Websites and online self promotion

I've been busting my ass today, trying to get the bare bones of our website up. It's tough and I truly hate doing it. It's my 3rd website that you actually have to build yourself. It's totally out of my element. I'm really pretty good and all things tech. I can figure out just about anything. But I hate websites.

I also hate this concept of self promotion but I'm trying to just go with the flow. I wish I had more directing samples to offer but it's been a tough 5 years of moving around, just trying to find some success and some stability. And unfortunately it never involved shooting a film.

So now we have a feature script. We really love it. We think it's going to make an excellent movie. And I feel very secure in my vision for it and ability to direct it. I've worked on set with a lot of directors. I've seen train wrecks (not of the stunt variety) and I've seen some really great stuff. I've worked directly with actors over the past 3 years. The really big high profile money makers and the lesser known character types. They're all great. I feel comfortable talking to them. I feel like, as a director, I can give them the guidance they're looking for and depth of the character.

And then we hit the web. Twitter. Facebook. Webpage. Selfless humiliating begging. Doors slamming in your face. But we're indie filmmakers. We choose to be because we know, like, in this case with our western, studios don't see the point of a Western. They don't make 3 times their money.

Yeah, you're right, they don't. You know what they do make? Oscar winners. Because you take away all that CGI and what are you left with? Performance. And hey, I love CGI as much as the next guy, Jen will tell you. But, I believe in this script. I think it can yield some amazing performances.

So I've busted my ass on this little webpage. And I've tried to bug James Purefoy into noticing my obnoxious little posts. I'm writing on this blog, even though it's not my style. I'm taking pictures and posting them, which is really not my favorite thing to do. Because I want to get the word out there that our project is worth it. When we finally start to ask people for funding, I want them to know who we are and the struggle we've had and that we're not going to quit when the going gets tough.