Rather aptly, I feel like I am already a quarter of the way along to my journey to Mordor. Not that I am depressed and of heavy heart like young Frodo was all the way through the Lord of the Rings, more that I have been here 3 months, this is an epic adventure for me and the weight of success does hang around my neck just like that ring. However, being here is just what I wanted even though the obstacles to that success are huge. I guess the fact that the Hobbit is out next week just got me excited!
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| 'Devil's Grip' |
It’s good to see that while I am here everyone back home
is busy and getting on with things. Dan gave me the news of the positive
reception ‘Devil’s Grip’ received at the festival last month. If you went along
then I’m sure you’ve spread the word and if you didn’t, find someone who did
and receive the spread!
This month has seen an intense part of my scheduling
executed as the follow up to the American Film Market has been non-stop.
Hollywood, Burbank, Sunset Blvd, Santa Monica (etc…) no longer represent these
mythical places with more history than Middle Earth as they are now regular
stops. It’s funny how you build up such places on a pedestal and when it
becomes your home you realise that you have every right to etch yourself here
along with the most well-known celebrities on the planet. After all it’s only a
place inhabited by humans and I’m just another one (no better, no worse).
It’s difficult to report on the exact work I am
undertaking as I am going through a period which will determine the shape of my
entire visit. To that end the better the quality of my output over the next
couple of months, the more likely that success is going to come. For me the AFM
was a great opportunity but the most important part of that opportunity is now
in the aftermath. I hope to be able to give you significant news in the coming
months but at the moment there’s work to be done (from writing scripts to
building business plans to developing production strategies) and I am glad to
be a part of it. Fingers crossed that it all comes together.
The weather here is still great (sorry). I can’t believe
it’s December and it’s hotter here than at home in August! However what’s funny
is that when it does rain here (which it did for once last week) everyone goes
crazy. They all panic and the freeways jam up. What normally takes me 30 mins
to drive took 2 hours because of the widespread panic from the locals. And it
was for what we’d consider light rain. Hilarious now but not when you are
sitting on the road waiting for them to figure out that their cars won’t break
because of the water!
Christmas is around the corner and I hope you all have a
great time this year. It’ll be weird sun-bathing on Christmas Day - sorry, too
much? I’ll also be watching Django
Unchained which is released then too! Here’s to a great 2013 (provided the
world doesn’t end before like some of you keep telling me). Keep smiling.
Rishi
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