But what I think is, people-especially in the film industry-tend to overcomplicate things. People have said that I make it sound so simple.
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Making a Movie Blind Is Simple-It’s Industry People Who Overcomplicate Things
Here are just some of the things I’ve learned during that eye-opening process. So, in 2006, Beernuts Productions was born. Still, the negative stereotypes that people have about disability did not go away, so the only thing left to do was to go it alone and produce my work myself through my newly formed company. I naively felt that if I started up my own production company, that may show people that I should be taken more seriously. I thought, and still think, that it was very sad that people were not taking me and my work seriously, based purely on my disability. Writer-director gough with actor Jacqui Story recording audio for the short film “Small Mercies.” Photograph courtesy of gough and Beernuts Productions They couldn’t understand how a blind guy could do this kind of work. When I first approached film producers, television executives and the like about producing my work, none of them were interested. The experience taught me more life, cultural and business skills than anything else, but in the background I kept writing and the goal was always to get my scripts produced. I then quit my job at the radio station so I could focus more on stand-up and start touring-not just around Australia, but around the world, in the U.K., U.S.A. By night, I was busy writing and performing stand-up comedy at local comedy clubs and bars, which, also being a writing and performance-based skill, taught me a lot in regard to acting and getting your desired reaction from your audience. Working in radio taught me much of my skills that would later be transferable to filmmaking-among them, editing and directing voice-over talent. (Maybe not being able to see the audience helps… I’m not sure.)īack when I finished high school, I worked in radio as an audio producer, making commercials and promos. Public speaking has never been something that frightened me. I’ve always been involved in the entertainment industry and I have always loved storytelling. I suppose my career choice would be somewhat surprising, for those who don’t know me. Therefore, in Australia, I am classified as being legally blind. I have no clear vision in my right eye and very limited vision in my left.
I had a hemorrhagic stroke when I was an infant which caused me to lose most of my eye sight. Comment My name is gough, and I founded Beernuts Productions, a film production company based in Australia. I am also the first blind person in the world to write, produce, edit, direct and star in a feature film.
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