Saturday, April 19, 2003 :::
Should be at the library now or cleaning up. I really, really am not ready for this event tonight, but I have to do what I have to do. I have someone have a problem with the VCD of "The Hot Rain," so I have to send her a regular VHS copy. Might look into a VHS duplication house for those who can't read VCDs. I still need to make a DVD of "Blood Kiss," but the computer is still acting weird. Just what I do not need right now. Hey, maybe I'll get enough money to buy a Mac. Should honestly take the Firewire card I have in the other computer and put it in this one. The Firewire might work with the new motherboard. OK. I will definitely include in the budget, editing systems which are already set to do video. I can not be spending time on this and try to be creative as well.
Got to go now. Will report on the Party later. Hope something good will come out of it.
::: posted by Alex at 12:01 PM
Friday, April 18, 2003 :::
One of these days, I will get some sleep at night. Been re-doing the business plan. Which is a good thing, but a bit challenging. On one level, I feel good about things and on another level, it feels like there is a lot more work coming up. My little IT girl e-mailed a few days back. She wished me success because of a review from Thomas M in Cool Cleveland. It was nice of him to come and review the Event. A few people who I would have liked to show up, didn't. Which honestly makes me a little sad cause I thought we were on good terms, still life goes on.
I have to go to another party tomorrow night. It is the anniversary party for Another-look. Supposed to be some "movers and shakers" there and some press. Of course, I have no one to go with. It's OK. I have to be "political" there. Wouldn't be exactly a good date thing anyway.
Doing a lot of rewrites on the TV pilot. I added a new character and a new storyline. My character is a bit more wicked than I may be comfortable with, but it will be a challenge.
I still feel it is some things I am loosing track of or something I am not doing, but I am doing too much as it is. I have a lot of things out there, so that is good. I have to work on some more screenings. I could use a screening of "Blood Kiss" and a screening I was supposed to have of "The Hot Rain" fell through. Sad to say, it did get screened down in Akron, but I couldn't be there because of the workshops. I haveto hear how it worked out yesterday with David M. teaching the class.
Well, I have some things to work on now and have to get mentally ready for tomorrow night. This guy I know saw my catalog for the studio store and he said, you aren't going to have time to make movies anymore. All this other stuff takes time, but I hope it's worth it. We'll see...
::: posted by Alex at 9:56 PM
Tuesday, April 15, 2003 :::
MAN AM I TIRED!
The Event went well, but it took a lot out of me. My boy, Dave, said I looked natural up there in my tux giving a short speech. Maybe so, but it takes a lot out of me. Thanks to some people it came off pretty good. No, no, it came off great. Although I have no plans for a repeat of that anytime soon. I do have someone else's Event to go to this coming Saturday night. Donna invited me to her cusion Jeff's bash. It is supposed to be a lot of press there and good opportunity to pitch the show and Monday I have a meeting that could lead to a screening (more on that later). Little Jess couldn't make it to the Event. Had homework, but I will get with her later and shoot her to finish up "the Dark."
My character has taken a bigger role. If I had the capital, I would bring Rainey back in to finish up things, but I got behind with that and the workshop didn't have as many people as I had hope. Actually had a few people drop out (which I didn't count on either).
Still, the small core of students I do have are good and talented and they seem to be getting a lot out of it. At the end, they will have something to show. Dave M. is doing the duties of teaching tomorrow. I have the Passover/Memorial to go to.
I really need to get the computer back on track. The video editing has been messing up since I got the new motherboard, so I have to go reload things and clear the whole system. After backing up things, I really need to clean up the C drive and reload everything. Lord, knows I don't have time for that, but I think it will be needed sooner than later. Maybe next Monday I can get into that.
Now what to do with Indie Cleveland? The first part of the Event was really more Prelude2Cinema, than Indie Cleveland, so I have to do some scaling back with IC and let people have the Yahoo! group as a chance to network. No more real world meetings for a while. I do have some plans for the IC site that would take it in a direction I can handle without relying on others. Still, my first focus is getting the TV pilot finished and marketing the studio store.
OK, OK, work aside, there is a little dark haired girl I have een talking to lately. Of course we are just frineds and she has a boyfriend, but she is nice to talk to. Haven't had much time to really think of any one girl. Oh, a few of them cross my mind, but no real one I am pursuing. Not in the way, I am pursuing the Studio.
I supposed being in the show is good. I get to live out some kind of life in that, but my character is not the nicest of guys, nor does he have any real relationships. I know all my characters are wicked. My friend Donna got a chance to see the VCD of "The Hot Rain" and she said my character was taking advantage of that blonde girl and he was an arrogant prick. I think she is actually right. She asked, did I want to get a reputation for playing assholes? Well, no, but I think it is good she got wrapped up in the movie with such an emotional pull. I thought the quality would throw her off, but it is a good story and being in black and white makes a point.
Now, do I talk about things I shouldn't? Hmm, well, let's say I talked to my consigliere and we had a discussion about time being valuable and not wasting it on certain people. I agree. As I get further ahead, I just have to tell people the truth: I can't spare the time. A few people have pissed me off this week, then later on, asked for my help. I find it funny that I was kind to them afterwards. Still, I do have a list of people who I will deal with "kid gloves." I won't be mean to them because that is too much energy, but I won't be helpful as I could be. I really need to finish things here and get the work out there. And there are people I do care about and want to help along.
There is this other thing going on, but I will have to wait to see how that comes out.
::: posted by Alex at 10:38 PM
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