The Last Two Weeks in March

So I guess I‘ve kind've gone on sabbatical from this production diary for a while. Sorry about that. My writers block lasted from the 14th of March to around the 30th of March. I had an intensive meeting with Ron, my primary advisor (story wise) on the project and he had some great things to say to me and really helped push me in the right direction. I’ve decided to take out the bonnie element all together. The character will still exist and her fundamental character qualities will stay the same but she’s not gonna be a criminal, just an annoying police aide. I printed out a copy of the movie in its current state and am going through the 111 page screenplay making notes and corrections with a pen. I’m on page 96. As soon as I finish I’ll go back and incorporate my notes and I should have a finished screenplay that I can start to really a production team around.

Don’t know what I’m going to do with the character studies. I think I’m going to write them after I finish this draft. I’m just so on a role right now that I don’t want to stop. I do think that that part of the process is important but I think it will help me more with the actors then with the writing of the screenplay. Time will tell eh?

Chad bowed out of the project Friday because he’s going to be producing a feature documentary. I’m a little disappointed but completely understand.

At the phoenix film festival I ran into Brad Golden, the gentleman I’d like to play Officer Navarro, I was a little drunk and so was Dan. Dan was all like, “You’re in the movie!?” and pointed at him. Brad had no idea what was going on and I almost shit myself because I wasn’t ready to approach him. But I bit the bullet and told him I’m doing my first feature and I’d like him to play a key role. He told me that he would seriously consider it, which is a huge up lifter for me. I’m just excited that he’s willing to read the script. Because before he had told em that he wasn’t interested in doing student projects. Well we hung out a lot and talked a lot and I really got to know his wife. Brad suggested that I take his class on acting, which I’d love to do so I’ll contact him about it before I send him the script.

The website will be up by the end of the week hopefully. My current web designer is just to busy to get anything done for it so I’m doing it myself. It’ll be fine. I’m excited. So far I think my design looks good.

There. I think that’s everything that’s happened in the last few weeks. If I remember anything else that I haven’t’ talked about I’ll be sure to mention it.