Infinity and Beyond

Meet Lilly, Sean and Swag: The three characters of He Loves me Not.

*Lilly~ an insecure, naive and self righteous girl looking for love as her escape.

*Sean~ an over privileged and developmentally delayed trust fund baby, who happens to be easy on the eyes.

*Swag~ the stoner roommate who ironically embodies truth.

Yesterday, Patrick, Chip (the two other actors) and I got together to do a photo shoot for the press kit that I mentioned in the last post. My sister, who is a photographer, was kind enough to take the photos for us in her studio. It was a dreamlike experience having three people that I love and respect so much come together for a creative purpose without charging or asking anything of me. The joy that existed for me in the moment yesterday reminded me why life really is so great.

Much of the time I find myself 10 steps ahead of wherever I am, or 10 steps behind. I am either thinking about everything I have to get done or recounting the events that I have experienced, trying to figure out how and why it all transpired. But, yesterday was a different story.

The creative process is magical. It really is like giving birth to something that takes on a life of it's own. I found myself dumbfounded yesterday that the three of us were having a photo shoot as our characters, when 4 months ago those people were merely a figment of my imagination. I couldn't help but wonder where Lilly, Sean and Swag's characters would go next in the story.

Over the past few months I have been working on a new screenplay involving Lilly's character. But, after yesterday, I just don't know how I can give up Sean and Swag. There is just too much life left in them. So... here's to creativity and infinite possibility. Sean and Swag live on! Maybe. ;)