My next film is call The Crisis...at least that's what it's called now. I'm still undecided if I like it or not...anyway, it's a collaboration between myself and my friend Alan. It's a good script so far. It needs a little fine tuning, but it's well on it's way. unfortunately, I'm not telling anyone what it's about until we finish the script, so you'll have to come back if your curious.
Last weekend, my friend Jeff and I shot a test roll. We messed around with the camera and shot with a bunch of different gels and stuff. I'm curious to see what it looks like.
I dropped the film off today at Delden in Bloomington, MN. I've never been there before. They were very low key, kind of non-chalant really...though they seemed pretty nice. It was just different than I expected. Anyway, if the reel turns out well, I'm sure I'll have a lot more business for them.
Next up: The Set
Okay, so I'll talk some more about Sense of Persephone. Sense of Persephone is a short film about a young couple whose marriage is stressed due to their differing ideas about the direction of their lives. Specifically, one wants to have a child while the other does not. Sense of Persephone deals with a moment in time when they are confronted with the actuallity of having to take care of a child which brings their conflicting viewpoints to a head.
Basically it was a character study with the aim being something simple that everyone could identify with on some level or another. Anyway, it turned out pretty well...though it gets a little quick toward the end. It was a one day shoot and when you get rushed it becomes very evident on film. I'll have to keep that in mind on my later projects. As it is, I'm shooting some more this weekend to make the ending longer. I think it will turn out pretty well. My friend Joe is doing the music and my other friends Jeff and Mary Beth are both starring...as well as a baby, Sydney. Her and her actual father are both in the movie...imagine that.
Anyway, I think I might submit it to be viewed on Minnesota Public Television. Regardless of whether it gets in, it was a worthwhile project. Arguablely its one of the best things I've done. I just wish I'd had more time to work on it. Oh well. It's still a nice little film. My next one will definitely be bigger...
...oh will it be bigger.
Well, I'm finally getting around to finishing this site...and for that matter, writing in this log. A couple more weeks and the site should be good to show. It's about time already.
On another note, I'm finishing a short film this weekend. I've got the cast all set up to do the final shots. The project is called Sense of Persephone. I'll probably talk about it some more later.
Also, I'm doing a test shoot this weekend on my new 16mm film camera. A friend and myself are co-producing a film this summer and we're shooting it on 16mm. It's a pretty big project compared to a lot of my stuff. ...Should be fun. I might even give it a section on my site. We'll see.