First Contact

Today we had our first real expense directly related to production. Kelsy wrote a letter to the principal of the school we want to film in. She started off the letter by credentialing herself as a graduate of the school and with her professional history. After that, she laid out a brief summary of what we will want to film. Finally, she wrapped it up with a call for further correspondence. Relationship building is one of our core values of film making. We're planning on spending a year working with and getting to know our subjects; starting off an important one of those relationships with a physical letter, instead of email, displays a level of respect that often gets overlooked in our fast paced world.

Today, we sent that letter, via certified mail, to the principal. We'll receive a delivery notification, and Kelsy will follow up with an email to the principal to facilitate easier communication. Even though this will probably be one of our smaller expenses, I think it's money well spent.