Monday, November 7, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Raising money ANYWAY I can
So this weekend I'm having a Memorial weekend BBQ to raise money for my movie. It's so crazy the things I have had to do to get this movie made! I'm hustling like crazy. I've recently decided that no matter what, I have to enjoy this journey.
It has been a journey of self expansion. I usually don't like getting too much help from people, I want to prove to everyone that I can do it on my own. But now I know that doesn't really work. One has to be able to accept the help of others, if we were meant to do it all alone there would only be one human in the planet.
What's great is that the word is getting around and people who don't even know me are reaching out to get involved. How cool is that?! I had someone who was really inspired by the film call me from Texas yesterday and offer his help.
I've also been calling everyone I know to come to the BBQ.
One of my side gigs to make money is working as a promotional model. I was working this Monday at a golf tournament and met someone there who also wants to help. Not only that but I got free beer for the BBQ!!!
On another topic, I had a great meeting yesterday with an agency to represent me as an actress. I decided to just be myself. I wore a super cute dress and laughed and pitched my self effortlessly. I felt really great after because I know I wasn't trying to convince them, it was truly a meeting to see if we were a match. One of agents told me that I have a great career in front of me. And he doesn't' even know me. He said I was "fresh air" I liked that.
Things are moving, things are shaking. Today I got a lot to do to ensure this BBQ is a huge success. I hope to make enough money to shoot this film and then raise some more later for post.
I'm off to Trader Joe's to get some wine for sangria. Salud.
It has been a journey of self expansion. I usually don't like getting too much help from people, I want to prove to everyone that I can do it on my own. But now I know that doesn't really work. One has to be able to accept the help of others, if we were meant to do it all alone there would only be one human in the planet.
What's great is that the word is getting around and people who don't even know me are reaching out to get involved. How cool is that?! I had someone who was really inspired by the film call me from Texas yesterday and offer his help.
I've also been calling everyone I know to come to the BBQ.
One of my side gigs to make money is working as a promotional model. I was working this Monday at a golf tournament and met someone there who also wants to help. Not only that but I got free beer for the BBQ!!!
On another topic, I had a great meeting yesterday with an agency to represent me as an actress. I decided to just be myself. I wore a super cute dress and laughed and pitched my self effortlessly. I felt really great after because I know I wasn't trying to convince them, it was truly a meeting to see if we were a match. One of agents told me that I have a great career in front of me. And he doesn't' even know me. He said I was "fresh air" I liked that.
Things are moving, things are shaking. Today I got a lot to do to ensure this BBQ is a huge success. I hope to make enough money to shoot this film and then raise some more later for post.
I'm off to Trader Joe's to get some wine for sangria. Salud.
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Working like crazy not getting paid...yet
So for the past few months I've been working like crazy to get my next film off the ground. And it just hit me, if I was working like this for a production company I would be rich!
I'm working on shooting my first feature film and every day it feels like I'm running like a politician. You see I'm a Latina filmmaker. And although I have received many awards and a lot of people know me, getting this project off the ground has been like pulling teeth.
The attitudes out there are sometimes so negative that It's hard to not letting them affect me.
I'm creating a film in which Latinos are portrayed in a dignified and positive way, but what I'm hearing from some people is "get over it" "go for it but watch you back" How did we get so Jaded? Why is the American Latino community in this country so fragmented?
I know that we're all from different countries but at the end of the day in this Country we are ALL LATINO. There I am sounding like a politician once again lol.
I want to be a the source of making a change. It's hard to hear NO, day in and day out, but I think from now on every time I hear a NO I'm gonna hear it as a NOT YET.
Anyway this blogging thing may be for me, I'm already feeling better. Now off to make some T-shirt for a fundraiser I'm having, who knew T-shirts could be so expensive. But, you gotta spend money to make money
I'm working on shooting my first feature film and every day it feels like I'm running like a politician. You see I'm a Latina filmmaker. And although I have received many awards and a lot of people know me, getting this project off the ground has been like pulling teeth.
The attitudes out there are sometimes so negative that It's hard to not letting them affect me.
I'm creating a film in which Latinos are portrayed in a dignified and positive way, but what I'm hearing from some people is "get over it" "go for it but watch you back" How did we get so Jaded? Why is the American Latino community in this country so fragmented?
I know that we're all from different countries but at the end of the day in this Country we are ALL LATINO. There I am sounding like a politician once again lol.
I want to be a the source of making a change. It's hard to hear NO, day in and day out, but I think from now on every time I hear a NO I'm gonna hear it as a NOT YET.
Anyway this blogging thing may be for me, I'm already feeling better. Now off to make some T-shirt for a fundraiser I'm having, who knew T-shirts could be so expensive. But, you gotta spend money to make money
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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