November 25, 2009. The day before Thanksgiving. Man, I see so much work ahead. Here I am, now writing a kids book. What the heck does this have to do with making a movie?!? Seriously! NOW here I am making this Youtube show and posting a blog?!? WTF?!?!? I dind’t learn this stuff in film school, man. But the truth is (as it always is) that the medium is changing. It’s evolving. It’s growing. And artists have to grow with it. I have never been one who stuck to one medium. I’ve always loved to draw, to play music, to sculpt, to write, to perform…EVERYTHING! I love tellings stories, man. And I will be the first to tell you that I am not a rock-star at any of those mediums. I’m just the over-excitable guy who can’t wait to try something new…because…because…well, because it’s just there, man! Seriously! Put a remote control car in front of me, and I have to play with it. Put a waterslide in front of me, and I have to go down it. Put a musical instrument in front of me, and I have to try to play it. I just HAVE to! My fingers fidget. My heart races. My nerves get anxious. My eyes get crazed and focus and I think to myself, “ooooh, gimme. Gimme!”
At the same time, I would wreck-lessly throw myself into someone else’s life or pull someone else into mine. “Wanna hang out? Wanna talk about heart-ache? What’s going on? Wanna know what’s going on with me?!?!” It’s all on my sleeve, man. No holds barred.
So now, as I write this kid’s book, I am reminding myself that this idea is not too crazy at all. The bottom line is that I am trying to tell this amazing story through an animated movie. Why?!? Because that is what it has to be! It’s an animated movie and you will understand wholeheartedly when you see it. At the same time, we now have someone who can help publish this story into a book! And suddenly – BAM! There it was,another opportunity to create something in a new medium that I have never embarrassed for myself – the kid’s book.
And yet, as I write this, I constantly think, “What can we do to make this different? What can we do to make this original? To push the limits of the medium? To stay faithful to the story? WHAT CAN WE DO???” And then it came to me. It’s bold and it doesn’t make it any easier. If anything, it makes it more complex and difficult. I just made something new for me THREE TIMES HARDER! But I can’t help it. It’s new, it’s different, and it excites me.
Now, I feel like I am in a sailboat that has just shoved off to see waiting for the winds of creative to fill my sails and take me through a wonderful journey of discovery. Will the winds blow? Man, I do not know. But what I tend to do is saturate myself with things to inspire me in order to generate winds. I fill myself with music. I check out kids books at the library. I read and I look at pictures. I click on images on the web. I watch animated movies in the theaters. Like a Native American spiritualist, I am calling upon Mother Earth to send me her blessings through a gust of wind. I am patient…beating on the same old drum…chanting…breathing… trusting.
So here I go.
HOW ARE YOU GONA USE MY MONEY, CIF GUY?
The donated funds will go into paying back a loan from my father (CIFpop) who is currently funding our DEVELOPMENT PACKAGE. The development package includes the creation of a fully animated scene, character and location designs, and CG animated character tests.
CIFpop is pulling the funds from his line of credit. Unfortunately, this means that his house is being used for the loan collateral (yes, he could potentially lose his house). However, we are both convinced that with my growing fan-base, and your continued support, this movie will come to fruition, and in time make a significant profit that can pay back the loan.
In the meantime, we still need your support! By donating, you will help pay back this loan directly and ASAP to ease the burden on my pop!
CIFpop is pulling the funds from his line of credit. Unfortunately, this means that his house is being used for the loan collateral (yes, he could potentially lose his house). However, we are both convinced that with my growing fan-base, and your continued support, this movie will come to fruition, and in time make a significant profit that can pay back the loan.
In the meantime, we still need your support! By donating, you will help pay back this loan directly and ASAP to ease the burden on my pop!
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THE FINE PRINT
(1)Happy invisible butterflies MAY evoke a happy good feeling in your heart. If not, they may cause indigestion. Do not forget to feed happy invisible butterflies regularly to prevent apocalyptic swarms and global devastation. I do not know what happy invisible butterflies eat. My only guess is that it must also be invisible and somewhat “happy”. Perhaps something invisible and ”joyful” would suffice. Or maybe even invisible and “feeling blah”. But definitely nothing invisible and angry because that would most certainly irritate the happy invisible butterflies, and when that happens, you can kiss this movie (and mankind) good-bye. (2)Due to our ever-evolving technology, this DVD may become a Blu-Ray disc or perhaps a 100% online featurette. If technology excels further and DVD’s become obsolete because entertainment is distributed via brain-chip installation through mucus membrane transfusions, then this “Special Feature” will be included in that cyber-synthetic bio-electrode unless the implantation of the “Special Feature” coupled with the “Feature Presentation” causes brain damage. In that event, for your safety, you'll be sent a rusty old DVD and it’s up to you to find a DVD player (if they still exist). (3)Webisode appearance requires contributor to record him/herself. Footage will be sent directly to me so I can edit you into an official Confession! If you do not have the technical means to record yourself, or prefer not to appear in a ‘Confession’, the character sketch is really cool too. I’ll even sign it if you ask. (4)In addition to this, I can probably get my mom to send you a bag of her homemade beef jerky! It’s good. I’m probably eating some right now. (5)To forewarn you, my saliva may smell like beef jerky. (6)Or, I’ll have my mom make a lot of beef jerky.
* My movie is not yet part of a trilogy, but if you would like to donate the required amount, I will gladly create one.
* My movie is not yet part of a trilogy, but if you would like to donate the required amount, I will gladly create one.
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