WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY OR JUST PEARS?

I suppose it depends on how you look at the picture.

There have been some interesting (albeit unprecedented) developments recently — eternal reminders of just how fickle a maiden this industry is.

Collingwood Management want to put ‘LUCIDITY’ on hold because a new project has come along that has money attached to it already. The good news is that they are interested in hiring me for a rewrite, which would mean a fairly big paycheque.

Paycheques are good.

Chris Tougas seems to have made some headway campaigning for ‘DYNAMO’. Several more State-side producers have agreed to read the script and we’re still awaiting word from Robert Lawrence. Of course, his inbox is probably the largest, and by that rationale, the most likely to take forever to wade through. Patience, I’ve heard, is a virtue.

And nothing yet from Alliance Atlantis or any of their subsidiaries.

This is how things stand as I prepare for a peaceful week-long vacation camping on Hornby Island with my fiancee and inlaws. And you know what?

I need it.

Talk to you all when I get back.

D.

‘DYNAMO’ FINISHES TOP 15% AT NICHOLL’S

Yep.

That’s the healthiest way of looking at it.  But an unprecedented lower finish than ‘LUCIDITY’ has left me wondering if I underestimated my ‘05 attempt at a psychological thriller.  After all, that’s the script-on-the-move right now (deal pending with Collingwood Management, I anticipate beginning re-writes this month).

Of course, I’m planning on a revision fly-by on ‘DYNAMO’ while the iron’s still hot.  The numbers indicate that there’s room for improvement.  On top of that, I’m also two weeks-deep in to fact-finding for my next project…

So, rewrites, revisions and research will be the obvious priorities for the rest of the summer.  And we’ll see if Chris Tougas comes through with a lead on ‘DYNAMO’ before Dylan Collingwood comes through with a budget for ‘LUCIDITY’, right?

Right.  That’s the spirit.

D.