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Since I launched the trailer to 'El Camino Diaries' this past week I wanted to write a blog explaining a little about the project to you all and quite how important it is to me. To be completely real and honest with you all.
So let's start by splitting this post into 3 parts:
The Dream
Many of you may not know this but the main reason I studied Film Production at University was because I wanted to create documentaries and see the world. What I realised within about the first month of being there was that the dream I had was to make travel documentaries. I spent a vast amount of my time thinking of ideas and then shooting them down myself in fear of the judgement I would receive from my peers for not wanting to make blockbuster movies. This is all behind me now that I have a clear view in my mind of where I am going. My aim with my film making is to be able to travel to parts of the world which aren't your typical tourist destination. I want to be able to have fantastic experiences and share that with the world. I want to live in a village in Cambodia, learn about how they live and share that with you all. I want to inspire people young and old to drop that boring thing that they hate and do something that they have only dreamt of. Realise that life is as fun and interesting as you make it. And I want to be that escape online for people who right now feel a little stuck and need something to dream about doing, THAT is something which I relate to most about my goal. I want to BE the people I admired growing up.
The Project
'El Camino Diaries' was a project which fell into place when I needed it to the most. Around May 2013 I was looking at graduating with no new job prospects, no plans, I couldn't see a possible future that was going to leave me with a smile on my face and more importantly I wanted to have an adventure. I knew that I wanted to make a travel series but every time I sat down and planned nothing seemed to fit quite right. Until one day, and I know this all sounds horribly cliché, I met a girl who after about half an hour of talking told me that is was my destiny to meet her and walk the Camino de Santiago. I was sceptical of this (not just because it was a drunken encounter), but the more I thought about it the more I felt that she was right. And so, I planned my trip booked my flight and by the end of July 2013 only 3 days after I graduated I was flying to France to begin my journey. I filmed every day not quite knowing what I would be able to make from the footage. It was my first attempt at what is essentially my dream job and almost everyday I would worry 'will this be enough footage', 'will this look terrible'. But I did it and when I got back, though most of the time whilst I edit I am kicking myself for not filming this that and the other, I was happy with what I shot knowing that though it won't be perfect it'll be a start. 'El Camino Diaries' will be that project that gets my foot on the ladder and I am happy with that because I know that there will be plenty more projects to perfect my own mistakes on.
The part where you suddenly become important
Now this is the part which involves you. You know my story now and I think I have made it clear as to how important this whole venture is to me. But I now have to ask something of you. You see for any of this to happen, for the dream of this to become a reality, I need support from all of you. I know that if you are reading this, and particularly if you have got this far into it, that you care about this project. Maybe you are a fellow Pilgrim, maybe you are one of my friends, maybe you are my family or maybe you are a complete stranger to me. I don't know. But what I do know is that I need you all to watch and share my videos, to subscribe to my channel and to click that little thumbs up button that's sat below the video on YouTube. I know you all have friends who post stuff on Facebook daily, and I know this ranges from annoying to easy to ignore, but this is different for me. This isn't just a hobby this is more than that it's a dream and for you guys to even just have the video running in the background whilst you play Candy Crush would be the biggest help. Each and every single one of you could help me achieve my dreams because without your support this will all amount to nothing.
I hope that through reading this post you all have a little understanding of what this project means to me now. And to those of you who have already been supporting me it means the world to me and I thank the stars to have such supportive people surrounding me.
I have a rough cut of the entire series sat on my hard drive at the moment and the ETA of the series is around the Christmas holidays so watch this space for any news and updates. And remember, don't forget to comment, rate, subscribe and share!
Click here to watch the trailer again!!!
Tamsin xx
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