08.09.07
‘I’ll bet someone back east is going, “Now why don’t he write?”‘
The past few days have had me in a foul mood - between the heat, humidity and flash floods, the creative work has crawled. Its tough to sit at a desk and work when the weather make you want to sleep curled up next to an air conditioner…
The hefty edits of ‘Sovereignty’ are done now - the film is off to Du-Art for the digi-beta edits and quicktime versions are in the hands of the sound mixer and composer. My work now done - I turn to editing the video blog stuff, the gag reel 96% done and contemplating my next entry - The Blood Effects… The trick is, I’m quite certain The Director will not want me showing too much of it online (or any of it at all) because it is ‘The Money Shot’ - and he wants it to be a surprise.
Not that it helps that I’m telling y’all about it beforehand.
I had totally forgotten how much I enjoy working with acrylics. The speed that it dries, that it has a very ‘watercolor’ feel to it when thinned down to the extreme - but able to go opaque in an instant - flexible and less toxic than working with solvents. Not that I’d ever abandon oil paints, this does make for a nice change of pace - perhaps if I do make money on the art - I’ll use acrylics for quick and easy ‘crank them out’ paintings - and oils for a slower, more thoughtful process.
I’ll be leaving soon for another epic dash across the Mid-West. Time to do some travel, see the kinfolk and wrap up summer in grand style. I hope to bring some creative work with me - hopefully I’ll be able to post from the road…
