Bare Bones - Day One Redux
What an adventure! At the end of day one (Monday) I was basically at the point of exhaustion - collapse in a heap and off to dreamland.
We started off the day with a television interview back in Tulsa that will air on cable this week during the festival, then back to Muskogee where we checked in with the festival organizers and hung out at the Darkwood office discussing our adventures with Bare Bones festival organizers Oscar Ray and ShIronbutterfly (yes, that's her name - I have to get the back story on that!) have been terrific hosts for our first exposure at a festival. Two hours spent talking to them about the ins and outs of the business were worth the price of a seminar admission, not to mention an absolute blast getting to know.
Over and over Oscar stressed the importance of knowing your target market. Aiming for a specific genre, and ultimately, a specific audience focuses your story and film-making in a manner that makes it compelling, and attractive to distributors. Having accurately diagnosed When Love Walks In as a "chick flick", Oscar dispensed wisdom as a wizened sage. "The key to your success is women", he proclaimed, perched on his stool in the Darkwood offices.
"The key to my success is women" I ruminated, as I allowed the truth of his wisdom to sink in. (If my wife is reading this, well, ...gulp...) No, seriously, the key to the success of When Love Walks In will be women, and the key to my success is one women, my wife Margaret, who is holding together family and soccer program while I'm on the road. Thanks, Margaret. Without you, this would not only not be possible, it wouldn't even be worth it.
Oscar was very enthusiastic about When Love Walks In. He was confident that our publicity work and effort we have put into marketing would hit the right buttons with potential buyers, and lead to a sale. We are eagerly hoping he is a prophet.
Oklahoma is beautiful - the weather, though threatening rain, has been super, especially compared to my hometown at this time of year. Days in the seventies, and the fragrance of blooming azaleas everywhere. It doesn't hurt that we show up in the middle of the azalea festival.
For those of you worried that we aren't getting enough to eat, well, it has been difficult, and that's only because there are too many choices. Bar-b-que, mexican, and catfish are all competing for a spot on our top ten favorites list, and we are committed to giving each food genre a sincere and dedicated exploration.
My biggest wish is that my family was here to enjoy this with me. It is a terrific experience so far, and I wish I could share it with them. More tomorrow.
Brad
We started off the day with a television interview back in Tulsa that will air on cable this week during the festival, then back to Muskogee where we checked in with the festival organizers and hung out at the Darkwood office discussing our adventures with Bare Bones festival organizers Oscar Ray and ShIronbutterfly (yes, that's her name - I have to get the back story on that!) have been terrific hosts for our first exposure at a festival. Two hours spent talking to them about the ins and outs of the business were worth the price of a seminar admission, not to mention an absolute blast getting to know.
Over and over Oscar stressed the importance of knowing your target market. Aiming for a specific genre, and ultimately, a specific audience focuses your story and film-making in a manner that makes it compelling, and attractive to distributors. Having accurately diagnosed When Love Walks In as a "chick flick", Oscar dispensed wisdom as a wizened sage. "The key to your success is women", he proclaimed, perched on his stool in the Darkwood offices.
"The key to my success is women" I ruminated, as I allowed the truth of his wisdom to sink in. (If my wife is reading this, well, ...gulp...) No, seriously, the key to the success of When Love Walks In will be women, and the key to my success is one women, my wife Margaret, who is holding together family and soccer program while I'm on the road. Thanks, Margaret. Without you, this would not only not be possible, it wouldn't even be worth it.
Oscar was very enthusiastic about When Love Walks In. He was confident that our publicity work and effort we have put into marketing would hit the right buttons with potential buyers, and lead to a sale. We are eagerly hoping he is a prophet.
Oklahoma is beautiful - the weather, though threatening rain, has been super, especially compared to my hometown at this time of year. Days in the seventies, and the fragrance of blooming azaleas everywhere. It doesn't hurt that we show up in the middle of the azalea festival.
For those of you worried that we aren't getting enough to eat, well, it has been difficult, and that's only because there are too many choices. Bar-b-que, mexican, and catfish are all competing for a spot on our top ten favorites list, and we are committed to giving each food genre a sincere and dedicated exploration.
My biggest wish is that my family was here to enjoy this with me. It is a terrific experience so far, and I wish I could share it with them. More tomorrow.
Brad
posted by Brad Williamson at 4/19/2005 09:11:00 AM
1 Comments:
I do not expect to soon forget the first showing of this film I attended in Three Oaks. Perhaps it was the chilly ride on my Honda or the fact that I was given a free ticket to something that spent such an extensive time in the making. A job well done by all.
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