Back In The Saddle

I have come to find that unless one is getting paid, it is exceptionally difficult to maintain a consistent stream of posts for one's blog.

At least that's my excuse for now.

The reality is the past 2 months have been a rollercoaster ride of existential dilemmas, personal difficulties and helping the family business develop whilst neglecting/nurturing my own career. I won't go into the details as I like to keep that part of my life private but it basically meant that my blog has been extremely abandoned. Sorry Blog.

To get back into though, I thought I might give you a little indication of what I have in store for the next few months. There are many exciting things ahead for me both personally and professionally and I'm hoping to share these experiences as they happen on this very platform.

One of these experiences was the return of one of my closest friends, Ella O, a crazy, utterly unique individual whose career reads similar to mine over the past 4 years. The "return" was from her 3 month internship at Channel 7 in Sydney during which she was fortunate to work on such programs as Border Security and Home and Away and assist the production team in developing their new bout of programs for the year. She has an eclectic style in anything she does. Her vision on life is extremely exciting to witness and together, we have decided to use our talents and strengths to get a bit creative in this arty black-hole which is Perth and make something cool. From short films to video reviews of places to go, we decided we wanted to make anything and everything interesting, funky and a bit different. Stay tuned.

On top of that, I have finally come up with a plan for the rest of the year. I have had this idea for a while now but never really had the gumption/guts to go ahead with it. Plus, I was also very aware of the reactions that many people in my life would have once this decision was announced. What I am talking about is "The Move", the penultimate decision that every wannabe-director/producer/actress makes to move to the Big H and see how well their cards play out. Hollywood is like a children's playground - exceptionally fun to be in once you're there but can be terribly daunting from the outside (have you ever watched a bunch of children scrambling over the monkey bars? Scary!)

My theory is that no matter where I go, I will have to make it somewhere. Sydney, Melbourne, London or LA, I have to start somewhere. When considering the pathway between where I could choose to start and where I ultimately want to end up, it makes sense to recognise that the shortest would be moving straight to LA. I know my chances, don't get my wrong. I am not delusional in anyway. I am merely going to save up over the next 8 months, head over for 3 months and try my luck. You never know. I may get a job straight away. I may waste $10,000. Either way, I'm young, fit and ready to work. With that plus a good attitude, I'm hoping the rest will all fall together.

So there you have my two big plans so far. Along the way, I will continue to research and reflect in this blog as a means of keeping my knowledge fresh and you all entertained. I would also love to know what everyone's thoughts are on my idea to move to LA as I would appreciate any advice. For now, check out some of the best films out now that I think you should go see ASAP.