Okay, so I just got back from watching the USA play against Slovenia. What a game! It's the first time for me to watch the cup with a group. A friend of mine invited me out last week to watch the game and boy have I been missing out. I have never in my life, unless working on a movie, been up so early and in a bar. Very strange but lots of fun. The crowd was excited and there was a lot of energy in that room. The boys played great the second half and I'm on a soccer high.
So, now I'm home trying to get back to work and filled with positive energy. I've been working on two script ideas in the last few days. It's been a while since I've had the writing bug. Really hadn't had any good ideas that I wanted to sit down and work on. Then out of the blue (not really the Europe trip helped to change my prepective) these two ideas came to me. Well, that's not totally the truth either. The whole truth is that someone finally said the right thing in the right way to make me realize that having more then one project going at one time is a very wise and helpful way to build momentum. (Thanks Jon) So, with these wise words, which I should say, my mother had said the same thing back in December to me. (Thanks Mom!) Which I should have listened then, I'm a little slow. Anyway, my mind has been opened, "Clombies" is still moving forward, still looking for money, still being preped, but while that continues to move forward...slowly...we're working on developing a few new projects. I've meet with one screenwriting friend and that was very exciting and I look forward to see what he bring back. I've also been on the search for scripts. Which now I have a handful to sit down and read this weekend (thanks to all my writer friends or aquaintances) With all this creative energy running around it seems my mind has relaxed - stopped constantly thinking of "Clombies" and my super cool character Doug - and let a few new characters pop up. To introduce them now would probably be to premature, but let's just say, the two leads are intriguing and have got my imagination working overtime. I can't wait to officially have their coming out. It'll be a while of course, development of the story and of character take time...so I'll be patient as I hope you will as well. I will conseed this much, both script ideas are in the youth genre, one drama and one comedy. I was raised on John Hughes, and to make a film like his, would be a dream come true. So, it makes me very excited that they both fall into this genre. Just have to make sure I let the script be what it is and not try to force it into something it isn't.
When I started the search for scripts I was telling everyone I wanted family scripts, since they are the hot new genre right now... My sister and partner pointed out that family is a very broad genre. If you look at what was made in the 80s and 90s, there were alot of different types of family films, now when you look what's out there, you wouldn't think so. They only really make one kind of family film, so no wonder families are crying out for more content, diverse content. But to make a family film just for the sake of making what's hot, isn't my style. So, I started looking around and realized I have some very talented people around me and I should be open to more then one genre. Also, I've done a lot of research on successful first time directors (that is: directors that were actually in the same boat as I am, not someone who has never directed but knows a ton of famous people because they work with them everyday. But first timers that actually started from scratch) most of their films have been small, personal, moving stories that show off the director's talent as a storyteller. So, instead of putting requirements on genre, the requirements now are: strong story, it can be made in the ultar-low budget range and finally and probably the most in important, that I connect to it. Can't make a good film, if I'm not feeling it.
So, I might regret this, but I'll go ahead and put it out there. If you got a script, you think it's good, can be made very cheatly - that means not a lot of locations, small cast, nothing blows up or car chases etc, then get in touch. I'd like to at least take a look at your synopsis or treatment. If it sounds like something I could get behind, I'll let you know. Today is the day to make things happen.
Have a great one you guys. Celebrate, our USA boys did a great job this morning. And we should be so proud of them and how they are representing us in the Cup.
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