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Wednesday, July 15, 2009 

Current mood:  curious


 

If you have been following my adventures online you know that I am full on in Documentary mode. I have been following around the Film Repo for quite some time, and a few months back it was glaringly apparent that there is a story here that needed to be told. I was admittedly hesitant to get onboard to the extent that I have, but I am very happy to have been on this journey. A journey that has taken me all over the world and back, a few times! The finale to this is going to be at Comic Con on July 25th, and I hope to see you all there.

 

So as I enter into the editing phase of the process I am struck with a decision…what’s next? We all know that the best time to get a job is when you already have one…so what do “I” do next? Back to one of my many side projects (puppets ,Pirate TV, Screenplay)

Do I maybe get a day job, or do another fandom documentary? I have always wanted to make a “real” movie (who hasn’t?) Or I could even follow Repo on further adventures.

 

But the more I think on this decision, the more I realize that I real am missing the horror scene. It’s something I still talk about on a daily basis. And a few VERY INTERESTING prospects had come up. So while I weigh in all the options (and feverishly edit away on the Repo documentary) I want to know your opinion. But not so much about me and what to do next, but rather what criteria YOU use to help you decide on the next phase of your life when you see it looking you dead in the face.

 

Obviously I want to do something I love, and I hope that all of you do the same, BUT what are the criteria to make a big life change? What is most important to you, and why?

Money?

Family?

Power?

Changing the world?

Security?

Social Status?

Love?

Sex?

Career advancement?

Artistic Integrity?

Clout?

Outward Perception?

Appearance?

 

In the end, it’s always about a combination of these things, but do you let your life decisions fall more into one category than another? And I don’t mean to say that anyone is more important than another, they all have importance, what good is money and power without love and family to share it with. So I challenge you all to look in the mirror and tell me what it is that motivates you. Be honest and open, if your main goal is to get laid, then that’s fine. Just tell me WHY. I may disagree with you or we may see eye to eye, and in the end I hope we all just learn a little more about each other.

 

SpookyDan

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callmepresh

 
Satisfaction.  PERSONAL satisfaction that is.  then comes sex...lol!  im kidding!  i just thought it was funny that you put it up there...   I sure would love money to pop along but there are moments in my work, where my soul is satisfied because (one) you can feel the magic.  sometime when i teach i really hit a nerve and like any performer, i can FEEL it.  usually because ive shared or brought up an emotion in my peeps.   (two) because im doing something im good at doing, and (three) because i have made a difference to someone - laughter, esteem, hope, realization...

ill tell you dan, all of us Repo fans, like the Repo artists themselves, feel like outcasts or alone in absolutely loving, LOVING this movie so much.  YOU help bring us all together.  show us all the other "in tune" out of the box awesome individuals who GET this movie experience.  and, i might add, i really loved your interview with ogre. 

somehow things fall out of the sky into my lap that i should be doing.  i hope this experience does the same for you.  how about you grab every opportunity, on your journey to figure out what you want to be when you grow up.  i havent grown up yet at all which is scary but then makes those magic moments all the more MAGIC.  or should i say spooky in your case????  not knowing what to do next just means youre a creative artist - the best kind of people.  ;-) 
 
Posted by callmepresh on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 10:30 AM
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callmepresh

 
oh yes...and i forgot.  always a must for me, "go and change the world for me"  i want nathan to sing that to me too...since i too was a shilo locked in my bedroom by my evil parents way back when.  i must be outside...in the world...making change.
 
Posted by callmepresh on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 10:33 AM
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MisArTrESs MeLAniE
Melanie Light

 
This is going to be long winded.

Sounds like you've just tumbled down a new mountain and are looking up to the new higher one.

My story, take what you can from it. From 2006 working on Adam Mason's Devils Chair i discovered something that I loved doing, for the first time ever a job ( if you can call it that ) that was really rewarding in many different ways. Being apart of The Art Department. I moved to just outside north london, helped an ex open a tattoo studio ( which is successful in its special ways ) and was broke doing short films for free, from that worked on Beyond The Rave and another Mason movie, which lead onto many low budget features in a row and online series works.

I'm now out of London ( which makes me happier ) and pretty much out of money, now a real life job would make things easier, but i'm rent free? Right Now, I'm in Pre-Production, planning, slowly figuring out how the hell i can make my departement work within our budget. catching up with old friends and actually doing some personal drawing, working with music tv on in the back ground and not confined to my tiny space in london.

I'm re-grouping and finding myself and what i like again as the last few years i was blinkered to whats around me and am finding a balance inbetween. Selfless and selfish. Constantly battling my head and my heart.  I'm on the research study break at my parents retreat.

I'm slowly getting closer to a possible reality of an american work visa and want to rise to the challenge of it.  Beleve me or not, after many visits to LA its a better standard of living for what i do, you guys are more embracing to hard-work and pay a better wage for it, rent for larger spaces is cheaper and generally things are a better value for money, its sunny and locations are cheap, attitudes are different and its not london retarded traffic.

I think its all about making things balance, forgetting about what everyone els thinks and learning to be yourself, try and trust your instincts. Do what you gotta fucking do....i could waffle on, next time i'm around make a point of nattering to me.


 
Posted by MisArTrESs MeLAniE on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 3:07 PM
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Richard A. Becker
Richard Becker

 
Very briefly, as my own projects are killing me at the moment:

All of those things are important, but I've staked -- and continue to stake -- my future on my love of my creative endeavors.  It hasn't gotten me as far as I'd like yet, but it's been the guiding principle of my existence to this point.

So if I had to advise another human being with creative interests, I'd say make them your priority in a life change.  Do what it takes to support yourself and your household, of course.  It's a lot harder to create in the stereotypical drafty artist's garret.  But make your creative life your focus, because in a lot of ways it IS your life.

 
Posted by Richard A. Becker on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 4:01 PM
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TERRENCE
Terrence Kelsey

 
What's important to me? All of the above on your list.

Now being that I've been jobless since early April, living off the money I had saved, I should have had a day job lined up before moving to LA. But I didn't. And I'm not really itchin' to look for one in the immediate future, especially after working 12 years at a place I absolutely could not stand any longer. To be really honest, I don't want a day job.

So I'm taking this downtime to be creative (i.e. writing several screenplays and working to launch my feature film projects). I'm just going with the flow and trusting my survival instincts. I'll enjoy that while it last, 'cause eventually I'll have to buckle down and focus on the matters at hand.

As for you, you already KNOW I think you have a visually-stunning narrative feature length flick in you. Maybe you might consider doing a kick ass short next based on your own imagination to showcase at the various festivals, and keep those creative juices flowing.




 
Posted by TERRENCE on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 4:09 PM
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Crystallinepeaches
Maria Perry

 
As a teenager who's just struck out into the world at large, my first impulse would be to respond that my life decisions are very hedonistic, very much 'do what feels right'... but that has limitations, for me. The steps toward changing your own life, when simplified to ridiculously easy to swallow bits, come out something like, decide which road you want to take, think hard about it, and go for it, but remember:
Primum non nocere- First, do no harm. Consider everyone your life change is going to affect, family, friends, coworkers. If it's going to hurt anyone more than it's gonna hurt you, that isn't necessarily a "Don't do it" but it does take some thought.
Do what is right for you, Do what you will not regret later, Do as you can, And remember whatever the obsticle, if you can't jump over it, walk around, and if that fails, call your closest friends, and ask them to bring flamethrowers and a few beers (or, in your case, Red Bulls).
 
Posted by Crystallinepeaches on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 4:23 PM
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Jason Voorhees (Pavi Largo of the REPO!ssessed)
Jamie Smith

 
Hmm, this is something I haven't stopped to think about in a long time. I would have to say my need to be known as a real person motivates me. I mean, it's one thing to see someone, like Terrance for example, on the big screen and convince yourself that you could never be so lucky as to really talk with them and find out what drove them to where they currently are in life. It's another thing entirely to get that chance. Being able to reach out and find what really makes someone, what has helped define them as a person, is what really helps me push forward with a lot of what I do. It is why I ever was involved in theater at school, the reason behind me traveling out of state, and the reason why I have done some of the things I did wrong, but could never regret because I wouldn't be me without having made those mistakes. I guess the need to understand people is basically what fuels me but it is also my need for people to understand me. I was always the outcast trying to prove a point so my need to understand others derives mostly from not being understood myself. Not knowing what direction to go in as an artist just makes it all the more fun when the idea finally hits you. I noticed you mentioned missing the horror scene. Maybe now would be a good time to run with that then. I look forward to it.

I also look forward to the Repo! documentary when you finally complete it and I was the girl who had the Mark It Up tattoo at the ZEN show.
 
Posted by Jason Voorhees (Pavi Largo of the REPO!ssessed) on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 6:27 PM
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Feanor

 
Create.

 
Posted by Feanor on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 - 7:20 PM
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Miss Misery (Horror Host)
Reyna young

 
Unfortunately I have a day job, don't want one but have one. Why? Something to fall back on! Look at me, I'm a film maker, a horror host, three websites, magazines, women in horror doc coming out, more magazines, photo shoots and lack of sleep. But you know it's what I love to do and I'm going for it. if you rally need money, get a job and still do what you want. Or just say fuck it and keep doing what your doing and don't stop. Do as much as you can without having a job. Life is to short. Live, have fun, experience but most of all make sure you know what you want and need.....

Love you and see you at Comic Con

Miss Misery
The Last Doorway Show

 
Posted by Miss Misery (Horror Host) on Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 2:28 AM
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Adam Barnick

 
"Whatever gives you the biggest boner, man." - Guillermo Del Toro on what subsequent creative ventures to take
 
Posted by Adam Barnick on Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 2:38 AM
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Vincent Guastini
Vincent Guastini

 
Cut your penis off, (SURGICALLY) make your eyes all oriental like, and do Internet porn movies with monsters and puppets and shit & call yourself Suck ya cocky Dan.

:) that's what I would do.
 
Posted by Vincent Guastini on Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 2:42 AM
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Kristin

 
Artistic integrity first, but you need something that will also pay the bills...even if it doesn't seem like a spooky job, you can always change that...open up the eyes of those around you. 
I'm in the same spot....been unemployed for the first time in my life...been several months and no leads. Kind of scary as hell, huh?
It seems like now "the world is your oyster" should be fitting, but not when bills are looming.
I hope you find some path that is so great, every step you take seems to light up on each stone. 
Well, anyway good luck and keep in touch. :)

 
Posted by Kristin on Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 3:45 AM
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Lydia Burris
Lydia Burris

 
Personal Artistic Integrity (Always trying to do something I love, no matter where it leads me), love, and fame. I'm very selfish with my time. $ also motivates me, but only if I'm getting it through MY way - I can't afford to be an independent artist yet , but since I am in a good situation, I only work part time in a ~menial~ job while I work on things I'm passionate about.
Good luck finding the next branch in your pathway!

 
Posted by Lydia Burris on Thursday, July 16, 2009 - 1:25 PM
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C.J.

 
my vote...professional hobo!

 
Posted by C.J. on Friday, July 17, 2009 - 4:14 AM
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C.J.

 
wait wait...no....lets start a BAND!

 
Posted by C.J. on Friday, July 17, 2009 - 4:17 AM
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Hermina De Pagan-Single Mother of Zen
Bettilou Torres

 
Most of my Big life changes have always been about Family.  I went to a college 900 miles away to get away from my family, then when my sister died, I dropped out and moved back home to care for her boys.  I gave up my plans to move to GA with 2 friends for family and Now I am primary breadwinner caring for an aged parent and 2 nephews.  Family is always my driving force.
 
Posted by Hermina De Pagan-Single Mother of Zen on Friday, July 17, 2009 - 8:04 AM
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