I've made a lot of progress on the new script. I am not done, but I am very close and I know what is remaining and I'm pleased with everything that has been changed and added. Whenever you aren't sure about something in a script. Cut it out. It's poison. It's wrong. You know. That's pretty much how I attacked this rewrite. I was not happy about how it ended, not so happy in the middle... However - I did like some of the stuff near the end. So, I cut out everything that I didn't like, made the stuff that I did like near the end... The actual end - then added a whole new adventure that provided a much bigger boost to what is now the end. And, I think it worked.
Why am I working on this script?
From the very beginning I said I was going to shoot a film this year. I did not specify what film. I need to shoot something full length for my career to progress. The other film started to seem like too big a horse to drag. Even though it was going to be excessively cheap for what the final product was - it was still going to cost enough that I wanted an insurance policy. I feel like this film will be so much less expensive that even if it didn't get a big sale and I ended up having to pay for it - that's okay. As long as it got out there a little bit.
Also - the other film was a genre film. A good one. However, it wasn't the most unique of the genre - nothing exploitable about it really - not THE grossest, not THE silliest, not THE scariest even. Just a good movie. This one is a different kind of movie altogether. If it works, it will have a strong niche market on it's own.
I've already started trying to set up a time to do a reading for it.
As for the other script - I'm just hunting down new financing avenues.
I'm also (I should admit) working on my "other job" for the next two weeks. I'm trying to hand it off more and more - but I'm not there yet. Soon I hope.
Monday, April 17, 2006
Sunday, April 09, 2006
No, It Is Not Over
So - The horror film is not dead. I've handed it to another actress who is a friend and would be amazing in the role and who has a potentially interested investor. Without that investor, I could not justify her in the role though (from a personal investment perspective because she is not a bankable entity). On the flip side, I believe in her enough that I'm willing to change the intended financial structure to have her involved with the investor taking on some of the fiscal responsibility. I think it would make a great movie. Chances? Not sure. Two big ifs there. Her. Him.
I also had lunch with a producer who has a deal on the Disney lot and we talked about one potential project which turned into two potential projects - but I took the chance to pitch some existing scripts of which this was one of them. So, he is reading it and another film.
I am trying to get SOMETHING going right now - so I'm just trying to get active.
My famous actress friend I mentioned earlier tried to kick my ass a bit and said that basically my goal should be to send out everything to everyone - attach anyone I can. Just keep sending, searching, finding people until a package comes together. So - I'm going to follow this notion with some existing scripts. She was willing to lend her name to two of them. It's a start, will make me seem less nutty-go-crazy. I could maybe get another up and coming star actress to attach to one of them as well. The men are more difficult, though I have a crazy idea for a few of them.
Now - this blog though is not about me running around town trying to package a movie - this is about me trying to MAKE a movie. So - I actually decided I should make one of two alternate movies. A romantic comedy which is almost finished or a surreal adventure film. Both affordable without name talent - pretty much because it is worth it for me to have a finished project. So, I am working on the one which is most close to being finished. I will be done with the rewrite in 1 week. Keep me to that. The rewrite involves writing about 30 new pages. Not a small matter. But the other doesn't even have a beat sheet... So.... better to get the one that is closest to ready. I plan on doing a big reading of it within 2 weeks of the finished draft. I'll evaluate the confidence of the crowd there and if people love it. I'll move forward.
I also had lunch with a producer who has a deal on the Disney lot and we talked about one potential project which turned into two potential projects - but I took the chance to pitch some existing scripts of which this was one of them. So, he is reading it and another film.
I am trying to get SOMETHING going right now - so I'm just trying to get active.
My famous actress friend I mentioned earlier tried to kick my ass a bit and said that basically my goal should be to send out everything to everyone - attach anyone I can. Just keep sending, searching, finding people until a package comes together. So - I'm going to follow this notion with some existing scripts. She was willing to lend her name to two of them. It's a start, will make me seem less nutty-go-crazy. I could maybe get another up and coming star actress to attach to one of them as well. The men are more difficult, though I have a crazy idea for a few of them.
Now - this blog though is not about me running around town trying to package a movie - this is about me trying to MAKE a movie. So - I actually decided I should make one of two alternate movies. A romantic comedy which is almost finished or a surreal adventure film. Both affordable without name talent - pretty much because it is worth it for me to have a finished project. So, I am working on the one which is most close to being finished. I will be done with the rewrite in 1 week. Keep me to that. The rewrite involves writing about 30 new pages. Not a small matter. But the other doesn't even have a beat sheet... So.... better to get the one that is closest to ready. I plan on doing a big reading of it within 2 weeks of the finished draft. I'll evaluate the confidence of the crowd there and if people love it. I'll move forward.
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