The real challenge of starting a new project is actually starting the project. It’s getting the proverbial ship out of port and out into the ocean. In filmmaking, that’s the first shoot day. All the pre-production in the world doesn’t actually count as making something. But once you start the cameras rolling, everything changes. Suddenly there’s momentum, there’s movement, there’s proof that you are actually doing something beyond merely dreaming or researching.
Thursday was that day for me. The first interview of my first feature doc is in the can (or on the harddrive). It went extremely well. Alen Auguste is a fantastic communicator and has an amazing story to share.
I’m looking forward to sharing more of this journey with you.