Shoot for the STARS

I think that most people's goal regarding their career is pretty simple: get paid to do something you really enjoy. My dad has an engineering degree, but has worked most of his life has a cook or a chef. He loves creating delicious food, so he does it. Then you have people like my friends Evan and Shannon, who work jobs they're not crazy about, but with the money the jobs provide they teach, run a record label, play music, set up shows, etc. etc. In my opinion, you can do what you enjoy one of two ways. Either you find a way to do it that can actually pay you enough money to provide the life you want or you work somewhere else that provides the income that allows you in your free time to do what you enjoy.

For me, I guess what I would most enjoy doing is working in film or TV. Directing is the dream of course, but there are a bunch of positions I would not mind in the least doing. Anyway, when I got my first paid cameraman gig, I was elated. I met a guy named Tim when I worked with him and others on some short films for a production company these guys started called Sweet Victory. Tim also worked for a website called ZooToo, a site for pet news. Sounds silly, but it gets tons of hits. Anyway, he saw that I was competent regarding film stuff and offered me my first freelance job. It entailed me going to the oldest pet cemetery in America, meeting a reporter, and shooting interviews and b-roll. Later, I did another job for ZooToo, this one detailing the lives of three dogs in the Westminster Kennel Club competition. Unfortunately I can't embed the videos, but please CLICK CLICK

However, I can show you two shorts I did with Sweet Victory, first "THE BIRDBOY" and the second "Glen".





So uh, follow your dreams everyone?!

-James

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