Knowing when to give up on a goal is a hard realization. (Not really giving up, but I am postponing it indefinitely.)
There were several factors that led me to this decision. Not one of them, I believe, were of the “chickening out” type.
1. There just wasn’t enough money
I believe that 3 months salary was what I was shooting for. I could have come up with about a month. If I knew I had enough income once I got to California, then this would not be a problem, but nothing was 100%
2. My demo reel was lacking
The demo reel I had was over two years old and I couldn’t get a job off of it. It is kind of sad as I know that I could make a really great demo with some time.
3. The economy is really unstable (duh)
Unless you are living under a rock, you know that the economy has tanked. We as a people haven’t seen it hit us… yet. (Is this what they ment by trickle down economics?)
So as these things may have prevented me from going to California, they have not stopped me from my dreams. I intend to sink deep into my writing over the winter and would like to emerge with a few screenplays and shoot one of them in the spring.
Also, I had been approached to direct a music video. I am really, really looking forward to this.
I appreciate everyones support and believe me I can stil use the wtgs and OMGWTFs as I continue to embark on my filmmaking journey.
Have a great week and I will update soon.
Eddie