Hey guys, need some advice here...
As part of a collaborative effort brought together by me (it was under the umbrella of my company), we have produced a new 34 minute short about homelessness, love and addiction.
I was the cinematographer for the project. The director did a great job of making the film the best it could be, however...he SUCKS at writing logline/synopsis type of stuff. It's just utterly vague and misses the point of the film.
My question is, how can I inform him that his synopsis/logline writing sucks without sounding like an asshole? The reason for my concern is that we're set to submit to a few festivals that require those tidbits that he just can't seem to figure out. I'm also building out a website for the film and I don't want to sully an otherwise clean page with crappy writing. He is the producer as well as the director, so as far as I know he's supposed to be in charge of the presskit/distribution stuff (including logline/synopsis)...but he shouldn't be. How can I get him to realize I'm just trying to help make the release as successful as it can possibly be?
-J
As part of a collaborative effort brought together by me (it was under the umbrella of my company), we have produced a new 34 minute short about homelessness, love and addiction.
I was the cinematographer for the project. The director did a great job of making the film the best it could be, however...he SUCKS at writing logline/synopsis type of stuff. It's just utterly vague and misses the point of the film.
My question is, how can I inform him that his synopsis/logline writing sucks without sounding like an asshole? The reason for my concern is that we're set to submit to a few festivals that require those tidbits that he just can't seem to figure out. I'm also building out a website for the film and I don't want to sully an otherwise clean page with crappy writing. He is the producer as well as the director, so as far as I know he's supposed to be in charge of the presskit/distribution stuff (including logline/synopsis)...but he shouldn't be. How can I get him to realize I'm just trying to help make the release as successful as it can possibly be?
-J