Existential angst on being a VJ.
I think I need to take it even more seriously than I have. I've been doing some reading on VJ blogs (there aren't many) and technology/interactive art sites. Realizing the only reason I'm rising as quickly as I am on the VJ scene is that A. I know somebody who believes in me, despite my novice status and B. the VJ scene in America isn't developed like it is in Europe. And further, that the VJ scene isn't as developed in NYC as it is LA and the rest of those California cities.
I have three VJ gigs this week, had one last week. 4 in a month, just starting out. This is crazy. I need to build my clips, clean them. I need to learn After Effects, I need to learn motion graphics, I need to get some design into it. I need to get a full version of the new Arkaos, I need to learn more technologies. I need to learn integration with hardware.
I feel proactive, though. In my VJ research, I found a VJ Theory and Practice workshop happening in the city on Tuesday. So I'm signed up and paid for. Looking forward to it - even if the class itself doesn't end up meeting expectations, I'll still be in a class with other VJs, meeting VJs. It will be good for that reason, at least.
I am interested in making my sets more of an installation than they have been so far. I'm interested in building projection surfaces, and I'm interested in collaborating with musicians and dancers. I'm collaborating with my friend Eric for the set I'll be doing for his band's show - he is prepping clips for me and then I'll be spinning the imagery. He controls the foundation and I control the presentation. That wasn't exactly how we thought about things, but I realized tonight that it was a unique situation.
In other news, I'm in love with my dog. She's a little bummed out currently though, I think she just doesn't understand why the way she's lived for 6 years is just suddenly over.