Just a quick note, I’m very tired.

Two more good leads about possible investors arose on Friday. I spent the day following those up.

Saturday I had a build meeting with Carson and Ted. They had some great ideas, and it looks like we may have resolved two of our biggest concerns - temperature/air flow in the theater and securing the false ceiling.

The theater will be an enclosed space in a gallery with no air conditioning. In L.A. in July. HOT. Probably unbearable without some form of air conditioning, or at least air circulation. So we’ve developed a plan to create a flow of air through the gallery, from back to door to front door, using fans, wall grills, venting, and an air conditioner.

As for the false ceiling, Ted came up with a great idea for installing and securing the tiles on the ceiling. He and Carson made some drawings of the method we envision. I’ll post those on the ephemera page in the next week or so.

After that meeting I flew to a meeting with Skye and Elise to discuss the aesthetic feel of the film, and some of their ideas. Just from the tensions that arise in our discussions, the radically different obsessions and tastes we all have, I feel certain the film will be entertaining. The stresses we’ll bring to the process should make it lean and energetic.

So, all good news. Though I am pretty worn out, I must admit. I profoundly underestimated the amount of time that it would take to manage a crew this large. And how stressful the budgeting would be. Marketing, promotions, sales, I forgot how stressful and time consuming that all is. And being well behind in all those areas is also pretty disconcerting.

Fortunately for me, I really do have the most amazing group of people working with me. Their ability to imagine the project and envision solutions is phenomenal. Especially as any power I had for those areas is pretty well burned out of me right now.

Finally, I just need to add in this post that I spoke with Susan on Friday. And if an artist has ever had a better gallerist/curator to work with, I would be surprised. Her support is unwavering. She’s not only the gallerist for this project, but also my best therapist, advisor and supporter. Without her unwavering and almost unconditional* backing we could never be attempting a project on this scale.

*Her conditions? That we not screw ourselves over financially or feel too much pressure. See, how could you imagine a better gallerist?