You could call it a..

New start? Big change? time to get the hell off my ass and prove myself?

All of the above? Ya.

So new start; I have no day job anymore! Yay!(holy crap). It’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while, even though it’s a risk to not have that guaranteed income I personally think it’s worth the chance.

I’ve gotten to a point where I want to focus more and more on acting. 100% on acting. To the extent that, honestly, having no recurring pay check each week, as much as that scares the hell out of me in some ways, has no hold over the choices I’m going to make. I’ve had people wishing me luck, people looking at me like I’m a fool for even thinking I can do it. But you know what, I don’t need other peoples opinions or feeling on what I’m about to do. I know the risks, I’ve heard the horror stories and the ruined dreams, and the only thing that keeps going through my head is the simple fact that this is the only thing I’ve ever felt so connected with. Am i any good? Hell if I know. Do I want to be great? Hell yes. What’s the point in having a dream if you’re not gunna see what the real things actually like and aim to do it better than those before you? Imagination can only take us so far (ironic from someone wanting to be an actor).

So I left, and in the week (exactly 1) since I left my safety net I’ve got onto Spotlight, joined equity, and even had to change my name. Never expected having to do the last of those three, I thought my name, surname at least, was easily rare enough. But alas, no guna happen. So you are now looking at Daniel S. Thrace. Or at least you will be if you ever get to see any of my work. I won’t bore you with details of why, but it holds meaning to me, metaphor, and I like the sound of it. What else do you need!?

On top of all that, a short film I had the pleasure of being a part of, Containment, has made the short list of the Horror channels shortcutstohell film competition. http://shortcutstohell.com/?page_id=540. So guess who’s mug you’re guna get the chance to see on your television screen (as long as you have sky at least). The short itself is about a trio of quarantined scientists will be burnt alive unless they can expose and extract a deadly alien parasite that could be hiding inside anyone of them. Tense stuff ;).

It was such a pleasure to film with Glass Cannon (http://www.glasscannonfilm.co.uk/, https://www.facebook.com/GlassCannonFilm?fref=ts) again. Please go check out their work, and give the Facebook page a like. There have some serious talent between them, and they were nice enough to ask me back again, having shot two short films with them now. Keep an eye on this one, big plan’s a’ comin’. To see our collaboration take a look at Hólmganga, as yet unreleased as we’re taking it to the festivals. But do keep an eye on that one too. It’s a dark, visually stunning piece, that’s a based on Viking society and their beliefs. It also contains my first little fight scene not put together by myself or done as a background fighter. In addition to this I have two more brilliant projects lined up with Glass Cannon that I cannot wait to get into, but for now that’s all I’m giving away.

As well as those I manage to find myself with a great opportunity working with some old friends and people I had the honour of working with on a little feature film called The Eschatrilogy: Book of the Dead. They asked me to come and 1st AD for them on a new feature, and their first person one, they’re putting together called Play Judas. A crime thriller set in the uk. I won’t go to far into the details, but I’ve read the script, already know and have got to see some of the actors, and this film is already shouting good things to me. Not that I’m bias in the slightest!..

So that is a touch of whats going on in my professional life at least, I’m sure I’ve missed a few things, but I’ll get them next time. Needless to say life hasn’t exactly let up even during all of this! Rude. But who ever said it was gunna, that’d be too easy and kinda boring right.

No philosophical stuff today, but I will leave this post on a thought. No matter what you’re doing, no matter how much you love or hate it, make sure you give yourself to the task. The second you let it go a bit, the moment you let a fear or a lack of desire kill an experience for you, you’re only missing out on something you could have had the chance to truly understand be inspired by. Remember inspiration and drive can come at any moment, whether you expect it or want it. So why miss anything when everything has something new to see, and really you just gotta look.

Enjoy your evenings.