THANKS!!

After reading some criticism about my blog, I have to say I feel truly grateful. John's insights were extremely helpful and I realized the error of my ways. I considered each film I watched as an opportunity to dissect the film material in an academic way. In other words... I was stuck in film school.

My New Media Blog always seemed to come a bit easier, because strangely I felt like I had more freedom to make mistakes... no matter how dumb they seemed. But picking films as my blog topic was maybe a little too weighty given the fact that I write academically about them all the time. I need to step back and see if I can get at me strengths... I enjoy writing (partly why I didn't understand my struggle with blogging) and I know a little insider gossip about the world of Production Design in film. Maybe I can marry my two passions and make my blog a little more personal and a little less "academically structured".

Thanks John... If you ever check out my blog again (although I would understand why there would be no need) I appreciate your honesty! It really helped me connect some dots!