As all of you know, my “production company” is Pure Genius Pictures. I got the name from the first time I ever tried to write a script. I’d carry a binder with me, and scribble away between classes in high school. People would always ask me what I was doing, and I would reply with a smile, “Sixteen pages of pure genius”.
It wasn’t always on sixteen (although I do think I was stuck on sixteen for a long time). As I started trying to make movies on crappy consumer camcorders as an undergrad, I just decided I liked the ring of “Pure Genius Productions”, then decided Pictures was better. I carried it over to Syracuse, and used it as much as I could (I’m still a little bitter that “Weddings” for Moller’s class doesn’t have “Pure Genius Pictures” on it somewhere).
Now that I’m a big boy, writing my final assignment for (hopefully-don’t fail me Schoony!) my final academic class, I decided to take the quotes off production company. About a month ago, I officially registered Pure Genius Pictures as an Limited Liability Corporation, with myself as owner.
As you all know, I kind of want to take the road less traveled with the wonderful degree we are all about to receive in the mail (again, hopefully-don’t fail anyone Schoony!). My plan is to do production and post production on anything I can get someone to pay me for, whether it’s a wedding, birthday party, terrible car dealership commercial, film, really anything that’s not porn or illegal. Then again, we’ll see how this company pans out.
While I plan on taking any freelance jobs as a PA, grip, teleprompter operator, etc., that I can get, and looking for full-time employment, I am going to try to find local businesses in the Delaware and Philly area who could potentially need video production services. I went out and bought some equipment that I could afford when I closed my eyes and clicked my heels together and said “There’s no thing like loans, there’ s no thing like loans”.
But, I figured if I wanted to be a videographer/editor/director, I needed to be able to film things. Plus I have the means to start making movies without the Cage, which is nice. Eric and I have been working on a film for a contest out of Philadelphia I found while researching film festivals.
I’m sure I’m not the only one who is nervous now that I’m out of the cocoon of school I avoided the real world after undergrad by going to Newhouse, but there isn’t anywhere else to run. However, it’s kind of exciting to finally have the skills to do the things I want to do. For this film Eric and I are working on, we just filmed this morning. I used to pride myself on getting a lot done quickly. After this crazy year, I know too much and see too many problems to just speed through things. Ignorance may be bliss, but knowledge leads us to perfection, little by little.
By the way, if anyone needs any video work done, let me know. I already did some stuff for Jaz in her internship, and I’m still working on adding stuff to my reel. I may not be in NYC or LA like a bunch of you, but if you guys ever need help with anything, feel free to call me for anything.
This post is way to long. Goodbye.