Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Preproduction: Concept

Usually, you start with an idea. It fascinates you, you think about it when you should be concentrating on... Oh, you know, something more pressing. Like traffic.

This time though, it came backwards. It started with a want. You know what I'm talking about: "I want to...."

I want to make a feature-length film. Too bad I have no money to do it with.

So... I want to tackle a feature-length film using the money I DO have. Which is chump change. We're talking zero-budget.

Hey, it's possible! It's been done, and by people I know even (check out Deadland Dreaming).

There ya go. Now we've got our dramatic question to answer: How? Or are you just insane?

But now, in typical serial fashion, we'll leave you hanging there, and promise to answer the question of Sixufus in the next post.

But before we leave it at that, let me add a small note about frequency. Blogging-wise. My goal is to update this blog once a week, usually on a Wednesday, before high noon CST. Call me on it if it doesn't happen, 'K?