Did I say DAILY posts?
I guess I meant "weekly." Seven days have gone by and I have further cemented my commitment to get the movie thing up and going, But at this point my metaphorical feet are the only things in cement. My first piece of business? Deciding which script to pursue.
Option One: The Hollywood blockbuster - it's a sci-fi action comedy. If i write this one properly, I could sell it to a major studio and bring in mid-6 figures. Or it could be optioned and sit on a shelf forever.
Option Two: the indie sleeper hit. A film I could write myself, find modest money to produce, then shoot locally with good talent and hope it turns out to be the next "Napoleon Dynamite." This is where I'm leaning. But if I take this route, there are more decisions to make - like, which story do I pursue?
Here's the deal - I have a little black book of film ideas. From epic period pieces to broad comedies, from psychological thrillers to buddy pics. I like all of them - and I love a lot of them, the ones where I can actually see the film in my head. Which to me is a barometer of how realistic it is to finish a project.
So, which path do I choose? I think I need to make the small comedy, the one that could almost be accused of being the dreaded "chick flick." Or do I go right for the heart of the matter and make a film in and about life in the Burgh? My ultimate goal is to have the kind of "relationship on film" with Pittsburgh as the one Woody Allen has with New York. Or more precisely, the one Barry Levinson has with Baltimore. I wnat to make the kind of movies where the city is its own character, where the audience walks away with the feeling that they've "been there" and that the story they just watched could not have taken place anywhere but Pittsburgh.
So while I ponder these things, you ponder this... why is it that the most exciting things always scare you to death as you begin them?
I guess I meant "weekly." Seven days have gone by and I have further cemented my commitment to get the movie thing up and going, But at this point my metaphorical feet are the only things in cement. My first piece of business? Deciding which script to pursue.
Option One: The Hollywood blockbuster - it's a sci-fi action comedy. If i write this one properly, I could sell it to a major studio and bring in mid-6 figures. Or it could be optioned and sit on a shelf forever.
Option Two: the indie sleeper hit. A film I could write myself, find modest money to produce, then shoot locally with good talent and hope it turns out to be the next "Napoleon Dynamite." This is where I'm leaning. But if I take this route, there are more decisions to make - like, which story do I pursue?
Here's the deal - I have a little black book of film ideas. From epic period pieces to broad comedies, from psychological thrillers to buddy pics. I like all of them - and I love a lot of them, the ones where I can actually see the film in my head. Which to me is a barometer of how realistic it is to finish a project.
So, which path do I choose? I think I need to make the small comedy, the one that could almost be accused of being the dreaded "chick flick." Or do I go right for the heart of the matter and make a film in and about life in the Burgh? My ultimate goal is to have the kind of "relationship on film" with Pittsburgh as the one Woody Allen has with New York. Or more precisely, the one Barry Levinson has with Baltimore. I wnat to make the kind of movies where the city is its own character, where the audience walks away with the feeling that they've "been there" and that the story they just watched could not have taken place anywhere but Pittsburgh.
So while I ponder these things, you ponder this... why is it that the most exciting things always scare you to death as you begin them?
Labels: dilemmas, goals, story ideas
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