Chilly mornings with hazelnut coffee to start my day. We had a few beautiful cool fall-like days and then 2 hot as heck days and now back to very cool. We are on a rollercoaster of hot/cold. With another soccer match today I’ll take the cool. Tomorrow if the rain stays will be staining/sealing the deck and some final planting in the garden. I’m also debating what kind of wine to make next. OK. Enough domestic ramblings onto some movie updates.

I had a week of good talks with distributors and I can see potential homes for some of the films. We made some good development steps this past week on a few of our projects. One  project “Secondary Heroes” set to shoot next year in Michigan is looking at locations and after a great meeting with director Stuart MacDonald some great choices were established.

Working with Terry Jernigan who wants to direct his 1st feature and it just may be “Soul Eater” which is a prequel to “The 8th Plague” and so far things look on track. That will likely be a 2012 shoot as well. I will have more info soon on “7 Stones” that is looking to shoot next month. I’ve got inside information starting to flow on the “Madam CJ Walker” and “In Our Time” projects but cannot release until they do. I’m excited about both of these projects.

“Darkest Night” is picking up steam and this month we will have a new website and trailer releasing. Yes. They are moving fast! Also the 2nd project on the slate in the GPI/CDI slate is called “Shadow of Death” and is in deep development for a 2012 shoot. We have several other development projects moving but they are smaller steps.

Anthony Hornus will get to show home state Michigan the 1st look at the complete “Outside the Wire” doc film and I’m very excited. Those interested in attending can go to the http://www.cdiproductions.com site for links. A tour will be following this film and we are in talks on TV and DVD distribution.

This week will bring some news on “7 Stones” and I also have another possible film offer I just have to read the full script and get back with my thoughts. As a hint, it will unite old friends and new ones:) Meetings, calls, follow ups lie ahead this week.

My last note on some of the film incentive stuff – some of the larger companies may not bring their productions here but for the many artists who migrated here and who live here don’t let all that hold you back. Come together, organize and create! Tell your stories and make your movies. CDI was doing it before the incentives, during them and will continue on despite what caps, limits or eliminations. We do try to look at what location is best for a story as that is the main focus.

Happy Sunday!

DJ

It has been a beautiful couple days in the Michigan that feel almost like a perfect day. The air has been warm with a cool breeze. This weekend was filled with some staining, some tilling, some grilling and now a little bit of chilling. The hazelnut coffee is flowing and I’m ready to give you all a little recap.

The Michigan premiere of our doc film “Outside the Wire” is this month and you can get full details at http://www.cdiproductions.com so check it out and get your tickets for the 25th or 26th. I will be at the 1st showing and afterglow in Owosso, Michigan.

At Pepper’s http://www.djperryfanclub.com (Leading Ladies) she is following up my “Darkest Night” mother-in-law played by Zeny Sevilla with the beautiful and talented Marife Necesito so please check her out.

http://www.djperryfanclub.com/Mari.html

More will follow so stay tuned! The wheels are turning on many fronts again and right now I’m trying to see what my summer schedule will be like.

On CDI front we will soon be formally announcing a few new tribal members from our sales team and in-house attorney for day-to-day business. We might be close to posting a few casting calls that will really benefit some local Michigan actors. We’ve recently signed a slate of associated projects to develop. Watch CDI’s development pages for updates.

In the meantime I continue to wheel and deal on distribution for some of our projects. I’m reading scripts submitted for acting roles. I just read a cool one last night that has a ROCK & ROLL theme. I’m waiting on dates for a few projects and waiting to see how the chips will fall for this Fall. That sounded funny:)

Not sure how to wrap all this up as many things are ongoing. I did some post sound work on the “Benjamin” film I shot in NYC last summer and I’m told that film may be complete at month’s end. I know “Locked in a Room” will be complete this summer as well as “Darkest Night”. For all of you out there working your projects keeping pushing forward. I hope to work with some of you one day.

I have a soccer match this afternoon so I’m looking forward to a good day. I hope you all also have a great day and a productive week!

DJ