Saturday, May 29, 2010
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Another DRAFT, you say?
Well, yes! What is the foundation of any good film? The actors? The director? Great photography? Visual effects? Editing? NO. While all of these are important building blocks of any good movie, the foundation is the story.
One cannot spend enough time developing a solid story. A movie script, while not as appreciated in the world of writing, say as novels, etc... in some ways, it's more difficult. Why? A solid, engaging movie must ONLY have those elements which are essential. It's like a novel, but pared away until you have just the bare bones. And you must get this right. Right on. If you don't the whole film will be crooked, "not quite right".
I have been lacking in patience to get into the making of this movie, but the universe has had different plans for me. With this extra time, I have continued to work on the script. Diligently. With three key ingredients for success. 1. Imagination - I don't usually have a hard time with this one, as I seem to be tapped in to the creative flow. 2. Flexibility - Continue to be open to change and let the story and characters lead. In some ways now, this story is it's own "life-force", and I'm just the instrument for which it flows through. 3. Discipline - ah yes, One only gets what one puts in, right?
OK. Another draft then. Effort put forward has yielded good results. Tighter, better, more clarity, stripping away the fat. A better story. A better foundation. Over and out.
One cannot spend enough time developing a solid story. A movie script, while not as appreciated in the world of writing, say as novels, etc... in some ways, it's more difficult. Why? A solid, engaging movie must ONLY have those elements which are essential. It's like a novel, but pared away until you have just the bare bones. And you must get this right. Right on. If you don't the whole film will be crooked, "not quite right".
I have been lacking in patience to get into the making of this movie, but the universe has had different plans for me. With this extra time, I have continued to work on the script. Diligently. With three key ingredients for success. 1. Imagination - I don't usually have a hard time with this one, as I seem to be tapped in to the creative flow. 2. Flexibility - Continue to be open to change and let the story and characters lead. In some ways now, this story is it's own "life-force", and I'm just the instrument for which it flows through. 3. Discipline - ah yes, One only gets what one puts in, right?
OK. Another draft then. Effort put forward has yielded good results. Tighter, better, more clarity, stripping away the fat. A better story. A better foundation. Over and out.
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