As If It’s Happening

Speaking of doing things on spec and asking yourself how far you can take a project on your own…

This article on the making of the just released, independent film “The Last Stop In Yuma County” is inspiring on many levels.

I especially love the below quote from writer/director Francis Gallupi who after being fed up with the development process, took matters into his own hands, and proceeded as if the move was happening (even though he had no money)…

“I just started trying to pretend like we had money. I started shotlisting and photoboarding and writing letters to all these actors, hiring heads of departments and getting producers on board. Basically, everything you can do without any money.” 

For any passion project, why not act as if it’s happening? Ask yourself what would you do if you had all the money in the bank. List out all the possible action steps. Create a work plan. Set deadlines. And go do as many of those things that don’t require money.

Worst case, you learn a ton from all your efforts.

Best case, it happens.

That’s a win-win either way.