More than I can chew?

I became interested in making movies when I was seven. I actually made my first movie when I was ten. I think it had something to do with Star Wars action figures and an epic sci-fi battle. Well, as epic as a ten year old could make it.

But it wasn't until 1989 that I got really serious with my filmmaking and graduated to editing my masterpieces using two VCR's hooked together. This was high tech for 1989. I could even dub music and sound effects in on the left audio track.

I came up with the moniker "Delta Wing Pictures" after a long period of racking my brain for a good film studio name. Believe it or not, the name came to me while I was in the shower one afternoon staring at a "Delta" faucet head. How I got the "wing" part I have no idea. People now just assume that it's a military thing, referring to the delta wing configuration of some fighter jets. Not true.

But, I digress. 1989. That means that this coming year, 2009, marks twenty years since I began. Twenty years. Unbelievable.

This is the perfect opportunity to do something I've wanted to do for a while now. I'm going to go through the archives, pull out every single film Delta Wing Pictures made and make a highlight reel featuring all the best stuff. That's right, Frank W., you'll probably see some "Spirit of Adventure" in there; a classic with such dialogue as "They're probably already out looking for the treasure already." And John, you're sure to see that wonderful slow-motion ballet shot of me taking a hit to the nuts. It's going to be one hell of a reel.

I'm not sure exactly how I'm going to put it together yet. I'm thinking a music-video style montage no more than a few minutes long. I will very likely do a companion piece that has all the best bloopers through the years. Believe me, there've been some doozies.

I cannot overstate what a giant undertaking this will be. I have literally hundreds of VHS tapes to go through. There is a massive box of Digital 8 tapes and mini DV tapes. You see, as well as completed productions, I'm going to include stuff from projects that never got finished. There are a lot of them, and I'm the only one that's ever seen that stuff. You lucky devils.

As long as I can complete this task within 2009, I'll make the anniversary. As my Navy buddies like to quip when I enter the room, "Standby for greatness."