As soon as Rhonda explained to him what were doing, he said, “This is exactly what I’ve been waiting for - the opportunity to explain this information in this kind of film project.” So we got to interview him that weekend. That’s just one example of how people just appeared before us at exactly the right opportunity.
Betsy - Whatyear was this?
Paul - Almost one year ago to the day. We shot everything in July and August of 2005, and then I returned to Australia and began the edit. We had everything effectively completed by Christmas time.
Betsy - We had 60 to 70 hours of interview footage. What was that like for you guys, going through your footage? Going into it we thought we had a method, but there was just so much...
Paul - Yes, it was obviously time-consuming. And everybody had a favorite interview. I imagine it was the same with you guys. I think we went into it thinking that the audience could really handle only about a dozen people talking. So we said we would stick to 12 and by the time we got to the end of the edit there were 26 people that talk. And we interviewed over 50 people.
Some we intend to use in future installments. A lot of people spoke in a lot of complexity about specifics, like highly focused health issues. In the beginning, we really felt we needed to focus on the basics of the general understanding of the concept. A lot of the time we were able to say at the end of an interview, “Wow, that was great. It has to be in.” Or, “Wow, that was great. But it might have to wait to another episode or installment, because the information is just too advanced for people who’ve never heard of anything like this.”
Betsy - So, what are your future plans?
Paul - We’re in the process of raising capital to make five sequels that are specifically focused in areas that we covered in the original but in greater detail. Things like, as Joe Vitale says, “How do I get my hands on the green stuff?” How do I use this to make money? So we really need to get into more specific details of what is the secret to business, what is the secret to money and wealth, what is the secret to health, losing weight etc.
And the other thing that everybody wants is, of course, love. They want relationships to work in their life. So these are the big-ticket items that we want to apply at least a 60 minute program each to. So that’s basically what we set ourselves up to do for the next year
Betsy - Why did you choose to release The Secret on the Internet? How did that come about?
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