Barely waking up (figuratively speaking of course)

It's been a little over 3 weeks since...well, my break from everything. I came to a point where nothing made sense. Words that I wrote seemed forced, I couldn't edit anything and to be honest I just wasn't in the fucking mood. That was the problem. I just had no ambition, no enthusiasm to do any sort of creative work. Everything around me seemed so far away, so out of my reach. I felt like I had no control over my life AT ALL.

Aww F*ck!

So I took a step back, I decided to reevaluate everything, every aspect of my life. Bottom line I was allowing my personal life to affect my work tremendously. Not just that, I realized that I CANNOT and WILL NOT EVER ALLOW MY WORK TO CONSUME ME IN SUCH A WAY EVER AGAIN. I need ME time, I need breaks in between everything I do. Funny, me being so determined to create is what inevitably caused me to crash and burn.

KABOOM BITCH!

It's true, motivation is key to any endeavor, pushing yourself to do more and be the best at what you do is great. Thing is you need a breather every now and then or you'll go crazy......I came close. Actually no, I DID go crazy. But anyways.....

Crazy Ass Kitty

I'm back....ready to do work, but at the same time not over do it. So without further a do-do....here is the latest on what's going on in my hood (a.k.a. SOCONFILMS)

In some place called Fantasia....

I've given this alot of thought and I decided that the remainder of the year will be dedicated to writing....lots and lots of writing. Finish up work that's been sitting ever so patiently waiting to be finished. (I tend to start other projects without finishing previous ones, bad habit I know.) Work on my demo, website AND lots of studying. When I say that I mean learning as much as I can about my craft as humanly possible.

There are other things on the horizon, but we'll get to those when the time comes. Oh and as for my untitled horror short a.k.a. "Ghost story", it's currently being revamped. I finally realized after having strayed away from my original intentions that this will be another experimental piece. In fact probably one of my last for a while. I don't plan on shooting anything until next year, possibly "Ghost Story", but that's it. We will see.

My next project will be a straight forward, dramatic piece. I like to call it my first "official" short film. This I hope will be what opens doors for me. I plan to start pre-production slowly over the coming months. Save money, since it will be self-financed, location scouting and casting. Look out for more updates in the coming months.

So that's it.....again this is  what I plan to do the remainder of the year but hey shit happens. Who knows I may shoot something from now until December. An opportunity may arise and I'll go for it, I'm not one to shy away from work, no way. Plus I'm taking everything day by day, living for the moment. Whatever comes my way I'm ready for it, no matter how difficult. In the end all the hard work, sacrifice and disappointment I've gone through will indeed pay off. I just have to be patient. --- Take care everyone. Peace

Chris Jensen-Soto
Writer/Director/Artist
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm3786598/