Heath McKinney - Cinematographer
BY HEATH McKINNEY, MESA, USA - There are no more than three words that I can use to describe the way that I feel about this terrific journey upon which we are all about to embark. Love, Life, Fear. A little weird and random you say, well please, please, give me a moment to elaborate on that. I Love Filmmaking, and Cinematography. And honestly, if there were anything in this world I would want to devote more of my time to, it's these two things. Do what you Love and you can make not only yourself happy but those around you because they will see that you're enjoying life and want to enjoy it as well. As is said, "If you enjoy something so much that you would do it for free and you can find a way to earn money doing it, you have found your career."
This is definitely mine, definitely something that will grab hold of my steering wheel and whip it into a direction I've never seen before. Bringing us to my second word of choice: Life. This will change it. We tend to make many choices in life, some of them we are grateful for, while others we tend to regret. I've chosen to empower myself to do whatever it takes to make a film become successful in its run and help change the standing of an entire nation when it comes to Media Representation. It's a decision I'll never take back, ever. This Life altering moment was brought to me at a very odd time when I had no clue what to do, and now I do. Life is too important to sit around waiting for an opportunity to come your way, so stand up and do something about it.
When I say Fear many of you think of this word in probably as many different ways as whoever will read this. Bluntly, my view of Fear is that it's good. It causes me to do what I can so that I do not become what I fear to be. It drives me into successes in life by steering me around the things I know would be unsuccessful. If someone asked me if I had any Fears concerning this project THE VOICE OF AN AFRICAN NATION, I would tell them that I didn't but that it was Fear that brought me here. I know this project will be successful to its fullest potential because of all of those we have here working 110% to create something incredible. The end result will be something they Love for the rest of their Lives with no Fear of turning back.