The Glamoous Life

The glamorous life... Film, entertainment, television. How many times have I been told "You're so lucky, you work in film," or "I'd be happy to work Sundays if I worked on a film set."

I reply every time with the same thing that was said to me when I first started looking into film and television as a career: "It's not as glamorous as it may seem."

Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love what I do. I love being on a film set. I love being in a Production office. I love dressing actors. I love making the impossible possible. I love making magic happen. This is my perception on my job though. Very few look at it in such an idealistic and fantastical light. I suppose if everyone heard how I talk about it they might think its glamorous...

In any case, if you find yourself longing to do some fantastical career, then maybe you're in the wrong profession. Your career should be about finding what makes you happy and finding a job that allows you to do it. I have changed my mind a thousand times at least, and probably will again; the difference between me and the rest of the world is that I chase the dreams I have. I was never the type to sit back while idly dreaming about working in film. I am the type that decides she wants to do something and then does it.

I talked to a guy in a bar on Friday night who's a lawyer. I sincerely wanted to hear more about what he did, because its Law and I wanted to be a lawyer for a brief moment in time. And he tells me its not that interesting and speaks nothing more about it. Followed later in the night by commenting on how he'd gladly work weekends if he was on a film set.

Maybe hes not happy and maybe hes just exasperated.... I donno. I do know though that where I may bitch about what I do, I still love it and I will still entertain conversation about it.

Trust me, when it comes down to it, my world is not all about Hollywood parties, meeting actors, and living a glittered shiny life 24/7. No, my life is anything but. I often get no sleep, and not for partying... for working. I work long hours for little pay. I do a lot of physical labor. I often get no thanks for anything I do.

All in all I love what I do, and I wouldn't change it for the world

Connections

Everything, it seems, is about connections. If you don't make the right connections at the right times your whole universe is thrown off. You make a wrong one and it throws you off track. And, sometimes the connection time is so slim that if you're not careful you might miss them.

You could try forget that connections impact your world, just don't worry about them. Ultimately it doesn't work, whether we admit it or not our lives depend on these connections.

Buses, trains, work, networking, movies, dinner, love... its all about timing, its all about making those connections.

I spend much of my time trying my best to sort out the connections that don't quite work out... trying to make sense of them. The ones that have just worked, they have changed my life forever.

As for everything else, you just gotta learn from it and know that at some point it will all make sense.