Writing from Cincinnati... here for a personal matter, but figured I'd also get some prep done... location scouting and the like. And why, you ask? Well... After Brian and I talked about the no-budget feature (entitled 'Red Yesterday') to shoot before the end of the year, we outlined it the next day. Super rough... not even written down. The quickest outline I've ever done. But it was enough. Brian spent the next ten days
Since pushing back from July 6, we were planning on shooting in November. As of today, November is no longer a reality. So now we're tentatively looking at March. I've heard stories for years about the struggle and TIME it often takes to get an indie film off the ground. I'm seeing firsthand that reality, even while receiving tons of praise on the script. It's been two years now since the project's genesis, yet
The ink was barely dry on draft 8 when I had one of my infamous shower epiphanies (I have a theory as to why so many people get so many great ideas in the shower... ask me some time!) This idea was mostly contained to Act 3, though there ended up being many unexpected (*gasp*) reverberations(!) throughout the rest of the script that we had to address. So after almost four months of sitting on
LATE last night Brian and I finished the 8th draft of the script... a draft that began with me mentioning that I had a handful of tweaks I wanted to make after spending time combing through the script as part of my director prep. You know, just some tweaks. Riiiiiiiiiggghhhhhhtt. More than a month (and a few significant changes) later, we finally put it to bed. Mere moments before I put myself to bed (did
Aaaaaaaaannnnndd... we have officially pushed back production on Reverb. Not that this is a surprise; the writing's been on the wall for the last few weeks, as we don't yet have financing. BUT... Cleve had a meeting this morning with an entity that may very well finance the entire film! This guy read the script, and by all accounts, he loves it. He sent along some notes (which is great, as we recently began Draft
I had a really amazing meeting this afternoon with our new Production Designer! Welcome aboard, Emma Weston! I haven't worked with Emma before, but she I've heard rave reviews from trusted sources. I also know her personally, and I have no doubt she'll be a blast to work with. And our "little" meeting today only solidified that promise... the creativity, passion, and excitement she brings is intoxicating. I really look forward to building the look
We received two amazing pieces of news today... it looks like we've got ourselves distribution with TWO different companies! On the same day! Many many details still need to be worked out, so I can't really discuss specifics. But this is huge. Hopefully this lends our film the credibility we need to secure financing and/or attach recognizable talent. FINGERS
Yes, July 6. That's right, we set our start date. I know that seems like a small thing, especially so far out, but when we locked it in officially it really got me in the feels. Directing my first feature -- a goal for which I've been striving for 16 years -- instantly became much more tangible. Now, I know logistics can pop up and we might have to slide the date. Hell, we still
Wowza! What an intense draft we finished last night. I don't think Brian or I realized just how much we'd be working on. It wasn't quite a page-one rewrite, but at times it almost felt like one. Obviously we need to sit with it awhile, but early returns... we love what we've done. AND... we cut EIGHT PAGES!!! That means we're down to a pretty lean 100 even. 100 pages has been my goal for
I had a really wonderful couple-hour meeting with a potential composer today. This is someone I've worked with before and have a great relationship with, which allowed us to focus on story and character; we really only touched on ideas for the score. More detailed discussions on the music will come down the road. The best part is I was able to draw a bit of inspiration that will help Brian and I as we