camera rolls..

"pain is temporary;
film is forever."
- peter jackson


i've just finished watching yet another part of the lord of the rings extended dvd edition which i've borrowed from jas; promising myself that i'm gonna get all three extended versions for my collection one day. it's so beautiful - and that's all i can really say right now.

still emotionally-wrecked by just watching the makings and all the bittersweet years it took to finish such an amazing film (film[s], if you may, considering that all three films were done at the same time), all i can do now is just sit here in wonder.

tear-soaked tissues are still everywhere on my table. film-making's tough, that's for sure, and obviously not as glamorous as most people seem to think it is.. but it's beautiful art.

i've yet to watch all of peter jackson's work (yeah, i havent even seen king kong), but rewatching the lord of the rings again really just.. i dont know. especially after watching its makings and all the hard work poured into it, i'd really love to make a film some day. of course, i'm not saying i believe i can make another film of lord of the rings stature, but hey. you never know. one thing for sure is, i'd really want to produce a film that would create an impact. not just an impact on the audience or critics, as most films do, but on every other aspect. the director, producer, talents, camera crew, digital crew.. yknow, the works. such an impact that it would be so hard letting go of it; letting go of the bond that tied everyone in the team. now, that.. is beautiful. even if i dont get to be the one making it, being a part of it would suffice.

watching peter jackson in tears as he did the very last pickup scene back in hobbiton where frodo was talking to sam about the pain that's never really healed (refer to the end of second last chapter of the third film), it just wowed me to no end. lord of the rings enthusiasts, well, even if you're not much of a lord of the rings person but are really into filmmaking, GET THIS SPECIAL EXTENDED DVD EDITION OF THE RETURN OF THE KING! even if you just love films, GET IT. it's super worth it.

ahaha *siGh. no advertising there. i'm just saying how good it really is. =)

altho producing films wasnt really that much part of my things to achieve (technically, i wanted to just produce travel docus and go round the world), but well. i'd definitely wanna do a film at least once in my lifetime. =D

and so the camera continues rolling..

@ 2:36 PM