We have finally confirmed the first screening of "Clowning Around", which will be on Thursday 4th October at London's prestigous BAFTA venue on Piccadilly. Invites have been sent to all cast, crew, IndieGoGo backers and everyone else who has helped us put the film together.
It felt great to get this in the diary as the past few months have been a bit slow for the film, mainly due to the upheaval of working abroad, moving house and going on my honeymoon. The plan was originally to show you all the film in May but due to various technical difficulties we couldn't, so have been waiting for another opportunity to get the time to put a screening together, as well as get all the perks ready.
Having had a little time to reflect this week, one of the key things that becomes more and more apparent to me as a film-maker is how important momentum is in getting things done and how without it, even the smallest task can feel mammoth and fall down peoples priority lists. If you can keep the momentum going and people around you working on it, putting pressure on you to get the film out there as much as you are to get things done, then it is much easier and more enjoyable to move to the next stage.
I sat down last night in my umpteenth attempt to get a DVD duplication quote/application for a film festival and again found myself lost in lists and tiredness. I then did what I always do when I feel the project is not moving as quick as it should and looked at the website that has been created and the various things that have been written about the campaign and visuals we created as this always reminds me of the journey so far and how much time and effort has gone into the film. On the back of this, in 10 minutes flat I had applied to 5 festivals and setup a plan for this week to move us forward.
I am keen to build momentum back up for a project that has had so much into it, so with a screening set and 15 festivals applied to, we can get ourselves back on track as we send the film out to the world!
Looking back on the project as a whole so far also makes me even more excited to see all those who can make it to BAFTA on the 4th and share the experience of the project we have put together.
