taught me most of what i know about real magick and all that and he wanted to be a mage too. He's a lawyer now last i heard and im trying to be a director/actor/rapper -whatever comes first :P but anyway long story short i wanted to start todays blog with a small story and what ive just said explains why i get into this new age stuff and lap it up, the karate side of my life rekindled that, anyway...
a young monk was annoyed the elder, wiser monk always seemed to have an answer for everything so, as too embarass him he asked the elder monk, "Monk, tell me in 4 words or less, what is the meaning of life?"
The elder monk, stroked his long wispy beard and looked far away, the younger monk started to smile knowing for once that he had stumped the old man. But then the old man turned and smiled and said "This too, shall pass".
I read the news today that some schoolgirl murderer locked up in the UK was killed by fellow inmates, i recently finished reading a book on sacha baron cohens life that came out after Borats success and read today hes finally married, and Bodyguard and Assasins comes out on dvd here in NZ next week. Its March 2010 and i can still remember sitting up with my family on new years eve 1999 when the world was struck with Y2k fever freaking out cos the night before i had a dream that a volcano erupted in my back yard (behind my house was farmland then, now its being developed into a new suburb) and the fact is through all of this stuff happening I'm actually scared. no ones scared of death, just what comes after. Fear of the unkown i suppose but i'm really freaking out. I could get successful in my quest for fame etc, have kids with my wife and raise a smart family i can be proud of and then grow old together but what comes next? i swear we have entertainment and all these things to distract us from the one truth which is finding ourselves and our meaning of our existance. or perhaps their is no meaning and its all down to luck.
Anyway hypochondria aside, the last few dyas have been busy thats why im making a big ass blog to fill everyone in (who reads this).
Friday shot the training montage and the running scenes, one of the scenes involved me jumping over my wife who had the camera, if that isnt a test of faith i dont know what is (for those wondering, no, i didnt put blood everywher - i enjoed long jump as a young un you know). Was going to shot the obsessed fan scene too but a council truck turned up. (of all the days) that ok we were going to continue then another one turned up (ones a stranger, two's a crowd) so yeah left and did the running bits, but yay they were putting the hoop back up, so now maybe i can do GAMBLERS 2 cos there was no hoop in the first (thus, teaching me a valuable lesson about scouting shooting locations closer in future) for those who havent see the first (and my first crack at making films) check my site at www.youtube.com/themattkinsman as in, theres some other dude with my name in alska or someplace. nonplussed, im in nz so dont mind if i end up like the L&P fizzy drink ad says, "world famous in Newzealand" which is good enough for me...
Saturday shot half the finale scene at memorial park (i just called it that, i dont know its real name) with Hayden and Damo and Wifey on the cam, only half cos the fight scenes were too slow to film but i wanted them right, still not happy with final shoot but Credibility! is a test film after all to a)show my talents (writing/directing/acting/martial arts) and b)to test holding an audinece for a certain period of time.
If this film works out i hope to pitch a project and shoot a feature length or another short feature with better equipment and story (as i hav made this one up as i want along, just by answering questions filling plot holes)
Also a jogger jogged past, stopped and said to us, in basically the same following transcript;
Stranger: you making a film?
Matt: uh...yeah
Stranger: what for?
Matt: fun, really.
Stranger: is it going youtube?
Matt: probably.
Stranger: Ok bye...goodluck.
Matt: ok
Matt (turns to cast and crew) what the **** was that?
come to think of it i should have given him the site, word travels, i really think he might have been waiting for me to ask him to be a part of it or the upcoming 48hour film festival but who knows, joggers in parks have mysterious intentions - the most common bveing ruining my shots..
Annnnnnnnd Sunday was spent basically chilling finishing the sasha book i was telling about, Monday spent reading a book on temuera morrison at work ( ihave respect for him now and wish him well- he plays ab sumthin in the new green lantern movie which also stars ryan reynolds (yay) like him, the love interest will be blake lively- liked scarlett but i guess being in the same movie kills most couples careers , madonna etc) and the the morning before work was spent editing said fight.
Today is spent edditing running and phone conv, then work later, hope to finish Tem's book other than that, thank you for reading...its been a pleasure sharing with you
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