Foolish Ambition Makes Films (#11)

A sense of community. Making something beyond yourself. Telling stories. (Imagine someone saying this really dramatically in one of those solemn, self-righteous, annoying commercials with like, Brad Pitt.) 

So I'm making a film. Abhishek is collaborating with me. 3 months, no crew, a vague idea, and a hell of a lot of foolish ambition.
Materials: I'm planning on using my Nikon camera to shoot the film, tripod, and my laptop to edit the film as well as write up the screenplay.

Anticipated Obstacles/Roadblocks: Time management, people-management, and maybe a fear of making something absolutely horrible? We'll go with finding good, willing actors. I'm flexible on the 'good' part.
People to consult: Brandon Monokian, a playwright in New Jersey, maybe? Definitely some outside sources (Ms Mystrena) to edit along the way. I think I'll be watching a lot of films within these next few months for some sort of inspiration and I'll probably get a copy of Filmmaking for Dummies. We'll see how this goes.
"I have no idea what I'm doing, but incompetence has never stopped me from plunging in with enthusiasm." I feel ya, Woody Allen.
But all great artists and geniuses have small beginnings, right? I'll just keep telling myself that and hope this doesn't go down in flames.