A Day in the Life of a Megalomaniacal Producer/Director

Playing the waiting game...

   Well everything is basically set up now. I've got my first (and worst) paying gig out of the way, so all of the nervous "ohmigod I'm on a movie set" kinks are out of the system. Now I can focus on perfecting my craft. I also start the job at the television station tomorrow, so I can finally start learning about the joys of editing and polishing a finished product in the production room. Finally, I've got the meeting set up with my Hollywood contact so I can relax a little about trying to get my foot in the door.

   It may seem as though everything is downhill from here, and all I have to do is go to Los Angeles to knock over the pins. But this is terrible for me, because I'm not good at playing the waiting game. I've got two months before I leave for L.A. and that means I'll get into the habit of worrying. I tend to think about what could go wrong, and when that eats away at my confidence I start second guessing myself, and thats when you really lose it. You're probably thinking "What kind of megalomaniac has confidence issues?". Good point, I'm working on that. I'll let you know how it goes. At any rate, I keep myself busy by working on those screenplays and working at my dead-end job, but I have severe writers block and working a crappy job only makes me think about L.A. more. I guess I'm just stuck in my personal hell for the remainder of my time in North Carolina.

How do you do it?

11:35, 2006-Aug-2 .. Posted by WhenLightningStrikes

I've been stopping by your blog and to hear the tone with which you talk about getting gigs, contacts, and the like is well, enviable. I always struggle with those aspects of the business. What's your secret?

I know there are people who can sell...to the... I don't know what you do. How do you get these very busy, bombarded people to take notice of you? How do you pitch yourself?