It was time. For as long as I can remember I had dreamed of becoming an independent film/tv producer and for most of my adult life that’s all it was, a dream. Sure I had all the excuses such as “I can’t do this type of art form by myself” or “it’s not the right time” or my favorite one “I will do this soon”. Well soon never came around and as every new year rolled by, and another resolution to finally do this fell by the wayside, I would get more and more depressed.
Now it’s not to say I did nothing all this time. I produced, directed and hosted a popular local television show for a few years called The Comic Book Show and for the last 5 years I was a part of a local sketch comedy group. As a member of that group, I achieved some recognition for video and audio shorts and the group attained some internet notoriety. But it was never enough.
I came to the realization that it wasn’t anyone else’s fault but my own as to why I haven’t achieved my dream. I was determined that 2008 would be different. I made a resolution that this year, would be the year of no excuses. Little did I know that a fellow member of that very same sketch comedy group, Gia Porras, was feeling the same frustrations. Both of us yearned to do the longer pieces, the indie films and television pilots. Both of us were feeling extremely frustrated. Then one weekday night, I turned to Gia and told her that come hell or high water, we were going to get this done this year. She looked at me with complete agreement and since that day, we have not let anything or anyone slow us down.