The Gap

Some great talent from the auditions over the weekend. Getting through 50 auditions over 2 days is a fair old ask. We're keen to have acting of the highest calibre for this film. We need to run another day next Saturday.

Meanwhile things are picking up apace. Cast and location schedules should be done this week. We're about to bring on a production manager, and have begun negotiations with an experienced DOP, sound operator and editor.

We only have one problem at the moment - money! We're about $200,000 short of what it needs to get the film shot in the way that it deserves to be made. It's not very much in the world of film financing. But sufficient to be an ongoing headache.

It's the gap which needs to be bridged. If only we had some support from some of the bodies charged with getting NZ films to air (NZFC, NZ on Air), there wouldn't be a problem. But we're forced into going it alone.

It's an agonising struggle at times, but it was encouraging to find the enthusiasm for this film from the people who were auditioning for it. With a little help we'll find a way across the chasm!