10 Nov 08

Monday. A new week. Mr. Netana-Patuawa has always liked Mondays more than any other day of the week. It is like the start of a brand new day. Filled with promise and hope.

Part of the short film has been made in Auckland. Now Mr. Netana-Patuawa has to finish the rest of the shots here in Whangarei. In all probability he will not be putting it on You Tube or sending off to any of the short film competitions as he realizes that it will simply not be good enough to do so. This is NO reflection on the actors and cameraman (who did a excellent job), but rather, on Mr. Netana-Patuawa's haphazard organizational skills for this particular project. Still, it was a excellent learning experience as to what to do (and not to do) next time. It is his first short movie he has made in five years, so he is not overly concerned with the fact that it falls far short of his ideal that he had envisioned for it. Technically he is confident that the shots themselves will have come out kei te pai, even though we only used naturally light, plus the sound will be technically good too (kia-ora Toaiva...our cameraman from Maori TV). So Mr. Netana-Patuawa will work on that part time, it should take about one month to finish the rest of the shots and edit.

The narcotic P project begins in earnest today. Mr. Netana-Patuawa is going to commit to that particular project 100% beginning today. It is far easier to make a documentary than it is to make a short movie! All you need is a camera! Make certain the sound is good and that there is good lighting, and Bob's your Uncle! You do not need anything or anybody else. Simple as that. Well, the only other thing you need is whatever it is you are going to record about...that is the subject content...whether that be animals or people etc. As for Mr. Netana-Patuawa, he is interested in people...what makes them tick...their flaws of character, their ideals, their dreams, their uniqueness and everything else that makes them who they are. So his documentaries will be focused on people and their exploits etc. So this P documentary should be interesting to make and record etc. Very much so.

Thought for the day...Up and atom Atom Ant!