The Down Hour

[Chris Light]

***UPDATE***

Dammit, this was not the post i wanted to make, but it's looking like i have to withdraw from my first Fest attempt.

I have a dayjob, and in order to keep it, it looks like things might get interesting for me. if you wanna continue reading, i'll tell you why.









ok...you decided to read on...









well, i work at a dairy in southern california that provides products to schools, stores and correctional facilities throughout San Diego, Riverside, Orange, and Los Angeles Counties. Based in San Marcos California for 60 years, they built and opened a new facility in Riverside Co in 2008...that's where all the cows and chickens went...no no more cows where i work...they built a highschool on that land instead.

problem is...the new facility is in the middle of a desert. so the health dept paid a visit last wednesday and found what was referred to as a "fly and bug infestastion" to such a degree, that they ordered the entire facility to cease "all storage and transport of milk/dairy products until such time as a properly insulated/permanently refrigerated structure could be built." so the facility (except for the milking of the cows of course)...has been shut down completely. so this past weekend, 24 drivers, worked for 16 hours each driving ALL the peoduct they had at that facility down to ours...

what this means to me? well, it takes our crew 8 hours to load 27 trucks at the location where i work. now, we're expected to load 40-45 trucks. so as my foreman put it..."12-16" hour shifts for the 4 months it's expected to make the necessary improvements to our new facility.



why do i stay? the insurance is absolutely amazing. i just had a baby about 3 weeks ago. practically for free. that's why.

it's a thriller allright, but i'll be too tired to make a movie about it haha.

i was really gonna try to give this my all, but it's not gonna work. i have a family. Sorry guys.

-Chris.




poster soon.

my first fest...might as well be this one.

please stay tuned. if possible.

[Chris Light]

reserved

[Chris Light]

reserved. i'm running out of time.

[Marlon Ladd]

Welcome and good luck!

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

First timer! Welcome.

[Chris Light]

Thank you guys!...i figure since my wife is gonna have our baby any day now, and i have 17 court-ordered "appointments" from now until Sept 3rd, i thought this was the perfect time to do this.

[ZazaCast]

Welcome to the fest Chris... it's about time you jumped in!
Can't wait to see what you come up with for this one.

[Chris Light]

Welcome to the fest Chris... it's about time you jumped in!
Can't wait to see what you come up with for this one.
funny, when one quits "certian things", one has ideas again :lipsrseal Thanks for the vote of confidence! Total virgin to this, i must admit, as this is my first non-home movie project. who knows....i have time to kill...

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

who knows....i have time to kill...
Not when that baby comes you don't. :evil:

Good luck!

MAH

[ZazaCast]

Just film the birth....if that isn't a THRILLER...I don't know what is!
Congratulations.

[Rodney V. Smith]

Welcome to the madness dude. And I'm talking about the fest, not the impending kid. Congrats!

[Scott F]

I hope you put something together. Welcome to the fest, fellow drummer.

[Chris Light]

I hope you put something together. Welcome to the fest, fellow drummer.
yeah dude, that's right...drummers!

um...i have nothing yet...so we'll see. i work well under:kali: pressure.

[Fahad]

good luck, chris!

[Simon Höfer]

Welcome to the fest! Bring it on! :)

[Chris Light]

thanks fellas...poster soon, promise...then it's on to the goods. just remember the title.

[Chris Light]

whew...there's still time, BUT, i'm feeling the pressure. shouldn't have annouced my participation a few days before having a baby...but i did it anyway, so no going back!

[Simon Höfer]

We are counting on you Chris! Still waiting for that poster :D You can do it man!

[Chris Light]

update on first post...please read.

[Simon Höfer]

Sorry to hear this chris! But the next fest will come for sure. We can wait :D

[Chris Light]

thanks Simon...truly. i appreciate your interest in seeing what i can do. it's just a bummer. but that's reality eh?

by the way...i love your banner for "Holiday"....can't wait to see it!

[ZazaCast]

Bummer Chris...those family things always get in the way!
I'll be looking for you in the next fest.

FYI... that's why I've pretty much stopped starting a thread prematurely, there's always something that comes up.

[Chris Light]

FYI... that's why I've pretty much stopped starting a thread prematurely, there's always something that comes up.
i hope there's nothing implied there and certainly no hard feelings. FYI, last week was good. Had a few locations secured, some help, and my script was well on it's way(still is). I was taking this very seriously. I don't feel i started this thread prematurely. I wanted to build some early interest, Just like everyone else who's entered.

i wasn't sure from day one that all systems were GO, but i kind of "guessed" what the new fest was going to be after WestFest, and i was right. The blood was flowing, and i threw in my entry. No harm in a new challenge. I always work better under pressure, and i thought it was a good time to enter, and i'm glad i did. Things happened to me that I was completely blindsided by, hence my withdrawl.

the film will get made. It just won't meet the deadline. but it still will be a film. and i hope you like it when it's done.

[Michael Anthony Horrigan]

I don't think Zaza was implying anything, just speaking from experience.

When I first read that you were having a baby "any day now" I figured this would never see the light of day. Between that and your work I understand completely.

MAH

[bumkicho]

A new born bay and/or crazy work hours = no time for movie making. I went through that a few years ago. Only if someone can pay good money for us to make film.

Chris, hope to see your film someday. And like you, I hope to become a regular member of dvxfest someday.

[ZazaCast]

i hope there's nothing implied there and certainly no hard feelings. FYI, last week was good. Had a few locations secured, some help, and my script was well on it's way(still is). I was taking this very seriously. I don't feel i started this thread prematurely. I wanted to build some early interest, Just like everyone else who's entered.

i wasn't sure from day one that all systems were GO, but i kind of "guessed" what the new fest was going to be after WestFest, and i was right. The blood was flowing, and i threw in my entry. No harm in a new challenge. I always work better under pressure, and i thought it was a good time to enter, and i'm glad i did. Things happened to me that I was completely blindsided by, hence my withdrawl.

the film will get made. It just won't meet the deadline. but it still will be a film. and i hope you like it when it's done.

Chris... NO... No hard feelings... I just feel you, that's all. Sorry if it came out the wrong way.

I was just saying, as a one-man-show, I always seem to run into some crazy roadblocks trying
to get everything & everyone together for a shoot. Twice I've started threads and have had to cancel because of family, work, etc...
I know how crazy life gets, especially with the addition of a newborn.
I'm still looking forward to the film when you can get it done.:thumbsup:

[Chris Light]

right on Zaza, i appreciate the support and understanding! As well as the support i've received from others who have posted in my thread.

Crazy, but my new baby is the LEAST stressful thing going on lately lol. she does nothing but eat and sleep (just like my other daughter did....but i forgot just how much they sleep at first!)

[StillGuerrillaFilms]

***UPDATE***

Dammit, this was not the post i wanted to make, but it's looking like i have to withdraw from my first Fest attempt.

i was really gonna try to give this my all, but it's not gonna work. i have a family. Sorry guys.

-Chris.
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Don't worry about it. I've tried to enter at least 3 fests and had to pull out because I couldn't cast for my films. I was in upstate, NY then and recently moved back to Florida and I'm finally able to enter a fest. So when the time is right, you'll be able to do them too. :)

[Chris Light]

Don't worry about it. I've tried to enter at least 3 fests and had to pull out because I couldn't cast for my films. I was in upstate, NY then and recently moved back to Florida and I'm finally able to enter a fest. So when the time is right, you'll be able to do them too. :)
i appreciate that. and hey, good luck to you in the Fest!

[StillGuerrillaFilms]

i appreciate that. and hey, good luck to you in the Fest!

Thanks! Good luck with your little one. :) Babies are fun. Work sometimes is not. hahahahaha

[Colonel Panic]

You'll be working 'till the cows come home.

Ba-dum-chah

[Chris Light]

You'll be working 'till the cows come home.

Ba-dum-chah
where do i send your prize?
:thumbsup:

[Colonel Panic]

1060 West Addison.

[Chris Light]

moderators, please delete this thread when you have a minute (update in first post for reason)..thanks.