Restructuring the Structure

It's apparently impossible for Brian and I to tell a "simple" story. Thankfully, we didn't involve anything like time travel or a nonlinear structure this time. And almost the entire film takes place in one location... a house. Should be easy, right? Except this story takes place across four different planes of existence. This has been a tough script to break structurally. Between navigating the planes of existence and how to dish out the necessary

Uphill Battle

There was something that was said by the producers in the meeting on Monday that I kinda glossed over at the time, but it was around the moment that the tone of the meeting changed. Thinking back on it now -- and reading between the lines a bit -- it seems to be a recurring theme with the initial excitement and then sudden cold feet we've experienced when it comes to financing Red Yesterday, and

Epiphany

If no one is going to help you along the way, then I guess you gotta do it yourself. That's not the epiphany. This is... We have everything we need to make a feature with the tiniest of budgets (okay, okay... not Primer or El Mariachi tiny, but not a whole lot more) and not have to rely on industry people to give us money. Talented friends to crew. A professional camera package. A house