Cherif Gacis Chassis Musings

"A winner is just a loser who tried one more time"~George Augustus Moore You can always tell when someone has put in the behind the scenes work at their craft vs the person who does **just** enough to get by. I encounter it every day, as most people do, with everyday interactions. With awards season coming up, you will see a lot of actors, directors, producers, studios, designers, musicians, animators, all clamoring for that moment of recognition that could propel their work and their careers to new heights. The interesting thing about it though, is that despite all their speeches or interview responses to the contrary, most WANT to be recognized....but if they are being honest with themselves, did they really pour enough into a project to warrant the public praise? Last week in class, we finally got to see some of our on-camera work from previous classes and it was instructive to see little nuances that the camera catches that you never quite realize are going on in l...

"It does not matter how slowly you go, as long as you do not stop"~Confucius I was watching the State Funeral for former President George H.W. Bush, and people may think he was an overnight success, particularly coming from a prominent political family from early on and having lived more in one lifetime than people possibly could in two or three. But that was far from the truth. He played baseball at Yale, flew for the Navy in WWII and was shot down over the Pacific and was rescued at sea by a submarine, then went on to become successful in the oil industry out in West Texas when Odessa and Midland were merely sleepy one-light towns. Eventually he became the 41st President of the United States, which is why his funeral procession and media event was even being shown on t.v. Not everyone will get their last days on earth documented so well and to such a large and distinguished audience. Truth is as we have been witnesses to his last few days, a lifetime that spanned 94 y...