To-Do: Crossing things off my list
Crossing "Film Kid's TV Pilot" off of Elise's To-Do list after 6 years
I like completing things. Making to-do lists and crossing items off to get that feeling of accomplishment – I even add things to my lists after I’ve done them just so I can cross more things off, and feel even more accomplished!
But, there was one thing that always got pushed aside…. Pushed aside to establish a career, pushed aside to pack up my New York life and move to Chicago, buy a home, get married, start my own.jpg)
business… you get what I’m saying. For six years I’ve lived with this idea, dreamt up with my childhood friend Jodi Balis, to produce a kid’s TV show that has food at its core. But in all that time, life seemed to get in the way. Why couldn’t I just tick this one little item off my to-do list?
I started wondering: “If you have a good idea what does it take to make it happen?” For Jodi and I it took finding people who understood our vision, like co-producer Kerry O'Tolksi, and kicked us in the ass to get this thing done. We formed a “gang” of foodies, chefs, caterers, restaurateurs and educators that share our goal of bringing this idea to light. Its no longer just ourselves that we could let down, we have to answer to others. With this new network in place and a team of amazing crew members that donated their time, services and equipment, we were able to shoot the footage that will hopefully become our show’s pilot – Finally!
Despite all the time that has passed and the start/stop cycle we’ve gone through with this project, we’ve taken a great leap forward with the pilot, and have already affected a great group of kids that will think differently about the food they eat and where it all comes from, which is what its really been all about from the get go.
Maybe most importantly, Even though I now have a lot of things to add to my to-do list (including throwing a party to raise some $$ to finish the pilot), I can finally cross off shooting kid’s show food pilot (catchy title still in the works) from my to-do list.
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