4.2.2004
April 2004
So my month of April has finally been determined. I'm on a plane this Saturday to New Zealand, or as it is now more commonly known, Middle Earth!
I've been accepted into a very high profile International Producers Summit. Why, you ask? Now I get to tell you about my pet project, the one that was responsible for keeping me cyber silent last year!
I committed to producing an epic feature film, based on a best selling Novel from the mid-70s, called, "Behind the Tattooed Face" by Heretaunga Pat Baker. A brief synopsis-
"A sweeping tale of action and suspense, Behind the Tattooed Face tells the story of a fictional tribe, the Ngati Whakaari, and its struggle for survival in a very tough society on the Bay of Plenty Coast, New Zealand, in the late 1700s, just before the arrival of Captain Cook. It is an epic tale of power, love and war!"
So over the course of last year, I met with the Author's Family and the Publisher who granted me the rights to adapt the novel to film. Once my Option and Purchase Agreements were locked down. I then pursued my favorite screenwriter, Ms Riwia Brown, who wrote the award winning script for "Once Were Warriors". She loved the book and wanted to write the script. I then composed a Development Finance Application which was successful and I was able to commission my screenwriter.
Riwia has been making great progress on the first draft, so my trip also gives me the time to sit down and work on it with her. It is a great opportunity for me to be accepted into the Summit with BTTF. I will learn how to package, budget, and pitch my movie, from some very high powered International film personnel.
Amongst the work, I will also have a couple of days with my Mum, get to see my closest friends, and check out my property, along with stocking up on New Zealand products! And do you believe it. I've just completed my USA taxes, and now I have to do my NZ taxes. Furthermore, when I return, I'll have to deal with my Australian taxes!! This jet setting lifestyle and our industry is not all glamour, believe me, it can often be very taxing!
Now I gotta tax out. By for now.
I've been accepted into a very high profile International Producers Summit. Why, you ask? Now I get to tell you about my pet project, the one that was responsible for keeping me cyber silent last year!
I committed to producing an epic feature film, based on a best selling Novel from the mid-70s, called, "Behind the Tattooed Face" by Heretaunga Pat Baker. A brief synopsis-
"A sweeping tale of action and suspense, Behind the Tattooed Face tells the story of a fictional tribe, the Ngati Whakaari, and its struggle for survival in a very tough society on the Bay of Plenty Coast, New Zealand, in the late 1700s, just before the arrival of Captain Cook. It is an epic tale of power, love and war!"
So over the course of last year, I met with the Author's Family and the Publisher who granted me the rights to adapt the novel to film. Once my Option and Purchase Agreements were locked down. I then pursued my favorite screenwriter, Ms Riwia Brown, who wrote the award winning script for "Once Were Warriors". She loved the book and wanted to write the script. I then composed a Development Finance Application which was successful and I was able to commission my screenwriter.
Riwia has been making great progress on the first draft, so my trip also gives me the time to sit down and work on it with her. It is a great opportunity for me to be accepted into the Summit with BTTF. I will learn how to package, budget, and pitch my movie, from some very high powered International film personnel.
Amongst the work, I will also have a couple of days with my Mum, get to see my closest friends, and check out my property, along with stocking up on New Zealand products! And do you believe it. I've just completed my USA taxes, and now I have to do my NZ taxes. Furthermore, when I return, I'll have to deal with my Australian taxes!! This jet setting lifestyle and our industry is not all glamour, believe me, it can often be very taxing!
Now I gotta tax out. By for now.
