Greetings and happy 2013!
Equally exciting, I'm gearing up to produce the film in tandem with award-winning Seattle director Oliver Tuthill of Blue Wood Films and Portland actress Tara Walker, among other talented cast and crew.
At the end of the month we'll go into production for a short promo video to anchor our online fundraising campaign. Which brings me to my next topic. Over the next several months I plan to blog about the process of bringing this film to life. I'll discuss things like:
- How terrifying/exciting it is to call yourself a "movie producer" for the first time
- How terrifying/exciting it is to contemplate asking everyone you know for money
- What works in online fundraising and what doesn't (as I teach myself)
- What it's like from a first-timer's perspective to be part of a film production
- What it's like to work as a production assistant on other local films
Not so fun stuff
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| Mom had a dazzling smile (not fully shown in this picture) |
Anything I try to write about it right now just sounds saccharine. (One of her favorite words, by the way).
I was lucky enough to spend a lot of time with her near the end and to be there when she died. Though traumatic to be present at her death, it was also one of the most profound experiences I've ever had.
Maybe I'll blog about that in the near future, maybe not. One day I'll be writing about her more for sure. A fictional version of her already featured prominently in BreakupBabe: A Novel, wherein she always gave our heroine Rachel good advice, which was always ignored.
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| Mom being her adventurous self in Alaska, Sept 2011 |
Whose good advice will I ignore now?
