O.K. the new year and the
new push is under way. I met with
my attorney yesterday and he is going to begin calling actors' agents on my
behalf. I thought having my attorney
make the phone calls would indicate a certain seriousness and professionalism
on my part, and then if the actors' reps or the actors themselves want to talk
to me, then of course I'll take it from there. This is a critical step in the process - a letter of intent
from any of the actors on my list will definitely boost the appeal for potential
investors. I recently re-upped my
streaming service on NetFlix in order to watch some of the comps on my business
plan and to check out some of the actors on my list. I watched a couple of great films with Maria Bello, Charlize
Theron, and a few other actors whom I would consider to be top choices for the
leading role of Kim Claypoole. At
times I let my imagination get the best of me - I imagine what it would be like
to actually work with some of the fine actors I have in mind. These are highly rated actors who have
worked with some of the greatest names in the business, and sometimes I wonder
what they'll think of working with me, and working in this area on a very low
budget film. Although it's a bit
intimidating, it's also very exciting, and I know if given the opportunity,
I'll rise to the occasion! Another
interesting development is the fact that I recently downloaded the new Final
Cut Pro X editing software. I am
so impressed with this technology - it's extremely sophisticated, yet very user-friendly. I bought it specifically for use on an
upcoming job that will require multicam editing, so I've been working with it
in preparation. It accepts just about
every recording format out there including RED Raw - which is the format we'll
be using for SHE LOVES ME, so now I'm considering doing at least a rough cut of
the edit myself - if not something closer to a finished cut - but that's all
yet to be determined. So - I've
sort of temporarily handed the reins over to my attorney, and I have high hopes
that he'll be calling me in the very near future with news of a letter of
intent on the way!
