Inspiration leads to Questions

After watching Tristan's film, Hungry, I was struck with inspiration to get off my butt and make a film ... which I'm currently doing as of now among other things. The only problem is that once I get an idea and develop it and plot out the shoot, I want it to be the best example of my filmmkaing abilities possible ... and that means time for some reason. It depends on the project, but it seems to take a long time before I can kick myself in the butt to get out on location and shoot my movie!

Maybe it's just my procrastinatory ways ... or maybe it's that the stories I want to tell, take the time to bring to the screen. I can shoot half of my movie tomorrow if I wanted but the other half would require me to get out on a location for a weekend with several actors, wardrobe, and special effects as well as a secret location I can't reveal at the moment. So why don't I simply shoot half my movie tomorrow? I don't know. I think it's because I want to start production so that every weekend is back to back so the team can gel together and the flow isn't too choppy.

Tristan shot Hungry as a part of the 48 hour film project and part of its success is as a result of good directing of the camera. It was shot in a cinema verti' style that served the story and brought everything to life. The kineticism was there and the material flowed but it didn't have huge crane booms and long dolly shots ... well it did but the camera was handheld at the time within a car as far as I know - unless he forgot to tell me he shut down the airport and set up a shot that ran from one terminal to the next. I guess what I'm saying is that even though the camera crane booms and big-budget looking stuff is cool to use, if it doesn't serve the story then forget about it. So all in all, a director's job is to present the story the way they see it and hopefully highlight a few themes while doing so.

So while I want to get out and make a movie RIGHT NOW thanks to my cousin, Tristan, I have to keep a focused eye toward the project I'm working on and what I want to bring to the screen through it. I'm very excited to hear from people who are reading the script and what they have to say in terms of problems and their particular field of work. What inspired this blurb was a mixture of "Hungry" the film combined with the time between my current film and GoldFishing.

Why did it take so long? I imagine moving to Northridge might be responsible for my break from "on-set" time.

Note to self: Make movies as much as possible.