Looking Down the Road -- Change Coming

Making a film is a journey, to be sure.  And all journeys have their changes, their events, their switching of strategies and means.  This one is no different.  For the past year I've maintained this site as a blog of the 'making of' the our (BlueRun's) big film, Of Kings & Cowboys.   And tens of thousands have visited, with over 1500 subscribing, and I am very grateful.  But we're entering a new phase soon, and the nature of this site will need to adjust accordingly.

In the coming weeks I expect us to begin attaching some major talent, and secure the next $8M pledge toward production financing (negotiations underway).  At that time I'm thinking we'll go pretty much 'radio silent', as we move into many months of pre-production.   (Meanwhile, I'll also be gearing up Russian Warmblood, which has its own twists and turns...but not right to blog about here.)

Another reason for the change is that there is less to discuss during this period, and no one wants to hear me go on about financing.  No doubt you've noticed that for the most part (the below entry being the last exception), our financing, etc. has moved to the BlueRun Productions site: www.BlueRunProductions.com  And open discussions of casting are, well, not going to happen...a lot of casting work is currently underway, but it is not done in public.

And meanwhile my blogging of the process of putting a big film on its feet has moved to my column/blog for MovieMaker Magazine: www.moviemaker.com/blog/category/marlett_me

Starting to see my point?

And there are more reasons.  A big purpose of this site was to bring awareness of the film to the polo community.  Trust me, the polo community is now well aware, and is supportive.  In addition, this site was to provide 'behind the scenes' info as we prepared for and filmed the promo/pre-trailer, and the editing and presentation of it.  Well, that has been done now, and once the leading actors are attached, the promo will be pulled from viewing.

So, where does that leave us?  Most likely we'll build a new website for www.OfKingsandCowboys.com, with general info, including who's involved, press, etc. and that's about it.  But honestly, I'm not sure.  I do know the times are a-changin', which is a good thing!  For now, keep checking in here, and we'll all see what's ahead down the road.

Ride on.