Life of Kyle Prohaska

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From Kyle: There’s a few moments in life that really stick with you.  Weddings, Birthdays, Graduations, etc.  The normal things people think about.  Today I had one I’m adding to my list.  I received this email from my Dad today and asked him to reword it a little for all of you to read.  One thing a son treasures is approval from the father (that’ll preach!), and today I got a formal Blessing from mine.  Also as a side note in case many of you weren’t aware or didn’t watch the Behind The Scenes of the DVD yet…most of the marriage issues in the film are based on much of what my mother went through being the only Christian in the marriage for most of the time.This made the film very personal not just for me, but my family and my parents.  Perhaps that adds some more depth to the following and how much a moment this really was for my Dad.

Also, thanks Dad if you’re reading this for having the courage to stomach having some of your past mistakes out for the world to see.  The film in more ways than one is an example of God using all things for good to them that love Him (Rom 8:28).  I love you Dad, and I’m so Blessed to be your son.

“My day was blessed and interesting. My name is Rick Prohaska, I’m Kyle’s ( the Director’s) dad, I live in Ransomville NY however I work in Augusta Georgia as a Civil Engineer on a long term Nuclear Construction project. I went to get my Harley serviced today and decided after to go to the “LifeWay” Christian Store a mile from my condo to see if the Standing Firm DVD was on sale at the store and to browse. I went up and down a few rows and low and behold there it was…… my son’s first ever Movie with my friends face on the cover “ Rob Reisman” right smack on the cover. I grabbed one to buy and it appeared there were a few more DVD’s left in the slot and went about my looking about the store and decided to go back and take one more proud look and I could not find it, but I noticed the sale sign below the row and someone had placed 4 other different movies in the slot. There was a couple standing right there and I had to mention with the movie in my hand that they were all gone? This kind lady looked at me and said while showing me what was in her hand she had purchased the last one.

I thanked her and told her a little about the movie and my Director Son Kyle and she said she knows she will like the movie because by reading the back cover those are just the types of movies she and her family love to watch. The others around over heard me say my son directed the movie and they were sort of in disbelief asking questions, let’s face it how many times can you say you actually met someone in a DVD store that says something like that.LOL. Obviously amused, I went to the check out and did the whole scenario over again and informed the staff that the Standing Firm DVD’s are presently all gone on the shelf and would appreciate someone restocking the shelves a soon as possible. Everyone broke out laughing, The things as a parent you will never forget all the days of your life…….folks this was one of them. God is good and to think he saved a wretch like me. I love you Kyle.”

- A Proud Dad

Tonight was the screening at Niagara Frontier Bible Church (my old home church, the one I grew up in).  I had a headache all day and wasn’t really looking forward to later if the headache continued.  It drifted in and out, but stuck with me all day.  I think today is the day this week finally caught up with me and hit me hard.  Every morning I’ve gotten just under the amount of sleep I needed so I’ve gotten progressively worse every day that continues.  Tonight will be the night to sleep until I feel like getting out of bed, because my body doesn’t need it anywhere near as much as my mind does.  After dinner I quickly got dressed and headed to the church early to make sure things were setup right and pray with some folks.  Rob, Kevin, my mom, Shawn and a few others were there.  We prayed for the night and weeped quite a bit.  Rob was giving the Gospel after the film and we prayed over him as well, that he would speak the words the Lord would have for him.

After we were done praying the hallway was already full of some people waiting to get in.  I paced around a lot, not sure how to feel.  I wasn’t really nervous I just wanted to get it started.  The only thing I was nervous about was going up before the film and publicly thanking certain people for working on the film.  Before you knew it, the place was pretty full, maybe 200-250 there or so.  That’s a lot for our little church!  Kevin got up there and welcomed everyone, and then I went up and thanked everyone for coming and pointed out Rob, Shawn, and a few others.  I felt terrible though because I was forgetting people and slowly got around to thanking them, but then at the end I forgot Kevin.  If you’re reading this Kevin sorry!!  My head was going crazy and I had my unsaved family up front staring right at me the whole time, I was freaking out a little.  I had a lot of other things I had planned to say but just wimped out and started the film, LOL.

I’m surprised I sat through the whole thing.  I had expected myself to get up and leave a time or two during a lot of the parts in the film I can’t stand, but I stuck around.  I can’t believe how well the film played there.  I had yet to see it with an audience before, and it was a home run I think.  Like three minutes into the film I heard the sniffles starting all around the room.  Grown men were crying, even the guy friends of mine who’re my age.  It seemed like everyone was crying at some point during the film.  When funny scenes came along the laughs were very loud, much better than I expected.  As I watched the film I studied every single frame wincing at every mistake, every line I wasn’t happy with, every shot that was poorly filmed or blown out.  Some of the color-correction could’ve been done better, and some of the sound-mix I found some things I didn’t catch, and some music things I wish I knew about.  There was a ton going through my mind.  I hadn’t seen my film in a month and a half, so it was interesting getting a pretty fresh viewing of it.  I’m shocked that it even works, I really am.  That film is a miracle for more reasons than one.  I really think that calling this film my “Flywheel” wouldn’t be an understatement at all.  So much that shouldn’t work…works.  The budget definitely shows it’s ugly head at times, but even regarding that the film looks more expensive than it is so I praise God for that.  Overall I was absolutely thrilled with how the film was being received, and when the credits began to roll I felt like my heart was going to explode because I was waiting for the moment when people would start clapping.  When they started, they didn’t stop for quite a while, lol.  It was awesome!

Afterwards there were a ton of handshakes and hugs, everyone seemed very pleased and blown away by the film.  I’m so incredibly thankful for all that everyone did to help bring the film together, it was a team effort.  The fact that the film played that well there makes the results I read about the Costa Mesa screening even easier to believe.  That’s an encouraging thought.  The more positive reviews and comments come in, the less worried I am about the film being enjoyed.  I think I would be comfortable showing the film to almost anyone now, and not worry too much about their response.

Some people went forward after Rob spoke, although I didn’t get to confirm if there were any souls saved that night, just a few folks that I knew of that had some junk to work through.  Either way I found out that my grandparents were moved and cried which threw me for a loop.  To hear that was very surprising and I’m thrilled to see what kind of doors this could open to witness to them.

Tonight was a great time of closure for this project, especially concerning my church family and those involved.  Since I’ve moved on from NFBC and God is moving me to new things and has moved me to a new home church, it was a great way to end out my history with NFBC and begin anew.  God is good, and he showed up in a big way tonight.  He gets the Glory!  Thank you Jesus.

I’m not sure if I’m ready for this.  I went on a men’s retreat for my new home church The Chapel this past weekend.  It was a great time!  Played some sports, heard some speakers, and soaked in the beautiful scenery out in the woods of NYS.  All of it was going great, except I couldn’t help but check my phone a lot.  Friday night there was a screening of Standing Firm at the Calvary Church of Costa Mesa in California.  I had a friend go and report to me how it went, what the response was, etc.  I’ve never personally seen my own film with a large group of people, so naturally I was nervous even though the screening was 3hrs behind me and 3000 miles away.  I didn’t hear anything the whole night until I went to bed.  My phone vibrated and I checked the text.  There wasn’t much in it since texting is hard sending large amounts of information.  But what it did say is that “three people came to Christ.”  At that moment my head hit the pillow.  That one text made the last three and a half years worth it.  Every hour spent up late had been worth it.  Every single difficulty and tear shed in creating the film had now been shed with purpose.  I don’t mean to say that creating the film because God told me to wasn’t enough, but to see an eternal result and know that it had impacted someone FOREVER was a sobering and humbling thought.  I was very quiet Saturday, because I just needed to soak in it for a while and praise the Lord in my head/heart.

Here’s what another had to say who was at the screening:

“It was a great film! Great story, acting, direction, editing, etc. and my church absolutely LOVED it! Best of all, I could hear people afterwards praying along with our pastor to receive Christ. A couple a few feet away turned to me and said, “We need more movies like that!”  Teens actuallly started CHEERING excitedly at the end of the film last nite b/c of the power of its message! That’s rare in So California. Keep up the great work, Kyle!”

I can’t really articulate what this week has been like for me.  The film has been selling very well from what I can tell, with every online retailer undershooting how much of STANDING FIRM to have on stock.  Everyone sold out, it was insane.  The film continues to stay at #1 on ChristianCinema.com.  There are few films I’ve seen do that for that long, and they were big movies.  Since the stock was out everywhere else I sent everyone to ChristianMovies.com since they are the only ones who had it, and it shot to #1 there in just 24 hours.  All my Twitter accounts have exploded in the last week as well.  The movies Twitter has grown past 12,000 Followers, and my personal nearing 8000.  The other accounts I have for other things have gone up an insane amount as well, in the hundreds and hundreds a day across the board.  I’m so incredibly Blessed right now, there isn’t really any other way to put it.  God is pouring out something special here, and I’m so undeserving of it.  I’m so unholy, and so wicked.  Why me Lord?  Why do I get to enjoy this?  Even if I was faithful with everything 100% of the time in creating the film (which I wasn’t), I STILL don’t deserve what I’ve been given or might be given in the future.  This whole “deserve” and “self-respect” business is over with for me.  Apart from Christ I can do NOTHING.  I have nowhere to point but above for the results taking place right now, it’s all Him…it always was.

Tomorrow the film is being screened at my old home church of Niagara Frontier Bible Church where I grew up my entire life.  That’s the church that provided almost every actor and crew member we had, and they’ve waited patiently to see the film.  The buzz is very high and everyone is excited.  I’ll have unsaved family there, and others are likely to have the same.  I hope I don’t vomit beforehand, because I might want to.  You can bet on me being in the back biting my nails the entire time, because I’m going to be a basket case the entire time.  I have a confidence folks will enjoy it, I’m just not sure I’m emotionally prepared for it all.  I hope someone gets saved tomorrow, I would melt.  On a worldly note…as an artist I always wanted to hear if only once in my life the claps of a crowd for something I slaved over.  It’s something I’ve dreamed about as a kid, and while I didn’t make this film for that reason, I have a feeling everyone will go bonkers after the credits roll tomorrow.  I’m not sure I’m ready for that.  Three and a half years wasn’t enough.  There’s a big question mark in my life right now because I’ve basically completed my life’s dream except for getting married and having children.  Where do I go now?  I know I need to go forward, but it’s still an incredible thought to know that at 22 this is happening.  Again, why me?  God doesn’t have to Bless, but HE DOES.  What a God we serve!

Don’t you dare ever think that because you’re young that you can’t make a difference for the Kingdom.  Don’t think because you’re older that you can’t make a difference in the name of Christ.  Don’t listen to it, it’s all rubbish!  Today is the day to begin a good work in His name!  Are you going to wait until you’re out of high school before you make a difference for Christ?  College?  When your kids are out of College and out of the house?  Today I’m 22, tomorrow I will be 44, the next day I’m 90.  Life is fleeting!  Blink and it’s gone!  I don’t mean you gotta go out and make a film to impact folks either.  Impact them with YOU.  Don’t be the “tomorrow” guy.  What assurance do you have that tomorrow will ever arrive or you with it?

Please pray for tomorrow.  I have unsaved family coming, and I’m terribly nervous, excited, scared, queazy, and everything in-between.

Christ is King, it’s his film, and it’s for His Glory.  May He make much of it tomorrow, and the next day and the next day.  I look forward to the future, without a clue what I’m doing or where I’m going, but I suppose that’s why it’s called faith?

Blessings - Kyle Prohaska

Only two days before my first feature hits shelves, wow.  This upcoming week is going to be pretty busy, not even with a ton of events, just mentally busy.  I have 4 radio interviews to do, packages to ship out, some online interviews to approve, and I’m ending out the week on Friday/Saturday at a men’s retreat for men at my church where I’ll not only get to bond with a bunch of folks I don’t know (not my strong point), but also plug the film there for those attending (reason for that coming after a while).  So yea it’s going to be pretty interesting to see how I handle the week.  Also not today but next sunday we’ll be showing the film at my old home church.  Lots of folks there are waiting to see it, and it’s going to be a pretty difficult night for me.  I’ve been stewing over what I should say while I’m there.  I know what I should say really, but it’s how to say it and being able to keep my composure.  It’s a bigger night for me than it is for some others.  I can’t wait to thank everyone publicly for their help, prayers, etc.  Also I’ll be biting my nails as that screening will be more personal and critical than the others since people who are there were in it.  My unsaved family will be there as well (the local ones) which makes me doubly nervous to show the film let alone get up there and say something about it before and possibly after showing it.  Rob (lead role of Dave Corwin) will be sharing the Gospel as well after the film.  Please, PLEASE be in prayer about the impact this film could have and that God would move mightily in Rob that night.

Also pray for just the ability to get through this week with my mind intact.  There is much to keep going at one time, and sometimes I get behind.  I’m looking forward to my online interview at ChristianCinema.com being released soon, that’s been a long time coming.  Also the film hit #2 at the site today, right behind Letters To God.  I find that to be pretty incredible!  God is good.  There is this other interview for a small blog I did just a day ago.  It was only 5 questions, but I absolutely poured my heart and soul into this thing.  I’m looking forward to sharing that.  While it’s bound to shock a few, I think it’s a good outlet for me to express what I really think of this Christian filmmaking industry, where I see it going, and what I think about that.  I think it could be one of the best “articles” I guess you could say that I’ve ever written, and it’s a compilation of what I think about what I’ve seen these past few years having gotten involved with this industry, met many in it, read what they have to say and spoken to some on the phone, read forum posts by those who are either in this industry or plan to enter it, and much more.  There is much to say and I didn’t really spare anything.  It might shock a few, and possibly even cause some division for those who support me.  Do I have your attention now lol?  We’ll see what happens.

As this month comes to a close I’m also only weeks away from moving into a new place.  You know what’s funny?  The thing that’ll probably be the most difficult in this process is changing ALL my address stuff to my new address.  I have the PoBox for Praise Pictures everywhere, and I’m likely going to feel the repercussions of that for a long time.  When I move I’ll need to go setup a PoBox for me personally, and for the business and keep them separate.  Luckily the Post Office is around the corner from where I’ll be living, so that’s good!  Lots of change coming as you can see, and I look forward to it.

Some have already begun reviewing the film on various websites because sites have started shipping the film already.  If you’ve seen the film, I would appreciate you reviewing it.  ChristianCinema.com requires you have an account to review it, but ChristianBook.com, and Parable.com don’t.  I’ve gotten the film onto Amazon.com finally, and no reviews are present yet.  No Spoilers please! I hope you’ll take a few moments out of your day to submit your reviews to those locations.

Counting down the hours…g’night!

Hey folks.  There have been some critical times in the last few years.  Much has happened, and many obstacles jumped.  However the last few years mean pretty much squat if the next 3 months or so…specifically the next 6 weeks don’t go over well.  I have so much to figure out in regards to Standing Firm’s completion.  I have a number of weeks to finish the film entirely, and get a final copy of DVD ready to go to presses.  I’m going to Maryland in a week and a half to get the sound mix done, shooting my interview this friday, and spending the rest of June scrambling to get that DVD completed.  I’ll also need to mail off a bunch of copies of just the film on disc to different places for endorsements, dove approval, film festival entries, etc.  I’m behind in figuring out how to do the church screenings, what’s included in the boxes and how to get it all, how to figure out how I can ship things from home, getting all the contracts in relation to the film and Praise Pictures in hand for safety and verification, some music contracts to hammer out for song licensing, marketing to do, how to get the copies that are going to US/Canadian stores made and making sure they can get paid for, how to pay for the materials for the church screenings, planning a hopeful premiere and all the logistics and politics to get that worked out, and all the while keeping up with a relationship with God, my girlfriend, and whatever other social interaction I can get.  It’s going to be an INSANE few months getting this film ready.

I’ve worked on this film in some capacity almost every night since April 2007.  I can’t believe it’s been that long, it almost makes me ill thinking about it.  So much work, stress, money, time…etc.  It’s absolutely insane…

This is the PERFECT timing for the enemy to be on attack either via other people (which is happening a little bit lately), or just through circumstances that come along.  I really need protection from the body right now, in every way possible.  If you care about this film in any way, pray.  I sound like I’m talking about armageddon or something, but I’m deadly serious.  This film is a gift.  A wonderful gift from God that has been an honor to work on.  He has used it in every area of my life to shape and mold me, and he isn’t done yet.  I have a feeling the rest of this year is going to bring even more refining than the last 3 did, just by the nature of the beast and all that’s happening with it.  I’m terrified but looking forward to the flame…

Hands to the plow…as always.

Not sure where to go with this post.  I’m probably going to be all over the place.  There have been a lot of lessons learned and much thought about lately.  Some unfortunate circumstances and things that I’ve done, some weird conversations, a few discouraging moments and encouraging ones, you know how it is.  It never ceases to amaze me how easy someones day can be ruined or how quickly joy can turn to sorrow.  Today I was casually talking to a friend and I said something that wasn’t supposed to mean anything, and in fact I was talking about myself…but apparently that wasn’t how it was taken because 30 seconds later I found myself being called a jerk, and them leaving.  Not a fun situation to be in.  I melt like a baby when I realize someone is upset with me.  I emailed immediately to apologize and then called.  I haven’t heard anything back unfortunately, but I prayed God would show himself in it somehow.  I hate it when stuff like that happens.  When was the last time you were misunderstood greatly?  Or you said something you were just about to explain but it’s too late because it was taken wrong already and your ability to do so is gone.  It sucks a lot…probably one of the most gut wrenching things for me.

I’m going to start writing more articles soon, I have way too much rolling around in my head.  I think about filmmaking a lot, and the business side of things too.  I’ve learned much in the last few years, and I think there are some thoughts I can write down that will hopefully help out some others that are in the position I was in.  Perhaps I can save them some grief and help them avoid a few mistakes?  There’s a lot of talk out there by folks who have yet to actually try and do what they’re talking about.  Lots of “facts” that have no experience behind them or information beyond a random Twitter post from Joe Blow.  You know how it is, and I’ve done it too.  I’ll need to get on the ball with some of that stuff.  Most of what’s been on my mind on/off is proper perspective on what your film/story is, whether or not it can sell, what the state of the market is, and how to take smart steps in determining how much you should spend on your film (and that can be changed by so many factors) given the answers to those previous questions.  I think too many are spending way more than they need to and expecting some sort of magical profit that doesn’t exist in this market.  Until you hear REAL numbers on what even the successful people make, you think your the invincible filmmaker that’ll have the next smash hit and make piles of cash.  It’s a shame…so much waste.

Things with Denise are going well I love her more each time we talk.  We’ve gone through some more serious conversation lately and I’m thankful.  It helps us learn more about who we are as people, and get a deeper understand of what we’re both thinking about.  I’ve waited my whole life to have somebody to be completely honest with and someone I can be open with about things I haven’t even spoken about with close friends or family.  That’s a special bond.  I’m really thankful to have her, she’s a treasure.  If your reading this babe I love you!  Your beautiful and I’m so thankful to have you in my life!

Things with the movie are progressing at a pretty steady pace.  I still feel a tad lazy compared to how the last few years have been, but I see the light at the end of the tunnel more and more.  The score should be done very soon, final sound mix, and I’m gathering other materials for marketing.  The PR on the internet has really gone crazy lol.  I know some might not put much stock in Twitter but when you’ve gone up 3500+ followers in 15 days, you’ll raise your eyebrow too.  Films our size don’t get this kind of attention.  I work as hard as I can to get the word out and have been for three years straight, and it looks like it’s working.  Praise God!  I looked at the folks waiting for church screening information, there’s about 220 churches.  That’s crazy in my opinion.  Who knows how many will actually be interested but still, I’m excited.

I’m a little shaky on work right now given some recent circumstances, but that’s ok.  I sorta saw it coming.  I’m hoping this other job I hold doesn’t fall through then I’ll really be in trouble.  I depend on these two steady jobs to pay my bills so I’m a little worried but God will take care of me.  This is such a critical time and the worst for me to be so busy trying to pay for my car that the completion of the film suffers.  After this long I can’t afford (literally) for that to happen.  Pray for me please…

So that’s all I’ve got to say, till next time folks.  Thanks for reading!

You know, jealousy is a tough thing to bear.  Sometimes it can be so strong in my mind.  All this week I’ve been pretty depressed.  I haven’t felt like I’ve been productive so naturally I started thinking of ways to try and be, to do something useful.  I thought about next year, the next few months, then started thinking about all the people I know that seem to have so much going for them and making enormous amounts of money at my age with more opportunities pouring in every day.  Even today talking to a friend he mentioned getting an offer to make about 50k in about 3 weeks doing some work.  That’s more than I have ever made in a year, about twice as much actually.  In three weeks mind you.  Even while talking he had to leave for a second because he had gotten a phone call for more work.  Things like that seem to happening around me a lot lately and I think it’s because God is trying to teach me something very critical.  THIS WORLD MEANS NOTHING, Christ means everything, I mean nothing, Christ means everything, what I want means nothing, Christ means everything, material possessions mean nothing, Christ means everything, and on and on it goes.  I really had to break myself today and tell myself to shut up.  Somehow the enemy had me convinced that I wasn’t doing anything and was going nowhere.  Have I forgotten where I’ve come from?  What has God done in the last few years of my life?  How could I even think how I was…I can’t believe myself.  I have two jobs, both of which look to be making me more than I’ve ever made in a year.  One of them is marketing a film for the entire year and I’m only 21 years old.  Another is working for one of the most well known Christian filmmakers ever.  I have a feature film almost completed after 3 years of tireless work, and it’s possible it could be in national stores this August, just after my 22nd birthday.  I have a girlfriend who loves me and is one of the greatest people in my life.  I have parents who love me, a house to live in, my expenses are pretty low, my income is high, God has gifted me with talents to use for His names sake…WHAT AM I DOING!

I’m telling you…anybody that may read this blog.  Please do not put me on a pedestal.  I don’t say that to sound self-righteous, as if I would ever be even remotely worthy of being put on one or could understand if somebody did.  Do not place me in some untouchable place, because I fail all the time.  I’m a human being who makes a ton of mistakes.  If there’s one thing I’ve learned in the past few years, it’s that people who you come to love and respect, are just as capable of tearing you down, disappointing you, etc. than anybody else.  Nothing about their knowledge, age, status, etc. means anything in those situations.  All fall short of perfection.  Just being honest with all of you, I’m not a prime example to be followed.  I thank all that read this and gain something positive from it, but God gets the credit for that because more often than not this blog is full of my crap and not my Christ.  Shame on me for that, but I’m glad God uses it somehow…

God is doing great things, and I’m really excited to see what new opportunities open after this film comes out.  I don’t know where I’m going with this career or what I’m going to do completely, but God does.  Just doing the best I can to keep up…I have no reasons to be complaining, NONE.

We have about 125 churches signed up to receive information about how to hold church screenings of Standing Firm when the time comes.  That’s really awesome news for me.  The list grows every day.  I’m stoked to see how many of our list actually sign up to have a screening at their church, that’s going to be awesome.  We won’t be in theaters but we could be at a church near you!

Thanks to all who read this and decide to come back…I appreciate the support.  Blessings to you!

I love Fridays  Normally there is something cool going on.  Today I had CORE as usual then a going away party for a friend moving to NC.  Most of the day was relaxing and working on a few things.  We had a fire going downstairs all day and it helped heat the house a lot.  I would come down often to just sit in front of it for a minute or two.  I love having a fireplace, it’s awesome.

I got the first half of a web payment today which I needed.  As my dad put it when I opened my mail today “looks like your not on the soup line anymore!”  I miss having my dad around.  It’s so rare that we get to sit and eat as a family or go do anything.  We had mashed potatoes, gravy, corn, and chicken for dinner.  That is my favorite meal…just throwing those four things on a plate and mashing it all together.  Yum!

CORE was a good time and the going away party fun as well.  It’s amazing how awkward things can be sometimes, I’ll leave it at that ha ha.  Tomorrow I need to commit to spending a large portion of the day on Standing Firm.  It seems no matter how well things go in editing the film or getting feedback that I still get a sick feeling in my stomach.  It’s funny to think that after all that’s happened I could still be nervous.  I watched one of our interviews today and really got upset about how little I thank God for what he’s done.  He’s growing me a lot through this whole process.  Our film isn’t done, we can’t pay for our score/sound-mix and an answer of how is unknown at the moment.  We haven’t received any feedback from distrib people which isn’t unusual actually given the time that’s passed but the sick feeling still remains.  God is providing enough work for me to stay afloat financially but still that sick feeling exists.  I hope he brings us an answer soon because I really do not want to be working on this film far into 2010.  I wanted this thing done by the end of the year but given the current course, I doubt that’ll happen.  It’ll have been 3 years this April since this project started.  That’s a long time to work on something with it’s result unknown, especially when you feel like your career depends on it.  I don’t know…God never said things would be easy.  I just need to continue to work at being patient.  Like everyone I have my good and bad days…

Here’s hoping for some great progress on the cut tomorrow, and a great weekend.

This week wasn’t half bad I gotta admit.  I finally got some pay for a current job which is nice or as my dad would put it “your off the soup kitchen line huh?”  It’s a website for a company that does data protection.  Smaller job all things considered but hey it’s dough right?  I also got a phone call from a guy up in Buffalo who is apart of Thrive! Magazine.  A Buffalo magazine that wants to do an article on our film.  We talked for a while and I sent him a bunch of information.  Oddly enough too, they need a new website for their magazine…so I’m really looking forward to that as I like the look of their magazine and want to carry that over to their site.

So God is Blessing and bringing things my way that I need to pay my bills, and help the movie at the same time.  We’re still praying about what to do about paying for our score/soudn-mix.  God hasn’t given us an answer yet but I’m sure it’s lingering somewhere.  God always gives you an answer…YES/NO/LATER.  Just waiting….as usual :)  Waiting on the creator of the universe, not such a bad position to be in eh?

Not much else to report from the week.  After showing the film to a few smaller group of folks, I’ve found out one thing wrong with the film that’ll need a small fix so I’ll get to work on that pronto.  My dad came home from Georgia last night so we all got to eat dinner as a family.  That never happens so it was really nice.  God is providing little Blessings day in and day out and he’s helping me pay my bills which is my biggest problem as of late.  He’s got it under control!

Weird title?  You betcha!  I haven’t had a steady paycheck since July 4th.  It’s a weird feeling.  I’ve wanted to get into this position for a while but didn’t really expect it to be now.  I was hoping it would hold off until I was making more on my own.  Right now I’m sorta at the mercy of emails or phone calls.  My film isn’t done, I can’t pay to finish it myself, and I’m waiting on distribution phone calls with a prayer that they see how well it could sell (at least that’s what I think), and they’re willing to distribute it on DVD and pay the little amount I need to get it finished.

Besides social activity and my film, life is relatively uneventful.  Having no job has given me the opportunity to work on my film a lot more (which I think was God’s intention in bringing me home anyways), and also more time to hang out with new people that I wanted to bring into my life.  I’ve met more new friends in the last month and a half than ever before.  New friendships I can’t wait to grow!  What a Blessing that is…

Monday had me getting up really late after Sunday’s late night so I didn’t get much done.  I just sorta worked a thing or two out with Standing Firm, looked over my edit notes, etc.  Once 6 came around I got on my way to Eric’s for my typical monday hang out time.  Lots of people there as usual, and the new friends I was talking about.  Deep theological discussions, laughing, some soccer and a bonfire, what could be better?  O, and some apple crisp…MMM.  What an awesome day of friends and fun.

Today (Tuesday) had me getting up at like 11:15 so I could go to Jason’s house by 11:45.  I cleaned up a bit, hopped into some clothes, and headed out.  We were going to lunch, er…breakfast…er…whatever.  We went for some chinese.  Normally that stuff makes my organs do kung fu on each other, today was no different.  I only had one glorious plate of chicken and rice, after that the war below started so I quit.  Jason came over for a bit afterwards and he watched Standing Firm for the first time all the way through.  He had seen pieces of it and knew a lot of the plot twists and such so the response was much different than last friday.  Watching the film through with others has been very healthy in helping me understand what needs fixing or not.  What people get and when, what they laugh at, etc.

Not much else to report for the day really.  Vintage was a good time, learned some stuff I won’t repeat.  God is good, not much else to it than that.

I love the beginning of my week, it always starts with some awesome fellowship and fun.  Thank you Lord for great friends.  I’m looking forward to seeing my dad when he comes home from Georgia this weekend too.  He won’t be home for long, which really sucks, but I’m glad he’ll be home for at least a few days.  I miss having him around

I found out about a new site for the next sherwood movie, and did a little blog post.  I’ve dug up every piece of public info on Sherwood I can over the past few years, so of course I knew exactly where to go for the little “clue” they talk about on the site, LOL.  Read Here. I’ll be watching this entire process like a hawk, just like I did with Fireproof.