GETTING BEAT DOWN AND GETTING BACK UP

Feeling the blows of failure is quiet a difficult thing to handle. What do I mean? 10 years on one film is just too long. There are days I feel beaten by life and just feel like giving in and handing in the bloody towel I just used to wipe my beaten, bloody, and bruised face clean. What happens if I give up? Nothing really happens at all. Dreams become old dust covered crumbling books in a shelf in the back of my mind. Life moves on, who cares. For those of you who have quit I feel little sympathy for you. Why don't I quit? I just don't want to wake up when I'm fifty and say "what could have been?...what could I've done if I just kept moving forward." There's that little monster that lives inside of me. This fouled mouth smelly creature somewhere deep in my guts tells me to "KEEP GOING! DON'T STOP! " In all of our lives we meet people who say you can't do it...your not good enough. I've heard things just like that. It makes the monster grow inside. Getting, bigger, and bigger. I hear the deep raspy voice say "DON'T STOP! DON'T LET THE DREAM DIE! "
What led me to this rant. I just had to get it out of me. We all have dreams don't give in! Don't give up! Don't let the dream die!
10 years of ideas for new films sit on the dusty self in my brain. Soon I'm going to be getting to work again on something new. Once The Other Side Of Hell is done. Its time to move forward.

Changes and Digital Filmmaking Work Shop

Its been some time since I've written a blog. Well, a lot has happened. First I want to say the Digital Film Making Work Shops are great for the people wanting to become filmmakers. Bill Millios and Marc Vadeboncoeur give students hands on experience instead of sitting in a class talking about theory. If you want to go to film school it's okay I guess if you like over paying and getting teachers who either failed as filmmakers or believe that Hollywood is the only way to do it. In this day and age there is no need put twenty or thirty thousand into four years of film school. Learning from real independents who understand and know the realities of film making will push you farther ahead. You'll also save money to buy a camera or get your first film started.
Ten years of my life are tied up in The Other Side Of Hell. There's a lot of blood, sweat, and headaches in this film. I'm coming close to having it finished. Once the color correction is done and the final cut is locked then I'll be jumping on to the sound mix and sound track. I've seen the Other Side Of Hell a million times and I know if the sound design is weak the film will fall flat. When I put the trailers on the web then you'll get an idea of what I'm going for as far as the sound mix and music I want.
Also I'd like to thank all the hard working crew members and actors who put in a lot of time in to this crazy film. Without their help I wouldn't have this film near done. I feel I'm lucky that the people who have worked on the film understand what I'm trying to go for. There is no "I" in making a film. It is a group effort. With out a great crew the film wouldn't be made.
I think all of us get discouraged at one time or another. I've lost momentum with The Other Side OF Hell for sometime. What keeps me going is the love of film making. The best part is when there are no EGOS involved!