Friday, March 9, 2012

"Eight if by Sea" -- Episode 5 -- Complete!

At 6am this morning, Brianne turned off her computer for the first time in more than twenty-four hours. If anyone else in the house had been awake, she would have shouted, "It's done!" What's done? Episode 5.

Hot on the tail of Episode 4 posting, Episode 5 (the last episode that will post before the premiere) is complete. It takes about twelve hours to process the HD file and upload it to YouTube for viewing... so when will the episode be available?

That's up to you ;)

Our investor (Anne) and my tough-as-nails executive producer (Cris), have made me guarantee that all episodes will meet their financial goals *before* I approve them to be posted. Episode 5 has $200 to go.

Twelve hours after that goal is met, the episode will post for everyone.

Yikes! The pressure!

My entire focus for the next three days is on finalizing the scripts for Episodes 7 and 9 which shoot (each about 50%) on Tuesday. Then I need to shift full attention to preparing for the premiere -- editing the longer episodes down to 30-minutes each; designing and producing all the posters, DVDs, scripts, and auction baskets; reaching out to and organizing the press, and the list goes on.

So... *when* will Episode 5 post if my focus right now isn't on fund raising? Hm. I guess we'll see ;) Spread the word, everyone. "Ghost Sniffers" is proving that it's the little show that could!