I've decided the best way to start making movies, is to do just that - start making movies. My writing partner Ryan and I started writing a short screenplay that we plan to actually produce.
The script will probably fall between 10 and 20 pages, making a 10 to 20 minute film. We hope to have a first draft of the screenplay finished sometime this week, before he heads off to Mexico for vacation. The story has already been outlined, and work has begun on the actual screenplay. Just need to finish it up.
Once the writing process is done, we will be approaching a few people in hopes of finding a little extra money, to turn our couple hundred dollar budget into a little more. I am meeting with someone who may be interested in the project on Thursday night, so hopefully that goes well. He is someone in the same situation as I - just wanting to make films. I am not sure what role he may or may not play in the making of this short film, as the it has been decided by Ryan and I that we will both Co-Write and Direct, so that option is pretty much closed off to him. If he wants to come in as a Producer, or just help with logistics, or operate the camera, who knows, but we'll find a spot for him.
We will be renting all of our equipment. The whole purpose of this short film is to really just get some experience behind the camera. To play around, and see if we can make it work.
If everything goes well with the production, which we hope to start filming sometime in January or February, we will be entering the film in some short film festivals. Maybe we'll win, maybe we won't. Only one way to find out.
The reason for the short film idea is really quite simple: it is much easier (read: cheaper) to film something that is going to be at most 20 minutes in length, than something that could easily be two hours.
I will post more about this as news comes along.
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