I am currently helping with what could possibly be the last film I ever work on. That is not to say that this film is driving away, I have just decided on a different path for my life. A more robot-cluttered path.
Meantime, making the film is a lot of fun. The director is Wai Choy (yes, The Wai Choy), a close personal friend of mine, and a really good director. I am assistant directing and sound mixing (how can someone do both??) A side benefit is that my food expenses have decreased to zero. A side disadvantage is that I have no time to study or look for another job. In retrospect it was probably very unwise to help with this film, but I agreed to it long before I knew the problems I would be facing.
It's not easy being a robot guy in NYC. It's shocking how the tech entrepreneurship atmosphere is so different in California. If you have a good technology idea, you can pretty much crowdsurf to the bank.
The similarities between filmmaking and startups are notable: Both are based in California. Hollywood has Producers, Silicon Valley has it's VCs. A film and a great piece of technology both take thousands of man-hours and involve a technically-informed style of creativity. I can't think of any more, but there are likely many.
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