Fire in the Pulpit Update

This film is going to make some heads roll, when I tell people what it's about I get mixed responses. Alot say it's necessary, some seem afraid, and from the hate email I received when I put an ad out for a producer up in Atlanta, some will burn torches and witch hunt. But it all excites me. I'm ready to put content out there to the world that reflects not only my view point, but addresses an important subject matter and will envoke meaningful dialogue amongst it's viewers. I chose this as my first feature film instead of one of my cheesey horror scripts, or writing a corny action flick because I see a need for it. It effects my community and is a very taboo subject. Creatively it will help establish my voice, which is most important (actually whats most important is making money from it so I can keep going!)

I have my producer, Dany up in Decatur waiting on me to come next weekend so we can secure the main location. It gives me goosebumps just thinking about it, I'm literally going in head first! In the meantime much of my focus is on film funding, because the script is solid and ready to go. If anyone knows of any good film funding sites send them my way!

I'm back and on the grind.... NOW IS THE TIME

Hello all, I'm back to writing, producing, and blogging. After literally taking a trip across the country, I am in a different place mentally. 4 days, alone, in a car = alot of thinking!

I can sort of see the rest of this year, and it's exciting to me. While driving I had the pleasure of reading rebel without a crew. Thats right, I read and drive at the same time (a manual car none the less, can we say skilled?) Anyhoo I figured driving and reading would be the best time to get into the book as much of America is a wasteland. Nothing, no houses, no people, no animals (that I could see whisking by at 80mph)... just nothing but land. If you are a filmmaker or a writer and you've never driven across this country I recommend it highly, seeing it will change you.

Anyway I read the book, and did some mental writing/developing of concepts, and some planning for my first feature film. And it's all coming together very nicely. What I learned from reading Robert Rodriguez's book was priceless. It gave me such a creative boost, and such a ego boost just from reading his journey into film. I have felt lost, trying to figure out how to get into the exclusive Hollywood club, but I had it backwards, Hollywood needs to get into me!

I will learn from the master of indie filmmaking as I embark on the journey of writing/producing/directing my first feature film this year, because if I don't I might as well go to K-mart and put on a vest and check out customers because I will never be a filmmaker if I don't do it now!