Fear of the Unknown

Hello, my friends.

Here we are again, with an update that is actually two updates.

I think I stumbled across the reason for my ability to maintain a blog through the many times I have tried. I initially pinned it down to a lack of time to write, but that is a farce. I write almost incessantly. My second thought was that my blogging always lacked purpose. But then I created a blog that was about stuff I did and liked and I still failed to maintain a posting schedule. I think I finally pinned it down to fear.

To be specific, fear of the unknown. As I said, I write almost incessantly. I'm just not comfortable releasing my scribbles for the World Wide Web to read and comment on. That's not such a bad thing in itself. Caution can be a great mediator. But as a creative individual who hopes to make a living in a creative field, a lack of desire to show off what you can do is fatal.

For many, blogs aren't a great deal. But in this day and age, they can become a sort of measuring stick. Of what I haven't entirely figured out, but the indicators are there. I guess it has less to do with having a blog and more to do with a website with clear, concise information about your abilities.

Suffice it to say, there is conflict within about how well I can maintain a blog, and conflict within about not having an active online presence. But like all areas of life, when confronted with a crossroads we must choose a path. Change or fade away, as it were.

So in light of the required decision, I decided that failing to show what I can do is kind of like shooting myself in the foot. Not a good thing. So I am changing.

Would you believe that all this came out of an internal monologue on whether or not I should continue procrastinating uploading some videos to YouTube? Which I ended up uploading, by the way. And here they are: all the projects from my past semester at CSU, and one other which I created over break.

Enjoy, all!

Tommy

Ah, there is so little time to post these days. My vacation has been as busy as my average school week. I have a long list of things I want to write about, but also a long list of things I need to get done first. Ah well. I'll get around to it one of these days.

~Tommy

DSLR Filmmaking

There isn't really much of a debate anymore that the DSLR video cameras are some of the best video cameras available, especially when you consider the price point. To any who still hold reservations, how about we let the cameras speak for themselves.

Reverie was the first 1080p video made with the Canon 5d MkII, before it had even shipped out to testers. It made the filmmaker, Vincent Laforet, an overnight sensation. But it also thrust DSLR cameras into the limelight. This is what is possible with a DSLR.

Reverie from Vincent Laforet on Vimeo.

More to come.

~Tommy