Willi’s Neighborhood

After watching District 9 with my friend Sammy Xiao, I started to look around to see who was going to do the Halo Movie.

Was it still Peter Jackson and Neil Blomkamp, or did it get canceled?

I searched around for awhile and went on www.talent6.com to register. (Since my dream is to be an actor)

In the News section, there it was.

Steven Spielberg interested in a spec script written by Stuart Beattie, a film adaptation of the Halo Book, The Fall of Reach.

I swear if Spielberg is really producing this movie, I will do anything I can to be at least an EXTRA in this film.

As of right now, I am having trouble deciding where I want to go to further my "education."
Mainly in VFX... I confidently know I can act so no classes.

Full Sail University
Vancouver Film School
Ringling
Lost Boys

Full Sail and Ringling  is close to my home, both being in Florida while VFS and Lost Boys are both in Canada....
Lost Boys and VFS has quite a rep for VFX.

But some of the schools are expensive, some are far...
I almost want to self learn, and do everything on my own without majoring in Film but then again it is what I love.

Ever since I was a kid, I always wanted to be an actor. Freshman year in High School I started to read up on film making, I fell in love with the process and every little intricate steps needed in order for a film to work.

Most of all I wanted to Act.
Followed by Directing.
Followed by Writing the Screenplay.
Followed by applying the Visual Effects.

Today on Friday, August 28th, I want to make up my mind once and for all. Ultimately, I want this dream to be accomplished.

For years, I told family members and friends what I wanted to do. People that knew me believed that one day I will make it, as for family and my mothers friend. They all replied with a sarcastic "sure."

This being one of my drives to one day prove them wrong, not to rub it in their face but just to prove them wrong.
Ambitious as I am, I have no resume and nothing to put on my resume as of now. Realizing that I am 18, and need a future, what am I going to do?

Pursue my dreams and have a chance at failure?
Continue my education and have a normal life as others?
Stay home and not do shit?

I'm going to give it my best at every opportunity I have to become part of a film. Independent, Short, Feature, what ever.
Hopefully, someone out there will see my talent or that I will just get really lucky.

Besides we need some more Vietnamese-Americans in Hollywood.

On my freetime, I play around with Maya, After Effects and write scripts. Why? I love it....

I love the business, even though I haven't partaken in it.
I love to Act in films, even though I haven't had the chance to be in one.
I love to write screenplays, even though I haven't shown it to any companies.

In the end, I'm going to love FILM alot.

I promised my friends, my mother, and my grandmother and grandfather whom is 82 and 88 that I will succeed in my dreams. That one day they will have a famous friend, son, and grandson.
I've promised, and now I must succeed.

This blog was initially to track what I am doing to accomplish  and get closer to my dream.
Getting back from being in Vietnam for 3 months, all I have is stories to write and more ambition.

And to the reader as of right now, I promise to you, I will make it one day.
I only make promises when I know I can keep them. Though I do feel side-tracked and not going anywhere with my life at this point, It is just a feeling.

The most important thing that I want to do is prove my father wrong. He called me useless and that my mother and I need him after the divorce from my 6th grade year. After my father said that to me, I knew what I had to do as a man.

From this day on, I am going to open my eyes wide for any opportunity, whether it be a extra, roles with one dialogue, I don't care.

My wish right now is to just put one foot into the world of film.  ONE FOOT. And from there... I will give it my all to get in.

Thanks for reading this long emotional block of text. 

The Asian with Dreams
 
- Duy Dao

P.S. (If any of you readers have connections, I would really appreciate it! :P Just kididng!!! :P I wish though. lol. )

I made it back to the U.S.A.

I really miss Vietnam. Mainly because I miss my girlfriend.
Now that I am back in the states it is time for job hunting.

My friend Sammy Xiong and I are starting our short film shooting
on Thursday and finishing it off on Friday.

               Time to start. :)

    I miss you Trang! And I love You!

     I've finally graduated High School! About 2 months ago hahaha.

           Right after graduation, about 7 hours, I flew to Vietnam.
Visiting my family before continuing my education over in the states.

These are the things that happened in the past 2 months:

- See ALL my relatives...
- Meet family I've never seen before
- Meet my uncle from Switzerland
- Lose about 20 lbs...
- Write  a few AMAZING stories that I want to turn into a script...
- I've gotten into a fight in a Karaoke Bar
- I've gotten chased by gang members...

And Most of all...

gap duoc nguoi yeu cua minh mot lan nua. 

...so come with me and share the view...
i'll help you see forever too...

-Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (song)

Khalil Fong MV

     As we turned onto the black highway and Edward really hit the accelerator, I heard a noise over the purr of the engine, coming from the forest behind us. If I could hear it, then he certainly could. But he said nothing as the sound slowly faded in the distance. I said nothing, either.

      The piercing, heartbroken howling grew fainter and then disappeared entirely.

- Breaking Dawn by Stephenie Meyer

Credit Mike Lyon

Forbidden to remember, terrified to forget...

- New Moon by Stephenie Meyer

Credit mannythemovieguy

I want to be with you

I really really want to be with you

But I cannot tell that to you

Because I am fine

閉上眼睛 我好想帶你到我的星星 看我看的風景
樹上長愛情 河水洗回憶
什麼都可以 只要你願意

屏住呼吸 我好想帶你離開這裡
你不用飛機 只要放肆 萬里以外更美麗

-  黑洞裡, 方大同

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