Task paralysis.
August 15, 2010
Soooo, obviously still not on the other blog. I’ll let you know as that comes to hand.
As for the film, the wheels are spinning and stalling on a daily basis. This whole ‘start up a feature film’ thing has been an interesting journey already. We have people attached/unattached/reattached, then we have the budget – the only thing constant is that it keeps changing. We’ve been refining how exactly we’re going to shoot this monster, what approach we’re going to take etc. Why we’re doing it. Basically refining what it is we’re doing and what we want to get out of it and the ethos that we’re going to take with making it.
Do you make a film to make money? (If you want to make another one you better at least make your money back.) Do you make a film to be recognised as a film maker? (If so then it better be damn good.) Do you make a film for the fun? (If not you should seriously find a different career.) Do you make a film to send a message to the world? (If so then you better have something to say.) Do you make a feature length film because it’s hard to do? (If so then you’ve picked the right medium.) So much to tackle here.
So far it’s been an unexpected extremely formative stage and I’m really keen to get it right before we set off, make it and then look back and realise it’s not what we wanted! There are more decisions going on (format, budget, cast, crew, approach, business plan, online plan etc. etc.) then I realised would take place during the entire film, let alone the very start.
As I said before the wheels are turning, it’s just that they keep getting stuck. Working on it!
