Lanre Olabisi

IFP EMERGING VISIONS PROGRAM…REFLECTIONS

Now that I’m a seasoned blogger with two blog entries under my belt, this entry concludes my foray into this type of writing with my reflections on the Emerging Visions Program. Just as my first blog entry received positive feedback, a colleague praised my second entry. All this praise could go to my head, particularly since this last time he was so earnestly descriptive about the piece, calling it: “Wonderfully wonderful. Wonderful wonderful. Wonderfully.” He’s adorable – he’s European and is still mastering English adjectives. But his sentiment rings true. The entire experience was overwhelming, and I’m not sure I […]
by Lanre Olabisi on Oct 9, 2011
IFP’s EMERGING VISION’S PROGRAM — THE DAY OF…

The day started off with a nice boost to my ego: another filmmaker and fellow blogger had recognized the masterful wit in my first blog entry and approached me about it. He noted that he was normally the funny one, and would now step up his game. I am competitive by nature so this was music to my ears: bring it! Only now I have to be funny again, which may be easier said than done. We began the day with the standard fare – introductions with a filmmakers’ twist: we were tasked to name our craziest venture as a […]
by Lanre Olabisi on Oct 4, 2011
IFP’s EMERGING VISION’S PROGRAM — THE DAY BEFORE

I have never blogged before, and my initial thoughts on the whole web blog phenomena was that “in my day, diaries and journals were private. We hid them and secured them with locks.” Then I realized I actually used the words “in my day,” and frantically searched for a way to undo it since I am clearly too young for such a phrase. When the opportunity to do this blog came about, I welcomed it gladly. Besides, my mother and sister kindly prepared me to share my deepest darkest secrets when at ten years of age they read my journal cover […]
by Lanre Olabisi on Oct 2, 2011

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