An Explanation: Why We've Been MIA For Months
Dearest readers, we owe you an explanation for our many absences. So here goes.
At the beginning of the year we got the chance to work with an amazing producer on a short film. We were so excited both by the powerhouse of a woman that we were working with, but also super excited by this short which was sort of a proof of concept for a larger script that we've been slowly writing over the last year. We threw a lot of our energy into this short (some days there were so many emails that both of us hid from our phones. You know, like professionals), and it looked like we had funding which was amazing... until we lost the funding. This happens all the time, all of our friends who have been amazingly supportive of us in the last six months while we've been stressed out basket cases, were happy to share their stories of projects that almost were. And in a "everyone has been through this slog of awful" way it helped. It sucks, a lot, but it's also part of the process.
But we lost our funding late enough that Christy and I already had our plane tickets home booked. So we went. We went back to our parents and the town that we grew up in and we pouted like adults because that seemed to be the only thing we could think of. But it did help. Los Angeles is a city of big dreams and sometimes it can be easy to get swept up in them while forgetting any sense of perspective. We had big plans for this short, but losing them the way that they did taught us something. Sometimes the experience that we need in order to grow and to learn and to be better is not an experience we would ever choose. And while we are finding silver linings, we got to work with an amazingly talented producer/actress who we can't wait to get on to another project with. And working through the many steps of pre-production taught us a lot about who we are as a directing team. We would still rather have been able to make the short, but I'm stubbornly focusing on the upside.
And then we got home and somehow coming home is almost always as good for us as the time away. We love the mountains and the familiarity of Wyoming but California is the home we chose to make. This city is crazy and fast paced and relentless but we love it. It helps put us back on the path to becoming the writing/directing team that we know we can be.
So that's where we've been lately. Chasing this weird thing that never really materialized. I will be back tomorrow with another post for TV Tuesday, and then again on Thursday to talk about.... well I haven't decided that yet. TBD, y'all. But since Christy is out this week (in NYC on another adventure), you're stuck with me.
Listen, this project of ours didn't pan out. It sucks. It hurts. But it's not the end. Part of a journey is learning how to deal with setbacks. We promise not to let this derail us. I hope you guys can promise yourselves the same thing.
Meanwhile, THIS song has been on repeat for me all week. It felt appropriate.
Be Well
Little C
At the beginning of the year we got the chance to work with an amazing producer on a short film. We were so excited both by the powerhouse of a woman that we were working with, but also super excited by this short which was sort of a proof of concept for a larger script that we've been slowly writing over the last year. We threw a lot of our energy into this short (some days there were so many emails that both of us hid from our phones. You know, like professionals), and it looked like we had funding which was amazing... until we lost the funding. This happens all the time, all of our friends who have been amazingly supportive of us in the last six months while we've been stressed out basket cases, were happy to share their stories of projects that almost were. And in a "everyone has been through this slog of awful" way it helped. It sucks, a lot, but it's also part of the process.
But we lost our funding late enough that Christy and I already had our plane tickets home booked. So we went. We went back to our parents and the town that we grew up in and we pouted like adults because that seemed to be the only thing we could think of. But it did help. Los Angeles is a city of big dreams and sometimes it can be easy to get swept up in them while forgetting any sense of perspective. We had big plans for this short, but losing them the way that they did taught us something. Sometimes the experience that we need in order to grow and to learn and to be better is not an experience we would ever choose. And while we are finding silver linings, we got to work with an amazingly talented producer/actress who we can't wait to get on to another project with. And working through the many steps of pre-production taught us a lot about who we are as a directing team. We would still rather have been able to make the short, but I'm stubbornly focusing on the upside.
And then we got home and somehow coming home is almost always as good for us as the time away. We love the mountains and the familiarity of Wyoming but California is the home we chose to make. This city is crazy and fast paced and relentless but we love it. It helps put us back on the path to becoming the writing/directing team that we know we can be.
So that's where we've been lately. Chasing this weird thing that never really materialized. I will be back tomorrow with another post for TV Tuesday, and then again on Thursday to talk about.... well I haven't decided that yet. TBD, y'all. But since Christy is out this week (in NYC on another adventure), you're stuck with me.
Listen, this project of ours didn't pan out. It sucks. It hurts. But it's not the end. Part of a journey is learning how to deal with setbacks. We promise not to let this derail us. I hope you guys can promise yourselves the same thing.
Meanwhile, THIS song has been on repeat for me all week. It felt appropriate.
Be Well
Little C
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