Life of Kyle Prohaska

That’s what making a film is…baby steps.  You get an idea, you start writing little by little, you prepare little by little, you shoot day by day with 10,000 decisions to make all day.  Then you edit, one shot and one cut at a time.  It’s all multiple, slow, tedious steps, and all for that wonderful moment someday in the future (hopefully) where the lights go down in a packed room…the film fades in, the music swells, and your audience enjoys as you hide in the back biting your nails (at least I would be).  It’s been a long haul making this film, and today I completed another task Color-correction on the film is now completed.  That means the image from the very start of the film until the end fade out (before the credits) is 100% done.  No more VFX, no more color-grading, nothing.  It’s done, it’s locked, and it feels GOOD.  The only thing left in regards to the video of the film is to finish the credits and complete those, although that’ll probably hang in the balance until the last possible moment depending on the songs we put in the film, find out names we missed, etc.

There is still so much left to do, I really need to make a giant list.  Besides the sound-mix and the score, I’m pretty much done with the film itself.  Now I need to move more into the business end of things.  I need to get new screeners made with the color-corrected picture so I can get those sent off to a handful of people.  You’ll be happy to know that there is interest for the film (distribution) in South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand.  I’ve gotten requests for the film in the UK but I’ll likely have to provide those requests individually.  I have to make deals, get the film pre-pared for the markets in the US, develop a marketing plan, finish the items for the DVD, etc.  The next big project I think video wise is the Making Of documentary of the film.  I have a ton of great footage but I need to make sense of it all.  I really need to film my interview soon, and Kevin’s.  I don’t think I’ll be able to do the doc. without our footage first.

Denise came over the past two days and we just hung out and watched movies or chatted.  She’s able to come over a lot and I’m very thankful for that.  I’m Blessed to not have a normal job, so my schedule is always open to change/shifting most of the time.  We walked around Lewiston a bit yesterday night and then went to go eat.  I love walking in Lewiston

I might be forced to make a tough decision soon regarding this year and a job I might/might not take.  I’ve sorta made up my mind already but I’m just giving myself time to settle on it.  I need to decide soon or risk putting my friends in a tight situation.  We’ll see what happens.  It’ll cause a few financial complications if I vote no so that’s something to consider.  Making a film is so darn expensive, even when it’s low-budget.  I need another grand and a half that I don’t really have for the subtitles.  I really do need them done, English and Spanish at a minimum.  So I’ll have to save and come up with that.  I’m looking forward to having a budget next time around, LOL.  It’ll be nice…we’ll be crawling across the finish line.  As long as we get there that’s all I care about.

We passed 10,000 fans on Facebook yesterday! That was awesome to see.  To my knowledge no film our size/budget has gotten that kind of attention in the faith-based arena.  No Greater Love, the recent release from Coram Deo Studios and Lionsgate that’s been selling like hotcakes has about 13,500.  They’ll always have more but their film is already out, ours still has a bit to go.  That gives me an incentive to build that fan base, our email list, etc. until release time.  I’ll also be setting up a second email list for churches to sign up to so when the time comes I can give them church screening information.

So much to do! Gah! It’s gonna be a crazy year (too late).  Just gotta take it one baby step at a time…

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