Monthly Check-In: October

I think I did a little better this month. I got the film articles done, and I was able to gear up for a fairly successful film shoot this past Sunday. Although we didn't finish shooting "Just the Ticket", we were able to get a lot of good footage, and we're left with relatively little more to do.

Overall, I'd say October has been my best month so far when it comes to getting close to reaching my goals. I still haven't really written a film treatment, and I haven't really developed many new short film ideas, but considering what I've accomplished, I think that's kind of okay.

It's time for the three-month review, which I'm hoping to do before this week is out. I think it'll be interesting to look back at the past three months, to take a bit of a longer view, and to get a sense of what I've been able to do, and what I haven't been able to do.

Since I've fallen behind or completely missed some key goals over the past three months, I know the plan for the rest of the year will shift a little. I'll review all of that in a separate post. For now, I'm just eager to finish shooting "Just the Ticket" (maybe on Sunday?) and to get to the editing with that project.

One major thing I've got to finish, too, is the website. I've hit a bit of a design challenge involving how to arrange credit information -- I can type it in for each film, but I'd also like to have a page (or pages) devoted to each individual whose contributions have shaped OxRock's movies. I don't know how to make that happen automatically (and I'd rather not have to put in the same name in two separate places...) If this were an Excel spreadsheet, I'd know what to do, but since it's a website, I'm still trying to figure it out. Once I have that sorted out, I'll be well on my way to finishing the thing.

Okay, the three-month review is coming up, so come back soon!
-Arnon