Full steam ahead at Glass Kingdom

So things in the 21st Century part of the film are moving forward very quickly.
The other day I realised that there is a finite amount of things to do before we shoot in January - here is a brief update of where we're up to.

• Isadora Suite and Matthiou Pollier who are working with me on the production design and costumes are currently negotiating with Australian Fashion Designers to dress our 21st Century stars. This is wonderful and very exciting.
  
• The initial casting is on the way, and just as we did the main character in Poland we are going to do here, we will cast LUKE first, and then match the other 2 main women around him. It's an interesting alchemical process, I have a very strong feeling about what Luke's energy might be like, but someone quite opposite might turn up and be perfect for the role.
  
• Clearing copyright, and licencing for some of the music in the film. Although most of it will be written especially for the film there are some tracks which we will be buying, and at this stage we can't reveal who that might be but its very exciting!!
• Final tweaking of the script is taking place, and also am writing down notes for the cut aways that might be important in the gluing of the scenes together. There are a couple of aspects that get left behind when the heat of the moment during shooting takes over, these are stills (ie photos for and of the film) and cutaways.
  
• Location hunting. Sounds ease doesn't it. Just get into the car and look for locations. There are about 30 locations in Belladonna, and while some locations may be perfect they might not be perfect for shooting or lighting. Interiors always need to be bigger then they appear in the film. All that chunky film equipment takes so much space. This is going to be a challenge especially for the scenes at the Naturopaths office. (They tends to be rather small)
• We are also starting to round up the crew and all the people who could help us, luckily I am surrounded by wonderful friends with abundant heart.
  

This whole adventure really is an astonishing process. Belladonna is the Glass Kingdoms first feature and although along the way we have collected many of the skills required, now is our opportunity to use all of them together and gather a bunch of new ones.
You certainly have to nerves of steel and learn to trust. Because we are also Co - Producers on this movie so many legal aspects have to be tied and finalised before we shoot. It allows me to really refine my left and right brain skills and realise that all things are equally important.
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