I'm back. And I've figured out how I'm going to make this thing work. Not only was I getting frustrated with the uploading process, I have to say I was also lamenting my chosen project idea. 1 minute of footage a day was a lot harder than it sounded. Not because it wasn't possible, but more so because it was limiting. I found myself trying to make finished works that were a minute long which was really not what the idea was about. It was supposed to be about gathering materials and always shooting footage. As I soon found out, that tended to feel more like a waste of time and resources when there was no foreseeable outcome. And so, I was try to complete ideas or thoughts or investigations in under a minute, and every day. It was exhausting in many ways- and while I'd like to think this was the only creative project I have going on, I find it's more of the third or fourth. So I've scaled it back a bit and maneuvered things to feel more rewarding for myself (and hopefully anyone else that sees these videos). On Mondays I'll roll a die to determine the length of the week's video (1-6minutes). On Sunday, I'll upload the finished product. This way, times will vary and so I can use/play with that aspect, and I won't be driving myself crazy everyday trying to finish things for the sake of finishing.
I started back up this week and rolled a four on Monday.
see you on Sunday...
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