A New Re•solve

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It’s come to my attention that this idea I’ve been working on lately has been on my brain for at least two years now. It’s honestly flooring to look back on the last two years and really reflect on all the changes that have happened. When I started BluePrint VisualWorks I made a declaration that this would be the place I would use to become the filmmaker I want to become. A lot of life has happened to me; lots of heartache, lots of growing pain, and lots of doubt but even then, with all the bumps and bruises and occasional self-deprecating monologues to myself I’m still steely on this resolve.

 

Something that is often preached by my favorite cinematographer, Christopher Doyle, is “why you, why do you dare to be an artist?” That concept of being an artist; to share something of myself to the world that I created; this something that comes from some sort of emotional realm that’s personal and can only be shared through art, in my case through imagery. Why on earth do I dare to share myself in such a way? Is it because of the way I experience life, the way I perceive the world that compels me to create and share? Or maybe the gnawing fear of dying without having shared a piece of myself I can’t summarize with ease. I honestly have no fucking clue, but I do know I’m fortunate to have these questions. I’m fortunate to have a life where I have chosen to express my understanding of the world through film.

I’m happy to share this project that’s very close to me at this point, a project called Triptych. This has been a labor of absolute love and even when I’m banging my head and overwhelmed by the sheer ambition of this idea, I still get excited. Triptych is an anthology exploring the idea of abundance and absence of love, stories told only utilizing three frames of visuals.

One film, starring the lovely Mariannjely Marval, is already in the can, and two more are currently in prep to be filmed later this autumn. It’s bizarre that all the time and effort put into various webs of work is finally forming together and taking shape. The series is my attempt at becoming the filmmaker I want to become, the art I want to share.

In the coming weeks you’ll see a lot more “documenting” of this process, not just because I'm always recording everything,but because I love the making of films and this is an experience I want to remember. A reminder of the struggles and epiphanies this journey brings. An inspiration for the times when the lack of belief from within needs to be rekindled, the belief that this is why I dare to make art.

Hope You Enjoy

-Andrew