..but some of us are looking at the stars.
- Oscar Wilde
After a considerable amount of work done to broach the TV series world, mostly because I have had no real experience producing anything but short and feature films not being peddled to a cable, network or online streaming service , I have experienced my very first TV series world setback. One of my main investors, who I had been finessing for almost six months, politely yet abruptly backed out of our deal. Via text message. And no, the deal was not in writing. It was not set in stone. That was the next step. And I get it, shit happens. Get over it. This is the world of TV / Film. If you are a filmmaker and you haven't experienced any sort of disappointment thus far, you are just starting out OR you are an anomaly. And I hate you. Ha !! No seriously, I hate you.
Regardless of knowing that an investor's intentions can sour at the drop of a hat doesn't make it any less easier to deal with. And yes, I know the drill. And yet I am binge-watching Homeland and now a new entree favorite, Cinemax's Outcast in the hopes that all the pieces will just come together because I am a good person. Because I work tirelessly to make it happen. Because I deserve it. Ha !! Yeah I know...
This whole too-familiar scenario brings to mind the also famous quote from another creative, Orson Welles. You may recall this segment of his rant with regard to filmmaking "It's about 2% moviemaking and 98% hustling." Well, what you may not know is that there is much more to this quote that many would not be so keen on.
"I think I made essentially a mistake in staying in movies but it’s a mistake I can’t regret because it’s like saying I shouldn't have stayed married to that woman but I did because I love her. I would have been more successful if I hadn't been married to her, you know. I would have been more successful if I'd left movies immediately, stayed in the theatre, gone into politics, written, anything. I've wasted a greater part of my life looking for money and trying to get along, trying to make my work from this terribly expensive paintbox which is a movie. And I've spent too much energy on things that have nothing to do with making a movie. It's about two percent movie-making and ninety-eight percent hustling. It's no way to spend a life." - Orson Welles.
Thank you, Mr. Welles. I'll keep that in mind the next time I entertain suicidal ideations.
- Oscar Wilde
After a considerable amount of work done to broach the TV series world, mostly because I have had no real experience producing anything but short and feature films not being peddled to a cable, network or online streaming service , I have experienced my very first TV series world setback. One of my main investors, who I had been finessing for almost six months, politely yet abruptly backed out of our deal. Via text message. And no, the deal was not in writing. It was not set in stone. That was the next step. And I get it, shit happens. Get over it. This is the world of TV / Film. If you are a filmmaker and you haven't experienced any sort of disappointment thus far, you are just starting out OR you are an anomaly. And I hate you. Ha !! No seriously, I hate you.
Regardless of knowing that an investor's intentions can sour at the drop of a hat doesn't make it any less easier to deal with. And yes, I know the drill. And yet I am binge-watching Homeland and now a new entree favorite, Cinemax's Outcast in the hopes that all the pieces will just come together because I am a good person. Because I work tirelessly to make it happen. Because I deserve it. Ha !! Yeah I know...
This whole too-familiar scenario brings to mind the also famous quote from another creative, Orson Welles. You may recall this segment of his rant with regard to filmmaking "It's about 2% moviemaking and 98% hustling." Well, what you may not know is that there is much more to this quote that many would not be so keen on.
"I think I made essentially a mistake in staying in movies but it’s a mistake I can’t regret because it’s like saying I shouldn't have stayed married to that woman but I did because I love her. I would have been more successful if I hadn't been married to her, you know. I would have been more successful if I'd left movies immediately, stayed in the theatre, gone into politics, written, anything. I've wasted a greater part of my life looking for money and trying to get along, trying to make my work from this terribly expensive paintbox which is a movie. And I've spent too much energy on things that have nothing to do with making a movie. It's about two percent movie-making and ninety-eight percent hustling. It's no way to spend a life." - Orson Welles.
Thank you, Mr. Welles. I'll keep that in mind the next time I entertain suicidal ideations.
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