Impulse

After almost two and half years, I've finally completed my Race Across America movie.  No, really!  It's done, finished, fertig, finis. It's ready to show. 

Wow!  It's still sinking in that it's done.  I've been working on, thinking about, worrying about, and fussing over this thing for over 2 years.  It's defined my thinking for that entire time.  The idea that there's nothing left to do feels kind of alien. 

And extremely freeing.  I've got so many projects I want to start. 

This time: No projects bigger than one week. I think I'll be sticking to weekend projects for a little while. 

There have been several times that I thought I'd never finish this thing.  Heck, I didn't think it was even possible, for a while there.  Thanks to everyone who kept encouraging me.  You've made my life better by helping me achieve one of my big goals in life. 

And a word to any aspiring feature-length filmmakers out there: don't try to do everything all by yourself. True, it makes the credits really easy, but everything else takes a lot longer.

What's next for this project?  I'm going to make copies for all those who helped out, enjoy the holidays, and have a big party in January.  No plans for festivals right now; I've missed all the festival deadlines for this season, and there's a bunch of legal legwork to do first.  Meanwhile, I'll just bask in the glow of having accomplished something I've wanted to do for years, and see what the future brings.

Related posts:

1. To finish or to abandon: that is the question
2. OC Quattro nearing finish of RAAM 2009
3. RAAM: time to slice & dice
4. RAAM: movie editing continues
5. Finding focus