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Journey Home crew gather beach-side pub to discuss the film & eat fried pickles.
I sat down today with production coordinator Kim Byrne and music director Mike White and hashed out the "big" plans for the Journey Home re-shoot.
Mostly, I talked about the vision for the new film and the challenges inherent to the continuing production.
Mike and Kim are great. I finally feel like I am no longer taking every detail of the production onto my shoulders. I now have two highly talented and capable people helping to craft the best documentary we can make.
We also talked about funding and support....marketing and publicity. These things go hand-in-hand. The problem is how to widen the circle of folks who support the film. Social networking is great but only to the point that this website and blog expand beyond simply the sum of my friends and followers.

It was a good meeting and one that left me jazzed and motivated!

Cheers,
-Rick



 
Well, I guess this is what I get for being so excited about being busy again... now, I'm not busy and I'm pacing the floor like an expectant father.
I can't say that I'm not doing anything, though. I've been doing a lot of book work, researching the biology and life-cycles of various sea turtles.
I've also been testing out new rigging for the underwater video cam. I think I finally have it set up the way I like it. :)
I will say this much, it's easy to stay motivated during these "down" times.
All I have to do is look at a picture like the one below. Suddenly, I remember exactly what this project is all about.

Take care,
-RW