Productizzle Updatizzle- I've been working with Connor too long :)

What a crazy semester this has been. To be honest, there were moments when I had my doubts we would ever get the film done. A few weeks ago the cut of our film was still raw interview footage, no B-Roll, no animations, no music, no credits-- nada. For majority of the semester I had very little involvement in the editing process. I decided to take the initiative to give more creative input and express my opinions on the cut. My ideas were extremely well received and I am so glad I decided to help out because with all our powers combined, the film has made a complete 180! To see it finally come together has been a relief, but also extremely exciting. I'm really proud of what we've done and what we're representing. For what's at stake, I hope our film can make an impact in North Carolina. Even if it changes just 1 person's mind about their opinion of the Film Incentive, I will be happy.

I've chosen to follow a path in the business side of filmmaking, but thanks to my awesome team members Robert and Connor, I've learned so much more about the creative and technical side of the industry, improved my craft, and have grown to appreciate aspects of filmmaking that I had little experience with/knowledge of. YAY!

Visions 4!

This was my second year attending the Visions Film Festival & Conference. Last year's festivities were amazing, but this year Visions knocked it out of the park. I'm incredibly impressed with my fellow classmates (and Shannon!) who dedicated so much time and effort to put on such a fantastic event; their efforts made last weekend one of the greatest things I've experienced while being at UNCW! The event itself was so well organized, but the icing on the cake was the pool of talented filmmakers and scholars who got to showcase their work. I had heard so much about the awesome film submissions all year long and couldn't wait to see some inspiring work. Of course I was expecting to see great student films from all over, but I was not prepared for the mass amount of ingenuity and genius that radiated from each film. Gifted doesn't even begin to describe the featured filmmakers and scholars. I attended the 2nd film block and was absolutely blown away by every single filmmaker and animator. Creativity, originality, production value- they had it all and kept everyone in that audience captivated the entire time. I couldn't believe that Pandy, Dia De Los Muertos, Straight Down Low, Heartbeats of Fiji, to name a few, were done by students not much younger or older than I! I was truly inspired by their craft and felt motivated to push myself to create something as phenomenal as their work.

I honestly wish I could have joined the Visions team! To see everyone's hard work come together like that must have felt so surreal, it would've been a great thing to be a part of. Although we won't be able to submit our film for Visions 5, my goal for every other film festival we (hopefully) get accepted in to will be to leave the audience as astounded as the Vision's audience was for their guests. The festival was a great reminder for myself that I must always work to my full potential and strive to create something that will not only be received well, but will also reflect me as a person and filmmaker.

Festival & Marketing Budget

	FESTIVAL/OUTREACH BUDGET				4/2/14
	Keep It Rolling
	Festivals	Budget	Actual	Difference ($)	Difference (%)
	Festival Submission Fees	$400	$230	$170.00	42.5%
	Blank DVDs (30 pack)		$12.00	$(12.00)
	Manila Envelopes ($.20 ea)		$0.60	$(0.60)
	Shipping	$105	$46.00	$59.00	56.2%
	Postage		$2.00	$(2.00)
	Marketing & Outreach
	Graphic Design- Seed Nouveau		$400	$(400.00)
	Postcard Design	$200	$200	$-	0.0%
	Printing Services- Postcards	$100	$100	$-	0.0%
	Printing Services- Posters (5)	$100	$100	$-	0.0%
	Website- Domain & Hosting (12 months)	$300	$80	$220.00	73.3%
	Total Expenses	$1,480	$1,170.60		0.0%