Bringing in the big guns blog.9
The big issues are now in getting the equipment shipped from Toronto to Shannon. This will comprise of a skid with all the camera gear, sound gear and some lights. Vinit is dealing with this on his end and I am just keeping tabs and trying to make sure we can get as much as is possible on board that skid for the best possible price. I am imagining we should have that here by Wednesday or Thursday of next week. The lighting list that Vinit proposed is being dealt with as well, as in surgically, I am snipping off like a blind barber, and trying to reduce the costs as it is at the moment almost four times more expensive than what I have allowed for, got to keep it tight with the proviso that I can probably put more money that way when it comes down to it.
A big problem laughing in my face at the moment is catering. We had the possibility touted that one particular restaurant would handle it all and pretty much for free. IMAGINE THAT!!! But now that seems to have been a possible premature and highly unlikely prospect. I went around to several restaurants on Monday evening, and the best offer from a very good restaurant was 12 euro a head, for a choice of two starters and two mains, with tea and coffee, added to this they would mix it up every night. I mentioned that price to one of the others in the course of conversation and they were amazed, but that is still, let’s say we have 20 sitting down to dinner after shooting every night, that is five grand which I don’t have, and also we need lunch catered into the location everyday, another potential bill of at least 3,500 euro I would imagine. OH SHIT!!!! In a cavalier fashion we took for granted what might have possibly been a gingerly conversation between Alan and this guy, this might now come back to terrorize the budget.
It feels to me that the final aspects of the budget are the ones most fraught with anxiety, as everything depends upon such and such being in place, and I don’t have that delicious last 10,000 euro gold bar to wedge back the avalanche. Kevin Goodman did mention over the phone that he might invest, without any prompting from me, he was just excited by the possibility of it all, I wrote him an e-mail about exactly that and will wait to see his reply. Now the focus is on logistics, getting people in and comfortable, arranging transport at all times, thinking in advance about what requirements people might have, trying to keep it fun and constructive for all involved. I have to get moving on a party peg for this circus tent, got to get a space where we can swing.
We now own the domain www.spiderholethemoive.com and I have spoken with Robert Condon, a great friend of mine and a seriously talented musical mind, about designing a basic blog site to get us off the ground, he is cool with that, Robert will also do a sound track for the documentary, and design our website. Robert is to my mind an incredible composer in the making, a magnum of champagne just waiting to be popped. Paul Ashe yet another brilliant individual thankfully still living in Kerry, who is well cultured and versed has also offered to get involved and will host the site and keep it nice and juicy for those sophisticated Google requisites. Between Paul and his company www.zeitsolutions.com and Robert we will have two capable creative talents to handle this invaluable aspect of the possible PR surge. I just have to dream up the style, content and visuals.
Meanwhile back to the drawing board, and I am now nine pounds the lighter and feeling so much better. Did the three day fast, and also began a regime of cycling first thing in the morning, 7 a.m. at the moment, only for about three miles by the way as I have just quit smoking and have been a Slobadon for an age. Then at mid day I have been going everyday to the gym and using the sauna, added to the above a couple of fast paced walks along the magnificent Ballyheigue beach, for images of this, visit, www.bedandbreakfastkerry.com. Now I am going to supplement this with a protein diet, I had two fillet stakes yesterday, yum yum yum, pigs saucy bum!!!! The aim is to loose twenty pounds, and be capable of giving everybody support and energy over the course of the production without becoming depleted myself. Time will tell. Thank fuck my hitherto deleterious life style has presently been knocked on the head.
A big problem laughing in my face at the moment is catering. We had the possibility touted that one particular restaurant would handle it all and pretty much for free. IMAGINE THAT!!! But now that seems to have been a possible premature and highly unlikely prospect. I went around to several restaurants on Monday evening, and the best offer from a very good restaurant was 12 euro a head, for a choice of two starters and two mains, with tea and coffee, added to this they would mix it up every night. I mentioned that price to one of the others in the course of conversation and they were amazed, but that is still, let’s say we have 20 sitting down to dinner after shooting every night, that is five grand which I don’t have, and also we need lunch catered into the location everyday, another potential bill of at least 3,500 euro I would imagine. OH SHIT!!!! In a cavalier fashion we took for granted what might have possibly been a gingerly conversation between Alan and this guy, this might now come back to terrorize the budget.
It feels to me that the final aspects of the budget are the ones most fraught with anxiety, as everything depends upon such and such being in place, and I don’t have that delicious last 10,000 euro gold bar to wedge back the avalanche. Kevin Goodman did mention over the phone that he might invest, without any prompting from me, he was just excited by the possibility of it all, I wrote him an e-mail about exactly that and will wait to see his reply. Now the focus is on logistics, getting people in and comfortable, arranging transport at all times, thinking in advance about what requirements people might have, trying to keep it fun and constructive for all involved. I have to get moving on a party peg for this circus tent, got to get a space where we can swing.
We now own the domain www.spiderholethemoive.com and I have spoken with Robert Condon, a great friend of mine and a seriously talented musical mind, about designing a basic blog site to get us off the ground, he is cool with that, Robert will also do a sound track for the documentary, and design our website. Robert is to my mind an incredible composer in the making, a magnum of champagne just waiting to be popped. Paul Ashe yet another brilliant individual thankfully still living in Kerry, who is well cultured and versed has also offered to get involved and will host the site and keep it nice and juicy for those sophisticated Google requisites. Between Paul and his company www.zeitsolutions.com and Robert we will have two capable creative talents to handle this invaluable aspect of the possible PR surge. I just have to dream up the style, content and visuals.
Meanwhile back to the drawing board, and I am now nine pounds the lighter and feeling so much better. Did the three day fast, and also began a regime of cycling first thing in the morning, 7 a.m. at the moment, only for about three miles by the way as I have just quit smoking and have been a Slobadon for an age. Then at mid day I have been going everyday to the gym and using the sauna, added to the above a couple of fast paced walks along the magnificent Ballyheigue beach, for images of this, visit, www.bedandbreakfastkerry.com. Now I am going to supplement this with a protein diet, I had two fillet stakes yesterday, yum yum yum, pigs saucy bum!!!! The aim is to loose twenty pounds, and be capable of giving everybody support and energy over the course of the production without becoming depleted myself. Time will tell. Thank fuck my hitherto deleterious life style has presently been knocked on the head.
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