New Direction

I have come to a conclusion in the past few weeks. I have realized that the way I've been writing has become to in depth and too long for a short film. So in order to make this work, I have ultimately decided to change my idea entirely. Instead of creating an convoluted, in depth thriller film, I'm switching to a much easier idea. Because of the limited time and resources I have decided to take inspiration from a few videos I have seen and decided to make some alterations to it. After watching a few game "walk through's" i stumbled upon a horror game that  thought, with a few of my own personal creative ideas, would be perfect for a film adaptation. It's short on plot, dialogue, full of thrills, and easy to do. Hopefully know this will go much more smoothly than what I had originally planned.

Perfecting the Art

This week has been a lot more about research as opposed to the usual script writing. I have been doing a lot of surfing on the internet looking at the mechanics of making. Luckily, I have a good amount of knowledge of how to film a movie so a lot of the things i saw weren't a big surprise. I've mainly looked at how directors use certain shots and how they pull them off, such as birds-eye view crane shots. This has been an eye opener because it shows that there a lot of materials that I don't have that I'm going to have to make do without. I've also had a few discussions with Mr. Malicke about how to do certain shots and what equipment I can use. In essence, I think I may be able to start filming in the next few weeks, a month at the latest.

Lights, Camera, Action...Almost.

So good news about the script, it,s getting close to being finished thus meaning I can start filming soon. I've already scoped out some decent locations for most of the film which, provided I have a good camera, will really pop. Also on the plus side, I already have numerous applicants asking to play roles in my film. I may even have to actually have a casting session with some of the people if they fit the roles. Things are starting to look very promising.

Far From Writers Block

Once again I'm happy to say that my story is growing into something good, atleast by my standards. I've already got people willing to help me in the filming and acting process, plus I've drafted some characters that I think audiences will enjoy. If I'm not careful I might bite off more than I can chew. With the way I've been thinking and writting I might be in the process of making more than a short twenty minute film. Guess I'll have to wait and see.