Hello all...........

Wow. Here we are, upon the threshold of a huge undertaking. Never thought I'd - or rather we'd be making an actual movie, but there's a first time for everything as it turns out. It took some coaxing and heretofore unseen motivation to undertake such a task, but it's gonna fun. So, the first update:

The first draft of "Ritual" is done - completed in three marathon sessions, and it f***ing rocks. Horror movies are not supposed to have happy endings, and I wasn't about to buck the trend. There'll be some revisions I'm sure, as this is a group effort, but in the end the story and the characters will be as compelling as we can make them. So there's that.

Second, our casting is 75 % complete. There's still somewhat of a question in casting our last big part, but that'll be resolved by sunday. No biggie.

Third, all of our sound and music is being handled by the extremely gifted Matthew Morse, who's been producing music by the score (get it? music by the score? nevermind.) ever since I can remember.

And finally, we're amassing our shooting equipment now, and we hope to begin principal photography in the beginning of August. That's all for now from me. More later.......

Wally