Introducing the OWLE BUBO...

Just in case you were wondering, "What is the Owle Bubo?" I thought I'd make it easy, and insert a Video that answers that burning question for you.

What's in the Box?

Hand Held Hollywood

That should hopefully bring everyone up to speed about the Owle Bubo and give you a much stronger idea of what my

Reality Web Series, BECOMING MAGNUM is going to look like.

All the best,

Mike.

Advice from Don Cheadle...about tenacity.

Don Cheadle gives advice to an Acting Student about what it takes to go after an Acting Career...

...and the importance of doing your own thing, which best markets yourself, which is exactly what I'm doing with BECOMING MAGNUM.

We are getting so close to having everything done. Diane is putting the finishing touches on the New Promo Trailer, and for the 1st Episode. I'm meeting up with her on Thursday to see the Final Cut of the Promo Trailer and hopefully of the 1st Episode.

I'm then going to be taking the footage over to Bloody Bob's for him to watch and get a sense for what kind of Music is needed.

This week: I've got to listen to Tom Selleck speak in scenes from MAGNUM P.I. so I can get a sense of how he talks, and start working on learning how to sound similar to him for narrating for the 1st Episode of BECOMING MAGNUM.

I've also got to finish working on my Pitch, and re-listen to all of Gary Goldstein's "Scaling The Great Wall Of Hollywood," mp3's from the course that I took with him.

I've also got to go over my Internet Marketing for Filmmaker's materials.

Once the Promo Trailer is ready, I will be emailing the link to specific people that I've met in the Film Industry and have them Test Screen the Trailer for me, and share their reactions and comments and feedback.

Then I will send them a link to checkout the 1st Webisode of BECOMING MAGNUM, and again get their reactions and feedback.

A few more steps forward,

Mike

Mike

An Owle Bubo Comparison Test.

Hi everyone,

I just popped onto YouTube to look for Video's about the Owle Bubo when I came across this great video that does a comparison of video shot with the iPhone vs. video shot with the iPhone and the Owle Bubo and the VeriCorder Microphone.

It has me really excited about getting my hands on the iPhone especially with all of the great Apps that are out there for Independent Filmmakers and Actor's.

It is definitely a brave new world out there for Indies and Studio's alike.

Viva la Dream!

Mike.

A Great Tool for Shooting Video...

I just found out about The Wrist Shot by Hoodman through the Hand Held Hollywood Website.

There's also the WristShot Camcorder Support System Video directly on the Hoodman Website.

It sells for only $149.99 US and is definitely going to be a great addition to helping shoot BECOMING MAGNUM.

I'm going to be picking up an iPhone in the very near future, and once I've gotten it, I will be picking up both an Owle Bubo and the Wrist Shot and I will begin testing out shots and shooting footage for the 2nd Webisode.

I'm really excited and can't wait to see how things turn out.

Mike.

The Hidden Influence of Social Networks.

I just saw a powerful eye opening video about the hidden influence of Social Networks, in particular was the influence of obesity within the social networks.

It also gives you a greater understanding in the importance of expanding your social networks in targeted areas for expanding your net-worth along with your network...in the TV/Film Industry, or any Industry.

Here's the Video.

Enjoy,

Mike.

http://www.ted.com/talks/nicholas_christakis_the_hidden_influence_of_social_networks.html

Film ideas must be pitched creatively in Hollywood

I came across a great Article earlier this week while checking out Gary Goldstein's Mentoring Group's Website, and it gave me a couple of really big Aha! moments.

I realized that I"m going to need to make some changes to my Website - the feel and layout - as part of the Brand that I'm creating. It also made me think about the overall approach, and what needs to be refined and/or tweaked.

Here's the Article:

Film ideas must be pitched creatively in Hollywood

Alex Ben Block

Thu Oct 29, 2009 11:20pm EDT

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The novella "Embassy" recently was sent around to producers by talent manager Joel Gotler, inviting them to team with him to create a movie package to offer major studios.

FILM | FRANCE

What was unusual was not that the thriller was written in five days by New York real estate investor, hedge-fund manager and author Richard Doetsch, or that it was published by Simon & Schuster but isn't available in bookstores.

What was new was that "Embassy" has been published as a Vook, a hybrid of text and embedded video that intertwine to tell the story of a hostage crisis and can be read and viewed full-screen online or on any mobile device. The Vook, Gotler says, is "the hottest thing right now."

What the Vook offers, along with a dramatic "Die Hard"-style story, is compelling video that helps sell the concept -- an element many producers are adding to market their projects alongside a script, book or graphic novel.

Why so much effort?In a consolidated marketplace, with fewer buyers making few movies and creating fewer TV pilots, they are demanding a higher level of proof that whatever they buy can be made into a movie or TV show.

"It's more work now," says Gotler, president of the Intellectual Property Group, a management and production company with literary roots. "You need a compelling story, but that isn't enough. You've got to bring in either a director, a writer, co-financing or a co-production deal. We're trying to think outside the box."

Many movies come from obvious sources -- best-sellers, remakes or high-concept marketable elements including toys, video games or classic TV shows -- but there still is a market for original material, especially family movies, comedies, horror and action pictures. However, the bar has been raised as to what it takes to make a sale. There are a lot fewer pitches or even spec scripts being sold, unless they come with elements that elevate their value.

"Right now, the development dollars are hard to come by," says Erwin Stoff, a partner at 3 Arts Entertainment, which manages talent and produces projects. "People are way more careful about what they are buying, so the more you have to offer going in, in terms of a comfort level in that what they are buying is a movie they will want to make, the greater the likelihood you are going to sell it."

Stoff recently sold "Water for Elephants," a best-selling historical novel by Sara Gruen. To make the deal, he partnered with producers Gil Netter and Andrew Tennenbaum; attached his client, writer Richard LaGravenese; and director Francis Lawrence.

"We had one of the most respected screenwriters and a very in-demand director and a property with heat," Stoff says. "It was still not the easiest of materials to sell because people are far less into speculative buying than they were."

In this case, "Water" found its level at Fox.

Producer-manager Doug Drazin of Epigram Entertainment says he recently submitted two scripts that "two years ago would have been bought. Now, it's, 'Yeah, bring an element attached.' So I'm saying, 'OK,' and what I'm finding is agencies are more open to reading material because they realize they have to do more packages themselves."

The shift has hit cost-conscious studios and networks, most of which have pared development staffs, a process that accelerated during the 2007 Hollywood writers strike. As a result, they look to packagers, especially manager-producer hybrids, to come in with material that won't require extensive additional development.

"They want stuff that is as close to ready to go as possible," says J.C. Spink of BenderSpink. "If you can come up with stuff that makes sense, they're really excited to be in business with you."

Spink uses the analogy of a Crock-Pot, or slow cooker: "It used to be a quick-fried sale; now we've gone to the Crock-Pot sale, adding ingredient by ingredient and letting it simmer. It's definitely harder to set things up, but what is good is that for the first time as a business, we are setting up stuff that they will really make."

That often means not only enlisting one's own clients but also working with other managers, talent agencies and producers to gather elements that make projects attractive to buyers. "It's always been a business of matchmaking," Spink says. "It's just the matchmaking has gotten a lot more specific."

Spink recently sold to DreamWorks a book titled "I Am Number Four," written by Jobie Hughes. It was brought to BenderSpink by its client James Frey.

"We found the right elements in terms of filmmakers with Michael Bay directing and Steven Spielberg executive producing," Spink says. "We hired a writer after the fact. It was the Bay attachment that got it set up."

What Spink hesitates to attach is an actor. "There are only about 20 actors that get a buy everywhere," he says. "Every other actor, some studios like and some don't. In a market where you are down to 12-13 people who can actually pay a fair amount of money for a script, I find that attaching actors can actually be a problem. What's been successful for us is finding the right material and packaging it with a writer."

Sometimes, however, having the right actor can help. Lucy Stille, who heads the literary-rights department at Paradigm, recently represented "The Fabulous Fraudulent Life of Jocelyn & Ed," an article that appeared in Rolling Stone about modern grifters that she felt was a surefire movie idea. Before going to studios, she gave it to Annette Savitch, a partner with Natalie Portman in Handsome Charlie Films.

"She loved it," says Stille, and gave it to Tracy Letts, who wrote "August: Osage County" not long after he won a Pulitzer Prize for drama "because she knew Tracy had a deal at Warner Bros."

"The combination of a terrific article, Natalie and Tracy got us a deal at Warner Bros.," Stille says. "I doubt, had I just sent the article cold to Warners, I would have done that. So all of us are spending much more time trying to put the right smart pieces together. The truth is, a lot of executives at the studio level don't have the time or inclination to do that."

When it makes a package stronger, Stille won't hesitate to reach out to big talent firms Creative Artists Agency or International Creative Management for clients. She says that while she looks out for Paradigm clients first, "we want to do what is best (to sell a book as a movie). If that means reaching out to another agency, we're secure enough to do it."

Although this evolution is more pronounced in the feature world, consolidation and cutbacks also have changed the game in television.

"Packagers have become more important because buyers have smaller and smaller budgets," says Brian Volk-Weiss, head of production and senior vp talent management at New Wave Entertainment/Dynamics. "People are being laid off, so there's a real need at the buyer level to have a lot of these components put together."

Volk-Weiss compares it to the way NASA worked during the 1960s and '70s, when the agency created every tool and piece of hardware in-house. "Now NASA has a lot of budget cuts and goes to vendors to lower overhead," he says. "The same thing is going on with studios and networks right now: If they used to have six people developing shows or 10 developing features, they now have three and four, respectively. There's a real impetus for outsiders who are not on their payroll to develop, and that's where packagers come into play."

Five years ago, Volk-Weiss says, New Wave was "scared" to attach too many elements to a pitch or script because it might give buyers a reason to say no. That idea pretty much has been turned on its head. "You don't want to be in a room anymore where the buyer goes, 'Great, but who is going to write this?'" he says. "Basically, they want all the pieces put together."

Volk-Weiss says his company almost always prepares a short video to help sell a concept. "I go into a room with 20 people and pitch an idea with a brown dog, and you've got 20 people thinking about 20 different brown dogs," he says. "When you go in with tape, you are showing the buyer exactly what we mean. That's why we have such a high pitch-to-sale rate."

Having the video already created is among the exciting things about the Vook, says Brad Inman, the technology's creator and CEO. "We think our technology, and video clips, is something that can be used to set up bigger movies and bigger events."

For now, one can read and watch the Vook on an iPhone for $4.95 or online for $6.95, with a selection of titles from Simon & Schuster that includes "Embassy," an exercise book and a cookbook.

(please visit our entertainment blog via www.reuters.com or on blogs.reuters.com/fanfare/)

It's been a crazy busy week as I've been working on cutting together a PROMO TRAILER, as well as looking through all of the footage of the Acting Class with Matthew Harrison at the Actor's Foundry where David Attar and myself are being coached through a MAGNUM P.I. Scene.

I only have a 6 minute window, and I have to figure out which is the best footage for the story that I want to tell. I'm also looking at the performance, and the personalities within the footage, and looking for the strongest of each, as well as what fits into the overall story that I'm looking to tell over the course of 12 Episodes to be shot over the next 6 months.

Two days ago, I met up with BRAD KING (one of Canada's Top Nutrition Experts) about my fitness and weight loss goals. He gave some great information, shot some footage for the Promo Trailer and for the 1st Episode. He also shared some great information with me that has really got me pumped and excited, and I'm really looking forward to getting started with my new Nutrition Plan and everything that Brad is going to be teaching me in order to achieve my lifelong nutrition goals.

NEW CONTACT!

I managed to make 1 new contact this week. My friend Karen Holness who is a Working Actor, introduced me to Richard. Richard is producing a $35 Million Feature Film about a True Story about his father. It's a powerful story, and I can't wait to see it.

The Coming Week...

My Goals for the coming week are to finish shaping the 4th Video of the 1st Episode of BECOMING MAGNUM. Season 1, Episode #101 - "Resolution is Proximity."

Finish the PROMO TRAILER, get it uploaded onto my Website and then send out emails to people to get them to watch the Trailer and provide their feedback on it.

Contact Key People that I know in the Entertainment Industry that are higher up than I am about a Dinner Party that I'm putting together for the Test Screening of my 1st Episode - to gauge their reactions, and to get their opinions and feedback.

Pick up a Swimming Pass for the Month, and go swimming 3x this week.

Meet up with Rob Epp and Joe Docherty and find out about Music for the 1st Episode.

Call Garry Chalk and ask him if he'd be willing to be my Voice Coach/Director as I have some Narration to do. Also ask him if he could Narrate a section for me for the Trailer and possibly Opening Sequence.

I need to make 1 new solid contact in the Entertainment (TV/Film/Media/Music) Industry.

Until next time,

Mike.

I read an article earlier this week that I find through Gary Goldstein's Mentoring Class

Funding Resources for Filmmakers...

I received an email from www.documentaryhowto.com as part of their DocuMentors Series about a FREE TELESEMINAR this Thursday night as part of their DOC TALKS session.

Go to www.documentaryhowto.com and click on FREE TELESEMINAR)

DOC TALKS this Thursday May 13th will give you the inside scoop on securing ITVS LINCS Funding.

I signed up and I'm looking forward to getting some great information about securing ITVS LINCS Funding.

I also went to the ITVS.org Website and downloaded a very informative PDF which I'm going to use as a reference source for my Pitch to Investors, Tom Selleck, and Brian Grazer when the time comes.

http://itvs.org/funding/resources/digital-survey-2009

I've also just finished writing out the Paper Edit for my PROMO/TEASER Trailer that I'm going to use to Promote BECOMING MAGNUM with, and use it to attract some more money from Investors so that I can get down to the 2010 Produced By Conference. I will also be sending the PROMO/TEASER Trailer to Tom Selleck once we've got it cut together.

All the best,

Mike.

Focus on the solution...not the problem.

I've been a little stressed out this weekend as I have to figure out a way to come up with up to $4,500 to finish the editing of my 1st Webisode, pay for tickets to the 2010 Produced By Conference in LA, pay for airfare, and get some new clothes...

I handed the problem over to my subconscious mind, forgot about it for awhile, and then got frustrated when I did think about it, and so I had to force it out of my conscious mind completely. A few hours later, an idea popped into my mind.

I NEED TO CREATE MORE VALUE...and show my small investor the value of his investment by putting together a really solid TEASER TRAILER that piques people's curiosity and intrigue and leaves them wanting more.

I've spent the past few hours going over the footage and rearranging it, moving it around, and trimming it using iMovie.

I now have a rough cut I'm going to take over to my Editor's and get her to put together a really powerful TEASER TRAILER that we can use to promote to my current investor, and possibly to attract some more investors with.

At this point, I'm not sure we're going to make it for the Wednesday Submission Deadline, which is too bad, but really, my focus is on getting the best 1st Webisode and promotional Trailers/Materials and Pitch materials ready, and then get in touch with Tom Selleck...so that is where my priorities are at the moment, and then to get down to the 2010 Produced By Conference.

It's gonna be a crazy busy month, but I wouldn't have it any other way. I'm doing what I love, I get to be creative and I'm going after a really Big Crazy Impossible Dream!

Lovin' life,

Mike

Episode #1, Video #4

Happy Mother's Day everyone,

A very interesting thing happened at work last night. I wrote yesterday about how I have X amount of dollars that I need to come up to finish the Editing for the 1st Episode, and get myself to the 2010 Produced By Conference from June 4-6th...

While I was working at the Bar, in walked my small investor who was supposed to be out of the country. Part of me is reluctant to approach him about investing some more money, but at the same time, I can't ignore the fact that I need to come up with some more money, and the very same day he walks into the Bar.

I've also been reviewing the footage of the 1st Episode so far, and I need to cut together a 4th Video which will round out the first Episode and bring everything full circle and set things up for the 2nd Episode. I will be working on that today, and once I've got it finished, I'll take it over to my Editor's to get her to work her magic.

I'm also looking at putting together a Dinner Party and inviting everyone involved in BECOMING MAGNUM - From my Investor, to my Personal Trainer, my Chiropractor, my Acting Instructor, my Nutrition Expert, my Scene Partner, my Composer, my Entertainment Lawyer, Garry Chalk who narrated the Trailer for me...and have everyone in the same room so they can all finally meet each other and to share the 1st Episode with them.

I'm considering asking them to help me put together the rest of the money that I need to get myself to LA to the 2010 Produced By Conference.

I'm also looking at approaching Tom Selleck in the next 7-10 days...

Part of me wants to rush to get the 1st Episode together for the Wednesday Deadline for the PRODUCER'S CHALLENGE for the 2010 Produced By Conference. The Grand Prize of $30,000.00 would help significantly in financing my Reality Web Series.

Another part of me wants to make sure I've got the best product, and that I've tested it with an audience before submitting it to anything. I'm on the fence about that right now.

I am also going to need to get a copy of the 1st Episode into Tom Selleck's hands, and hopefully get him on board, and then if we both approached Brian Grazer together, I think that'd give us a lot more leverage.

It's time to get back to Editing the 4th Video of the 1st Episode.

All the best,

Mike.

Cutting together the 1st Episode...

Hi everyone,

I've been working hard cutting together the 1st Episode of my Reality Web Series, BECOMING MAGNUM with my Editor Diane Fraser.

While taking Gary Goldstein's "Scaling The Great Wall Of Hollywood Course," he told me to make sure I had a finished product to give to Brian Grazer when I meet him.

I found a small investor who gave me money $2,500 to get this done. The first thing I did was to buy a Mac Book so that I could help review all of the footage, and then do a Pre-Edit for my Editor, to help save myself money. The Mac Book cost me $800. I also bought 2 External Hard Drives totalling 2.5 TB and cost another $200. Leaving me $1,500 to finish the 1st Episode.

I'm so incredibly glad that I did this. I went through 8 hours of footage that we had shot, and cut it down to 1:11:18 seconds and took it over to my Editor.

I then realized that I am going to need to learn how to Market my Reality Web Series on the Internet. So I signed up for an Internet Marketing for Filmmaker's Online Course which cost another $500.

That left me with $1,000. I gave $50 to my Web Designer, and another $100 for Web Hosting for my Main site, and all of the different sites attached to it. That leaves me with $850 for my Editor.

She then called me up, and had me come back over, and we went through some of the footage, and she had me go back and write a Script based on all of the dialogue within the footage so that we can find the heart of each scene, and the overall story that I want to tell in the Episode.

I did, and it took me about 2 days to go through all of the footage, and write out the script. It was an amazingly powerful experience. I went back over to Diane's with the Script, and now I have to figure out and write Voice Over/Narration for the Opening and Closing of each segment of the Episode.

Which I'm currently in the process of doing right now.

I have also found out about www.producedbyconference.com from Leanne at Cineworks, in which Brian Grazer will be one of the speakers, and it would be a great place for me to meet him. They also accept Submissions for Webisodes from Independents such as myself, and they are giving away a $30,000.00 Grand Prize to go towards Production. As an Actor, it's also a great place for me to be to meet the Top Producer's in Hollywood and begin building relationships with them now.

OPEN CALL FOR ENTRIES

• Narrative Shorts

  Films must be under 40 minutes (open to close) and be narrative in form.

• Documentary Shorts

  Documentary shorts under 40 minutes.

• Webisodes

  Independent Webisodes. Entrants must submit a minimum of THREE webisodes to demonstrate overall continuous storyline. Individual webisodes must be no longer than 6 minutes each.

• Studio Webisodes

  Studio and network-made webisodes. A studio webisode constitutes a webisode backed by a studio, network, TV show, or production. For example, "Lost" webisodes produced by Universal. Entrants must submit a minimum of THREE webisodes to demonstrate overall continuous storyline. Individual webisodes must be no longer than 6 minutes each and must be original material created specifically for the web.

MISSION & OBJECTIVE

The Producers Challenge is intended to promote the work of emerging storytellers, spotlighting producers who demonstrate outstanding promise in their respective fields. In so doing, we aim to deliver exciting new projects to a wider audience and expand the reach of the entertainment community to include the next generation of great producers. Producing is a holistic craft; there is no facet of production a true professional does not touch. Accordingly, submissions will be judged in their entirety, as cohesive and self-contained pieces of storytelling. Juror considerations may include—but are not limited to—originality of creative vision, quality of production values, and inventiveness in the face of narrative challenges or technical constraints.

ABOUT THE FESTIVAL

The 2^nd Annual PRODUCERS CHALLENGE contest is being presented in concert with the 2^nd Annual PRODUCED BY CONFERENCE, an extraordinary gathering of top producing talent in film, television and new media. New and emerging producers are encouraged not only to submit to the contest, but register for the multitude of seminars, discussions and special events that have made the Conference the destination for the producing community this summer.

The Producers Challenge presents finalists in each of four categories: narrative short films, documentary short films, independent webisodes, and studio webisodes. With finalists to be selected by a jury of renowned producers, the Challenge offers storytellers a chance to have their work screened for an audience drawn from every corner of the entertainment industry, with winners receiving not only a complimentary registration to the entire conference program, but an opportunity for connection and mentoring with acclaimed professionals such as Marshall Herskovitz, Gale Anne Hurd, and many more.

PRIZES

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The prizes this year are better than ever! Each winner will receive a MAKE YOUR NEXT Short Film Package totaling $30k in services for EACH WINNER. Just bring your DP and editor and Equilibrium Entertainment will provide consulting on pre-production, camera and audio gear, production van, a small crew, edit facilities, audio mixing, graphics and titling and MORE. Get details on the equipment winners will have access to use.

Other prizes will include a private mentoring lunch with a top producer like Gale Ann Hurd, Mark Gordon or Marshall Herskovitz, full budgeting and scheduling software packages from Entertainment Partners and an all-session badge to the 2011 Produced By Conference.

The three finalists in each category will have the opportunity to screen at the Conference.

Tickets for the Event Sell for $995, it cost $100 to submit BECOMING MAGNUM the 1st Episode to the Event. The deadline for submissions is Wed May 12, 2010 (5 days from now). It'll cost an additional $1,200 to get my Editor to finish it in time, plus I need to get it Scored with Music and have it all packaged together and sent off. Plus, I'll need to pay for Airfare ($500) and Car Rental ($250), and some new clothes ($500) to go to the Event.

At this moment, I need to come up with an additional $4,540 (2 Tickets to the Event. Pay my Editor, Airfare, Car Rental, and Clothes.

I need to come up with $3,290 by Wed. If I'm unable to finish and submit the 1st Episode by Wed, I will still need to come up with $995 x 2 ($1,990) for Tickets to the Event and $1,200 for my Editor ($3,290) asap.

My focus for the next few days is to to finish writing the Opening/Closing Voice Over for each segment and to come up with the $3,290 so I can get myself to the Produced By Conference with BECOMING MAGNUM in hand when I meet with Brian Grazer and all of the other Top Hollywood Producers.

And on getting the 1st Episode finished along with the Music.

Wish me luck,

Mike.

Right place, right time...

What an awesome turn of events coming out of the weekend!

I'm currently in the process of cutting together (editing) the 1st Episode of BECOMING MAGNUM.

I organized the rough cut for my Editor on Thursday night, and I'm getting really excited about how it is looking.

I'm planning on doing a Test Screening of it on Wed May 19th, but I ran into a snag last week.

I need to find some more money so I can pay a Composer to SCORE the Episode...

Then, out of the blue, my old friend Bob Epp and his girlfriend Christine show up at the Bar that I work at.

I was talking with Bob about doing Music for BECOMING MAGNUM two years ago, and then we sort of lost touch with each other.

I went over to his place after work, where he played 14 different variations of the MAGNUM P.I. Theme Song that he's created, and I found the perfect modern MAGNUM P.I. Theme Song for BECOMING MAGNUM.

I mentioned my current situation to Bob, about how I'm intending on doing a Test Screening on the 19th, and I need to get the Episode Scored. He said he is more than willing to help out.

He's got a very demanding job/work load, but he will do what he can, which certainly fits in with my current budget of ZERO DOLLARS.

He gave me a copy of the New THEME SONG which I'm going to be taking over to my editors later today.

On a different note...my buddy Brendon mentioned to me last night that I should talk to his friend who is a Personal Trainer at Studeo 55 (where the Elite and A-List Celebs work out) here in Vancouver.

I've gotta say, I'm really glad I took Gary Goldstein's "Scaling The Great Wall of Hollywood" Course recently, as things are beginning to open up and move BECOMING MAGNUM forward.

All the best,

Mike

Production on Video Blogs has begun...

Hi everyone,

I picked up a FLIP Ultra HD Camcorder on Friday that basically fits into my pocket. My D.O.P. Jeremy Maeers and I went out and got some footage at The Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show.

My doctor says that the best way for me to start doing cardio right now, because of my knee, is to bike ride and swim.

I went down to The Outdoor Adventure & Travel Show looking to make contact with a Mountain Bike Manufacturer and share BECOMING MAGNUM with them in a hope to find a possible SPONSOR.

I met some great people, and made a few key contacts for something exciting that I'm planning, but unfortunately I didn't meet any Mountain Bike Manufacturer's.

Jeremy and I had a pre-production meeting to discuss what and how to shoot the next few Video Blogs. Once they've been shot, I will begin editing them on my laptop, and then get them posted to the Website and/or Blog.

I've also just finished the Pre-Edit for my Editor, Diane Fraser, on the footage that CTV paid for last year, for the 1st Episode. I will be dropping that off to her tonight, and then she can begin weaving her magic.

Stay tuned,

Mike

SCALING THE GREAT WALL OF HOLLYWOOD

Wow! I just finished one of the most amazing courses of my life. I had the great fortune and opportunity to have access to Gary Goldstein, the Producer of The Mothman Propechies, Under Siege 1 & 2, and Pretty Woman, twice a week for the past 6 weeks.

I've learned a ton of great strategies and approaches to really taking my Acting and Filmmaking Career to the next level, and I look forward to applying everything that I've learned and taking action on them by spending 30 minutes per day on activities that will move me in the direction of the accomplishment of my dreams and goals.

Gary Goldstein has taught me how to be a better human being, a better person, and a better friend. He is someone who I aspire to be more like in my daily interaction and communication with others as we all journey on the path together. He has reminded me of the true reason I want to accomplish my goals, and live the life of my dreams.

I look forward to taking action on a consistent and daily basis and recording my activities and the results that I am getting. It will be amazing to see how much I've accomplished in 30 days, 60 days, 90 days and 180 days.

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I also managed to find myself a small investor who has given me the money I need to finish editing and hopefully scoring the 1st Webisode of BECOMING MAGNUM. I have about 6 hours of footage to go through and cut down to fit into a 22 - 25 minute window.

I'm doing a Pre-Edit for my editor Diane Fraser, and reviewing all of the footage, and then I'm using iMovie on my Mac Book to trim away the excess fat, and footage that we can't use, for whatever reason, in order to save both time and money.

I have to wait until tomorrow when I can pick up 2 External Hard Drives. They are currently at a friends whose couch I was surfing on last week. I had to move to my friend Sammy's place as Glen's landlord said I could no longer stay there.

Having Sammy in the room while I'm watching and thinking about what I'm going to edit has been tremendously educational. He is a member of the audience that I'm going to be showing BECOMING MAGNUM to when it is finished.

I'm conscious of what I don't want to show him, and why I don't want to show that (though I'm going to have to show a test audience some of the footage that makes me uncomfortable to see how they react to it vs. a version without that footage - and get their feedback on.)

It's also forcing me to be conscious of other reality based TV Shows are out there. Eg. Ultimate Fighter, Hell's Kitchen, Kitchen Nightmares, etc.

My Goal is to get the 1st Webisode cut together by Friday April 30th along with the Score, in addition to the 30 Min./day of applying Gary Goldstein SGWH Strategies.

My 2nd Goal is to be in LA May 11th with a copy of the DVD in hand and to have meetings with Agents, Managers, Producers, Directors, Casting Directors, Writers, etc. and really make this career move forward.

To our futures,

Mike.

Time for Massive Daily Action and to Ask for Help.

A friend of mine commented on my Trailer for Becoming Magnum saying that it looks too adversarial, and that I should be cautious about putting it out there, especially when my intention / goal is to work on the MAGNUM P.I. Movie with Brian Grazer, and Rawson Thurber and Tom Selleck. I will admit, that I'm a little nervous about how they will react, but the intention was to get people's attention. Plus, everyone that I've shown it to on my Sony PSP have all had positive reactions and they all love it. So it is a risk that I'm taking. I have contacted my Editor about making some changes to it that will make it about BECOMING MAGNUM: A Reality Web Series, and hit all of the key points about what the Series is about, and lose the controversial stuff.

However, as Jay Abraham has taught me, I'm going to have to do some Testing with the New Trailer once it is done. I may want to keep the more controversial Trailer to get attention quickly. I have no idea if the Trailer has the potential to turn into a Viral Video or not but I've got my fingers crossed.

I may even end up asking some of my Mentors for their opinions of the Trailer and what his thoughts are on my next steps forward.

I had a couple of major mental shifts tonight and had a some major aha! moments. I've been incredibly nervous about calling Tom because...my underlying truth in my real life...is that I'm never good enough. So calling a Celebrity, my idol, and sharing with him what I've been working on for the past few years, that has become my passionate obsession...there is a chance he could say "No, not interested."

I took a break for a few hours and went and hung out with some friends because I needed to. While I was hanging out with them, I realized that as I continue to feed my fear about calling Tom Selleck and sharing Becoming Magnum with him and the possibility of him saying “Not interested,” keeps me fearful.

I realized my ideal outcome is that Tom loves the idea, and that as a result, we end up becoming great friends as a result. I then thought about calling him up like I do with any of my friends, and suddenly a lot of the fear and anxiety have disappeared. I’m still a bit nervous, but now it’s like I’ve been rehearsing a Play for the past few years, and now I’m about to walk out on Stage before a Live Audience and performing it for the first time. I’m actually starting to look forward to calling his agent and getting the dialogue started.

Some of the contacts I've recenty made through the Bar is a guy who owns a Helicopter Company up in the Yukon, and of course he knows owners of Local Helicopter Companies. I'm betting there's a few of them who may have become helicopter pilots because of "Magnum, P.I." so I will be contacting him, and telling him about Becoming Magnum, have him look at the Website and Trailer, and seeing if he’d be willing to give me some names to call to generate support for Tom Selleck during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

I’ve also met some Military Police Officers, as well as a US Military Sniper at work, and I have some friends in the Military. Because Thomas, Rick, and TC were all ex-Navy Seals I’m hoping on getting their support for Tom Selleck's Campaign through Becoming Magnum.

In addition, I received my training as a Private Investigator from a woman who used to work for the RCMP and for CSIS, and with 3,500 RCMP coming to Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics…I contacted her, and she suggested throwing a couple of THANK YOU Parties for the RCMP, Military, and Security after the Olympics.

Of course, I’m going to be calling and inviting all of the Private Investigators that I know, and calling all of the P.I Firms in town. I’ve already been on the phone calling people I know in the Security Industry and Film Industry and Night Club Industry as well as friends who are Actors.

I will also be contacting the people over at Biz Books, The Actor’s Foundry, Vancouver Film School where I went to school, Cineworks, local Talent Agencies, as I currently don’t have an Agent, possibly some Casting Directors, as well as some of the guys that I know who have played for the BC Lions.

Of course there are also my friends and Mentors that I’ve met over the past year who have had a major impact on teaching and guiding me on the next steps to take to move the Project forward.

I’m going to be talking with the owner of a Ferrari and High End Vehicle Dealership, and calling The Flight Centre’s Corporate Office to find out about the possibility of Giving Away a Hawaiian Vacation. We are going to throw a Party immediately after the Olympics

I’m also going to contact “24hrs” Daily Paper and mention something to them about the Party and Becoming Magnum. I'm going to have to discuss with my Publicist when to get that started,

I will also be contacting all of the Doormen that I know at the Night Clubs on Granville Street and invite them to the Party, and also stop by and give them some Postcards to help me promote Becoming Magnum to the Olympic Crowds.

All the Best,

Mike.

Another Setback on the road to the Masquerade Party

I just got off of the phone with DJ Ali Baba (one of the top DJ's in Vancouver) and a friend of a friend. I know that it's short notice to play the Event, but he's already working on Wednesday January 27th.

He just started playing at a place on Wednesday's, so unfortunately he won't be able to help me out. I gave him the website address to check out the Concept for Becoming Magnum. Apparently Ali Baba worked on a Movie with Tom Selleck a few years ago. He said he likes Tom because he is just a regular down to earth guy despite all of the success that he's had.

So unfortunately DJ Ali Baba won't be able to play the Event, which means it's time to dip into the contingency plan.

Time to get back to work and on the phone.

All the Best,

Mike.

Some of the craziest ideas...with a whopping of Gratefulness!

PART 1:
I had an interesting thing happen at work last night. Myfanwy, an actress friend who I haven't seen in the longest time stopped by the Club last night. It was her father, Bill Meilen who suggested to me that I take an Acting Class. My first acting class was an Improv Acting Class with Jan Henderson who really sparked my love for creating.

When I was driving home from work last night, a Red Ferrari passed me and I got to follow it for about 2 minutes before I lost sight of it.

Which made me think of MY PERFECT DAY - a Laua on the Beach in Hawaii following the 1st Day of Shooting the "Magnum, P.I." Movie with Tom Selleck, the original cast Roger Mosley, Larry Manetti, and John Hillerman along with David Attar and Duane Patterson and having Matthew Harrison on Set Coaching me and working with Rawson Marshall Thurber and Brian Grazer and having my close friends and family and the crew hanging out together celebrating the Achievement of a Dream Come True.

I'm in the process of organizing a BENEFIT CONCERT and MASQUERADE AFTER PARTY Fundraiser to help me raise money to finance the completion of Webisode #1 & #2 of BECOMING MAGNUM and to pay for a "Viral Video" that I'd like to create to promote the "Reality" Web Series.

I've had a major opportunity present itself and I'd really like to jump all over it, but I have Liz Levine's and Jeb Beach's voices in the back of my head reminding me to be conscious of other people's Brand's as well as my own.

I have a deal with the owner of The Cecil, where I work Part-Time as a Doorman, to get a percentage from Ticket Sales and Alcohol Sales from the Event, which I will be using to finance BECOMING MAGNUM. I intend on shooting the rest of the footage for Webisode #1 & #2 for BECOMING MAGNUM with the iPhone and the Owle Bubo and I have to pay my Editor to cut together the footage that CTV's Development Funding Money paid for and pay for my friend Joe Docherty to score both Webisodes.

I'm playing around with some different ideas in my mind about what to do to sell Tickets to the Event and to raise completion money to finish both Webisodes.

I've worked in the Security Field for the past 16 years and I've worked a lot of BIG Concerts and Events, and I'm thinking about inviting the Military Personnel, Police Officers, and Olympic Security Personnel who are going to be working at the Olympics to the Party.

Throw a Benefit Concert to Thank Them for their hard work before the Olympics begin. I'm also thinking about inviting Mr. Selleck out to the Event, but first I'm going to have to introduce myself and find out how I can best help him achieve his goals for his campaign of being in the "Magnum, P.I." Movie.

After all, Thomas, Rick, and TC were all former Navy Seals so it would only be appropriate to invite them.

I'm thinking about Giving Away the Tickets to the Event and having people make contributions through Alcohol Sales and by having them make a donation based on a Video Pitch that I'm in the process of putting together to share my dreams and aspirations for BECOMING MAGNUM, WHY I started it, how the process all came together.

I have 2 Numbers in mind that I'd like to achieve. The first number is to finish Webisodes 1 & 2, and the 2nd Number is to finance an entire 12 months of filming for "Becoming Magnum."

Giving Away Tickets is quite the gamble because if people don't show up and/or think my Concept for BECOMING MAGNUM is very good, then I'm not going to be able to raise money, but I'll instead be out a bit of money.

But I believe my ideas are sound, and that their is a Market and an audience for BECOMING MAGNUM, and that it is possible for Tom Selleck and I to work together and help each other get cast in the "Magnum, P.I." Movie.

An excerpt from an Exclusive Interview with Rawson Marshall Thurber, Writer/Director of the "Magnum, P.I." Movie:

In terms of timeline, the film is, essentially, a genesis story. It’s Magnum Begins. When we meet Magnum, he’s not yet a private investigator, but by the time the story ends, he’s hung up his shingle. I’m working through a first draft now, and it’s been so much fun — currently Magnum and TC are bickering in a sugar cane field that’s been lit ablaze by the bad guys. It’s going to be an unapologetically great action movie. That’s a promise.


PART II:

I've also had a chance to reflect on what "Becoming Magnum" has come to mean to me, and what it really represents, and how far I've come in the process.



I'm incredibly grateful for so many events that have happened in the past 6 months after I read "As A Man Thinketh." I immediately read Cynthia Kersey's "UNSTOPPABLE," and was incredibly touched by the story of Father & Son Team Richard and Dick Hoyt and how together they achieved the impossible, to John Kehoe's "MIND POWERS into the 21st Century," along with the Holosync CD's, Darren Jacklin for his advice and sharing his wisdom and his advice on Manfesting, as amazing things keep happening, and to all of the amazing and incredible people I've gotten to meet, and who have given me their advice

And for all of the people who have been their with me from the very beginning, my brother Kevin, my mom and dad and their patience, generosity, and support. The Bennett's, Camarta's, and the Robin's families, Mark & Laverne McAthy, my friend's James and Jen, Will, Sammy, my Granville Barwatch Street Team, and everyone I worked with at G. Security especially Dany Rosales and the Tactical Team, my classmates at VFS Class 11, Andrew Spicer, Paula Shaw and the amazing lessons she taught me through the power of THE MAX, Benjamin Easterday and his willingness and enthusiasm for wearing the "STOP Ben Affleck from BECOMING MAGNUM" T-Shirt to work (as a Transport Driver in the Film Industry), Susanne and Marian, Jerry Jean-Baptiste, Malcom Carter, Guj, Coreena Robertson, Andrew Halliwell, Cameron Grierson, Rob Nielson, Matthew Harrison, Jeb Beach, David Attar, Duane Patterson, Ken Craw & Michael Hamilton who helped me get the Development Deal with CTV, my Personal Trainer Ocean Bloom, my Chiropracter Dr. Christian Guenette, my Nutrition Expert Brad King and his wife and publicist Renee Neilly, my friend and Publicist Debbie Walker, Film Security: Than, Wayne, Boris, Dale, Gordon, Transport Captain's Karver, Schmitke, Ray, and everyone else at Insight Films and through ACFC, and all of my friends at The Yale & The Cecil.

To all my Private Investigator friends particularly AFI for giving me my Private Investigators License and letting me have one of the coolest jobs ever - Undercover P.I. with Mike H. , Riitta for training me along with Allison, John/Rosebud, Honeyman, Tracy, Scott, Tom Dolo and his crew of PI's for providing me with actual P.I. Case Files to work, Dave Coleman/Aremac Surveillance, York, and Neil/Missing Link.

I can't forget the influential teachers in my life, Mr. Southworth, Mrs. Susan Svarich, Mr. Jereniuk, Mr. Elniski, Mr. Ferguson, Mr. Bob Dean, Mr. Bererton, Ian Raffel, Katherine Billings, Bill Marchant, Debra Thorne, Douglas Newell, Cara McDowell, Michael Chase, Tom Scholte, Jason Simpson, Andrew Moxham, and everyone else at VFS.

And of course Director Steve DiMarco who gave me my 1st professional Acting Role on The Chris Isaak Show along with Tony Cain, David Owens, and Ken Morton, all of whom cast me in their Stage Plays.

Thank You everyone for the part you've played in being an inspiration to me, and to helping me create and develop "Becoming Magnum."

Wishing Everyone an Awesome 2010!

Mike.

2010 - New Years Goal - Achieve 12 MEGA Goals!!

My life has really begun to change and move forward ever since meeting Darren Jacklin (The Mega Manifestor) and I owe it all to my friend Lara Solara. She provided me with a FREE TICKET to attend InvestFest 2009 where I met Odin Zavier, Thane Lanz, Darren Jacklin, Brad King, Mari Smith, Gary Goldstein, Bill Walsh, Ed Mercer, and so many other great people.

I got to hang out and spend a lot of time with Darren during the summer months, and he has given me a lot of great advice.

In order to Manifest what you want, you have to take daily, committed, and consistent action. It's amazing how incredibly difficult it was to initially commit myself to listening to Holosync CD's followed by John Kehoe's "MIND POWERS" CD's. I am closing in on 120 Days of consistent daily listening.

My Negative Mind Chatter has pretty much ceased, and I'm 100% committed and focused on achieving my Goals.

SO WHAT ARE MY 12 MEGA GOALS FOR 2010?

I've decided to commit myself to achieving 12 MEGA GOALS (1 per month) for 2010.

1) JANUARY: Throw a "Masquerade Party" Fundraiser to create awareness of BECOMING MAGNUM, to promote it, and to raise $5, 312.76 so that we can go into Production during the 2010 Winter Olympics.

2) FEBRUARY: Begin Production on BECOMING MAGNUM and start filming at the 2 different clubs where I currently work as a Bouncer. We can promote BECOMING MAGNUM to the world while they are in town, and start generating a lot of BUZZ about the Project.

And to launch my environmentally friendly SECRET PROJECT during the Olympics (and get my COLOSSAL Entertainment & Marketing Group - My Business up and running.)

3) MARCH: Film a Viral Video for BECOMING MAGNUM. Get locations like: CASA MIA (An Estate in Vancouver, that we can use as ROBIN MASTER'S Estate), that has me pull up in a Red Ferrari working on a Case/File.

Finally go to Hawaii for my 1st time!

I've only just begun working out what my MEGA GOALS will be for every month, and they all fit together in the process of helping me transform my life on every life: Health & Fitness, Careeer, Money, Relationship, Family, Travel, etc.

Some Months I may have more than 1 Goal I'm working towards accomplishing, but the KEY INGREDIENT is that I have at least 1 MEGA GOAL to accomplish every month, which will have me taking Constant Action every day throughout the year.

GOAL #1: MASQUERADE PARTY

I was on a Teleconference Call with Gary Goldstein on Thursday Night as part of his "Hollywood Confidential" Monthly Mentoring Course where he gave me some great advice about contacting Tom Selleck - which I will be doing this week.

(I was driving and on my way to work, so I wasn't able to write down exactly everything that Gary suggested, so I'm waiting until the Recording of the Call is posted on the Members Website, so that I can listen, take notes, and then take immediate action.)

• The Party is in 11 Days, and I have to secure my Big Value/Draw for the Party
• Finish putting my team together to help me put this Party together
• I have to get my Editor to help me put together some footage that we shot back in April using CTV's Development Funding Money
• I have to secure a DJ
• I'd like to ideally land a Sponsor or two
• I have to get help putting together an Email Campaign
• Get my Website moved from my Webdesigners Site to my Website so that I can start Promoting the Event
• Set up a Facebook Page for the EVENT.
• Invite some Big Names in the Independent Filmmaking World such as Arin Crumley, Robert Greenwald, Lance Weiler, Oren Peli (Paranormal Activity)
• Contact Owle Bubo about Sponsorship for the Event
• Contact Tom Selleck
• Find a Sponsor to provide a Hawaiian Vacation for the Party
• Contact Local Media and invite them to the Party
• Contact TV & Film people that I've worked with over the years, and invite them to the Party, and get them to help me promote the Party and the "Reality" Web Series
• Put together some Music for the Footage I want to show at the Party
• Sell Tickets/Raise Money
• Contact a Film/TV Catering Company to find out if it would be possible to have them Cater our Event and have them sell their Food at the Event.
• Contact some Bands about having them Play at a Benefit Concert followed by the Masquerade After Party
• And so much more...

In fact, it's time to get back at it.

2010 has started off with a bang, and I'm taking Action every single day. Thank God for Mentors and people I can turn to for advice.

All the Best,

Mike.

Magnum P.I without a 'Stache!?

An Exclusive Interview with Rawson Marshall Thurber, Director of Dodgeball, & Magnum P.I. (http://www.pajiba.com/interview-with-rawson-marshall-thurber.htm)

The writer and director of Dodgeball is set to bravely attempt to do what no director has done before: remake a television series for the big screen that audiences (and maybe even critics) will actually enjoy. Indeed, Thurber has been attached to write and direct Magnum P.I. for Universal Studios, which will be produced by Brian Grazer via Imagine Entertainment.

After Dodgeball came out and did pretty well, my agents, very smartly, counseled me to “capture the value” of the moment: essentially, hurry out and sign a big deal to make a similar movie — a comedy about darts players or a romantic comedy about curling or something — which, of course, is very sound advice if your goal is to make lots of money. That really wasn’t my goal. On top of which, I have director friends who’ve made a successful comedy, then follow it up with another comedy and then they’re stuck. They only get to make comedies for the rest of their careers. You get type-cast that quickly in Hollywood — just like actors.

I love comedies. I’ll always love comedies. I hope to make more of them for many years to come. But that’s not all I love. When a friend calls me up and asks me to go see a thriller, I don’t say, “Sorry, man, I only like comedies.” My tastes, like most people’s, run the gamut, and I want to make the films that I’m interested in making, regardless of genre.

Ultimately, the whole process of making a film, all the trucks, the lights and the cameras — all of it — is only a very sophisticated recording device. We’re all there to record what the actors do. If the recording is no good, it won’t matter how well it’s framed or lit, or how cool the special effects are. People go to movies to be told a good story, and, as corny as it sounds, good stories are told by telling the truth. The more truth you can get on film, the better. And, as much as the writer in me hates to admit it, one look from a great actor beats the pants off a great monologue. It’s not even close.

Pajiba: Your next project is Magnum P.I. How do you plan to approach the remake?

RMT: With respect, ultimately. I was a fan of the series, but I wouldn’t characterize myself as a fanboy of the series — though two of my closest friends are and remind me of that daily. The show itself struck such a smart balance of mystery, comedy, action, and character that I hope to emulate it as much as possible. The Magnum movie will be very much like Beverly Hills Cop in tone: basically an action movie that’s funny because the main character himself is funny, not because Magnum and Higgins have to dress up in chicken suits to break into a birthday party. My guiding principles for the adaptation are these: no short shorts, no cameos, no moustaches. It’s a title you know, a theme song you love and a kick-ass Ferrari.

In terms of timeline, the film is, essentially, a genesis story. It’s Magnum Begins. When we meet Magnum, he’s not yet a private investigator, but by the time the story ends, he’s hung up his shingle. I’m working through a first draft now, and it’s been so much fun — currently Magnum and TC are bickering in a sugar cane field that’s been lit ablaze by the bad guys. It’s going to be an unapologetically great action movie. That’s a promise.

Pajiba: I understand that no one has yet been cast as Magnum. Do you have a wish list, and will you put our readers at rest: Can you confirm or deny that Ben Affleck is in the running?

RMT: I do have a wish list, yes. A very short one. And, for the record, Magnum has yet to be cast. Though I can’t directly confirm or deny the Ben Affleck rumors, I was as surprised as everyone else when I saw the notion pop up online. It’s been strange seeing the rumor mill at work. I’ve seen some Magnum stuff online that had me scratching my head. I have no idea how these things get started, but I can say, with absolute certainty, that no one has been cast as Magnum and that we haven’t even opened the doors yet. I’m still writing. When the script’s done, we’ll find our man and, if we land one of the guys I’m thinking of, Magnum fans everywhere will rejoice. Trust me.

Racing to the Start Line...

I'm in the process of organizing a MASQUERADE PARTY for the Launch of BECOMING MAGNUM. The current date for the Event is Wed January 27, 2010 (which is only 3 weeks away) and I've spoken to 2 different Publicists (Debbie Walker with Translucent Publicity) and Renee Neilly (Frame of Health) about the Event...

Debbie (who works with Talent in the TV & Film Industry) brought up several good points which has me now looking at pushing back the date for the MASQUERADE PARTY to the beginning of March.

I'm currently working on putting the Event together with no money (at the moment). According to Debbie, "If you have lots of Money, but No Time, you can pull it off. If you have No Money, but lot's of Time, you can pull it off. But when you have No Money, and No Time, it'll be difficult to pull it off. If you miss the boat, you can't go back to the same people twice."

I'm planning to invite local TV & Film Celebrities as well as TV & Film Industry People to the Launch/Masquerade Party along with inviting the original cast of the "Magnum, P.I." TV Series - Tom Selleck, Roger Mosley, Larry Manetti, and Jon Hillerman.

However, Debbie reminded me that the SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL runs from January 21-31, 2010 and there is no way I can compete with that.

Plus, I'm hoping to land several different Sponsors for the Event, and 3 weeks just isn't enough time for either them, or myself to do the Event justice. What I really need to be doing is to start contacting the Potential Sponsors now, begin the dialogue with them, sell them on both "BECOMING MAGNUM" and the MASQUERADE PARTY.

Let them know that the Event and their possible involvement in it is well thought out, not rushed, how they will benefit from Sponsoring the Event, what it will accomplish for them, and what's in it for me, as well as any possible Product Placement opportunities at the Event.

What I am hoping to accomplish by organizing and hosting the MASQUERADE PARTY is to generate publicity and awareness for BECOMING MAGNUM as well as to use a percentage of the profits generated from Ticket and Alcohol Sales to finance the next leg of Production for the Web Series, until we hopefully get picked up by Imagine Entertainment and/or Universal Studios.

In order to do this, we will need to do a successful Internet Launch for BECOMING MAGNUM and generate a Database of Fans/Followers that I can use as leverage with Universal Studios and Imagine Entertainment.

Eg. If we can build up a following of 200,000 - 1 Million+ Viewers we can use that audience to leverage a deal with Universal Studios to let us promote/market the "Magnum, P.I." Movie Online over the next 12 Months while I lose 140 lbs and my 2 friends and I rehearse and perform scenes from the "MAGNUM, P.I." Pilot Script "Don't Eat The Snow In Hawaii," by Donald P. Bellisario and Glen A. Larson.

At this stage, I still have to raise money to finance the Project, so I may look at throwing a MASQUERADE PARTY and use Profits to finance the Project, but hold off from doing an Official Launch Party until early March.

All the Best,

Mike.

Hollywood Confidential Mentoring

Effective as of Sunday December 20th I am now enrolled in Gary Goldstein's "Hollywood Confidential" Mentoring program.

I've had a chance to read the 1st chapter of his new book "Tactical Toolbelt for Screenwriters: Success Strategies to Market & Grow Your Passion as a Career," and listen to a couple of the archived audio files recorded over the past 7 months.

Amazing stuff. I'm looking forward to learning about how to approach Hollywood and Pitch "Becoming Magnum" to the powers-that-be and getting things off the ground.

I've also come across a great website: http://www.documentaryhowto.com

They have some great videos teaching you how to create a Documentary.

I've also come across some great Apps. for the iPhone to use to shoot "Becoming Magnum" with.

I look forward to getting things off the ground, and taking the next steps forward.

All the Best,

Mike.