I had a great weekend. After I was 1st AD, I got to spend the whole day in the forest making and clacking slates. Then I got to spend all day at my house doing sound. And it was really great. This probably marks the best weekend of D1s for me, because it was all fun.
Sunday, when I was sound at my house, it started pouring, so we had to run outside and rain-rig all of the cables and all of the furniture we had outside. Yes, we had made an exterior living room because we had to move stuff out of the real living room so we could make a movie set.
But rain makes everything better, and it makes all memories more memorable. So we were all running around in the rain, soaking wet. But laughing. And it was just wonderful.
So anyway, what I'm thinking is, you know that saying, "If you love what you're doing, you'll never work a day in your life"? Well I think that's totally in my future.
Because I've been working 13 hours a day on set, and it doesn't feel like I've been working at all. I mean, I know it's technically school, but it's really like work you don't get paid for. Work you pay for, actually.
But I was thinking about this Sunday when I had done all of the jobs that require the most standing time. My feet hurt, my back was killing me, and I was exhausted. But I couldn't even complain.
Seriously. I didn't even want to complain. The fact that my body hurt so badly was funny. It made me happy. Because I just love this.
And then to think that next semester I'll get to write a feature and a play...well, that's just more happiness on the horizon. Oh, and it's in London.
So, anyway, what I'm trying to say is, it's a great feeling knowing that what you want to do with your life is what you really want to do with your life. Because I feel like I could do any movie-related job for 15 hours a day and never, ever complain.
And that must be the greatest feeling ever.
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