Beginning

 I've decided to write my thoughts out while working on my film and my general day to day living. I have a lot of doubts about myself, whether I could accomplish what I want to do before I die. But I can't keep being hesitant forever, otherwise nothing will be accomplished.

My current film project, Little Green Thumb, is a relatively "safe" narrative driven short film. I'm unsure when I have started working on this as a film- the idea originated from a discarded little animation game that I wanted to do with my patrons on Patreon. It was a simple game- I'd given at least two different options to my patrons, and the votes dictate where the short film will go.

This idea spawned much earlier though. I believe I began animating in this style after my boyfriend and I have attempted to create a short film. We took turns creating the scene in a sequential order. The idea was short-lived, my boyfriend and I had other ideas we wished to pursue.

And so, with nothing else coming to mind (even after many different animation experiments), I've decided to take this idea and make a short film. It was more of a way to keep myself going- I felt that I was stalling, I was nervous to create at that time. Despite it being a rather bland project, it has helped me to keep pushing forward, and so I felt compelled to see this project till the end.


- Cohhble


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