After eighteen days we are still on schedule despite rain delays, special effects on a daily basis, and a hundred plus actors to keep track of. And while the hours have been long (averaging fourteen a day) and we are all tired I can’t help but feel an excitement in the air.The day before the shoot began I met with the crew and challenged them to use me and this production, to walk away knowing they’d created a film that defined their ambitions and talents. Not to approach this film as a stepping stone or chapter in their careers but as a defining moment in their lives. During production the script is shot out of order and it’s hard to gauge nor do you want to think about how the whole movie is going to play once pieced together. But great scenes make great movies. With that said, I say this with a confidence I’ve never felt during production. We have shot a lot of great scenes. At the end of each day I overhear the cast and crew talk about how awesome the scene we shot that day is going to be. From amazing locations, to actors that surprise me daily with their choices, to a production team that will go without sleep, days on end to get the job done right. I’ll say it again, to get the job done RIGHT. A talented camera crew led by a DP who saves me on a daily basis, our sound team, which manages to get clean sound in the worst conditions, everyone. This film will only be as good as its cast and crew… and there are no weak links here. I am living the dream right now and have a week left. Like I told my producing partner Fagan Patterson the other night while watching dailies, this is going to be a great film.

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