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Writer's pictureJason Michael Morgan

Sharing "The Process"

Updated: Oct 7, 2020


Photo by Gavin Grizzle • Mural by Charly Jupiter Hamilton

So, I make things.


That's pretty much all I've ever known. I vividly remember getting the Star Wars Original Trilogy DVD set at the age of five and, while loving the movies, becoming OBSESSED with the behind-the-scenes disc that was included.


Around that same time I was introduced to Trans-Siberian Orchestra - a group which combined classical and Christmas pieces with hair metal style rock. I wanted to play these songs, and then I wanted to play everything.


From then on I knew the main things I wanted to do was create. Art was a huge part of my life growing up - something I attribute to my parents love for theatre and music and making sure it was part of my life. I tried my hand at everything I could in nearly every medium I could get my hands on. What I found out was this -

  1. Story is the key to everything

  2. The Piano is my best friend

  3. I am NOT a good dancer

  4. Arts are like flavors - best when combined

  5. Creating things with people can be the most frustrating and most rewarding thing you'll ever do

Now that I've transitioned into bonafide adulthood, I feel like I've learned just enough to matter, but not enough to let me get a big head. And I suppose that'll always be true. There is a constant obsession that drives me - I have to make things and I have to make them better.


This is the force getting me out of bed most days. I don't care about money. I don't care about bills. I don't care about school. Those things will get taken care of out of necessity. I will MAKE TIME to create. It's no longer an option. I have no interest in doing this for anyone else but myself and the glory of the One who gave me this passion.


I have a single minded obsession with the minutia of this craft. I can talk at length about the tech specs of lenses and lights. I have found myself in hours long discussions over the production of albums down to speculative remarks on the use of EQ curves and delay plug-ins. I have argued the meaning of Eyes Wide Shut and Twilight ad nauseam. This is what I live and breath, and there is always something new to dive into.


Recently, I've been working on projects that feel like they display true professionalism and at the same time feel like taught me how to do things better than how I began them. This constant ebb & flo of achieving and learning is what I will refer to as "The Process."


"The Process" is what I want to begin sharing. This will be the space where I share very practical and sometimes anecdotal stories of how I and the creators I work with put these things together.


I want to in a way share the way I come about ideas, why certain ideas work, and why sometimes I need the accountability of other creators. I want to share some lessons I've learned, and hopefully let it inform people looking do things similar to what I do or anyone interested.


Come along for the ride,


J Michael Morgan

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