Life of Kyle Prohaska

I LOVE this girl :)

I spent the day with Denise at a wedding for her friend Erin.  It was a good time.  Weddings choke me up because I can’t wait for mine.  For those of you who don’t now, I’ve never dated before.  Yes…I’m almost 22 and never dated, sue me.  Denise is the first and might be the last.  I’ve always wanted to get married and have a bunch of kids, lol.  If you haven’t read a post from a long time ago called A Family Man…give it a read.  I wrote it on a night when I was sorta upset so it’s a little emotional.

A Family Man

I’m so glad Denise is in my life, she’s an amazing woman!  She’s the one that I’ve always wanted to find, what an amazing Blessing…  I honestly don’t have much more to say in this post…I just had a great day with my girl!

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!

Plenty of stuff keeping me busy here in Ransomville.  I skimmed through Standing Firm today downstairs on our good speaker system and with the TV calibrated well.  I had yet to see how the compression of the DVD I had made held up on a 1080HD screen.  Not bad really…stretched about 2x the size (since DVD’s are SD) the image was softer but the sharpness still blew me away in some scenes, especially the close ups.  That’s really what you lose in the lower end HD cameras, even the pro-sumer levels.  In closeups in perfect light most would find it tough to tell the difference between these cameras and film, but it’s in the wide shots and some mediums that the image shows some of it’s weaknesses.  Not in quality of the image itself, but in the sharpness.  Fewer pixels to define the background.  The farther away it is, the less detail your going to see because there’s less pixels to define it.  That’s why something like the RED would still be amazing for products going to DVD.  The closeups will look amazing sure, and even a properly encoded DVD will still be pretty soft on an HDTV, but it’s the background shots that despite the stretching and blown up softness will show a sharpness these cameras can’t touch.  Would I still consider shooting another film on the setup I currently have?  Maybe.  Maybe a step up?  Sure.  Depends on the budget really.  For the DVD market, the setup I used performed extremely well, and never really gave me problems.

I watched Flywheel today with Denise and Jason at the house.  Flywheel is my favorite film from Sherwood Pictures.  Truth be told (and the Kendrick’s would say the same), the film looks awful.  The acting is shoddy in a lot of places, the sound is bad, etc.  Production quality is below bottom of the shelf.  BUT, the story shines through and resonates despite all this.  I can’t even tell you how many times I’ve watched Flywheel and Facing the Giants with and without commentary, read articles about the films, watched the BTS over and over.  It’s given me such a boost when I needed it.  For those of you who don’t know, those two films is what gave Praise Pictures its start.  It showed me that it was possible to do a good film on a small budget with very few people and still come out on top or break even financially.  Those films are such an encouragement to me…I can’t pump them up enough.

I’m really proud of Standing Firm, despite it’s faults.  I think for a first film, with what we had available, we made something remarkable.  We hid our budget very well for the most part, the music according to what I’ve been hearing from my composer as he’s working puts it a step above a lot of films in this budget range especially, the camera work came out far better than I had hoped for, the acting is very solid over most of the film, and I think I’ve been pretty successful building a fan base as time has gone on.  Just doing what I can….with what I have.  That’s the best I can do!  We’ll see where we end up.  I have some exciting news to share hopefully in the next few weeks regarding the DVD, be on the look out for that  God is cooking up something awesome.

There is plenty to pray for right now regarding the film and Praise Pictures.  We still need a song for the middle montage of the film.  This song either has to be the one that we placed in as temp (Third Day song with very high licensing rights), or something original.  I have a guy looking at the film that could give me something excellent but we’ll see.  Because the film is locked it’s difficult.  There is a possible door open to get to use that Third Day song but we’ll see what God does with that.  If anyone out there that might come across this by some divine appointment knows how I can get a screener of this film into the hands of Mac Powel PLEASE email me kyle @ praisepictures.com.  Despite the licensing cost I feel like if someone is going to be able to make things easier it’s him and the band.  Who knows what could happen with that?  Unlikely sure…but nothing is impossible with God right?  If that doesn’t work, I need a good original song still.  Score is going well and I’m very happy with what I hear.  I still have to shoot my BTS interview as well as Kevin’s (co-writer/producer) and get to work on the BTS documentary.  It’s going to be a very tight race come June to get this film completed, the DVD features done, mailed in to get Dove approval (which normally takes 30 days), and out by August (hopefully).

There is also a lot to handle in regards to church screenings and how to properly handle those.  I have almost 100 so far waiting around for the info to become available.  That’ll likely be a focus of mine for the rest of the year and onward.  It’ll be a lot of work handling those orders, not to mention even figuring out how to get the materials together, designing them, shipping them, doing the phone calls and making sure people get what they need, etc.  Lots of legwork!

I’m excited to get a copy of The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry in my hand.  It comes out May 4th in national Christian bookstores and I had the pleasure of doing the DVD Menu’s and the Graphics for the BTS.  It didn’t really hit me till recently but something I worked on is going to be in thousands of locations in a few months.  Wild stuff!  It’ll be weird to walk into a Lifeway Chrstian store or something and see Standing Firm sitting there.  If God blesses us like that then awesome!  We’ll see what he does.

This is a critical time for me as a Christian, as a filmmaker, as a businessman, and as a man.  Satan is going to be on the attack and my flesh is going to be hungry to have me doing something I shouldn’t.  Crushing the spirit and the whole nine to cloud my vision and my discernment.  I’ve already felt myself under attack lately.  Please pray for me.  After over 3 years working on this project, it would be a shame to mis-step now.  This is a critical time.

Thanks everyone…Blessings to you!

Well today was the first time in years that I went street witnessing.  Because of the nature of my work I’m not even around non-Christian people at all really.  Unless I’m at a gas station, restaurant, bump into an old friend, etc. they aren’t apart of my life.  Maybe online they are but in terms of week to week interaction it’s very minimal.  Some would say that’s really bad but there isn’t much I can do about it.  Today I went with my e-group from Vintage and headed out to Brockport, NY’s SUNY college to walk around.  A little tid bit for you Christian filmmakers, that’s where The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry was shot.  I passed by many shooting locations I remember seeing when it was being shot…fun stuff.  It’s been a few years so it was cool to drive through again.

Overall the time was a success.  We didn’t even get to share the gospel with anyone.  How can it be witnessing then?  Well…it was much more a success in the fact we actually went and were faithful to try.  We did talk to two janitors (my group did) while we were there and got into some friendly/relatable conversation with each other.  Asked if we could pray for them, they said yea “for a raise.”  We laughed and headed on our way…they were all smiles.  Sometimes it isn’t that you got to witness in terms of the gospel but left them with a better impression of what a Christian is like.  That’s a success in my book.

When I got home it wasn’t long before I got a call from a friend who came over and we chatted about some theological stuff for a while.  Pretty deep for me.  I like doing that from time to time and actually mulling through things even more than I do on a day to day basis.  Good times

Tomorrow I’ll be back at NFBC (old home church) to hear my buddy Garret speak.  I’m excited for him, and it’ll be nice to see some church family I haven’t seen in a month or so.  Can’t wait!

I launched AceWonderMovie.com yesterday and did an online blast for the film.  The email list has grown significantly in the last 24hours as has the new fan page, twitter account, and page loads on the website.  It’s sorta my guinea pig to see what I can do with what I have available marketing wise (when I’m starting from scratch).  The results are pretty cool for me, I look forward to seeing where things are a week from now!  I look forward to making another film and when the time comes doing the same for mine.  You can utilize past fans and supporters and get farther ahead out of the gate than you ever were when you did your first project.  Should be neat to watch it grow when that time comes.

God is doing some cool things and I look forward to the next few months…

I had no idea what to name this post…can you tell?  Ok on with what matters…

Well I guess I’ll start off with some news that is happy/sad.  I won’t be able to go to Texas this Spring.  For those of you who don’t know I was going to work on Heumoore Productions new film on-set for 6 weeks.  Unfortunately, that isn’t possible anymore.  I’ll still be working on the marketing/web/etc. for the film, but I won’t be on-set to work on it physically.  It just isn’t wise for me to take 6 weeks out of my Spring to work on this film when I have so much to do on Standing Firm.  A little bit ago I went along with the idea I was going because I wasn’t completely sure whether or not this would be a problem, and now I can see it will be.  There is too much to do, and not enough time to get it all done.  Six weeks of time off would be foolish and poor decision making on my part.  So…that’s that.

I will however be taking a trip down south for a week or so to see my parents in GA and hopefully due to some recent developments go somewhere else while I’m there…I won’t say where yet lol.  I’ll just wait and see what God does.  So I am going to get out of NY, but not for that amount of time, I just can’t afford it.  When your finishing up a feature film alone, distributing it, marketing it, etc. 6 weeks off is ludicrous lol.

Speaking of Standing Firm I listened to the first mix of Reel 1 today from Mark Stocker.  It sounded great! A few notes but it was all piddly stuff.  The mix was awesome, and besides the balancing of the final score later on with the final sound, it’s pretty darn close to what it’ll be when it’s done.  Very cool The score is also moving along, and I’ll be looking at what hopefully will be the final cue sheet very soon.  Then the actual music creation will begin!

I have a lot of work to do…phew.  It’s all going to pay off though.  That first email that comes in “God used your film to X in my life, or my friends, etc.”  That’s the pay off…I can’t wait.  I’m looking forward to that day.

So yea life is moving along.  My Spring is now open and free for me to finish the film.  That means I’ll be home for my birthday this year (last year I spent it in my new apartment in Los Angeles…alone lol).  I have lots to pray for, sin to weed out, projects to work on, a girlfriend to spend time with :), etc. etc.  Busy year

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…

If you haven’t yet read this: http://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=353076585344 and sign up for the email updates and become a fan today!  Inviting your friends to the fan page couldn’t hurt either

Now that’s a guy’s blog title, you know it!

The past few days have been very cool.  Lots of little things going on, a ton to do on monday (a TON), and some good progress ahead of me.  I haven’t touched the film for 2 days almost, been too busy.  Standing Firm is a little over 2/3 color-corrected first-pass.  Because the film is so mild on correction I expect the second pass (basically checking over things) to take only a day or two.  I’ve gotten some quotes for subtitles on the film from a professional subtitling company.  I’ll likely be getting English and Spanish done.  I can’t really afford anymore, and I think those are essential, especially English.  One thing I need to start figuring out for myself is the behind the scenes content for the film.  I have all my interview footage except for mine and my co writer/producer Kevin.  We need to get those shot in the next month because when I go away to TX I’ll be gone about 8 weeks straight.  Odds are I’ll have to split up the BTS into large chapters on aspects of the film.  Development, Production, Post-Production, Music, Low-Budget, etc.  I’m going to focus the BTS on the personal journey and the indie style the film takes.  I hope at the very least for people to walk away after watching it understanding what it took to finish what they just watched, and especially make it useful for learning if other filmmakers end up watching it.  Some of you will be happy to know I’m talking with some foreign distributors that could possibly take the film to Christian bookstores in two other countries, so that’s exciting.  Even more exciting, they called me.  I never had to chase them down

My Beautiful GF :)

I spent Friday with Denise.  She went out to breakfast with my mom to chat.  I just sorta stayed at home and watched Batman: The Animated Series.  If your chuckling, don’t.  Go and find that show on DVD and give it a look.  Best superhero cartoon ever and my favorite stories about Batman.  The way they presented the show was great.  Awesome music, excellent animation, etc.  It’s all fantastic!  When she got home we just spent the day talking and hanging out, I got a cool picture of her with my camera (she was so nervous), and then we went to go walk in Lewiston and then to eat.  It was nice walking in the snow down Center Street…which is a beautiful part of that town, I love it.  When we got back we watched The Shawshank Redemption, on Blu-ray, she hadn’t seen the film in a long time.  I love that film so much, it’s very close to my heart.  If you haven’t seen the film, please do.  Beware of some of the content but if your able…see it.  In case you hadn’t read my review from a while back, here. I had seen the film many times but just decided to write a review for it randomly

Today we spent the day together as well, later in the day however.  We went to Tops and got junk food, came back to my place and hung out and talked, then watched Star Wars: A New Hope.  She hadn’t seen that in years either, since she was a kid.  Another great movie…iconic.  Many moments tonight I just found myself looking at her.  She’s so pretty, I love her She makes me so happy, I hate it when she has to leave.

Tomorrow I’m going to meet some more of her family, that’ll be interesting. :/ We’ll see how it goes, lol.  Gotta dive in sometime I guess right?  Till next time!

So yea, it’s February now…wow.  Lots going on here.  The past week has been insanity, a lot busier than I’ve been in a long time.  That’s what happens when you take up a ton of work and it all has similar deadlines!  Yikes!  Ah well, I’ll get it all squared away, it’s just been nutty.  Today from the moment I got up I’ve pretty much had my fingers typing and my mouse clicking.  I stopped to eat a sandwich that’s about it.  I’m doing the DVD Menu’s for The Secrets of Jonathan Sperry as well as the Animated Titles for the Behind the Scenes.  I’ve also just finished a website for my neighbor in the last day or so.  On top of that I’m attempting still to call my edit on Standing Firm 100% locked.  I’m probably 99.5% right now.

Just as a side note in case your wondering “why the heck hasn’t he locked that yet…wasn’t it supposed to be Feb 1st?”  The answer is yes it was, but because of some rather serious news from my composer, I got a bit of an extension.  I’m not waiting to lock it though, I probably would’ve run over a tad anyways.  Please pray for my composer, he needs prayer for him and his family.  I can’t say why, I don’t have his permission, but it’s appreciated regardless.

I’ve also updated my graphics portfolio recently, and my IMDB profile which is getting a bit bigger now ChristianMovies.com has also been an ongoing job…sales were good in January, lets hope for another great month this month!  Keep your eye on the site for some awesome sales and deals coming your way soon… As you can see via the post under this one we released a new behind the scenes video for Standing Firm today.  Watch it here.

So yea it’s been pretty crazy around here lately, my computer is going to explode and so is my brain.  This begs the question, what’s the rest of 2010 look like for me?  Well…

1) Standing Firm - Locking the edit, Color-Correction, Marketing Plan, Securing Distribution, Promotional Materials, Premiere, Release the film on DVD and watch God do awesome things, Enter into SAICFF, Go to SAICFF if I get in (or not), etc.

2) ChristianMovies.com - Continue to manage the site as best I can, enter new products, help develop some deals/newsletters and send those, market the site online, boost sales in anyway I can.

3) Heumoore Productions - I’m working on their next project and marketing it all year.  I’ve already begun you just don’t know it yet I can’t tell you the name or the site or anything, but you’ll know in due time.  I’ll also be working on-set for the film the end of Spring.  The money from that will all go into Standing Firm so I can finish/distribute it along with the investment we received.  This was a huge Blessing, God really saved my year (and my film) with this.

4) KeepGoing.biz - Keeping up to date any web related changes they have.

5) ProverbsCinema.com - Updating this site as needed for Coram Deo Studios (the No Greater Love team).

6) Any Extra Work - Any extra web/graphics/film/etc. jobs that come along that I have time to do and are at a good price…I’ll be picking up as well.

So yea, as you can see 2010 is pretty much booked up with work, Praise God!  Now I just need to keep my head together, pray for me! :/

Denise is doing very good, in case anybody out there was wondering She’s amazing, and I’m not just saying that.  There’s a bond there that’s unique and rooted in Christ, something I’m so happy to have.  We have a mutual respect for each other, ridiculously good communication, we can tell each other anything no matter how taboo it may feel or be, and I just love her so much!  This year is going to fly by…I can tell.  If your reading this beautiful, I LOVE YOU

What a blessed life Jesus has given to me!  I think it’s only natural after being broken to realize what I have and appreciate it all the more.  Things are going well right now and I can see the light at the end of the tunnel on Standing Firm.  The time to go is still the same but my comfort with it is more than before.  I watched it twice today, all the way through without any breaks and I’m very thankful with what God has given to me.  Regardless of it’s faults I’m confident this is a film that can impact whoever watches it.  The story isn’t super complicated, but it’s layered.  Not in narrative but in reliability, and for that I’m really excited.  I know that it’s almost impossible to not relate to this film in some way or another.  You have literally have over 6 relationships in the film, all of which have their own lessons tied into them.  They are relationships that everyone has, and it’s impossible for someone to be without all of them.  That excites me! I want to see live’s changed, Christians edified, and God Glorified!  Woo!

I got a wonderful email from a man in South Africa today.  I’m telling you it’s amazing to know that people out there even outside my own little nothing of a town know about me.  It’s not some fame game where I’m looking for that or craving it, it’s just cool to see.  You know what, besides my own therapy in writing this blog or making my film or whatever, knowing that it benefits others is amazing.  I mean really?  Really God?  You want to use me?  Why?  I guess it doesn’t matter, I’m just thankful he does.  I think I’m going to start writing a lot more about things I’ve learned so other might learn from them as well.  Why not?  It’s worth a shot right He even encouraged me by telling me that there are others out there in South Africa who know about the film, how cool is that?

I’m just in a fuzzy and happy mood right now, it’s great.  Denise just left and we’d been talking for a while.  I gotta say everyone, being able to look into the face of somebody you know deep down in your heart is your future creates so much excitement and joy I can’t barely contain it.  God is good, that’s all I’ve got to say, and I’m so blessed to have someone like her in my life.

Be thankful always…the good, bad, and the ugly, because God deserves it.  If we can get ourselves to the place where we’re thankful for the little things and not skipping over them like no big deal, then what kind of joy and thankfulness could be possible in the big things?  Give it some thought…g’night!

There are times I feel I lose my focus.  I lose my drive, my determination, my energy, and all things related to progress.  Sometimes it’s sleep, sometimes it’s too much recreation, sometimes it’s just plain laziness, and other times it’s me spiritually lacking, even if those previous aspects are in check.  Besides whatever reading I do, I’m just going to commit to listening to sermons online all day while I work.  I think that will benefit me greatly and keep God’s Word and his truths pumping through my brain, even if at times I’m not fully concentrated because I’m working.  I feel like just having it playing will keep my mind focused on the light and on the things of God.  People underestimate the power of God’s Word when your actually reading it, and I think just as many underestimate what listening to solid bible teachers online can do for you.  Obviously you read God’s Word to get God’s truth from His Word, so why not go to the literal thousands of available audio sermons online, find a topic, and just listen to 8 hours of a pastor explaining God’s truth from His Word on a given topic?  How could your time be spent better?  I really love listening to that stuff, it gets me pumped and I learn so much.

I watched the first 23 minutes or so of Standing Firm yesterday trying to really concentrate on what the film was feeding me.  It’s tough because I can’t go in fresh as if I know nothing, but I can get a clear view of the pacing of the film if I step back a bit and come back to the edit later.  I really was surprised at how much I enjoyed watching the film and how well it was working for me.  I get very afraid when looking at my own work, just always wondering if I’m fooling myself.  I don’t have a lot of time to fight with that anymore Time is getting short (thank goodness, because it gives me a forceful push forward) and I need to lock this film SOON.  We have been Blessed with enough investment to finish the film.  The amount was just enough for me to combine my own investment and get the Score/Sound-Mix/and Distribution/Marketing costs completed or at least over the peak.  That is very encouraging to know considering it’s been an unknown for so long.  God is good!

I just can’t wait to see what God does with this film, it makes me crazy just thinking about it.  Regardless of the reaction to the film or the naysayers that WILL come along, I’m honored to have the chance to create something that could be used by God to reach someone for himself.  What a cool thing to be apart of!  We passed 2000 followers today on Twitter, which was really hard to do but I’m glad I can start moving higher.  Our fan page is doing well, getting near the 8000 mark.  8 THOUSAND…wow.  Just the thought that 8000 people have at least heard of this film blows my mind, lol.

Denise is doing well It was funny today at Vintage seeing some peoples reactions to the fact I had a girl next to me.  I’ve never had a girlfriend and most people that know me know that, so their facial expressions were comical.  I’m just so Blessed to have her, it’s amazing.  It makes me think so differently.  Finding somebody that makes you want to draw even nearer to God than before because they’re now with you is the perfect person to find.  Someone who you can serve Jesus together with and become the greatest possible version of yourself because of that.  I am Blessed beyond words, and pretty darn vocal about it ha ha!

Life is going well, and I’m so happy right now More than I have been in a long time.  Why God is choosing to Bless me right now, I have no idea.  I just keep thankfulness on the brain, and move forward with a smile.  2010 is looking like a God-year, how about you?