A hunter, an attorney and a writer/producer go in a bar...

OKC CASTING    We've been chasing leading-actors for awhile... several months now.  It's a bit like stalking deer.  Well, that sounds bad.  Not 'stalking' exactly.  But if you've ever tried to sneak up on a group of wild white tail, you know what I mean.  Tricky bastards.  I am not a hunter, but on several occasions I've helped capture red deer and axis deer from a preserve.  It takes enormous patience, planning, teamwork, and a good dose of cunning.  As for getting material read by leading-actors, it shouldn't be so hard.  But alas.  One thing is for sure: we're working our collective butts off.

FINANCING  What can I say?  It continues.  Focused currently on the casting angle, and on bringing down the Of Kings & Cowboys production budget.  Of course we're simultaneously seeking financing for the prod co, BlueRun....see other entries below.

OTHER PROJECTS  A lot happening.  We're certainly not letting the grass grow under our feet while we're in this "time of long patience" with Of Kings & Cowboys. 

• I'm busy writing Russian Warmblood and pushing for budget breaks in the Baltic countries.
• We're putting together a team to lead the Camp Lexington project...a huge endeavor for TV/Web....great potential;
• I'm also writing a extremely low-cost film, Riding Home, that I'd like to shoot in the fall;
• We're in conversations with some Stanford alums regarding our ensemble film in development, Fast Women Beautiful Horses (story of first motion picture, takes place in Palo Alto, 1876);
• We're talking to several equine-related 501(c)3 organizations to partner with, to pledge a percentage of our project's earnings; and
• We're moving forward on a patent application for the HD SteadiMount, a new gimbal/gyro mount system for the next generation of cinema-quality digital cameras coming out later this year.  Whew!

BACK IN LA  I'll be back there again on the 31st for a week or so. Tons of meetings.  But if you're in the area, drop me a note, buy me a drink and say hi.

Ride on.