I finally have the free time to post! Film Festival took out two and a half weeks of my personal life, but it was all worth it. After planning a film festival (even if it's just a student-run one) for an entire school year, I appreciate audiences more. This is different when you make films, because, at least in my case, I make films for myself -- of course, I make it to share for others, but it comes from myself so I don't really think about whether the audience will like this or like that. I don't think of ratings or hits on Youtube. A film festival is different. It's all about the audience and we choose the movies based on the audience. The organization of a film festival -- so much goes into making the audience happy. Strangely, this has made me appreciate the audience more. A film festival audience, especially. They're the type of audience that laughs heartily at every well-delivered joke. They gasped during moments of high melodrama and romance. They give the emotion every filmmaker wants to hear when they have others watch their films. This is the kind of audience that makes all other audiences keel back in shame for their lack of responsiveness.
It's strange to think of how much work goes into planning a film festival. The average poop would think, "Derr....it's just putting movies into a DVD player." But oh, it's fuckofalot more than that. It took an entire year to plan just 6 nights. Bigger festivals are run more than two weeks -- a thought that makes even me piss my petticoat. Yet planning this film festival as a co-director has made me feel more confident about being a film director. The same sort of planning and organizational skills are needed. Communication is always key. And even yelling and scolding at lazybutts is a necessity. My experiences with AAAFF has brought me closer to the APIA community in Davis. It sucks how I graduated and that I'll be leaving. Just when I got to know more people and really see Davis... This means my missing it will make it much more meaningful.
It's strange to think of how much work goes into planning a film festival. The average poop would think, "Derr....it's just putting movies into a DVD player." But oh, it's fuckofalot more than that. It took an entire year to plan just 6 nights. Bigger festivals are run more than two weeks -- a thought that makes even me piss my petticoat. Yet planning this film festival as a co-director has made me feel more confident about being a film director. The same sort of planning and organizational skills are needed. Communication is always key. And even yelling and scolding at lazybutts is a necessity. My experiences with AAAFF has brought me closer to the APIA community in Davis. It sucks how I graduated and that I'll be leaving. Just when I got to know more people and really see Davis... This means my missing it will make it much more meaningful.
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