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Muckfuppet
Romance hides behind a bashful soul.
Thursday, November 10, 2005:
Another Thursday
Well, another Thursday, plus a little bonus in the form of a mild case of the flu. Whee.
And yet, somehow, I work harder today than I have in recent past. I suspect that has to do with being at home in front of my computer and not at the office. Normally, I come home and want nothing to do with the computer, after sitting in front of one for 10 hours or so (especially lately, when we've had a lot of work to do); not having the 20 minute gap between office and home to break the momentum, though, seems to have spurred me on.
To work all damn day.
There's been some updating of the site, but most of the work was behind the scenes -- a lot of emails, a lot of clerical and technical preparations. More than I would have thought I would have put into the shooting of a ten minute film. Now I have a really hard time seeing how people shoot features while working full-time (although, to be fair to myself, I'm actually working full-time plus, in order to fund shooting on film).
What was the point of all this?
Oh, right. Pre-production. Most people tend to think of making movies as just the shoot (and maybe some post-production afterwards - the edit, music, etc.). But to anyone getting ready to shoot their first (or even twentieth) film, I offer this advice: plan ahead.
Start working long before you are going to shoot. Tweak your script until you can find nothing at all with it, until you've got every line and nuance memorized. Make checklists until you've killed a forest. Talk with your team until they've all blocked your calls; ask them if you've forgotten anything, ask them for criticism, let them do their thing. Find a good media relations person (or more than one) -- keep the word out.
Same thing goes forthe post-production process, but boil it down to one thing: time. Give yourself plenty of it. Don't rush the process just to make a deadline for a festival. Let your team do their jobs, and be open to criticism -- don't surround yourself with yes-men, unless you really want to see a final product that will likely be fatally flawed.
It's entirely possible that I'm rambling. But I'm sick, so I'm allowed.
So says the director.
And yet, somehow, I work harder today than I have in recent past. I suspect that has to do with being at home in front of my computer and not at the office. Normally, I come home and want nothing to do with the computer, after sitting in front of one for 10 hours or so (especially lately, when we've had a lot of work to do); not having the 20 minute gap between office and home to break the momentum, though, seems to have spurred me on.
To work all damn day.
There's been some updating of the site, but most of the work was behind the scenes -- a lot of emails, a lot of clerical and technical preparations. More than I would have thought I would have put into the shooting of a ten minute film. Now I have a really hard time seeing how people shoot features while working full-time (although, to be fair to myself, I'm actually working full-time plus, in order to fund shooting on film).
What was the point of all this?
Oh, right. Pre-production. Most people tend to think of making movies as just the shoot (and maybe some post-production afterwards - the edit, music, etc.). But to anyone getting ready to shoot their first (or even twentieth) film, I offer this advice: plan ahead.
Start working long before you are going to shoot. Tweak your script until you can find nothing at all with it, until you've got every line and nuance memorized. Make checklists until you've killed a forest. Talk with your team until they've all blocked your calls; ask them if you've forgotten anything, ask them for criticism, let them do their thing. Find a good media relations person (or more than one) -- keep the word out.
Same thing goes forthe post-production process, but boil it down to one thing: time. Give yourself plenty of it. Don't rush the process just to make a deadline for a festival. Let your team do their jobs, and be open to criticism -- don't surround yourself with yes-men, unless you really want to see a final product that will likely be fatally flawed.
It's entirely possible that I'm rambling. But I'm sick, so I'm allowed.
So says the director.