There was a moment I had on the set of one of the “Mayfarers” shoots when I thought not of the future of filmmaking, but of the past.

To me, I love watching old footage of the early days of cinema. I love reading about Mack Sennett, Charlie Chaplin, and the Keystone cops. In those early days there seemed to be a crazy rebel spirit - a sense of comraderance, and a circus like atmosphere of “putting on a show.” They worked fast, and had fun. It seemed to have none of the rigidness that most big budget productions have.

I would love to time travel back to those big old studio lots and see those guys putting on a show.

In many ways I think that fun and sense of joy is passed down in today’s world to the projects online. Instead of a factory made type product its a fun joy de vivre.

But I wouldn’t totally want to go back there. I don’t think I could give up using color, sound or the HD cameras we have now for what they had then.

Also, it would be mighty difficult to update this blog.