Plans

So I think that the random spam commenting on my Tokyo Dogs post has finally stopped.

I also think I start too many of my posts with 'So...'.

I've been thinking a lot about my future lately. I guess this is the first time in years that I can think about what to do when I have run out of friends and family members to make wedding dresses for. I really want to do my wedding dress upcyle thing, maybe expand it to bridemaids as well, as it something I can constantly be working on with no set deadlines. I quite want to do a make up and hair course as well.

I was also thinking about how when I was researching how to make the space suit, one of the first places I looked was YouTube for video tutorials. Maybe I should start doing things like that. Documenting how I make my projects with videos and blog posts, probably all done under my relatively new internet handle. I could even do really simple guides on various basic sewing techniques and the like. I know it won't make me money, or at least it is unlikely to be successful enough to do so, but it could be a good resource to refer people to, and another arrow to my quiver so to speak if I could sell downloads to my patterns. I don't know, I'm still very much in the early stages of thinking it through.

I was on a few media networking sites today, just looking at what work was around at the moment. It's interesting that all the paid positions were directors and camera operators and producers, but all the art department, costume and make up positions, regardless of level, were in the unpaid section. Sure, it's expected to work for free to get your foot in the door, and there is a famous saying in the industry that paid work comes from working for free, but its amazing how many established production companies continue to expect to crew and cast an entire feature film without having to pay a single wage. Especially when crowd funding has become so popular that productions have easier access to more funding.

Its a funny industry. In any other situation, it would be illegal.