I got up really late today, I’m not sure why. Normally I wake up a few times in the morning and fall back asleep. Today I just slept long and hard without any interruptions. I didn’t really work on the film much today. I can’t remember exactly what my day entailed…mostly it was just fun stuff. Since I was up late as well I didn’t have time to do much before evening when Vintage would be starting. I got to see a lot of great folks again when I got there. I love going to Vintage. Because of where I live I see a lot of friends I don’t normally hang out with during my week. Distance becomes a big factor when you live 40 minutes to an hour away from almost everyone. I thought a lot on my way home about The Grace Card. There is so much to do and my involvement seems like it’ll be much more than previously thought. This kind of opportunity is really big and I want to see it all the way through. It’s odd working on a project that isn’t specifically yours. Being far away from everyone else on the team is making it difficult I think. I’m also juggling my films completion, trying to get the edit put together which I know I’ll accomplish really soon. We’re at the point where God needs to bring us something or we’re out of luck. Financially we can’t afford a score, and we hope that somehow we can find an answer to that problem. Also when I go to TN I need to make sure I can continue whatever work is needed on the film. I’ll need to make sure my computer can be properly setup wherever it is to do the work needed. I think nothing has been harder than working on a project like this alone. Encouragement is great and it helps but pushing all the buttons and pulling all the levers on your own is rough. I know I’m supposed to go to TN and thank goodness God had that planned because if I didn’t have that opportunity coming up, I would be in financial ruin by Sept 1st…if not sooner. I’ll say it folks, I’m near broke. My last check still hasn’t arrived and even if it’s in the mail there is a 5 day hold on the check. My account balance is OK at the moment but only because my July rent check from CA hasn’t been extracted. After that I’m under 150 dollars in my account. I can’t even get my oil changed, I’m afraid to. I rolled quarters and I’m going to deposit them tomorrow so I can get an extra $30 in the account. Interesting times for sure, but I feel like everything is OK…just complicated. Once I get the other check in the mail and deposited (and added after the 5 days) I should be Ok until I leave for TN, but it’ll be close. I’ve never done any of this before, that’s what’s weird. If our film gets into SAICFF when we enter it, I have until Feb 2010 to get it FINISHED 100%. I feel like that could be difficult if I’m busy with The Grace Card until Thanksgiving. I’ve always juggled two jobs it seems but never two films. Also living somewhere else while I’m doing that will be difficult as my business partner will be stuck in NY during the whole process. If Standing Firm finds a buyer I hope I don’t get caught between The Grace Card and having to drive/fly to wherever the deal needs to be made via Distribution. It’s just going to be an insane year, I can tell. It could be an incredibly profitable and rewarding year…but getting there will be a challenge. The edit of the film may be coming together but the film is FAR from done.
We’ll see what happens.
