the land of the boiling sun...

I bitched about the heat in Tucson. I mildly complained about the Memphis simmering summer before I went on vacation a few weeks ago. But holy crap has it been hot this week! I know that it's been hot enough in some of these areas around the country to kill people. That's got to be a rough way to go. So, there's my small talk.
Here's the real news:
On Sunday, Rusted Sun Films held their first cast and crew meeting for the feature film Divine Manipulation of the Threads. It went off very well (if I do say so). I believe that everyone was entertained by the script. I promised them that it would be a comedy... and the laughs definitely reassured me. We welcomed some new faces to the Rusted Sun Films family and had a good time. Some people couldn't make the meeting due to conflicts and they were missed. However, there were those that said that they would be there, didn't show, didn't get in touch with us, and didn't return messages. That's a big no-no.
There are great opportunities that are made and lost with projects such as this. I'm not saying that we're going to make a movie deal worth millions of dollars that will get everyone involved with the project instant Hollywood fame... but I'm also not saying that the idea is an impossibility. I don't like wasting people's time as I equally don't like having my time wasted. Every bit of time we have to work on this project is important. Those who have worked on various indie films previously know the ropes and know that there are hard working people giving their all.... usually for free. No one likes being jerked around.
Anyway, the ball is rolling. We'll most likely start production this week and into the weekend. We've got a lot of things to shoot, edit, etc. etc. Time to start a'crackin'.
-B