Life of Kyle Prohaska

This past weekend was very satisfying One of those weekends where you just say “ah…..yes,” after it’s over…realizing you really needed that.  This was one of those weekends.  Just a lot of time out of the house, around people you love, and fun in the sun.  I’m sore though, lol.  Today especially I played volleyball on a nice sand court at a friends house for 3 hours.  My feet are hurting pretty bad, sand hurts after a while and it gets padded down.  My neck has been out of a whack for a week, I’m not sure what’s wrong.  Surprisingly enough, no sun burns.  Maybe a very slight burn on my neck but I expected to be roasted after the past few days.  But nope! That’s a good sign because normally I fry in the sun.  Perhaps I’ll get some color this summer?  That would be nice…I’m as white as a ghost normally.

Work stuff is going decent, but this month was pretty void of activity.  Lots of email and paperwork type progress, but in terms of me personally getting a lot done, it felt very empty.  I’m glad May is over though.  Much has happened in the last 30 days I would like to forget about.  Plenty of arguments, unfortunate phone calls, discouraging messages or circumstances, etc.  Not a fun month in terms of social problems.

The score for Standing Firm is done as of today! I’m very proud of Jurgen Beck and the work he did on the film.  He brings the film to the next level, a step above (at the very least) most other films in our budget range.  Lots of films have a very bland “fill in the blank” type of score.  This one actually has a story to it.  Each character has their own type of melody or recognizable element.  The score develops emotionally along with the story, it’s great!  I’ve always wanted to work with a composer on a score since I love music so much but could never create any of my own.  Thanks Jurgen for all your hard work, my film is better because of it…

June is going to be insane.  I’m looking forward to it but at the same time dreading what’s to come.  My birthday is on wednesday, I’ll be 22.  Yes, I’m only 22…lay off lol.  I feel so much older and my body feels 35+, but I’ll only be 22.  I guess I shouldn’t complain huh?  Standing Firm will be completed in June.  That’s a crazy feeling.  I’ll have a completed copy of the DVD in my hand to mail off by the end of June.  It’s been a long road, and I’ll still have plenty to do in the promotion, church screening, premiere, release, etc. areas of the film but in terms of making the film, making the DVD and behind the scenes, and completing “the package,” it’ll be 100% DONE.  I’m gonna cry when that happens…no shame.  I look forward to heading to Maryland this upcoming sunday to get the sound-mix done, then rushing home to work like a madman every day until I have that final DVD in my hand.  It’ll be a really tight squeeze but I know the Lord will help me through it.  Prayers appreciated…

I’m probably starting some new work in June which is going to make things even crazier.  I’ll be holding down 3 different jobs if you can believe that.  All of them web/graphics/marketing related.  I hope this is something that can continue, because it’s a great way for me to work on other things while I work on normal “work.”  I seem to be pretty decent at it, so that’s good  Here’s hoping all that Standing Firm needs and all that all my clients need can be done on time and with a quality I’m happy with.

One month ends, another begins.  Hands to the plow…again…