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I came back from a film festival recently and I am entirely convinced that most filmmakers (regardless of professional achievement or age) have zero idea what the position of director entails.
At worst they're just shitty storytellers. At best, they're decent directors of photography/cinematographers who are just too engrossed at the prospect of being a famous "director" they arent actually putting their strengths to good use.
I'm back at it with wanting to shift my focus to a drama short with little to no dialogue that I hatched up last year. So, now I'm wondering when I'm gonna spiral and drop it to do something else.
It's a shame it's not horror or would qualify for a film festival I'm hoping to submit something to this year - but that's assuming I can feel in a team with (1) an outstanding pitch and (2) make sure we can execute it financially. In an absolutely perfect world, we'd do my post-apocalyptic, body horror script.
We could realistically do it within the runtime constraints, but pulling it off professionally so it doesn't look like a high school production value is where I really worry about it falling flat. It sucks being a dramatic artist, since my ideas are usually out of reach and I'm way too shy to approach local filmmakers, cinematographers, actors, and all the great people who make the magic happen about coming together on this. I'm sure I'd be fine had I stuck with my factory job, since that would have had me well off financially to finance the movie myself with little to no need to backup help.
Ugh, it's such a pain in the ass. The deadline for the festival I want to go all in on is in eight months. The script is just about locked and loaded, and now it's just getting all the pieces together that's the challenge that feels debilitating and almost defeating. Yeah, I get it - stop comparing yourself to others. It's just a pain in the ass to have friends and acquaintances who have already made a short film or even a feature, and I've been fighting to get my break on anything.
Welcome to the career, I guess. It's all part of the territory, right?
Perhaps I”m still sad from the previous week? Perhaps I’m just tired and have spent so much creativity energy already. But I just want to sleep, instead I have some documentary work to do this afternoon. It’s a small thing but it feels like a mountain atm. What to do?
That moment when the script you're working on makes you sound like a killer...
haha I love having writer’s block. This is the greatest!!! : ) ( :
Fingers crossed I don't get sleep paralysis tonight
Deciding whether to go to bed right away or to eat something after a long shoot is a serious struggle.
I wish I was an illustrator or concept artist or prop maker. It would make my life so much easier.
