A Late Winter

Greetings, one and all! After an unusually mellow December and January, the snow has finally come, just as the trees were looking poised to bud. Thus, much work has been done indoors. Thankfully, the power has remained.

It took longer than expected to recover from the conference, largely due to having to remember where we left off all those weeks ago. But we swung into action pretty quickly once that hurdle was overcome. First off: Casting. We spent a couple days collecting and organizing the information for various potential actors, figuring out how best to contact them. That will be happening shortly, here.

Secondly, support. For any of this to work, we will need two things. First, we need a network of people who believe enough in the value of what we do, to commit to the work. Second, we need money, because making movies isn't cheap, and we've gotta do things like eat, and pay state and federally mandated fees while we're doing it. ;-) Anyway, to find support, we are following many different avenues: business, personal, and organizational. While other team members are covering the first two, I am preparing to approach the latter, seeking out people who can identify with our mission.

Thirdly, hey, look... pictures! The stunt team returns, and choreographs a prison break scenario. This time, with swords.

 

 

 

With the clock ticking down, the time has come to enact our big, do or die, push. This has been a long and arduous march, and I pray it will be successful. 

In 2012, I wrote our most popular blog post, "Methinks Thou Dost Protest Too Much." In it, I summed up why we do what we do, in the final paragraph: 

 "In time past heroes were exalted in story and song. They were set as an example for all who heard their tale. Perhaps we should raise up a standard for others to follow. Not a standard as we think of it now, a list of what we should or should not do, but a banner of goodness and heroism. Something that men and women with courage and strength of heart can follow. Because, for all the sermons, none of them have had the same impact on my life as a single tale of heroism. We do not need another sermon, we've heard enough, and the world won't listen to them anyway. Give us stories of heroes, of valor. Of war and peace. Of life, and yes, love and loss. Give us men and women who fight, fall, and rise again. Tell us stories of men and women who would be at home in Hebrews 11. Yes, decry evil where it lurks, but what we need more than that is an example. Give us heroes, we already have sermons aplenty. "

 

I was a touch melodramatic, back in the day, but the point still stands. If you agree with what I've said, if you believe that goodness and heroism should be elevated, that we should fill our world with this message, then please support our work. Make that belief more than just a theory, and the message more than just pretty words. 

If you're new to this, then you can see a little bit more about us here:

http://www.brightswordproductions.com/support-us.html

 

If you've been with us a while, and want to go straight to the support, then follow the link here:

http://www.brightswordproductions.com/donate.html

 

Here's to many more years to come. Until next time!