What can I say? Sitting in a windowless room each day from 9-6 crunching numbers and dealing with things as they come. What else can one aspect whilst producing, but not to go against what I have just said, but it's stressful, having the weight of the film resting on your shoulders. So would I choose to do it again? Yes.
I feel I have learned something new each day, I have made alot of mistakes. But I can say honestly that I have learned from them. This being the first thing I've properly produced, to have everything sorted apart from make-up I feel is not that bad. Worst comes to worse we have a film with shinny faces.
So people choose to do this as a living? to be sat in front of a computer looking at contracts and budgets? Why? Well thats not something I can answer really, theres just something about it that gets you. For one its forced me to get myself organised, I can physically feel my brain working in a more streamline way now. As before it was more just a random mash of thoughts and half thought out ideas.
Budgeting for this film has been my main concern, the dog, actress and travel all take a hefty chunk of that £1000. I am not going to over spend but I still want to come in as much under budget as possible. I'm not seeing the £1000 as money that needs to be spent, I am doing everything in my power to get around everything that will take even just £2 of that budget.
Having a good time? Well ask me that next week, or well after Edinburgh Film Festival when I've had time to relax and get myself silly drunk and watch a bucket load of movies.
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