LIGHT OF MINE PDX PREMIERE

THURSDAY JUNE 30TH, 7PM
NORTHWEST FILM CENTER'S WHITSELL AUDITORIUM
LOCATED IN THE PORTLAND ART MUSEUM

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Light of Mine World Premiere

Our film is making its world premiere at the 10th annual Ashland Independent Film Festival this April.

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I smell Xmas

I don't know if Christmas has a particular smell but I've switched gears to pine-scented candles and consuming candy canes with the same vigor as a chain smoker putting down a pack of Camel Lights in one sitting. Ah, the holidays.

We still have one (very critical) scene to film for LIGHT OF MINE. Brett has about 45 minutes cut with probably another 20-30 to go. We wanted to have a teaser cut before we leave town but that may have to wait. We're still on schedule to meet our deadlines, I'm just extremely impatient. I have good reason to be- we have 2 other films we want to shoot next year and we need to get the ball rolling. Let me rephrase that, the ball needs a little bounce- things are rolling but we need something to drop kick us into gear. For example, finishing Light of Mine.

I'm revisiting ways to make things come together on a project of mine that's been on an on-again/off-again status over the last 4 years. I think I may have come up with a way of producing the project that will keep cost down and be easy to reach an audience with. It would require making some small changes but I'm open to change.

We leave for Korea on Monday. This will be our vacation- plus a 3 hour layover in the Tokyo airport. Maybe a week of rice and kimchi will kick start my diet. We come home just in time for Thanksgiving- this will be spent with my in-laws. My parents have returned to Mexico for the season- will be home in April/May.

My hands are shaking- need a candy cane fix.

Bye Summer, Hello Autumn!

I've really got a way of not staying on top of things. I've been preoccupied with Light Of Mine (which you can follow at your leisure at www.lightofmine.com) and general chaos. So, basically, the norm.

Quick run down- Light Of Mine is shot- all but 2 quick little tiny baby scenes. Both are utterly critical but have been a scheduling issue die to rain and lack of blue sky and sunshine as well as just general scheduling messiness. Brett's hard at work editing this movie and it's really coming together in a nice fashion. He deserves a vacation- there's some whispering of going to Korea but I'll believe it when I've got a ticket in hand.

God's Shrink is doing its "thing" - I'm letting that one creating its own path. No point in pushing something that has its own plan. SPIFF never advanced past semi-finalist in the SOCal Independent Film Festival- we're going to pursue filming that one as soon as Light Of Mine gets the proper attention it needs and we can get it up and running.

The big cloud over our heads is getting back to work on the sci-fi/suspense script we went into development on earlier this year. That's where our real hearts and souls are- but we want to make that film right and not compromise anything. If that means waiting a little longer so be it. Now, I'll admit I got a little nervous last night watching the first episode of NBC's "The Event". It has a very uncanny similarity to our script- even a scene that's almost identical. I'm not too worried- just a little, um, anxious.

In other reports, we've been busy with other clients and production related stuff. Had a quick trip to Toronto and NY and little get-aways here and there when time's allowed. My parents are in Europe and will be back mid-October then off to Mexico for 6 months. The garden is a trainwreck, Oliver finally shed- the first time in like 3 years. That's what happens when you keep the house temp set at 68 then go out of town and turn off the AC during a heat wave.

I have a story I've been toying with- just not sure about the best way to tell it. Isn't that always the case? I feel close to the story, feel good about it... I guess it just comes down to taking the first steps. Here we go...

I'll check in sooner than later.