One thing I appreciate about where I am now; meaning about getting older and maturing, is that I deal with things much differently than I did when I was younger. I understand INTENTION--particularly my intention so much more; and that intention is a blueprint for actions (not just for paving the road to hell...lol).
When I was younger, I left "caution in the wind" - I think that is how the saying goes. The "chips would fall where they may" more, if you know what I mean. Now, I understand that whether or not I have a lot of experience as a director isn't the hugest thing. The bigger/larger thing is what kind of experience do I want, and what do I want for my cast and crew; what do they want? These things together will create the collective experience of FIRSTBORN.
I had all these notions of what a director should be in my mind; this unreasonable, manicky, emotionally-abusive person who was leading a team into "greatness". We've all seen it on TV, or the movies, or live in person as I have. But I know that that isn't the experience that I want to have or provide. I want my cast and crew to have a beneficial growth period, full of creativity and imagination. That is important to me.
Photo: Derric Brock (AMIR), LaToya Johns (DAJA), and Tatiana Monet (NIKA) warming up. (c) 2010 Mike Padua
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