Roadmap Revisited

My 'roadmap' only lasted a few months, but the results have far surpassed my expectations. The last time I checked my progress was in January of this year, almost six months ago. I haven't been earning money from video projects, nor have I been keeping up with my writing on movies, but a new project has taken over, and it is one that I doubt I would have undertaken had it not been for the goals that I set and met in those few months when this plan was in action.

I got to meet people, work my skills, pull the gear out of the closet and make some movies. That put me in the perfect spot to develop the project that I've been unpacking since January, the feature-film adaptation of "A Modest Suggestion", the play by Ken Kaissar.

I haven't mentioned this online anywhere yet, and I doubt the formal announcement will happen on this particular blog, but we're two days away from (hopefully!) signing the financing deal that will make this production a reality. I'm confident in my ability to handle the task, and in the abilities of the good people I'm working with to keep it all running smoothly, so I'm not anxious. But there's a lot to do in the months ahead, so my excitement is being channeled in to creative energy. We've already begun scoping out actors, testing the region's pool of talent, gauging its depth and breadth. I'm going to start storyboarding soon, too. Nothing too finalized, or too concrete. Probably just sketches first. But it's going to be a fantastic process.

You'll read about this film eventually. On my other blogs, my website, and eventually, in a few other places. Sometime next year, I hope to hear what you think of the film, too. Until then, this "roadmap" blog will take a bit of a different turn. I think that instead of looking far ahead, making big plans, charting out my future career, I'm at a point where I have to direct my attention more closely to the task at hand, and to my approach towards it. What is the work, and how will I accomplish it? What are the challenges? What can I accomplish? I may not write much, but I hope to write at least a little, to note some of the steps along this pivotal moment in my journey.

Might be nice to look back some day and smile.

-Arnon Shorr