Glambition in SA Media

If you are living in South Africa and been wanting to have a BIG break in the Media Industry, well, you have probably been either in many castings, music videos and a whole lot of gimmicks just to get yourself in the game. I, on the other hand, is one of those. I have been casted in several music videos, casting for exposures and meeting up with people, hoping to get an opportunity. In a Media Industry that is probably not as big as other countries, why do some artists struggle the way we do just to get in the door? The question of, what does it really take to get in the game? Sometimes I wonder if it is also like that overseas. Perhaps, it's never been that easy...

I was by AFDA this afternoon and one of the mentors mentioned that should you not get in the industry after graduating (filmmaking), produce your own. It basically means that, "Should you not manage to get through the door, make your own door". At least that's how I understood it. 

There was this inspirational video that struck me the most. In order to be successful or to reach whatever your goal/dream is, you should pursue it in such a way that you should not just kinda want it. 

It made me question how badly do I want to live my dream. Do I want it as I badly want to breathe, or do I just "kinda want it"? And I am guilty of saying that, maybe I badly want it as much as I want to breathe but, my action says, I just kinda want it... and what's the point of living if you are not living your dreams?

So, I just made a commitment to myself that I should better work my ass off, a little babystep is better than not doing anything at all.

A little plan that I have made so far:

- website
- filming my own short film

I will include the progress of my projects on my next blog and maybe write a little about the Media Industry in SA and how I got my one foot in... So, just wait for Glambition in SA Media 2.0, hahaha :D 

CHEERS :)