With the shoot fast approaching, I realised that funds might not be as tip top as I hoped they would be. The whole project has turned around in next to no time, which I’m sure is something I’ll never experience again (based on the horror stories I’ve heard about development hell).
Consequently, with the coffers sinking lower, it’s time to don my best winning smile and say that if anyone does want to help out financially with the film, I would be most appreciative.
I’ve added a Paypal Donate link to the site (for the majority of you who seem to read this blog through RSS readers, it’s here.) Credits for all donations and a copy of the film for donations over £10 ($20 US) (make sure you tell me your address!).
I’ll upload the shooting script in the next day or two, once I’ve had a chance to update and check through the latest, and hopefully last, set of changes that we made yesterday.
Everything is starting to fall into place for the shoot now. I have an excellent crew, which is growing steadily. Chris Knowles (whose year long tenure of Kent Screen comes to an end on Friday) has offered to come and help out as 1st AD as well which is cool.
It’s going to be very strange moving from a crew which more or less knew nothing about making a film with SToA to working with a cast and crew that are all vastly more experienced than me and have worked on such films as Aliens, Saving Private Ryan and Empire Strikes Back.
One half of my brain is telling me to “run like hell, boy, you’re way out of your depth!” The other, calm rational half, is telling me that with all this skill at my disposal, I can’t really go wrong, can I?
Thankfully, the calm side is winning hands down. Right, now where’s that Paul McKenna CD…