I remember the amount of enthusiasm I had for this project when I started it. What happened? I let go of that wonderful enthusiasm for what was a great idea, I think.
What did Shakespeare say about our fears making us cowards? Can't remember. But I wish I had more of a follow up, driving desire behind my good ideas.
Sunday 3 May 2015
Saturday 14 July 2012
Monday 9 July 2012
Thursday 6 August 2009
Friday 31 July 2009
The first dice decided film
Well, it's nearly 11pm on Friday night and it's been decided that a week from now there will be the first dice decided film. It means, basically, writing options for various elements of the film, and rolling the dice to decide which gets used. For example, when it comes to the title, there will be six options: however the dice rolls will decide which option we run with.
Same for the genre: will it be a comedy, an action film, a romantic thing, a horror film, something avant-garde, etc...
The nice thing about dice decisions is that they open the mind up to chance, and they take the awful responsibility away that so very often leads to stagnation and fear.
And yet they still incorporate elements of groundedness, reason and sensibility.
So this time next week the film will be made, and it will be posted online: no matter what. If I'm the only person in it, and I have to shoot it myself, the damn thing WILL BE MADE.
Dice willing, of course...
Same for the genre: will it be a comedy, an action film, a romantic thing, a horror film, something avant-garde, etc...
The nice thing about dice decisions is that they open the mind up to chance, and they take the awful responsibility away that so very often leads to stagnation and fear.
And yet they still incorporate elements of groundedness, reason and sensibility.
So this time next week the film will be made, and it will be posted online: no matter what. If I'm the only person in it, and I have to shoot it myself, the damn thing WILL BE MADE.
Dice willing, of course...
Thursday 30 July 2009
Yes, there's a great app for my new iPhone. It's a great dice rolling app where you can roll up to six dice, change the look and function of each dice, the number of sides, and the table that they roll on!
Check out the video: I'll be making more dice decisions soon - and some will be on the iphone.
Great thing about the iPhone, too, is that I can upload video directly to YouTube, Facebook, my website etc.
By the way, the dice decision on the job went really well - the film was fun, good, and was a pleasure to work on.
Watch out for PLAYLAND soon, at The Doorpost Film Project Playland will be online from August 22nd.
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