What are my goals for the new year? Hmm, same shit as every year, to progress in my career and be happy, yeah, just be happy. I don’t lay out too many specific goals for myself in the new year, because I feel like I am always laying out new goals, thoughts, etc for myself. It’s a constant process, especially with this creative career path I have chosen. I’m working on a number of projects right now, which is very exciting. Script re-writes for my new movie, of course, and the web series is in post. I’m excited about the series, it’s nice to create content that is short and sweet, to be released via the web. The site is coming together, and so are the videos. In terms of new specs, I think I’m going to switch my energies toward some TV pieces. I say this every year, then get so caught up in more immediate work, that I never actually do the TV work. But seriously, I feel like my attention span is short these days, and I like the idea of writing some short, sitcom-like specs. We’ll see, I’m not totally committing, but I sort of am. Looking forward to writing, directing, creating and make more good work happen. Somewhere in there is teaching, and oh yeah, being a parent as well.
Target Missoni Dress.
Great way to wear this dress. I have it but it’s big and bulky and just weird all around…
Shoot day for So Natural went very well. Very excited to get the site up and put these videos out into the world!!
Nervous and excited about shooting the series So Natural! this upcoming Sunday. Production is a lot of fun, but also crazy, crazy. I’ve got some great locations and a great cast and crew, so it should be alright…. I have my coverage style down, but things always change, and it’s good to be ready with some alternate ideas. It’s tricky getting great coverage with four actresses, but I’ve been watching Sex and the City to get some ideas. One thing I learned from the last shoot was that two shots are an extremely effective and easy way to get everything. I spent way to much time on master shots, something I really need to limit, because I don’t love those shots, anyway.
Out and about with family. That’s me on the far right. I had to work pretty hard to land the Missoni dress.
Taken by Ameet.
Was disgusted with THR’s Director’s Roundtable article. It’s crazy that there aren’t any women here, and it’s even worse that they claim that “women have made small films.” Hello, Mike Mills is on the list but not Miranda July? What about Miriam Keshavarz?
The cast for my upcoming series, Oh! So Natural!
My producing partner, Megha Kadakia, was selected for the prestigious FIND Producer’s Lab, woot!
It’s been awhile since I went out and shot movies. I’ve been writing a lot, yes, indeed, but there’s nothing like getting up at 5am and shooting some shit. I’ve been writing these pieces of flash fiction forever, and I have so many, I thought, it might be fun to turn a couple of them into a short film. So, I brought in four wonderful actors to do a read in my directing class, and it was magical. I forgot how exciting and amazing it is to get out and yes, MAKE STUFF! So, that’s what I’m doing this weekend, shooting two of the first in a series of sketches which I’ve tentatively called, So Natural! I’m really excited about the cast, and even more excited about making content that is short, funny and for the web. We’re also shooting with small cameras, and a small crew, so there will be a lot of time and leeway to really work well with the actors. I’m a little nervous, but very excited.
