Hello.
It’s been a long time since I’ve written here. It’s been a busy year…busy on other fronts. I think the second attempt to raise money being such a complete bust (just like the first attempt) took the wind out of my sails. I had to focus on some other things in my life and there just wasn’t much time or energy left over for this or any other project.
So the year is coming to a close and I am feeling the itch to get back to it in earnest. That nagging voice in my head is not going to let me not finish. That was never an option. But going slow has had to be the way up till now.
So earlier in the year I got a job in northern California and moved to Santa Cruz. I didn’t know anyone or anything about the area except that people had always told me I’d love it. I’d just broken up with my girlfriend a couple months before and it was a real “reset” moment. I was starting from zero. It’s been good over all, but pretty lonely at times, which was distracting. So between that and a pretty exhausted full time job nothing was getting done on OCGU. It’s hard to get motivated to sit and edit when you’re starved for human contact. So I’d go out and try and meet people. It’s been quite a social experiment.
Anyway, that’s not what I’m here to talk about. What I want to say is that I seem to have moved past that loneliness thing and that has allowed for enough focus to spark my determination. So in spite of the work week being mostly accounted for I’m buckling down to get this film done!
The year hasn’t been completely without forward progress:
1. The rough cut has been done for a while, but after some input from trusted friends and colleagues I know what I want to do to tighten it up…and it won’t take too long to do either.
2. Major progress has been made on the recording of the score. The drums are done and the guitar and bass are well underway. Maybe another month and that’ll be done I think.
3. I’ve also continued to peak some interest in the film. I’m sure as soon as I have the next cut done things will start to move fast.
So to anyone who’s been waiting for this film to be completed and has started to become discouraged – hang in there; it’s coming…
