It's On!

Ladies and Gentleman. The film Dog Sitter is now officially in pre production. We are scheduled to shoot October 11, 12 and 13 of this year. We'll have a camera in one hand and a turkey in the other.

But the big news is, I am pleased to announce that the very talented Faisal Lutchmedial (My Cultural Divide, Useless things) will be producing the project. I am VERY excited to be working with Faisal. He is a good friend of mine but also somebody who I look up to professionally.

This film is going to kick ASS!

I'm also working on a series of Video Podcasts to coincide with the production of the film. They should start popping up soonish.

Tomorrow I have a plan to raise money for the film. I'm gonna take the sign you see me holding and hit the streets and plead my case. Andy and Stu (great motivational Speakers) once told me one way communication sux (I'm paraphrasing here) but two way communication rules. I realized that asking people to donate money to my dream through a blog doesn't really work. I think asking people face to face might help. We'll see.

Please help me spread the word.

Cheers!

p.s. I just saw The Dark Knight...greatest movie ever made! See it in IMAX!

Budgeting and the Evil corporation

Maybe Evil is a harsh word but I can tell you that I am definitely getting the run-around. That giant contract that I was so excited about 3 months ago has turned into a pain in the ace!
I have not been payed yet and I am now in a financial bind as a result. I made the stupid mistake of quitting a part time job I had before I saw any money.

Not only has the organization been holding off payment but they have stringing me along the whole time telling me that I will be paid "Next week" or "the next pay period." The most annoying thing is that I am now going to be loosing money because of the lateness of payment. Anyways, I could get into much more detail but I'm really upset and I feel it would not be fair to dump all of this onto all my readers. (All 3 of you hee hee...)

Lets change the topic a bit. I think what I will do now is I would like to keep a production journal for the film Dog Sitter that I am trying to make. although I will keep you posted on the other stuff happening I think having a production (pre and post as well) journal will help keep this blog focused. SO....here 'goes:


I have decided that the best time to shoot the show will be Thanksgiving weekend. October 11, 12 and 13. I get the long weekend off from my day job and it gives me the right amount of time to get it going. Not too soon and not too far.

I've written a tentative budget for the shoot and it is going to come in at around $10,000. I'm hoping to raise all of that between now and october. HA HA HA!!!

Really.

I'm gonna try!

I'm going to be ruthless and shameless and and try everything in the book. (the legal book not the illegal book)

I'm also going to be looking for a decent actress to play the lead role. Somebody that can get the film noticed a little more. Can Sarah Polly still pull of being 15?

I need a Canadian actress who can pull of being 15-18 years old, is awesome, and has some draw with the name. Any suggestions? Can anybody think of an actress who fits the bill. Let me know what you think. How about Elisha Cuthbert? She still do it?


And people, please.....please please please PLEASE PLEASE!!!! throw a few bucks my way to make this movie. Tell your friends about this blog. Make my dream come true. PLEASE!!!

Thanks for everyones support so far!

Later!