August 25, 2008
There is very little that can compare to sending your child to Kindergarten for the first time.
Today I told everyone that I talked to that this was Caspian's first day of Kindergarten. Other parents reacted with knowing empathy, and even my childfree friends seemed to understand that this is a very big deal.
For some reason I don't remember feeling this way when I sent my son to pre-school. I remember that day I was apprehensive, and somewhat torn between wanting to stay with him to make sure that he was okay and bolt away as quickly as I could for a much needed mommy break.
This time I was the one I was worried about. I knew Caspian would be just fine. He acts like a teenager already, refusing to hold my hand as we walked in, and turning down my request for a goodbye kiss. He is so independent.
When I came to pick him up he was sitting in a group with the other children as his teacher read a book about school. I stood with my video camera documenting every moment. When he saw me he ran up to me and gave me a big hug. "Mom" he said, "School is good."
Aaah, what a relief! Some parents look for schools where the children have the highest test scores, or the best math and science programs. I just want Caspian to be happy and to make good friends.
Now that I've sent one baby off to school, it's back to my second child, Pixley Flix.
Starting a business is a lot like being a parent. Conception is the easy part, followed by many months of discomfort and then finally the agony and labor of birth! Coming up with a good name is difficult and of paramount importance for success, and then at the end of it all you sit and wonder how the heck you are going to manage taking care of this thing that requires all of your attention and never lets you sleep.
After several years of that it eventually gets easier (If you can make it past that point), and then I suppose there comes the day when your business goes to Kindergarten. When somebody else who knows more than you do starts to take over for you and you have time again to sit and wonder what you are going to do with yourself now that your baby doesn't really need you anymore.
Though I suppose it's really nothing compared to the day your baby goes away to college, I have many years to prepare myself for that.
These are moments of the greatest joy and sorrow. The letting go is hard, and how wonderful it is to see all of those years of hard work pay off.
July 28, 2008
Remember the awesome party we had for the Santa Barbara Surf Girls Documentary?
Well, Jennie Reinish from Tidepool Pictures came and donated her time to film it for us, and Celinda just finished editing it together.
It was such a great event, and the money we raised went to hiring an underwater camera shooter to follow the girls around as they surfed in Hawaii.
Awh, the memories...the booze, the loot, the surf date auction, and who could forget Shaun Tomson's presence, Omar Cowan's sweet crooning, and the moment Scott Bull, director of Surfrider, volunteered himself to be auctioned off for a surf date???
If you were there but you had too much to drink and can't remember much, or if you missed the best party of the year, you can watch it here:
My only regret was that we weren't able to get the sound to work properly on the special surprise message we filmed of the real life Gidget. If you missed it, you can check it out at sbsurfgrls.com.
July 17, 2008
I am feeling really appreciative of some wonderful sites that help producers do important things like get funded, get into film festivals, distribute themselves, etc. Please feel free to add to this.
At the top of my list right now is current.tv. It is a site where you can upload content and get selected for broadcast. They are actually looking for subjects that aren't being covered by the mainstream media, and they pay some money, so it's a pretty cool thing.
Another site that I adore is blip.tv. Their players are pretty, their compression is good and they have lots of ways to help you distribute yourself throughout the internet by cross-posting. And you can put ads on your videos and get money through click income.
If you are planning on submitting to film festivals you must join withoutabox.com. It is withoutadoubt the best way to find and submit to the majority of festivals.
A rather new site that I like, but I am still trying to figure out is indiegogo.com. The whole purpose of the site is to help filmmakers fund their projects. You set up a goal and ask people to donate to help you meet the goal. It's a pretty cool concept, though so far I haven't gotten any donations for the project that I set up (My love project). You could change that for me by donating $10 right now...hint...hint...hint...
And of course, for local Santa Barbara Independent Producers, you can't beat the indie coop at sbindies.com. This is a social networking site for local media producers to connect for production collaborating, brainstorming, sharing jobs and resources, bartering and trading.
That's all I can think of at the moment. As I said before, please feel free to add to my list, it's always good to know about cool sites.
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