MSTM IV Journal 5.16.26

Written By tom byrne

My Son, the Mummy IV

Production Diary — Entry 1

May 16, 2026

TRANSCRIPT

Hello friends, this is the first diary and journal entry for myself acting as producer, director,

writer, etcetera — person — on a feature-length film, which will be entering the funding

stage in about two and a half weeks. At that stage we'll be approaching individual

investors, investment groups, and then in about five weeks beginning the crowdfunding

stage.

Till now I've been doing most every job, with the help of producer friends of mine — Debbie

Brubaker — you'll recall — there are some others in departments that have been working

with, kind of paying sporadically as I can. I'll get into them in such as we go along. But

anyway, that is our timeline: funding stage, crowdfunding stage, with production slated for

mid-February 2027.

And why is that? Time to earn the money. It's not — I wouldn't call it a micro micro budget

film, not micro budget in terms of like a contractor — so it's a micro budget film and we

probably will not be hiring SAG actors for this, which limits us a bit, but that's just fine.

There are plenty of female comics, other people, and such in theater around. Wardrobe,

casting, and all that — that's down the road anyway.

And right now it's just all about the funding stage, and those documentations and ducks in

a row which need to happen before it — and that includes the script, of course. So I'm

bringing the last couple of weeks of that. The presentation, lookbook, executive summary,

et cetera — all are very well on their ways to happening.

And I'm working on the presentation right now — the script for the presentation, which I'll

be delivering to any group or individual. So I'm writing it now, and it'll probably just be over

the weekend or the next three days, and I'll finish up with it so I can begin practicing and

getting it to a point that I'm happy with it.

That's it right now. Another exciting journal entry for you all — probably within two or three

days. That's it. Goodbye.

tom byrne

Tom Byrne, Executive Producer, Writer, Director, Actor
Tom Byrne graduated from the University of Michigan in 1989, moved to New York City, studied Meisner Method at the Phil Gushee Studio, swung back to Ann Arbor to join forces with band The Psychedelic Lounge Cats which provided the means to finally get out to the West Coast and the beautiful people of San Francisco, CA. Since moving to the warmer side of the States, Byrne sowed his artistic oats within several multi-disciplinary fields. He collaborated as a musician in many bands, most notably the Psychedelic Lounge Cats, Mol Triffid, The Mr. Lucky Experience and modern dance ensemble Xeno, which he also served as Video Director. Tom’s pursuits within the visual arts include stints as Video Director for record label Toadophile at Mr. Toad’s Recording Studio and some nifty side-work under his moniker VJ Ho-Tep, creating projected installations for several years at the Tiki Oasis convention in San Diego, CA. and most recently working with Production Designers Scott Levkoff and Jorden Nash creating visual ambience for Las Vegas lounge The Golden Tiki. His theatrical endeavors boast a quintuple threat: fulfilling roles as Writer, Director, Producer, Actor & Composer of the Quintology My Son, the Mummy, the 4th episode of which, a feature-length film, is currently in production.

https://mysonthemummy.com
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