To be a great filmmaker/digital director/screenwriter one has to learn to put aside time to be alone. To be alone for hours frightens a lot of people. Not me. This is where ideas flow, ideas are produced, developed, grow, and are eliminated. We hear the thoughts that are in the forefront of our minds...but what about the those incredibly deep thoughts in our subconscious? Now these thoughts could be very disturbing, vulgar, sweet, warm and comforting. This is what a artist should tap into. Either you keep these thoughts, use them for a character, a story, or you just throw it away. To throw it away could be liberating, this frees you from all the garbage that could hinder your story. True writers don't have time for nonesense, the writer wants what we all want to discover in our art, as a participate and an observer, and that is Truth. This truth can only be found in a deep way when you are soaked with what is before you-the characters, the plot, the subplots, the supporting characters, the settings, everything-only then you'll find truth. It'll reach you, it'll speak to you. I'm not trying to make this sound mysterious or mystical in any way. This is about immersing yourself into your work so that you can find the gold treasure buried underneath the shallow surface. And the surface is nice and cozy and you want to hang out there for awhile but way, way below is something greater.
I believe as a digital director I will find that 'something greater' -kind of treasure everytime when I make a movie.
Solitude, it's not a bad word.
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