Boxes

After losing a movie trailer competition, I had an epiphany that people fall into three distinct categories when it comes to the proverbial box:

• Technicians - those who diligently work within the box.
• Engineers - those who build the box.
• Artists - those who strive to push the limits of the box and, perhaps, go beyond it.

I am a perfect example of a technician - I demand that the parameters of the box be defined and I strive to work within this "parameter" space. This also explains why I keep losing these competitions. You see, competitions such as the one I just lost are designed for artists by artists with the intent of seeing how far outside the box you can go.

Now, this doesn't mean I am going to give up filmmaking. It means that I will channel my energies in directions that better fit my technician-bent.

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