On to editing, creating the story we have envisioned

As a filmmaker, I recognized the olympics as an opportunity to reach the world.

Since living there, I have encountered more stories than I could have imagined!

And I have been truly inspired to share the beautiful understandings that are at the heart of what it means to celebrate the olympic spirit.

My creative mind has many ideas, and it is fueled by sincere passion,

yet it definately takes discipline and commitment to make these ideas reality.

I have roughly 125 tapes of footage from my life at this point. About 65 of them are from being out west. That is a lot of footage, which is great. Because I have been building a 'library of footage' that I can use through out my life with stories that I will create.

So to work on this current project, that is close to my heart, is taking time...because it is hard to know where to begin!!

And also, I want to make it good and entertaining because I have realized, people want short and sweet!, So I want to make something good, snappy, with good music and footage. Something that is really going to catch their Eye. That is what I am aiming for. :)

Once I do this, I can work with interviews that I have, and can continue sharing the stories that I have explored.

At the same time, I have already created an outlet of JL videos, such as my journey to come out west, which is some of what I can share with the schools/students that I want to speak with, upon going home over these next few weeks.

So ya, just a note to share with you that this editing thing is definately work, but it is work that I LOVE. there is no feeling that compares to the rush of accomplishing a creative piece of work that you can play around with, and stay up to the morning working on.

Here's to accomplishing good work to share stories of Culture and Awareness, so that we can all be entertained!

p.s

as a filmmaker, and as a thinker of perspectives, there is always perspectives to be understood.

Having explored stories of the olympics, there are definately two sides to be listened to.

Although I am pro olympics because it is an opportunity for the world to unite, and celebrate culture and human spirit, it is also important to keep in mind that people recognize another agenda of the olympic vision. (such as what about 'green olympics', saving the rivers!, being aware of colonization....and what about the people of a city that pay for the olympics to build venues....etc...etc.

At the same time, these venues do bring great things to the city, and allow a city/country to thrive in the arts!

Something to think about. . . .