What a day yesterday was. Sitting in the theater and looking at the latest submissions with my fellow judges. We really had a fantastic day. I'm always knocked out when I see so many incredible submissions in one day. We had some films that were excellent in story telling, casting, and locations. Of course I'd like to see all the locations in Kentucky, but we're getting there with the new law passing on the incentives. Which by the way is really good news for all of us in the film business.
One of the things I'd like to comment on is the vast array of films that are so good and being made for such small budgets. I called one of the film makers (I had to ask) and said I hoped he didn't mind if I ask a personal question? What was your budget? Now mind you, this had landscapes, car chases, and lots of people in the back ground. Camera shots that looked like it came right out of Warner's. His answer? 55,000. Yes, that's right 55,000. I'm trying to figure out how Hollywood can manage to put out some of the stuff that doesn't fill theaters and it's 100,000,000? Go figure.
We're getting close to the festival and its really getting exciting. Of course it's doubly exciting for me because I get to come home. A big highlight for me is to get off the plane and take a deep breath of that Kentucky air. It's like prepaid therapy. LOL
Okay, I'll be there at the end of the month. If you have any questions let me know. All the team is in action now preparing for the festival. More about this later.
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