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February 15, 2005
passing a frozen torch
over a decade ago, i took a super-8 filmmaking class at NCSU. i worked very hard in my class and completed one film successfully. i started a second film, the final class project. all of the film i shot came back black. i never made that film.
since then i have had a lot of super-8 film in my freezer, i guess left over from the class. i have moved it with me from place to place over the years.
anyway, i decided it was time to give it up, so tonight i gave it to a filmmaker friend of mine in the hopes that he'll find an interesting use for it. i assume that since it has been frozen and thawed multiple times, it could produce some odd results.
a long time ago i wanted to be a filmmaker, so it was hard to give that film away. i think the only thing that made it ok was giving it to someone who will make good use of it and who has done many nice things for me in the past.
Posted by lisa at February 15, 2005 07:20 PM | TrackBack
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i had the same sort of feeling when i sold my paints and easel a few years ago. i felt like i was giving up on some part of myself. but seeing the joy in the faces of the people who bought my stuff helped a lot. besides, it's not like i couldn't buy that stuff again if i wanted to.
Posted by: christa on February 16, 2005 12:24 PM
of course, now i am dreaming up all-girl heist film plots, done in a sort of nancy drew 50's style... sigh.
Posted by: lisa on February 18, 2005 09:17 AM
ok, so a) your comment won't post right away because i have to approve it first and b) you might get a server error but your comment probably posted anyway and c) previewing doesn't work so i've removed the preview button.