The response i have received to this project so far has been overwhelming. Posting the teaser some 2 weeks ago has attracted a lot of traffic, and obviously, posting a few casting notices around has also caused my email inbox to overflow. I promise everybody i will respond to 99% of the emails no matter what: i am sure i may have missed a few, or that some got trapped in spam filters, so i apologize in advance for it.

The funny part of course is when people tell you how much they love the project, or they think this or that is really cool and so on. As you all know, this is my first such project. It's a dream, and i am taking all the chances i can take, going out there, often improvising and doing things the way i think is best, not necessarily how it's typically done. I have composed music, for the first time. I have written a script, for the first time. I am directing an artist with a lot more talent than i have  to make cool visuals, for the first time. I am auditioning great people and judging actors and actresses, for the first time. It's very humbling, and of course, with that comes a lot of insecurities.

I was talking with an old friend of mine from Paris last night about how different the French and Americans are during first encounters with strangers. Americans are warm, do everything possible to make you feel comfortable, try to be genuinely friendly, even if of course it's really on the surface. The French however do away with the surface and typically prefer to show skepticism, or a distant professionalism in first encounters with other people. Depending on your cultural background and international exposure, you may find the French rude, or very honest and... frank :) You may find Americans friendly and easy to work with, or superficial and dishonest. As usual, it's all about perspective.

So, being my first time and all, i of course harbor a lot of insecurities. Sometimes, i re-read parts of the script and think it's crap. I hear actors say my lines and immediately i think about how much better it could be if i changed this or that. I may be genuinely infatuated with a song i made, listen to it non stop for a couple of days to improve it, and move on. and then a week or two later, i listen to the track again and think: it's so bad! So when i meet people who say they like the project so much, i always have that little thing in the back of my mind: do they really mean it? Do they try to be nice? Or do they only say that to be in the project? I am not making judgments or letting it go to my head. After all, i have a pool of people coming to this project, and i will select those i think fit the parts best.


To all first-timers out there... Just plow away... That's the only way i remain sane... Oh.. some say i was never sane to start with. :)