My own personal reality series.

As I have fallen short of my intended goal to begin production in June, prospective members of cast and crew have gone off and are presently working on other projects. This was to be expected. We knew ahead of time that because of different people’s schedules we would have a small window where everyone would be available - hence the planned June start date. You see, I’d hoped that by steam rolling the project, preparing as much as possible and attaching the necessary talent and crewmembers that the budget would manage to fall into place. Why not? This method worked for me on Wesley Cash. I mean, I didn’t even have enough money to begin the second week of shooting when production on Wesley Cash began but somehow I managed to complete that film… and get it distributed. But it’s proven a bigger budget results in longer delays. It makes sense, lesson learned. Everything is still moving in the right direction, all is well, but it should be noted that a few of the cast members as well as one essential crew member have moved on to other projects. Some will be joining us when we eventually shoot, others will not. Mike Jennings, our UPM has left us for a producing job in Los Angeles and will not be returning. The three lead cast members have all moved on to other projects and will be returning. I mean come on; I wrote the movie for these guys… why the hell would we shoot without them. Mike Lutz has resumed working on Crossing Jordan (the show was on Hiatus during the summer). Chad Mathews has been working on commercials, auditioning like a mad man and recently completed work on a student film. And Matt Johnston has returned to New York for the second season of his reality TV series, It Takes a Thief. Meanwhile, I continue to prepare by storyboarding, rewriting the script, talking with potential actors, revisiting locations, and performing various administrative tasks (a.k.a. boring crap). Not sure how soon, but when we do begin production, it’ll be that much sweeter.

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