Wednesday, August 16, 2006

The rest of the world may be on the brink of war

but the film world is going great, which obviously is all that matters. Draft 5 of 1234 is finished, and the plot actually makes sense now. The characters are well enough defined so that actions come from them and the whole thing comes to a logical conclusion. Well, at least that's how it seems today. Give it another couple of days and I'll be spotting plot holes all over the place I'm sure.

Want to do another couple of passes tightening up dialogue, and adding a couple of scenes to expand on some of the characters traits which get lost in the plot (such as Gemma's other life as a struggling artist). Kearney sent me a link to a New York film which is very indie, and also has a character being in a band, but luckily doesn't seem to be set in a rehearsal room. What it did have was a good look and feel to it, indie but not too self conciously so. Helped remind me that I really need to make sure the characters are grounded in their reality, and don't become too middle aged or middle class for the sake of a one liner.

The other good news came from the Raindance film festival, who have accepted Home to show in competition. Trebles all round, as they say. Next week it's showing in Sofia, though I can't afford to go, so showing at a festival in London is just what I wanted to hear. Have fingers crossed for Leuven too, as that's always a nice festival, though it's got a bnew director this year so not sure what sort of films they will be looking for.

Anyway, everything appears to be going in the right direction, so if the world could just avoid descending into all out war we might actually get something done.

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