GAIN CONFIDENCE

In order to be able to proceed with the idea of working by myself, I will first have to gain more confidence in doing this. It’s a nice sentiment to say I will do my scene by myself so I trust my ideas and grow as a filmmaker; however if I go into it without practicing I feel like it can only end badly, with me second guessing myself and being overwhelmed. Having acted in things before, the number one thing that causes me to not perform well is having a director who second guesses him or herself and is not confident in what they are doing or the decisions they are making.

In order to avoid this I need to go out by myself, potentially without actors to begin with, and get used to trusting my instincts and myself.

Doing this will also clear up exact things I need to work on myself, it will help me discover what I am good at and what needs work. For example I could be very good at framing but horrible at tracking. At this point in time I don’t know enough about my own abilities to be able to decide what I will include in my final scene.

REST OF SEMESTER: Practice working by myself