Blazingstar (Liatris sp.) in bloom in pineland. Withlachoochee State Forest.
It is hard to believe that one year ago today, I officially announced Filming Florida and launched this website. Since that day I have moved to Florida and fully dedicated my life to Filming Florida. Basically, from the moment I wake until the moment I go to sleep I am working on this project and even if I am not directly working on some aspect of the project, it is still bouncing around in m head. It’s even working its way in to my dreams.
Since that announcement, I’ve made major strides in every aspect of the project. I’ve restructured the single documentary to an eight part miniseries to better serve the story. I’ve reduced the focus on the “how” of making films and refocused me energies on finding the best ways to tell these Florida stories. I’ve posted nearly 300 species in my daily species series and learned an incredible amount of natural history along the way. I’ve met with some really amazing biologists and conservationists and explored new areas of the state. I’ve received the first major grant supporting the project and am now making the final preparations to commence full production.
It’s been an incredible year and I wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for their support and encouragement throughout the past year. It isn’t easy to throw yourself entirely into a project like this, but it has been an incredible year. I promise you, this is only the beginning. Check back on Monday for some announcements concerning the next major phase of the project!
Way to go! It’s an amazing enterprise, and I wish you all the best.
Andrew – how exciting to see the progress! Love the daily species series – I’m always surprised that stuff I pull as weeds, you highlight as something “special.”