Hello everyone,
As I've been saying, things are bubbling for me, and, after well over a decade, I may - repeat may - be willing to take that first step. I have spoken to my mentor, and we will meet to talk about forming my film production company, and perhaps finally getting one of my scripts together. The vaxx restrictions in the US may be lifting in May, so I can come down to the American Film Market in November to meet him and some of you, to discuss it.
As the regulars also know, I've been writing bits and pieces, which can be relaxing if not therapeutic for me. But none of them are really coherent.
There is one other issue.
I have said that I will finish my current journey before starting the next one. As of now, I am not sure when and where it will end - it may end in a few years, or it may end in a decade - I simply don't know. I will say that I have reached one benchmark, where I have proven myself, and I don't know if I need to prove myself any further. Again, I don't know. But, as my hero, Winston Churchill, would say, if it's not the beginning of the end, it's the end of the beginning.
With this in mind, I have begun a writing plan, which I will discuss with others in November, along with my business plan. One question about writing.
Most of the sci-fi battles are pretty asthetic, as in they go for a fight, then return home for a hot meal and a shower. That is, of course, very true for many war films, like, say, The Longest Day or Bridge over the River Kwai. But that is not reality. A better perspective would be Cornelius Ryan's reall account, "The Last Battle", about the battle for Berlin. It showed the gritty side of war, and is very powerful reading.
I am wondering if my PG-rated scripts should be aesthetic or gritty. I was originally going to be aesthetic, like Star Trek and Star Wars, but, as I write, I am wondering if I should be more like "The Last Battle". To think off the top of my head, perhaps I should do a 30-second short film of both versions, to see what I like.
Any thoughts? And who would like to meet me in November?
As I've been saying, things are bubbling for me, and, after well over a decade, I may - repeat may - be willing to take that first step. I have spoken to my mentor, and we will meet to talk about forming my film production company, and perhaps finally getting one of my scripts together. The vaxx restrictions in the US may be lifting in May, so I can come down to the American Film Market in November to meet him and some of you, to discuss it.
As the regulars also know, I've been writing bits and pieces, which can be relaxing if not therapeutic for me. But none of them are really coherent.
There is one other issue.
I have said that I will finish my current journey before starting the next one. As of now, I am not sure when and where it will end - it may end in a few years, or it may end in a decade - I simply don't know. I will say that I have reached one benchmark, where I have proven myself, and I don't know if I need to prove myself any further. Again, I don't know. But, as my hero, Winston Churchill, would say, if it's not the beginning of the end, it's the end of the beginning.
With this in mind, I have begun a writing plan, which I will discuss with others in November, along with my business plan. One question about writing.
Most of the sci-fi battles are pretty asthetic, as in they go for a fight, then return home for a hot meal and a shower. That is, of course, very true for many war films, like, say, The Longest Day or Bridge over the River Kwai. But that is not reality. A better perspective would be Cornelius Ryan's reall account, "The Last Battle", about the battle for Berlin. It showed the gritty side of war, and is very powerful reading.
I am wondering if my PG-rated scripts should be aesthetic or gritty. I was originally going to be aesthetic, like Star Trek and Star Wars, but, as I write, I am wondering if I should be more like "The Last Battle". To think off the top of my head, perhaps I should do a 30-second short film of both versions, to see what I like.
Any thoughts? And who would like to meet me in November?