Monday, February 14, 2011

cover it.

there are certain things that I definitely
will have to develop.

No. 1 Tip aspiring filmmakers.

Learn how to write coverage.

Coverage is a synopsis and comments for a producer or another lofty
decision maker to know the skinny on a script.

Whether it is good or bad.. needs work, what is wrong with it and what is good.

The amount of scripts a production company may have submitted to it prohibits the
people at the top from reading each one so it is handed off to the smaller people to
make sure it is worth their time.
Coverage has to be an accurate and objective interpretation of the script. You can't omit stuff because it is stupid or not exciting.. yet you have to be concise and make sure you only give the bare basics. Concise is 3/4 a page.

super hard.

But this is good. CLARITY. I will obtain it!!!

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

a few thoughts.

There are two perspectives that I have encountered. One, and the biggest one is that Christians have the ultimate truth and they need to tell the world about it.

The other is mine, which wishes to have the world teach me what is truly good. Those little moments that are truly and honestly beautiful is where you find good for good's sake. Not by the rule book but by it standing in the harsh light of what really really just is. truth.

I think that telling life how it is, is more compelling. Showing characters where they are at.
I think good film should be a vulnerable exercise in doubt.
A willingness to paint something more honest than faith but still be able to see the value of that ideal.

I just found the best thing ever.

um... new looks <O> <O>