The Pre-Production Phase

I just finished editing and converting everything worth mentioning that I've worked on for the last ten years of my life. I've realized that I'm not exactly where I want to be experience-wise, but who is exactly where they would truly like to be anyway?  Its a pretty fine reel for now. I featured commercial spots, stock footage, Broadcast news, weddings, and 16 mm short films. I also have a portfolio for my graphics I did for broadcast news. This is all going to be included on my website I'm working on for myself.  It will also include my equipment list and resume. 

Three main things are important that I need to focus on, always being prepared to showcase my work, networking with people, and gaining experience/new equipment. I need to put myself out there more and meet people. These three things are pretty much all co-dependent and work symbiotically with each other. One begets the the other. Right now I am getting all my cards in order. 

Mission Statement [intro to self]

I'll spare the long winded introduction and keep it terse. I'm not young or old. Life in the mid-twenties forces many realizations of self. Causing one to be more introspective then ever. Analyzing life decisions, social habits, and career paths are just part of the everyday landscape of wandering thoughts. I have come to point in my life where I want to cut out all the slack, stop just entertaining ideas, and finally pursue what I have been talking about for years. I'm currently twenty-eight years old. I have worked many places and gained much experience and skills in different forms of video/film production pre through post production. I've gained all this knowledge and skills, but never really tried to get into the film industry. I'm tired of going from job to job without an overall goal in mind. I'm very competent and convicted to my cause. I want to make it into the camera union and find consistent work. That's all... I don't want to redefine the world of filmmaking. I don't want to challenge the American filmgoing public's opinion of what a good film should consist of. I don't want to be avant-garde or high brow. Let everything come as it happens. I just want in...