August 17, 2005
So what I'm comfortable revealing thus far is:
- 1. It's sort of about a boy and a girl staying up all night.
2. It will be shot on 16mm.
3. It's tiny. Very tiny. Microcosmic. People will wonder why it was so hard for me to write. But:
4. No one involved with it gets to look at the script, except for the actors. This prompted James to ask last night "how can I produce it if I haven't even read it?"
5. As I currently envision it, it will rarely be viewed the same way twice.
6. The script is about fifteen pages right now. The description on the TFPF page refers to it as a fifteen minute short, but I really don't know how long it'll end up being. As long as it needs to be.
7. It'll be pretty boring. And yet so exciting.
8. Curtis Heath will be contributing the only piece of music in the film.
9. I don't know when I'm actually going to shoot it. Not before it gets cold.
10. It might end up being my best film so far, but hopefully it won't hold that title for long.
11. This all may change by the time I shoot it. The heart of the film, however, will remain the same as it has been since I first conceived it.
I was planning on making this film at some point regardless of whether I got the grant or not, but now those plans have been plucked from their orbit in my head, alongside all the other potential projects I have, and given a definite sense of gravity. So: a big thanks to the TFPF Committee and the Austin Film Society for giving me the go-ahead to make this sooner rather than later. I can't wait to get started (but I ain't gonna rush it).
Posted by David Lowery at August 17, 2005 09:55 PM
Comments
If you were ever torn between moving to Hollywood and staying where you are, and if this post is anything like a pitch you might give to an executive, I think it should be a relief to hear that it's best for you to stay planted in the fertile soils of TX.
Although, it sounds like you have a whole list of reasons not to leave the rich community you're in anyway.
Posted by: Paul at August 22, 2005 11:17 AM
I used to be torn about the Hollywood thing, but that was in the past, before I realized how much I dislike it there. New York is more my style, but for the time being, I'm fine where I am (well, 180 miles too far north, but close enough). And Austin is the new New York, after all.
I'd never pitch the points above to an executive - I'm not that suicidal! - but I certainly would love to.
Posted by: Ghostboy at August 22, 2005 02:59 PM
You seem to work well with the night. I wonder if I'm the only person who think it feels more like night-time when you're around, and I wonder if that's communicable on film.
Oh, and I have money again. As long as I'm in town and not working consider me go for the spaghetti promise.
Posted by: Heidi at August 22, 2005 08:15 PM