FDNN, Long Hiatus, and Upcoming

Hello Internet World and fellow readers.

During the summer I went on a blogger Hiatus without any due warning which I understand is a faux pas for my own promotional integrity. Although that may be the case, there is plenty that will be in store for you in the coming weeks.

Fuzzy Days Noir Nights has gone through a tough patch in which there has been little to no dedicated interest in volunteers to promote, foley record, voice act, and edit for. Which means that once again I am a post production one-man team. ON A GRAND NOTE though, I have potentially recruited an amazing friend who is a musical prodigy to play with some original score ideas. Having an original score for a project for the first time would be a great step forward and I couldn't ask for a better candidate to step up to the challenge. Because of these delays Fuzzy Days Noir Nights release will be posponed until further notice, but I will be updating during every blog a short blurb on its progress.

UP and COMING events!
As I edit for the show I am aslo doing the finishing touches on a music video for another friend for his song Too Much now on halt until i have a better grasp on my webseries, but I intend to get back to it in the near future. Soon I will be doing online research on one of my new favorite topic "the bluray reality debate" and a current local phenomenon in my house "the dropping of cable for download space" as well as some details about my trip to Los Angeles over the summer as i visited Warner Brothers and Universal Studios. As far as movie reviews go, there will probably be an Avatar Extended Edition issue I'll put out just before its release. until then, I'll be better at writing up these blogs for all of you. So stay tuned and take care

. Christian A.V. Petrozza

Hollywood Endings

It rains, and he stands there shouting her name up to the heavens from the street level.

She looks into his eyes on a foggy tarmac in Morocco
"but what about us?"
-we'll always have Paris
She flies off in a plane, never to see him again.

She urges the taxi driver to go back. Enters the English cottage and sees him there, a rare sight, tears streaming down his face. They look at each other, and are inseperable.

I really could go on about all the great Hollywood endings old and new there are. Some are sad but many promise the future of finding the one thing we all look for. Personally, as a lover of Romantic films and a firm believer in Hollywood endings, there is no reason why we shouldn't aspire to reach them in our actual lives.

We are surrounded by a culture of pessimism and faithless objectives engulfed in monetary agendas. What is wrong about wanting and aiming to become what you always wanted to be, and falling in love? Nothing is wrong with it. Here is why.

Hollywood films show the great lengths you must go to reach those goals, the heroes are never given an easy ride, much like all of us in our lives. Whether it is a dream job or a girl they pursue their passions and dreams despite all obstacles and adversaries, they fight through an odyssey of emotional, physical, and financial crisis. One thing is for sure, in the end, when all is said and done, they are a changed person for the better, and they lived fully. When one comes to such an epiphany such as myself, I realize I have held myself back from my Hollywood ending, because even when i get there I will not be finished. The search for love is a long perilous one, the journey for the job and life of your dreams is a great quest.

In order to achieve both of these, you need to create your own montage, find every moment to spend towards fixing your wrongs, winning a heart, and gaining the fame. You may have to go to hell and back, and then once more for good measure, but when you resurface from the real world, bearing the scars of your frustrations, abuses, self-doubt, and lifelessness, you will realize how proudly they look on you as you walk into the limelight screaming victory, walking back to the one you love in the rain. A Film is Two Hours on average, think of how short life is... it flies like a good film, make sure it ends well!

For all my friends, readers, and loved ones
Christian A.V. Petrozza

Never Give Up! Never Surrender: Filmies and Athletes Alike

There is a huge tendancy to give up when the going gets tough. Whether it is a math problem (run to the prof/teacher), essay structure (run to the TA with every clue how to mark you badly but no clue how to help), an athletic injury, or...

...finding a job...
*que Psycho music here*

IN MAINSTREAM MEDIA!!!!!
dUN DUn DUUUUUUUUUUUUUUN!!!
..okay seriously

There is a huge trend, although not surprising, of talented young minds with the artful ability to make films or be in film that are giving up. They will build websites, have equipment, make amazing internet videos, and then they tell you "I LOOOVE IT. But. Its too competitive so I'm becoming a lawyer/Teacher.

Not that I have anything against lawyers and teachers but WHYYY!?

In order to maintain a tough goal you need to put your full focus on what you want to do, if you use a fallback degree for those "just in case" or "i give ups" scenarios what was the point of flaunting it all before hand. Let me tell you something. The ones who walked away from their dream jobs, JUST GAVE ME ONE. Well not now but statistically too many are giving up, the film business is cliquy, and not in the high school way but in the way that you need to know somebody who knows somebody who knows and obscure website that helps you apply for these jobs. (and like all others I will give it to you if you ask. Or find it hiding in this post as a link ;))

Facing rejection is a tough road, one in which had taken me 2 years to finally get a solid phone call from a media project. A degree is a great thing to have, but even moreso is a credit in a show/broadcast/film and the experience that follows it. Employers want that, even for small starting Positions (I just became a PA by the way ^_^) because they want maximum efficiency and expect the most from each member of cast crew and post production team.

Over the summer of 2009 I honestly wanted to give up after being empty handed, but when I realized that I needed something to drive me again (after several spells of in-house insanity) I wrote an eight episode webseries. And thus my feather-in-cap, the trailer, began to enhance my need to start applying again, and earlier.

During the same time this year, after suffering a brutal sprain in a fencing competition, I have continued to be on hiatus from training, but it has not stopped me from doing exercise and strengthening. I have just started this now due to my obligations to prepare for my job, but I feel that the film opportunity was a great kickstart to inspire me to kick my own ass and get into shape again. Although somewhat afraid of re-injury, my mental training will flow alongside my physical. Because when you train alone, you need your thoughts clear and will to be fearless if you are going to go back on piste ready to kill.

So Chins up Job Seekers and Invalids, we will Rise Again

Christian A.V. Petrozza