I helped cut a trailer for a documentary film for the first time yesterday and I didn’t flinch once!
In all seriousness, though, I didn’t appreciate the growth process of the past two years of my life until I sat down and watched that trailer. I’ve branched out into a whole other skill set, something I never really formally trained for or planned for.
Armin Nasseri and I are working on a documentary about George Hobbs, a lifelong prop master in the movie business, who’s pursuing his passion for art. We put a preview trailer together today for distributors.
Frankly, I didn’t know what to expect. When you do fictional narrative, you have a script. You know what’s coming! With a doc, it seems, it’s a lot more like picking from beauteous fragments, because you just don’t know or can’t guarantee what will be said or not said.
I was pleasantly surprised!
I just started doing interviews two years ago and the opportunity to do in-depth interviews with George has been amazing. We’re still shooting this amazing project. Expect it to come out in 2020!
Am I brave enough? I ask myself this question constantly. Am I taking the path of least resistance because it’s more convenient? I see and hear from so many angsty people daily, in person, on my social feeds. And sometimes, I’ve taken the primrose path of least resistance or sat on the sidelines or decided to be above the fray.
Kristin West 