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Today is a day I should mark on the calendar. It's the day I'm convinced I will be a success in film. Not for the money, but to be my own boss, to create my own fate. I missed an audition because I was at a job interview at a tech support call center. They put me on the phone with an agent to listen to typical calls. So an hour in I didn't even see the interviewer! so I rushed to the location I was suppose to meet Rachel. they took off without me and I called the casting director. "We are too busy to reschedule. Send me a photo and acting resume" Fuck might as well give me the kiss of death. (As I was writing this Rachel told me it wasn't worth the trip.)

Anyway today I will form a plan to build a production company. Get in the Film Summit and pitch my feature like mad.

THE PICTURE IS GOING AHEAD, I'm a 1000% positive, hell or high water. $5000 dollar budget or $125000. 5000 is a minimum for a 6 weekend shoot for craft services. $125000 is a small independent feature estimate if I pay everybody. If it is volunteer (NB Film Coop style) there will be valid deferral contacts that will mean something. It will take a year after production in the film festival circuit, but I guarantee dividends from being my own distributor. I have a long fuse, but today's running around for nothing is not my idea of living. I want to live on my on time. wanna talk to me? YOU see me on my schedule!

"One Wheel for Canada" will be on-line shortly, the greatest internet marketing ploy for a film since "Blair Witch Project".

Today October 21st 2008. Joseph Dennis Poirier is officially a career filmmaker

 

September archives

Cavemen and Potatoes

2008 so far has been a time of change and working at what I like to do best: writing.  I've acted in a few interesting shorts and starred in a production of my own: Ask Ug. Ask Ug is a departure from horror and into comedy. Soon I will be in an experimental film where I play a man-potato... should be fun. I've been keeping busy with writing a feature comedy too: One Wheel for Canada. With Pierre Huard help we intend to shoot this mammoth next summer. I'm getting feedback from writers now and then I'll jump to second draft soon. I have interesting strategies to shoot it 100% in NB even though the characters trek across Canada.

my view is now that we have trained professionals in film in NB, we need content. I can spew a script every 3 months, seriously! 

 

 

 

 







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