My God- I need a break from all this damn chocolate. I went straight from Halloween into Xmas candy, then the Valentine's Day stuff was out the next day and Easter candy got rolled out last week. I need to quit chasing the sugar dragon cold turkey- as soon as I polish off this box of chocolates Brett sent me via FedEx. It's a small box- it's gonna be okay.
Brett's in the Bahamas on a shoot and I've been left to hold down the fort with Oliver this week. We're scheduled to be at the Olympics next weekend but Brett might have a last minute shoot in LA the same days. Lame. Either way, I've got the week off from work so I better use it wisely. If anyone's in search of Men's Hockey Play-Off tickets let me know- I might be able to make you a deal...
We received our script critique and notes yesterday. TJ wrote up 30 pages of insight, direction, suggestions, and detailed examples of how to improve our script. I think this project is taking on a whole new life. Brett has yet to see the notes and I need to discuss with him, but I think he'll agree that this project is evolving into something much bigger than we anticipated. I'm genuinely excited and optimistic about the direction this project is headed, although it may take a little longer than anticipated...
On that note, we have an low budget film, a dark comedy, up our sleeves that will be logistically and financially easier to pull off. I've been playing around with budgets on that one and will be talking to some local filmmakers who've recently completed projects for reality checks on local prices on crew/talent/etc. My primary concern is attaching a name actor and finding strong local talent for the roles. After working at the casting company and seeing the majority of Portland's talent I can imagine some actors in certain roles easily but there are a few of the big roles I'm up in the air about. I do know- without a doubt- that I can move forward submitting the script to festivals and competitions but I'm more set on getting it made, use it as a festival piece to secure the money and prove ourselves to get the other film made.
The frustrating thing is the same obstacle I hit with all my projects: financing. Brett keeps buying me books on film financing, and all that stuff and I read them twice- I understand what it takes to put it all on paper HOWEVER- the reality is if you don't have someone who can put down the money and you're not a salesperson in that respect you're stuck. I guess I just need to get off my butt, pull up my bootstraps and get the job done. We've done it before- it's just that this is the part I hate.
So until Brett gets home I'm going to play with scheduling, costs, and other fun things. And maybe buy a lotto ticket. You never know.
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