BURKE'S BLOG

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October 15, 2006

HERE IS MY SECOND BLOG.  THANKS FOR READING.

SO I WAS IN NEW HAMPSHIRE OVER THE WEEKEND WHERE I ATTENDED THE SCREENING OF MY SHORT FILM ‘COOP’S NIGHT IN’ AT THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FILM EXPO.  IT WAS A REALLY FUN TIME, AND I LEARNED A LOT.  THERE WERE SOME VERY TALENTED PEOPLE THERE I WAS ABLE TO MEET AND SPEAK WITH, AND I WAS ABLE TO GET SOME GOOD INSIGHT IN TO THE FILM WORLD.

I REALIZED HOW MANY GOOD INDEPENDENT FILMMAKERS THERE ARE, AND CONTINUE TO BE.  IT’S VERY EXCITING, AND YET, VERY INTIMIDATING.  I PREFER TO TAKE WHAT I SEE AND LEARN FROM IT, RATHER THEN ALLOW IT TO FRIGHTEN ME AND MAKE ME QUESTION MY OWN WORK.  IT’S IMPORTANT, IN WHATEVER FIELD YOU ARE IN, NOT TO ALLOW JEALOUSY GET IN THE WAY OF YOUR WORK.  ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE TIMES WHEN YOU FEEL YOU ARE NOT DOING “AS GOOD OF JOB” AS THE NEXT GUY, JUST KNOW THAT IMPROVEMENT IS ALWAYS THERE.

I TRULY FEEL THAT THERE IS AN AUDIENCE FOR EVERYTHING OUT THERE.  BUT YOU ALSO HAVE TO REMEMBER THAT NOT EVERYONE IS GOING TO BE IN YOUR AUDIENCE.  IN THE END OF THE DAY, YOU HAVE TO DO WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.  MAKE WHAT YOU WANT TO MAKE.  AND MAKE IT TO THE BEST OF YOUR ABILITY.  THE REST WILL FOLLOW NATURALLY.

TAKE CARE,

JOE BURKE

*SORRY FOR THE SHORT BLOG THIS WEEK.  THE NEXT ONE WILL BE LONGER.

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