In 1999, I optioned the rights to an unreleased comic book called Dream Factory and have been on a quest ever since to get it produced as a movie or TV series. In this blog I share with you the history, the near hits and the actual production notes as I finally move into production. #Thisismydream.

I’ve won lots of awards and festivals, but one major eludes me. An Oscar. That’s a high bar. But I’m going for an Oscar nod with this short. It will also inspire the crew to do their best.

In this episode I talk about my huge goal and cover some of the steps we need to take to get there.

To read other blog entries on The Making of a Dream, go to http://www.awn.com/blogs/making-of-a-dream-animation-production-blog

Mark Simon is a story artist and director with over 4,000 production credits, including 44 features.

You can find his storyboard samples online at www.Storyboards-East.com.  He can be reached at MarkSimonBooks@yahoo.com (link sends e-mail) (link sends e-mail).