This week I’ve been a frickin’ wreck. The screening for my film is in three days and I’ve been frantic trying to make sure the theater is filled to the brim with people. Having people watch your film on the big screen is what every filmmaker wants until they realize: oh my god. people will be watching my film on the big screen!
I’ve spent a good deal of time sending emails, tweets on Twitter, Facebook invites, Myspace messages and global messages to my email address book asking people to 1) vote 2) buy tickets 3) tell a friend and 4) have their friend buy a ticket. I’ve been lucky enough to have a few folks on Twitter retweet my solicitation messages. One in particular, @loopmovie got the trailer listed on CurrenTV and @TonyComstock has been instrumental in offering advice in preparation for DIY self distribution should the need arise. Tank Jones, leading actor in The Broken Hearts Club did outstanding work in getting his peeps to the Bside website to vote on the trailer. Kikey Castillo, who plays Regina in the film, has been a dynamo of PR, connecting me with two prominent public relations consultants.
But this week has been insane. I’ve done nothing but worry. I’ve worried about selling out the theater. I’ve worried if people will like the movie. I’ve worried that something disastrous would happen to the digibeta tape. I’ve worried that no press will attend. Worry, worry worry. I became obsessed with avoiding failure at all costs.
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Then I watched a film by Reid Gershbein called The Dabbler (see previous post) and I realized that it’s about the joy of the journey not the success of reaching a destination. I’ve already attained the success I wanted to obtain. There is no failure at this point. The truth is, I’ve done as much as I know how to do and as well as I know how to do to make this screening a success. Now I’m done working. It’s time to sit back and enjoy the ride. I’m just a happy little panda now.
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