I watched this documentary today, and it stirred something in me. The documentary was excellent, detailing why film is important, what has happened to our film heritage, and why we need to preserve it. Even more excellent was what it gave me. It gave me the swift kick in the behind I needed, to tell me that I could spend the rest of my life with the thing I love: Movies. I realized that preserving and restoring films, my dream, is NOT by any means unattainable to me. And, people have told me never to make your passion your career, youll get sick of it. But, Id like to think this is an entirely different ballgame. To do this for a living, preserving and restoring films, it is necessary to have a true passion for the movies. Without that fire in yourself, why would you do that job? And, I have the passion. I spend all of my free time researching films, reading about films, watching films. Movies, (especially silent films) have entered my bloodstream, theyre a part of me. I cant ever convey the feeling of awe I get, sitting in a movie theater, watching these incredible images. How can I ever describe the anticipation Ive felt at the two silent film screenings Ive been to? I cant. The feeling of weightlessness in my heart when the room darkens, the butterflies in my stomach when I see the flickering image, the warmth that overcomes me in watching the image, sharing the experience with those around me. I have a passion for movies, and I intend to put it to good use. Ive set a goal: I WILL preserve and restore films. I WILL protect these beautiful shadows, I WILL enter nitrate vaults. This is my dream, and Ill do it, and do whatever it takes. So, heres to movies, and heres to hoping I can help ensure they live on forever.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 19:04:46 +0000
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