When you commit to creating on a schedule, the emphasis shifts to finishing instead of creating something perfect. This is so liberating. You learn to take a macro view of your creative life instead of obsessing over each creative move. The path starts to open up. You set you eyes far beyond your current situation. Each step is a sure step towards the horizon. You stop judging your output on your current effort and realize that so-called mistakes are merely an unexpected path toward depth. You start to recognize the beauty in each step. This is how YOU do things - without comparison to anyone else's standard of perfection. It's the entire point. It's giving yourself freedom and permission to simply be the unfiltered you that's starving to get out of the shadows and into the sunlight.
It's with this spirit that I approached episode 04. I'm starting to relax any expectation for what this show is. I want to leave the door open so it evolves and becomes something unexpected. I'm open to a flexible structure, unusual footage, interesting or otherwise imperfect sound and editing. The only thing I want to concern myself with is that it remains interesting for as long as it lasts (and the duration is totally flexible). And to that end, I feel the freedom to draw from just about anything to make that happen.
And to that end, we have lots of curiosities this week . The feel of this episode is more about throwing a bunch of ingredients in the pot and trying to make them work together. It's a bit of a daydream and a more accurate reflection of how I tend to operate day to day. There are Kaleidoscopes fashioned out of San Francisco footage, a possible recurring "where in the world" segment with a view from a specific location pin. There's also a tiger drawing that wouldn't have happened without a conversation with my sister about the closing of Redwood City's Marine World in the 80's. We reminisced about an "ark" that transported the park's wildlife up their new home in Vallejo. The tiger was not particularly happy about moving.
The music also has more range this week - from a "live" performance of a tune I've had floating around for a while, to an old, fuzzy iphone song sketch, to a more produced tune from my archives. There's a distinct difference in song completion and sound quality, but I like the clashing together of the contrasts.