In the Works: AoD Genesis Part 4

Alright, lots of stuff to report on how the short film is coming along.

First off, the title may change. The other producers and I have discussed it a little bit and it may be for the best. Mainly because the script is pretty intense and the title may throw people off as being something campy and comic when the story actually is at the other end of the spectrum. It's not that big of an issue now so it has been put on the back burner.

Second, money. We need money. Right now $3000 of this is coming straight out of my own pocket. I have no problem with this as it's pure capital. What I don't want to do is resort to my credit card, especially since I've managed to eliminate a majority of my debt (I have one credit card with a little bit on it, but nothing that isn't manageable). I've tried to put the call out for people to visit https://www.fundable.com/groupactions/groupaction.2008-01-14.0727455053 and donate a little bit to the movie but that seems to be going nowhere. Two good friends have pledged some cash but that's about it. Unfortunately, if I don't reach my monetary goal by the end date on this Web site, then all pledges are returned to the contributors. Good for them since they don't spend any money, bad for me because it's just another outlet that isn't giving up the goods. Several options are on the table now. One, my two other fellow producers still haven't given a ballpark estimate of what they will be able to contribute so that will be a little extra coming from them. Two, my good friend Joel Wear at Exemplar Films, LLC is willing to contribute a bit to the budget, but I will definitely have to LLC my production company beforehand. One of the producers is working on it, but I haven't heard any updates. I'll get those this weekend. Three, I have several untapped monetary resources in various family members. But I'm extremely hesitant about asking them. I probably will, but I want to get things more in order before approaching. So yeah, money. It's a big pain. Hell, there are still several options open to funding but I won't list them here. This paragraph is be enough as it is.

Third, we NEED locations! This has been another thorn in our side as we have hit several dead ends and we'd really like to nail them down ASAP. Another producer is pursuing this and I'm hoping he'll have some leads by the end of the week.

Speaking of the end of the week, the Director and I have several interviews with potential Special Effects Supervisors this weekend. I'm excited about it because there are some people with great talent and skill that have submitted applications. The trick is to nail down someone who knows what the hell they're doing and can do it on the cheap. We'll see how that works out and I'll keep the two of you updated.

Our tentative shoot date is looking like the end of March and/or the beginning of April. Hopefully we can get our shit together and pull this off. I know that we can, but like Mel Brooks says, hope for the best but expect the worst.