I ran across an article in Filmmaker Magazine entitled “Seven Overlooked Indie Films of 2011″ and instead of just breezing through, I decided to actually look a little more in depth.
I watched trailers for all the films, and then IMDB-ed the filmmakers. Just about half of the writer/directors, are also actors as well. How cool is that? I love seeing other proactive actors! Very motivating.
All right. So some of the trailers on that list looked awful. But not all of them.
I was super excited when I ran across Miranda July (apparently she has been around for a while). I have yet to actually watch one of her films (high on my list), but I was totally hooked after watching the trailer for The Future. You can tell that 1) she is actually a strong, solid actress and 2) she tells stories well using her own unique, quirky vibe. It is always cool to see people cross in to multiple fields, but when they cross over and do it well? Well… that is just kick-ass.
Anyways, watching a bunch of trailers is always a good motivator. This year has been starting off strong with a number of VO auditions, improving my demos, and I’ve even been dabbling in writing.
But we’ve really been itching to start working on our own projects again. So stay tuned. Fun projects are coming down the pipeline.
Guess we better make it quick since it is 2012 and all… 
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