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I hope everyone is out having a great time tonight. I am, unfortunately, rather ill and am laying low.
It would seem that the nightmares are everywhere today. I’ve been pathetically watching the F.T.P. site to see if our requests for help are being heard. So far, it would appear not. Sigh. I’m starting to descend into a rather deep funk. It’s hard to have worked so diligently on something only to see it fade away into “incomplete land” due to a lack of resources. This is the constant battle of us. We can never seem to find the means to get our vision out. If we do, it takes a ridiculously long time (can anyone say “four years for Myst”?). I know this is a common battle for filmmakers, but still…
I don’t know. If we can’t manage to find the funds to get back to work within the next week, we’ll have to scrap F.T.P. The cast is starting to get other offers and without a definite source of funding, we can’t give them dates to book. We can’t just ask them all to wait around indefinitely. Such is the danger when you’ve hired an incredibly talented cast.
I got a CD loaded with photos from my photographer buddy Matt today. He was on set for a few days shooting some production stills for us. They look amazing. As I scanned through them, I had a mix of feelings. Part of me was proud and nostalgic. Part of me was very sad and anxious. I’m angry that we had so many issues during our shoot that prevented us from achieving our goal. I’m terrified that this is the end and there’s nothing much to show for it other than some great footage that doesn’t amount to a complete film and a lot of wonderful photos.
I guess we always have the new relationships with the wonderful people we worked with.
11:05 pm
Oct 31 2008
Just give us the movie in book form, would be a lot easier, make money and then ya can move on with ya lives as well as mine.