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Filming

// August 28th, 2009 // No Comments » // Entertainment, Thoughts, Uncategorized

I grabbed my camera and the first scene of the script and tried my hand at a few minutes of footage.  My wife stood in as the actress and I filmed short segments from several angles.

I’m working outside at night with little lighting, so it’s tough to get the shots I want but I edited what I could get into a decent effort.  I’ll provide more detail about the script and such soon.  Just wanted to let anyone who reads this know that “doing it” beats sitting around and “wanting to do it.”

Screenwriting

// August 27th, 2009 // No Comments » // Entertainment, Thoughts

I have been doing a lot of research into formatting and writing scripts.  I have dozens of short stories and plenty of experience writing in general, but very limited experience in this realm.

It’s a funny thing to say, but I’m happy to see that there’s an industry standard.  I started writing my first screenplay.  My intention is for it to be a 2-3 minute short about a woman whose husband was in a vehicular accident.  She’s at home waiting for news.  The object is to build up the audience’s empathy for the character in a short period of time.  I’ll post it once I have a draft I’m happy with.

New Endeavor

// August 25th, 2009 // No Comments » // Entertainment, Thoughts

I’ve decided after a fantastic experience this past weekend to try a new endeavor.  Independent film is a fascinating outlet for creativity.  I helped on the set of a short movie and was able to see the remarkable interaction between the director, sound, producers, cameramen and how enjoyable the experience was.

I’ve looked for a way to express my visions.  Short stories and novel writing are a great medium, but they don’t provide me the satisfaction I seek.

I’m not going to be able to purchase the caliber of equipment they have but hopefully in the weeks to come, I will be able to learn a few things about editing, composition, audio and the other aspects of production.  I’ll use the blog to track my learning progress and hopefully provide information for other people who might be interested in trodding down the same path.

Step one is learning as much as I can about writing a screen play.  I’ll post any information I find here to have a depository of sorts.  The first site I stumbled across that actually had decent information is http://www.makingthefilm.com.  I’m trying to not get too excited, but it’s happening anyway.

Talk to you soon and, wish me luck!