It all comes to this...

As I was driving home tonight, in a van loaded with gear for the big focus group screening of NGL in San Diego tomorrow night, a feeling I haven't had since the first day of production on this movie hit me... fear. I was genuinely scared of the showing on Friday night.. and still am. It's not just fear though, it's a mixture of excitement, anticipation and fear, all at the same time... there have only been a few moments in my life I've felt this way, and I relish the moments. It's almost a heightened excitement which has a pinch of fear :) I don't know how else to describe it.

It's truly hard to believe that tomorrow night is the culmination in many way of over a year of work. From sending the original rough story concept to Brad last July, to the first draft of the script being finished in January, to shooting in March, and finally this... wow.

God has truly blessed the production of this film, and I hope the He is glorified tomorrow night, above all else.

Giving Thanks...

This year has been intense. A lot has happened in a short period of time. It's been both good and tragic, in many ways. Many of you close to me know more of the details. As we come to a holiday called Thanksgiving, I pause to reflect on the things I have to be thankful for.

Though this year has had a lot of "bad" things happen, I know that it has all happened for my good, and God's glory. I have a wonderful family, who I love so much, and who loves me. I have awesome friends who're always there. And I've made some awesome new friends this year. I have an amazing job! That I absolutely love! I worked on my first ever FEATURE film this year! And I had my first film come out on DVD! How awesome is that? And above all things, I have a wonderful Savior who is always there. And I mean always.

This year has been hard, but it's for my good. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Chasing the Sun....

Several weeks ago, I was invited to attend the 3rd annual High Desert Shorts International Film Festival in Pahrump, Nevada.  My short film, WELCOME TO THE PARTY, had competed and won in the SCI-FI/HORROR category.  My good friend, and actor in the short, Daniel Noa, joined me on the trip to the festival.  The festival coordinator, Tony Mendoza, and founder, Linda Kass were totally welcoming to us, and they even showed the trailer for NO GREATER LOVE during the awards show.  This was the first time I had ever won first place in any festival for any film I had worked on, it was quite a thrill.  We had a wonderful time at the festival, and I hope it continues to grow from year to year...

Daniel and I spent a bit of the next day in Las Vegas, stopping by on the way back to Southern California.  Las Vegas is really a spectacular place... and full of awesome photo ops.  I was also happy to find the restaurant inside the Venitian that I hadn't been to for three or four years, but fondly remembered... it was just as good :)

We finally left Vegas on Sunday afternoon, around 3pm, and "chased the sun" all the way to California...