Life as a Filmmaker in Sin City...

Well....

It's been a few weeks since I've written a blog. Simply put, I just haven't had time. You'd wonder, how hard is it to just take a few minutes here and there to write a quick blog? Well....I'm finding out, the older I get, and the more I'm trying to just get by and make a living...the less time I have to be on the internet. It's refreshing, to have a few minutes here on a Sunday night in Vegas to finally write another blog.

I'm sitting here in my living room, in my apartment just off the Las Vegas Strip. I like this little one bedroom apartment. It's nothing like my little spread back in Milford; but it's nice, having a nice little place to vegetate after a hard day's work in this city that never sleeps.

My new job is going good. Been working it here in Vegas for about 2 months now. Not much money, but enough to pay the bills out here and get by. All my time and energy these last couple of months have been put into my job. No focus on making movies and being a filmmaker at this moment. I need to find some time to get back to that. Hard to do right now, while being civilized and making a living.

Our brand new mockumentary short film PAYDAY LOAN will be starting the film festival circuit soon. Should know by Thanksgiving if it got accepted to Sundance or Slamdance in Park City. Got a good feeling that film will start out with a bang in Park City. It's mind blowing, and very relevant to the current times. Getting ready to start submitting PAYDAY LOAN to other fests too....

Our new hit short film FUCKIN' OLD BITCH is rockin'....this month, it rocked Birmingham's Sidewalk Film Festival. Just haven't had the time to focus on festivals these last couple of months....

Gotta lot to do here in Vegas over these next 6 months. Getting ready to continue production of our feature documentary THE OLD STRIPPER; planning on shooting a new short here in Vegas in the next couple of months; and this winter, shooting my first pilot here on the West Coast. Lot's going on!

Until next time.....another day as a filmmaker in Sin City, making a living and getting by....

Filmmaking in Vegas...and Living Life

Whew....

It's been 3 weeks since I've written a blog. Man...I can tell I'm getting old. I've been working my job hard here in Vegas this last month...and putting all my time, mind and energy in this job. By the end of the day, I'm drained; and just feel like being at the apartment here and not working on anything else. So all this online stuff, and filmmaking stuff has been on hold these last few weeks.....

In fact...to be honest...this is kind of refreshing. It feels good to be living a regualar life for change. Making a living. Working a job. Making a buck. It feels good.

I really want to get a lot done while I'm here in Vegas. Really need to start marketing Mother's new STRIPPER book. I know we're sitting on a gold mine here. I've just got to find time in the evenings to spend an hour or two each night online to promote and work the book. It's online on Lulu to sell; and if people just knew about it, we would be set financially. Gotta work it....

Trying to get the early stages set for our new film festival here in Vegas too. I know an underground film festival will go over here in town. Gotta find time to work on this...

Film wise, a lot's going on. Our new hit short film FUCKIN' OLD BITCH continues to rock the fest circuit worldwide. The film played Birmingham's Sidewalk Film Festival last week; and has played over 20 festivals worldwide this year since premiering in Orlando in March. Hopefully, it'll play Sundance or Slamdance in January!

As well, my brand new short film PAYDAY LOAN is submitted to Sundance and Slamdance. Want it to premiere at one of those fests. Should know the results by Thanksgiving. And then start submitting to festivals.

Later this year, I'll be shooting our next short film THE TRICK here in Vegas; and this winter, shoot our new tv pilot here in Vegas. Lots going on.

I just need to find time and energy outside of work to start working other things. It'll come....

I love being a filmmaker.....

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