"Action"..."Take Five"...

So, one of my goals for 2005 was to get more involved with my hobby...short film making. Church work and family life can be so overwhelming that there is no time for me to develop skills or have fun in other areas. So, I set out to expand at least this one fun area of my life. I took some great strides this year with this little hobby. Deep down inside there is a budding documentary film maker learking. I was able to make a number of fun short segments for our church (baptisms, land dedication, "man-on-the-street" videos, etc.).

I also took on a bigger project this Fall that took me about a month and a half to complete, one of my longest attempts yet. I made a documentary film, 58 minutes, of "The story of Cade and Dominique". I tried to tell it in third person, with personal interviews included. It was a good try and ended up being my anniversary present to Dominique for putting up with me the last ten years. The hardest part was trying to keep it a secret from Dom until the time of rendering and production. If nothing else we now have documented video history of how it all began for our kids to have in the future.

Last week I watched "The March of the Penguins". What a magnificant documentary and love story. It got me to thinking of new project ideas, maybe next on my plate will be "The Tantrums of a Ten Month Old" or "The Silly Saying of a Seven Year Old". Lucas and Spielberg had to start somewhere.