Move To Be Done By June 30th

     We have finally been given June 30, midnight, as the firm time to be moved out.

     This blog is a prayer.  

We are making our needs known, putting the list out there in the same way we would pray privately, well, maybe more concisely. God knows we are talking a lot to Him and listening, listening, for the wise guidance He has promised.

Needs

a place to live and work:

• 2, or 3 bedroom
• garage
• quiet (to record, to write, to think)
• not far away from the city as we have been, nor bereft of natural inspiration
• funds for first month rent and deposit (average amount to get into a place: $3,400)

help to move:

• strength
• vehicles
• funds for extra gas, rental of truck & dolly and to feed helpers

     There is no question we need the right people to help open the way for us to continue doing in a different place what God has called us to do with our lives. Your help is needed to minimize the upheaval of this move at a time when we are attempting to finish a film for its July premiere.

(See the article "Film Visuals Expand Sound Track")

 Three ways to help the campaign:

• Click HERE and then on the "Donate" button to make a one-time contribution, or write a check to Horizon Gate Productions and send it to P.O.Box 2186, Julian, CA 92036 
• Make a monthly pledge for June through August via conventional check, or online (e-mail: markanddonna (at) horizongate.org)
• Purchase Shaklee products from us instead of store brands. We will send you a list of store products most people already buy from which you could switch. (e-mail: markanddonna (at) horizongate.org)

     Help minimize the down time of this move and get us all hooked up again so we don't have to skip a beat in our mission. Then you can come to our house blessing party (to be announced) knowing a piece of you is in this big move.

New Details Emerge for Film Gallery Cafe

     The vision of the Film Gallery Café is taking on more concrete form. Our brochure-in-the-making describes the "peaceful, open and friendly place where you meet for good conversation" around short, thought provoking films and the tangible art used to make them. It describes the multi-layered experience of film, art and conversation which encourages spiritual growth.
Helps for Conversation 
     Some new details of the vision are to provide the audience with art materials to help facilitate responses to the films and art through notes, sketches and doodles. These will be offered the opportunity to be posted at the venue and online. They may even be the basis for contests and new films.
Three Phases
     It is becoming clearer that the growth of the vision into a mission is happening in three phases:
1.) Creating the Prototype Collection of films and art (now)
2.) Touring the Mobile Exhibit as a service to existing galleries, coffee houses, community centers and houses of faith (perhaps by next summer)
3.) A Permanent Home in a resident gallery as homebase for the touring exhibit (when we have sufficient following and support base).
The Team 
     Other details are coming into focus such as positions on the working team of Content Creators, Exhibitors, Business People, and Finance.

Film Visuals Expand Sound Track

Mark's drawing of the space
shuttle launch culminates a
film sequence depicting
humanity striving to top themselves.

    It has become apparent that the brevity of the sound track for "To the Diggers"

is cramping the style of the images Mark is creating for it. The images simply need more time to grow, move and be appreciated. To deprive the images of their proper timing would be to force the dance to take a short cut and become trivial.
     So, the sound track is being expanded, giving opportunity to improve it with more expressive detail. This means more work, requiring more time in order to be ready for the July premiere deadline right at the time of our major move.
     Please read the article "Move to Be Done by June 30th" to see ways you can help minimize the interruption of the move so we can get this film done in time.

    Now you can follow our filmmaking on one blog devoted completely to our progress building the art film collection.  The blog is called "Film Gallery Colxn" and you are invited to subscribe.  Click on this link to go see our design unfold: 

http://filmgallerycolxn.blogspot.com.