I was just reading some of the early post [before we had left] and found them very inspiring. Partly because we took a big chance and came out on top [despite the self-doubt fueled by certain non-supporters], but mostly because I find myself in a new and similar situation with my love for film. I know what I want to do, and I know the many roads that eventually lead there, and I know it's going to take some necessary steps and risk.

I can't help thinking: I'm not getting any younger. I've been in LA for three months and haven't done anything. And when I say that 'I haven't done anything', I don't mean; "what the hell -- I haven't struck it big yet", I mean "I could / should be writing more... filming more... thinking & taking action more."

Plain and simple: I want to make shorts & films, and it's going to take more than just Chuck and I [and dragging Amanda along isn't going to cut it either]. We need people who share similar goals, and we need lots of them.

Which I believe; is where "co.op films" comes into play. I have a lot of work ahead of me, and I don't even know exactly where to begin. I started to write a "mission statement" [you might call it]:

co.op films is as it says: cooperative film-making. Our goal is simple, seek out aspiring minds in film, whether those aspirations lie in screenwriting, marketing, or any and every step in-between.

All volunteers are rotated, allowing:
* everyone to eventually show their talent
* volunteers to take on large projects when they have time or assist when they don't
* to create a team environment where no one is at the top of the ladder for too long

My hope is that co.op films will grow in size and therefore creativity, but in the meantime [as exercises] recreate unique and challenging scenes from inspirational films. I personally am I huge fan of long-shots [John Frankenheimer / P.T. Anderson / Martin Scorsese], and would love to take on all the complications of a three to four minute long-shot.

Anyways, I didn't get on here to write about any of this, and now it's very late and I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow [my brother's graduation ceremony], so it's time I call it a night.