Although it took a bit longer than we had hoped, Berka and I finally got a firm "yes" from Quan and the Edgewater Beach Cafe! It's really exciting for us and Berka did most of the work to make this happen. He kept calling and texting and emailing Quan. We have a very unique relationship--he does the things I don't particularly like to do and vice versa. He's great at picking up the phone and calling people and not getting emotional and hanging up, like I would do. I'm good at more of the organizational side of things, contacting press, etc.
But this feels great--another item checked off our checklist. People don't realized, at least I never did, what goes on in order to get a film made. The script and shooting are the fun parts. It's the preproduction, post production, securing locations, securing talent, getting commitments, getting props, organizing a shooting schedule, writing a shooting script to go with your actual script, dealing with egos (including your own), getting the final script registered as well as a copyright, getting food for the cast and crew for the long shooting days, rewriting the script, sticking to budgets, developing a web presence, casting and securing a world-class chef, getting insurance, figuring out what O +E means, talking with investors, contacting studio executives, revisiting your list to see what you've forgotten, replacing talent who have to accept paying gigs, spending quality time with your wife, staying healthy and not getting sick, sleeping...
But it sure beats office life. I was going to say it beats a 9-5, but the hours are much, much longer.
Oh, and we finally found our Courtney! It's all taking shape.
27 days until we start principal photography
