12 Films in 12 Months is a year-long adventure in independent filmmaking. My name is Ian Robertson and I’ve decided to try to make 12 short (three - five minute) films over the next 12 months (started January 1, 2008). The plan is to start working on each film on the first of the month and have it completed by the last day of that month. I know, it sounds slightly crazy every time I say it out loud, especially considering the fact that I’ll be working a full-time job apart from it all.
There are two main reasons why I’m choosing to do this: storytelling and motivation. It’s a chance for me to tell stories with no assumptions; no preconceived intention as to who is going to be viewing it and what story it should tell. It’s also a practice in discipline. It’s all too easy for me to have an idea of a project I’d like to do and then put it off endlessly, spending my time and energy elsewhere. Now I feel like I not only have accountability (in you, the reader and subscriber of this blog); but also a series of hard deadlines, namely the last day of each month.
So thanks for checking out 12 Films in 12 Months. I hope you’ll check back often and that you’ll like what you see. For a little more info on the project check out this post.
