Because of my doubts regarding my “Treasure Hunt” screenplay, even after getting positive feedback from one of my screenplay editors, I scheduled script coverage reports for “The Dominatrix Wore Red” from two professional script readers. …
Category: Treasure Hunt
Four college students, worried about paying for their last year, go on a hunt for buried Civil War gold.
RomCom?
I just got the response back from one of my script editors and she was very positive. The main thing I took from her feedback was her characterization of Treasure Hunt as a romantic comedy, something I hadn’t considered.
I …
Feeling Blue
Something different this week: published early, rather than late (my goal is once per week). The last one was something I’d written a while ago, just hadn’t got around to posting, as I’ve been rethinking this whole movie making idea, …
Economics of Indie
I’m being persuaded that I should cut out or rewrite a couple of scenes in my screenplay. On the one hand, I think the way I’ve written it is more visually interesting and tells the story better. On the …
Architectural Vision
In a discussion with someone who I hope will become an avid collaborator in the future, I characterized how I hope to work with cast and crew thus…
I view my role as the writer/director as an architect with a …
Reel, Beer and Pizza
So I have my first draft done for Treasure Hunt and struggling with building up my ego to start trying to find a Director of Photography, an Editor and a Sound Guy. I’ve read in a number of locations that …
Conflict regarding conflict
First draft done
Over our vacation in Orlando (lows in the 60’s, highs in the 80’s; such a nice change from the dreary weather at home), I wrapped up all the scenes I originally envisioned when I wrote the synopsis for Treasure Hunt…
Director’s Statement
My goal with Treasure Hunt is twofold: first: to learn, by doing, how to assemble and manage a team to produce a feature-length film that’s engaging and entertaining. Second, but no less important, to evaluate if making movies is as …
Poetic map
I decided, part way through the design process of the story, to have instructions on finding the treasure hidden in a poem instead of a conventional map with an ‘X’ on it. It sounded like such a great idea, but …