26 March 2009

Hard at Work

So, I've been working, hustling, working and working. Plenty of times I've done stuff, but nothing paying off yet. I still have to hustle gigs and day work, but everything seems so much closer now. I feel like I'm really really close. Of course, I still need to do better, and to break into some big contacts, but it feels like things are ripe for the plucking - mostly due to the fact that Emmanuel Manzanares of Lazy Brown Productions was kind enough to make demo reels of myself, Shawn Bernal and Keith Min.

Looking at it, it's kind of surprising for me. I've been doing stunts for about 5 years now, and I never REALLY felt like I was doing anything that noticeable or spectacular. But I feel like I've really been doing things when I look at this. And a variety of different things no less.

Which is not to say that I can't improve, or make new and better and different things to give myself more options - I fully intend to do as such. Looking at these reels, I'm pleased, but I also see all of the holes in them - the gaps where things need to look better or different.

However, I don't feel like this is futile - like I can't make something happen for myself. Right now, I feel like it's all a matter of taking the effort and making the time.

But take a look at the reel and judge for yourself.