Signing Off...I guess...

It must be pretty obvious by now that not much is happening with regards to me making a film. I've spent April and May trying to raise finance and procrastinating because I don't really know how.

I emailed a number of funders, searched the internet for hours even had a couple of hopeful conversations with people and I finally wrote off to some trusts, only with one of which is there the slightest slimest chance of me getting some money, which naturally gets smaller every day that I don't hear from them although their official "Forget about it now" date is the end of June.

I had this idea about advertising some local companies, putting them on the film credits as sponsors, getting the film played at some local cinemas to make this worth their while. Of course to approach sponsors I'd need a marketing pack so what would go in that? And then who should I approach? Ultimately it's tough going solo with no one to bounce ideas off or fill in the huge gaps in your knowledge and experience. In the end I decided I just don't have the skills at this point in my life, sad but true. I think to be fair to myself not having the time has been a big factor also. I work 2.5 days a week and during April and May I was running some script writing workshops in a theatre school for a few weekends and then there's been the continuing journey of finding money to get me back to university. Perhaps it wasn't just time but energy and focus and there just wasn't enough to go around. Still at least I tried... and someone at least one person liked my script enough to offer to direct it :) thanks Abbe I appreciate that.

We'll see what happens, if I do or don't get into university - it's kind of looking 50/50 at the moment could go either way. If I don't then maybe I will get to make the film afterall although if I do does that mean ultimately I get to make a lot more films in the future? I think I might keep the blog open and do some film reviews from time to time, keep my writing hand in as it were. So I guess I'll be keeping you posted.... Next!