As we come down to the last few days before American Film Market begins, we find ourselves scrambling to put the pieces together to complete our movie for our sales rep. The stress of making an independent film wears on us, with very few people to call upon for help, we find ourselves responsible for everything. Our sales reps asked for some last minute changes, but in this process of making changes we find nothing takes just a few hours to do. One change in the time line of our film, means hours of repositioning every single sound design piece. I look forward to the day when we have the finances to hire help in this process. But first you have to make something for anyone to believe in you. Its the Hollywood catch twenty-two, you cant get anything until you have already done something. So you must put your foot in the water, and begin to walk deep into the abyss.
I don't believe in being too attached to a project that you cant see out of it. I have learned that you must being willing to make changes, because over all you want a product that is marketable for the masses. Making a movie for just a few people is a waste of time in my opinion. Especially in the beginning, until you have clout to make your dream projects, and the power to say, "this is it take it or leave it".
You must be willing to mold and change according to what is desirable to a buyer. I have discovered this many times in the process of making our first feature film.
AFM begins next week, and I plan on reporting back on the progress our sales rep's make. I am extremely thankful I don't have to sit in the business meetings, as an artist I think its good to have a bit of a distance from all the negative talk, that will surround our film.
