So many options, so little time

Starting the portfolio project for this year and I'm excited. I have way more freedom this time around which I appreciate a lot. Instead of just a 2-minute opening, I can do a music video, doc, movie trailer, or full short film. 

That

is

bliss.

I pretty much already know that I'm either gonna do the documentary or short film cause those are just the ones that interest me the most. The movie trailer is like...ehhhhh cause if I'm doing all that, I may as well just make the short film ya know. And the music video sounds fun, but I would have to find an artist I know, and while I do know some musicians, they're mostly just wannabe Miami electronic artists soo....idk about that one...

For the documentary, it would have to be something that truly interests me or something that I am passionate about: like homeless people having such an insanely negative stigma around them when a lot of them are just everyday people, or furries that get so much hate both online and in person for just doing what they love and it being the form through which they express themselves. I think these groups getting such a bad rep is crazy and just sad and I would love to be able to give them a platform to highlight how they are no different from everyone else and let viewers see them in a light that is often not seen in the media. This is similar to what I did with my doc I made earlier in the year, A War At Home, as me and my partner, Gabi, gave Yousef, a Palestinian student, a platform to discuss his perspective of the war between Israel and Hamas. However, both of these are pretty hard to accomplish as I do not know a homeless person OR a furry...and finding both of these is kinda difficult. I have tried...

Heres a shot from the All American film

This is a reason that I lean towards the short film option heavily. I also just love this stuff man. I love being able to make short films and other projects that I am so passionate about. With the short film, I have full creative control over every piece which is so damn liberating. I first experienced it with my film opening last year, and having so much control over your vision and being able to execute it (to the best of your abilities..😅) is so so cool. Since then I have made a bunch of short films, all in groups. I went to New York in October to compete in the New York All-American Film Festival where I made a 5-minute short film with a crew. I'll put the link here. Over the past few months I've also been making short films every Saturday to practice for another competition I have at the end of February and that has given me so much practice and time to hone my skill. But this would be the first time I'd be creating something on my lonesome again and that is so exciting. I love being able to make something from scratch on my own. I love being able to make something that evokes emotion in someone else. To be able to do that with something that you have created is, pardon my french, fucking incredible. It's why I do this. So I think I'm gonna do the short film package. 

So that means I'm gonna make a ~5minute short film, along with a social media page to market the film, as well as a post-card advertisement, so this should be an exciting 2 months.