Flogging Myself For Not Blogging
I am in complete agreement with Anthony Kaufman blogpost about how guilty he felt when he didn't blog but, as a non-income generating activity, how he feels guilty when he does blog because he should be working on something that makes money (or has the potential to make money). I've got three blogs I maintain. I try to vary the entries on them so that one reflects my film interests, another my film & animation teaching and the other my personal commentaries. Trying to vary the content creates a wicked time commitment. Thus far, I haven't been able to make myself stop. In fact, it's the one thing I will do with some diligence. (I can only hope it pays off -- in dollars -- someday.)
The other problem I have with blogging is that the film-related things I'm doing right now are very, very exciting BUT I'm afraid of writing too much about it for fear of losing it or having it fall apart. In years past, I've had things "permanently borrowed," so I'm cautious about putting too much out there. It turns out that I'm even more open than Jason. When I wrote about his documentary, he too got worried about it inspiring someone else to do the same.
His Panasonic DVX200A finally came in and he's having a great time with it! He's been out shooting on his documentary every day this week. I'm looking forward to seeing the footage and hearing about the capture method he's using. I'm a tad envious.
