Moment 2021.12.27: I do not want to make films

I am interested in making things, but not particularly interested in making films.

The making of films and architecture has a lot in common across both disciplines. Massive enterprises comprised of many moving parts, many collaborators, money and politics; and yet they both get attributed to individual authors.

Both lack a directness in production, they lack a hand-made component in the making. Authorship is overrated as a reward. Much better to make by hand if one wants to lead a satisfying and fulfilling life. In this way the making is more immediate, and it is less contingent on the cooperation and competence of many others.

True, the impact of what is made has less scope for exposure, but perhaps it has more relevance to those who experience it. It is certainly a case of quality over quantity.