Tonight's blog is short, and possibly irrelevant. However, this is quite possibly one of the most surprising things that has ever happened to me.
Yesterday I saw a friend. This friend and I know each other, but we are not extremely close. This was the first time we had seen each other in a long time; she is one of the few people that actually reads things I write. Despite always getting encouraging remarks like "You're a good writer, Jonathan!" or "Yeah, I'll totally read that sometime!" most people I know have actually read very little of my work.
This is going to sound ridiculous to most of you, but I can't express in words how much it meant: before we parted ways, she slipped me an envelope.
Inside this envelope was a "donation" of $15 to the budget with a note that says the following:
"I believe in Our Story! And its awesome director! You're going to make it big one day Jonathan Dantzler! <3 Name."
No, I'm not some bigtime creative genius. I know that. I'm a regular college kid with a bright idea, some like-minded friends, and a camera. But this still made me realize something: people actually believe in this project. Do I know most of them? Yes. But I doubt being in an unfamiliar town and having a stranger say they've seen "Stalin and Hitler" would be as meaningful as having 142 people (according to the Facebook page) who believe in the film, and, dare I say, believe in me.
I can't help but tell myself: "You know...maybe this is for real."
Script: 100% since 2/09
Cast: 100%
Crew: 100%
Camera Supplies: 25%
Storyboards: 30%
Definitive Shooting Schedule: ~7%
Movement Rehearsals: 0%
Locations/Permissions: ~75%
Green Screen Construction: 0%
-JD
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Yay for support and especially donations. And for the record, though I've had limited exposure to your work, what I have seen has impressed me and I very much look forward to the result of this project.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome to see more, you know.
ReplyDeleteOf my work, I mean. Not like...you know. Oh dear.