Chapter 3

If you haven’t noticed, I haven’t had internet, so I have been writing these blogs in Word, and posting them when I get the chance.

Today, I’m feeling like a different person. After unloading boxes, seeing family, and getting the family on a routine and all, we are getting happier.
Im thinking that our move back here was not a mistake. It’s the start of a new chapter in our life’s story.

Chapter 1- Newlyweds’ new lives together.

            (introduction of first born)

Chapter 2 – Move to AZ and start new lives as an independent.

            (introducing second born)

Chapter 3 – Moving back to TX and picking up where we left off.

This new chapter has only begun.
The boys are adjusting, Stacie has a job working with kids, I’m basically a stay-at-home dad so far. No complaints here,  I enjoy it. Get to spend time with Link, and when he naps, I have an hour or so to work on some VFX or scripts, or just watch TV, or even nap myself. After lunch, I bring Stacie back to work, then spend more time with link until its time to get kai from school. I can help Kai with homework, which was something I rarely got to do, and I can keep the dishes in check and clean the house while the boys play, and pick up Stacie from work.
After the boys are asleep, its time for more writing of VFX. As of now, I can say I wrote about another page or so for a feature, and wrote another short script based on a dream I had. I started working on some VFX yesterday (5-14) and the first clip looks really good. This one today’s effect looks good from a mid-shot, and full, but not on the close-up. Ill be working on that one until I get it right, then add a few more things and maybe a tweak or two to perfect it.

To get to the rest of the effects, I need to hook up my hard drive, and I’ll need my desk space, which is cluttered atm.

No big deal, just haven’t felt the need to do it yet is all.

As far as actual work goes for me, I haven’t found anything… primarily because I haven’t really looked. I don’t want to settle for “a job” and get so involved, or stuck in it that I let my degree go to total waste. “I have a BA in film and video production; VFX, specificly, but, I still work fastfood, and am in worse position financially than when I left to get my degree” I do not want that shit happening. I have seen it happen to many people- they get there degrees, go to a crummy little ‘default’ job just to get by and pay off the loans. Those who have that spark, to keep at it, work their asses off at what they love to do… Those people will never have to “work” another day in there lives. When they get the ‘Job’ of their dreams, it’s all fun and games. Never working, and getting paid to do what you love. Win.

As of now, I will have to start from the beginning here. As far as I know, there aren’t any studios or VFX, or screen writing work needed in the area.

As discussing it over with the Mrs, she reminded me that this city next door has lots of financially well-off families living in them. What I can do is what most of my film-making buddies would consider “untouchable” work, or the “undesirable” job.

I freelance and shoot the Birthday Parties, Weddings, Graduations, and other occasions, and can do a number of things with it for the clients. Can do the basic Shoot and Drop, where I shoot the footage and drop it on a disk and be done with it.

Or I can “Sizzer-Hands” it (Edit) and put music and stuff to it and basicly do it like the Monkey Show I’ve done. And if they want 3d models, or VFX, I can charge extra, depending on the complexity, and time it would take to do. Get started with that, and I can still freelance myself to others who just want to do a little movie for the fun of it, and work on scripts online. Scripts can be time consuming to read and correct, which means I’d have to charge for it based on pages.