what is your finest moment?

**Generic Skinhead** · December 8th, 2004, 11:38 AM

I don't know what my finest moment has been, but 2004 has certainly been my finest year as a filmmaker.

Coming into January with a script id worked on for six months, assembling the best crew I could, casting it, getting the locations, getting the props, "hiring" the stuntmen, and then heading out and shooting the thing.

Getting the rushes back and sitting in telecine with the DOP nervously watching back everything we shot, the months in editing and sound design, to the finished product and its debut at the National Film School Showcase...

The excellent audience reaction. Getting accepted into a number of festivals and being the only person from my class accepted to cork, where only 24 shorts were shown. The feeling of watching my film being watched by strangers. Being treated like a king by the organisers the whole time.

Which leads up to excellent reviews in Film Ireland and The Irish Times and the feeling of hapiness that only comes from knowing you've found your passion in life. Knowing you made the right call in going to film school in not having a safe "back up." If you have belief in your convictions and it pays off its brilliant.

And the realisation that no matter how much further I have yet to go, I can do this.

**Generic Skinhead** · December 8th, 2004, 12:53 PM

The End.

[ December 08, 2004 09:40 AM: Message edited by: Generic Skinhead ]

**twister!** · December 8th, 2004, 01:00 PM

Well SO FAR it has to be getting my film selected for the 'Special Preview' at the Portobello Film Festival (probably only about 20 of the 500 or so films got selected for this). This was not only my very first film but also the first time I 'd even used a camera, directed, edited, scored etc etc so I was quite pleased. It also made it to the screen almost exactly how I had envisaged and storyboarded it. And the best thing is I know that my next one will be even better.

It's been quite a good year really - I aslo had a piece of my design work (design is my paid profession) in The Creative Review Annual and featured in The Daily Telegraph, Design Week, The Financial Times and a French marketing magazine.

[ December 08, 2004 03:44 PM: Message edited by: Justin M. ]

**emjen** · December 8th, 2004, 05:30 PM

Well, some fine moments include:

First time having sex. I was looking down to that girl and couldn't stop smiling and I kept thinking "holy shit, look what I'm doing, look what I'm finally doing."

I, ehm, we, had some problems before that first time [img]redface.gif[/img]

Going down those monster waves that could drown me if I didn't pay attention. And finishing them off. Now the feeling you get from that is a feeling I won't ever forget, and yes, it is better than sex. And by going down I mean dropping. Surfing.

Film wise I am way too inexperienced. I just started getting really serious and am in the middle of my first serious shoot. I hope this will pay off. Either way I'm really going for it now.

And generic, when will we ever get to see your bloody short?

[ December 08, 2004 01:30 PM: Message edited by: emjen ]

**twister!** · December 8th, 2004, 07:51 PM

Originally posted by emjen:
First time having sex. I was looking down to that girl and couldn't stop smiling and I kept thinking "holy shit, look what I'm doing, look what I'm finally doing."

Brilliant - LOL. Hope it wasn't all over too quickly though Emjen... [img]wink.gif[/img]

[ December 08, 2004 05:23 PM: Message edited by: Justin M. ]

**emjen** · December 9th, 2004, 08:35 AM

To my surprise, I didn't cum at all the first few times! But lets not talk about that!

One of my finest moments lately was meeting my 'dream girl' for the 2nd time, and seeing that she thought about me the same way I did about her. That freaked me out. We never spoke again. So that's also one of my most frustrating moments.

Come on, where are your romantic stories?

[img]graemlins/heart.gif[/img] ?

**Chance1234** · December 9th, 2004, 08:42 AM

When i paid ?40 and got all the extra thrown in for free.

**Spunkey1pestic** · December 9th, 2004, 02:16 PM

OMG!!!
You Guys are Hilarious!
Romance..... I'm not even going to get started...
But Since this thread is about moments,and since the romantic side of moments has been brought up; I will speak on a moment known as:
"The meeting of the film muse"
(I should write a book on this subject)
The muses are those incredible creative forces of nature that appear on film sets. They can look like Talent, or Director's, or grips, or boom Op's for that matter- They appear to fulfill
all your hearts desires- only to learn that at "That's a wrap"--- The moment and the Muse are also wrapped! Some of those can stir amazing creativity, but can also leave some major heartache. Food for thought.........

[ December 09, 2004 10:18 AM: Message edited by: Spunkey1pestic ]