My dear blog, how I’ve missed you. We had such a great relationship in the past, and now it’s been too long.
At the moment I am working on two major projects that leave me with rare moments of breathing room. My short play Create Me Pegasus is currently in post-production to be created into a short film. aWe Creative Group is working with Philadelphia Philms on this project-which has proven to be a nice collaboration. The filmmaker/editor, JCJ, has put a lot of care, thought, and work into this project. We filmed down in South Jersey for the first two weekends in October. We found an amazing space right near my parents house, and were able to get a solid job done in sixteen hours. It was exhausting, fun, frustrating, and a master class in the right and wrong way of putting a play into film format. We are meeting tomorrow with all of the producers to have a pow wow about music, and watch the first rough cut. It’s all very exciting!
My role these days has taken me away from acting, which was once a passion of mine. I acted briefly in March, but really want to sink my teeth into another project. I just now find myself on the other side of the stage or lens for that matter. I’ve become more of a producer, director, leader, and less of an actor. I miss that part of me, and I hope that once my schedule lightens up a bit I can focus on acting in the upcoming year. It would be wonderful to get back on the stage again.
Please don’t get me wrong, I’m in love with the two projects I’m working on right now, and I’m working with new people who really have taught me a lot in the past couple of months. Besides the short-film project, I’m in the middle of shooting TWELVE EPISODES of the Web Series, “GROUP”. Group was created by me and two other writers that I met in 2010 in a TV Writing Class. To be honest I was frustrated with the class. Trying to figure out what I was getting out of it, and if I was learning anything, well a year later I have gotten my money’s worth. I have really enjoyed the opportunity to work with Shawn, Emily, Jeb, and have created the production company Sea Dog Productions.
As a playwright I have spent many solitary hours alone writing, and rewriting, and working on ideas that swirl in my head. GROUP has given me a chance to really collaborate with other writers, and see how it could be possible for me to work in a Writers Room on a television show. We have been very ambitious not only creating, writing, and shooting the pilot – we’ve decided to film the entire FIRST SEASON! I guess at first I didn’t realize how much work it would be, but now I eat, drink, sleep with this project because I think it’s amazing. I love working with actors, I love creating something from scratch, and I’m learning more and more everyday.
This past weekend we filmed two episodes in my entire apartment. It was a bit chaotic, but lots of fun. I really live a wonderful interesting life, and I’m so thankful for everyone in it. I also think my health was a bit out of whack since coming back from Scotland. I’m starting to really pay more attention to what my body needs, and believe it or not need a little hometown time. I’ve been travelling a lot in the past year, and as much as it is my number one passion, I think I need to spend a little time in one place. I’m going to focus on my MFA applications and really get the ball rolling.
I have a bright future ahead, which I’m very excited about. I think I need to start blogging again on a daily basis. I’ll start off daily and aim for at least twice a week. Thanks for sticking with my blog. I promise to keep updating it more.
Have a great day!
Amye
