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When my friend Anesti called me and asked if I was willing to help out with FilmBlazer’s Two Week Turnaround Tour (T3) I immediatly said yes. Wow I really didn’t know what I was getting into.

I contacted Josh that night and he told me to meet him under a bridge. Yeah, okay not a problem.

We filmed the epic fight scene that day and it was a long day. A long hot day. A very long hot day. (you get the point)

I met JJ Smile, that day as well as meeting Jamie who is trekking along with Josh on this crazy film making adventure. I also met several of the best talent in Tampa, giving selflessly their abilities.

We filmed several scenes on the following days it was mostly a blur. I do remember that Josh had this incredible 8ft. crane that was provided by kesslercrane

Check out filmbazer.com and also check out the movie here called Equal Force.

This feels like a book report more than my experience of what has inspired me to keep up on my filmmakiing, but it will have to suffice as I didn’t write this as soon as I did it. That’ll teach me.

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