Hey there, fellow dreamers and digital wanderers—welcome to my little corner of creative chaos. It’s mid-December, and I’m knee-deep in a project that’s been bubbling in my brain for ages. It’s a mockumentary-style series about the absurdities of office life but cranked up with futuristic twists. Think cubicles with holographic memos, AI coffee machines that judge your caffeine intake, and a hovering drone that’s part camera crew, part comedic sidekick. But let’s rewind a bit, shall we? This whole thing stems from a film style fascination that’s probably etched into my DNA like a generational curse. (I think I’m considered a Millennial, but I prefer the more accurate title – “The Napster Generation” or runner-up “The Oregon Trail Generation.”)
Project Background
Growing up, I was constantly exposed to those OG reality TV gems on MTV—The Real World, Road Rules, all that unfiltered drama spilling out in “confessional” booths. It seemed raw at the time – people baring their souls (or egos) in mockumentary format, no scripts, just life exploding on screen. I watched a lot of it with a wary eye, laughing at the pettiness, cringing at the hookups, and secretly aspiring to capture that same chaotic magic. I remember the running jokes with my friends of always pretending we were on our own reality show, imagining how our pretend audience would be reacting to our antics. Fast-forward to now, and here I am, cursed (or blessed?) to chase similar vibes in my own filmmaking playground.
Current Project
So, this project? I’m setting it 20-30 years ahead, where corporate life is a surveillance playground. We’re peeking into character plots not just through “interviews” or fly-on-the-wall cams, but via their social media feeds, sneaky corporate gadgets like that drone I mentioned, or other video-recording objects they might have based on what I think social media devices will look like in the future. Imagine a founder using the drone for impromptu teleconferences, zooming in on a hapless employee with all the menace of a boss’s glare, and nosy co-workers starting rumors about AGI avatar affairs. It’s modernizing the mockumentary formula: blending the intimacy of old-school reality TV with tomorrow’s tech paranoia. Privacy? What’s that? Drama? But, of course, and absolutely laced with laughs.
Why now? Because tools like AI prompts and green screens make this solo indie adventure feasible—frustrations and all. (More on my prop-building battles soon.) If you’re into creative hustles, stick around; I’ll devlog the wins, the not-so-wins, and how I’m embracing the suck that my generational “curse” has bestowed, one episode at a time.
What’s your take—where do you think social media is headed over the next few decades? Drop a comment, and let’s chat. Onward to the madness!
