tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-304103102024-03-14T10:03:39.738-07:00Celluloid JourneyThe Frank Kelly Blog.Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.comBlogger411125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-90408395410580704122021-01-20T03:53:00.003-08:002021-01-20T03:53:50.244-08:00Sacred Plans<p>In response to the previous post about making a film in a day for no money, it is possible, and I've done it a lot. I'm doing it again soon, in fact, I have three of these films lined up - one in February, March and April.</p><p>I've also been thinking in terms of the Pandemic! In an effort to keep people safe, but I'm also looking at it as a creative challenge. It helps that this kind of filmmaking is designed to be shot in one day, on one location with just two actors, so I'm limiting risk there, but I'm going a little further too.</p><p>The first of these films is called "The Valley", starring Greame Coughlan and Oisin De Lange, and is effectively two separate monologues. I should mention this film has received funding from the Arts Fund with the Louth County Council, known as Create Louth. I'll talk more about that at the end. It could be done for nothing, but this way I can pick up some equipment and pay the actors, which is always nice.</p><p>More about the film. So, it's about a 34 year-old man reading a letter from his father, who committed suicide 23 years before, when he was 34. We travel through time to see it from both points of view, the Son reading the letter, the Father writing the letter. But they meet in the middle. As the letter is being read.</p><p>So they are completely separate, except for this part, which I decided to shoot outside, on a beach. At first we think the Son is just out for a walk, but it is revealed that this is where the Father took his own life, and reappears to read the letter to his son.</p><p>All I need for this is the set up previously pictured, and two actors. Nothing more. Now I know I could do this on a RED or an ARRI, light it, get a sound recordist, spend a week on it and make it look like something from the BBC or something. But that's unrealistic for most of us, and we have to stop thinking that way (for now) because right now we just want to get stuff made, get stuff out there, tell the stories inside us. This is the way to do that. See two posts previous, "Dream Big... or small". We do what we can with what we have. Maybe that's not much right now, but just because your poor doesn't mean you can't be honest.</p><p>Next will be "Life Had Other Plans", starring Andrea Coyne and Darren Behan, and tells the story of two strangers who strike up a conversation in a cafe, about life, approaching middle-age and forgotten dreams. Difference is, they do it back to back, they never look at each other. It's almost as if they're a voice in each other's head, or an angel on each other's shoulder. It's an intimate piece, and creates an intimate environment for the characters, because they never leave their own space. And an intimate environment for the actors so they're not spitting covid all over each other... you know what actors are like.</p><p>Again, iPhone, two actors, one location, one day. I wrote the script in an afternoon, it's about 7 pages long. It's a very simple idea. A sketch. I'm not out to set the world on fire, just tell an honest story that might connect with some people. Then it's on to the next one. Speaking of which...</p><p>That's called "Sacred Heart", starring Andrea Coyne and Bill Murphy, and tells the story of two divorcees who meet on a taxi ride and strike up a conversation about kids, partners, loneliness. This one isn't mine, Andrea Coyne wrote it and sent it to me. I loved it and saw it, it fell right in line with what i'm trying to do with these short films. Two actors, one location, one day. We shoot in April, to try and catch the cherry blossoms. </p><p>I have three more of these scripts, <i>Shadow</i>, <i>Oak </i>and <i>Smile</i>. I wrote those two years ago, but didn't quite have my head on straight. But hopefully, if these three work out, we can find a rhythm and just keep going with them. For me it's about telling simple, honest stories, but it's also about making films that are stress free. When I'm stressed I don't want to make films, and when it starts to creep in, my energy and enthusiasm leaves me and I don't want to do it anymore. </p><p>Now I know films are stressful things to do, but I don't care about that, these are my films and I'm going to do them my way, you wanna come at me with rules and stress, you can keep going pal! Do your thing, I'll do mine. There really is no need to over complicate these stories.</p><p>So yeah, keep is simple. Script. Phone. Mic. Two Actors. One Location. One Day. Done.</p><p>--</p><p>I mentioned funding. If you do need a little bit of funding, to pay for equipment or pay actors for the day, there are ways: 1. Crowdfunding. 2. Personal Loan. 3. Your Local Council. </p><p>Look around locally for funding opportunities, does your local council have an arts fund? Are there competitions? What about banks? They like to get involved at a community level. What about local businesses or business people, do they support the arts? Write up a proposal for you film. Top sheet has the synopsis, your plan for it. Then the script itself. Bios and Headshots of your actors, your CV, a budget breakdown (This doesn't have to be detailed, you're not looking for thousands, €150 a day for each actor, €300 for gear €200 for festival fees) Outline your plan for the film after it's made, hit filmfreeway.com and find the festival you want to enter, maybe all the Irish festival around the world, there are a lot and they're always on the look out for new Irish shorts. You can try to sell it to RTE through Short Screen, or ask Network Ireland Television to consider it, they are a sales agent for shorts and can get more sales and get you into more festivals.</p><p>BUT DON'T LET THAT STOP YOU!!! MAKE YOUR FILM!!! </p><p>Enjoy the process, have fun, because if you're not having fun, what's the point?! We're making movies for crying out loud, not going down a mine!!!</p><p><br /></p>Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-74852414372037721372021-01-20T02:13:00.003-08:002021-01-20T02:44:04.276-08:008 Steps to Your First Short Film<p>Making a low/no budget short film in 8 simple steps:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOUbgEQagY8Mvp9zCP0OJ9h41mdjoj8xIsgdsqp784HaSnE_DW4EcCw040U46nvxRjpGsbrZss_1gwx1YN0itJXsWJk8M-MxriLOXjb17m-vu2acwuhK7297pF1_KY0PryPUN2A/s828/B6526B0C-C668-40FC-97BF-12D7C7845316.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="828" height="330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJOUbgEQagY8Mvp9zCP0OJ9h41mdjoj8xIsgdsqp784HaSnE_DW4EcCw040U46nvxRjpGsbrZss_1gwx1YN0itJXsWJk8M-MxriLOXjb17m-vu2acwuhK7297pF1_KY0PryPUN2A/w640-h330/B6526B0C-C668-40FC-97BF-12D7C7845316.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Step 1: Your phone is your camera. (The set up above cost my €300 - not include iPhone obviously. The monitor looking thing on the top is actually a power bank)</p><p>Step 2: Sound is important - buy or borrow an external mic.</p><p>Step 3: Light - us natural light, available light. You can get LED light cheaply and use a reflector. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhop89OCnpZjZyPBLwafokba_WC0GU9SVRaOYnA5XrD2DwR7lAHI3JouBXaOy-tY2FgeNnNNy7UIQjXxe4UONkKNbbAZcUBls86OSmD-_LJ1mPAAVYKEtcE1UMIJTsNeUaeyn25PA/s828/7223D552-BF9D-40B0-B469-2389380646E1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="821" data-original-width="828" height="634" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhop89OCnpZjZyPBLwafokba_WC0GU9SVRaOYnA5XrD2DwR7lAHI3JouBXaOy-tY2FgeNnNNy7UIQjXxe4UONkKNbbAZcUBls86OSmD-_LJ1mPAAVYKEtcE1UMIJTsNeUaeyn25PA/w640-h634/7223D552-BF9D-40B0-B469-2389380646E1.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p>Step 4: Writing - keep your script short, 5 to 7 pages (less) and between two actors. Story should be simple, set in one location. A conversation. Something that means something to you. Take time to get it right, don’t rush to production, nows the time to make mistakes, they’re easy to change!</p><p>Step 5: Rehearsal - take the time to meet, talk to the actors, have conversations about the script, make sure everyone connects with it. Do a run through, don’t be afraid to rewrite it if needs be. This will help you hit the ground running on shoot day.</p><p>Step 6: Shooting - you can shoot anywhere, but think of production value, what’s the back drop. Maybe don’t shoot in your living room, or if you do, put some time into dressing it. Can you shoot with your town as a back drop? Or a mountain? You get my drift. That kind of value is priceless!</p><p>Step 7: Post - do have iMovie? That’ll work. There are other free editing apps out there, find what works for you. Do you have a musician friend who’ll lend music for credit? Maybe your can do it, record it straight to your phone and import it. It’s all about keeping it as simple and cost free as possible.</p><p>Step 8: Distribution - well, now that’s not an issue, you can publish it the second you finish it. Hit social, spread the word. But if you want to go a step further, get it out to festivals, go to filmfreeway.com, create an account, there you can set filters to find free entry festivals, or low entry fees, set your budget and get entering. If you want to sell it, rte short screen buys short films, email on website, or you can get a sales agent, the biggest in Ireland for short films is Film Network Ireland. </p><p><br /></p><p>Main things, don’t overthink it. Write something that means something to you. Keep it simple. Find local actors, in you community. Use your phone, two actors, one location, one day. And Have FUN!</p>Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-63341657140890717162021-01-20T02:07:00.008-08:002021-01-20T02:33:48.601-08:00Dream Big... or small.<div class="separator"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubxsyQM-hu67gqz64P7JGRRjt_qAiMP4-QuFiDCnJhaqpvvYWqAM-BAPbZbia2b7qpjuNSBQ4nAn9Lxa6C9lcLQpypVSb43O8LYGJNs3iQ4_qzjWhN562Q_oIsjuLB0-0uJ3b8A/s2048/F1B53F77-0331-4045-BBDC-6EE85E58D6EA.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjubxsyQM-hu67gqz64P7JGRRjt_qAiMP4-QuFiDCnJhaqpvvYWqAM-BAPbZbia2b7qpjuNSBQ4nAn9Lxa6C9lcLQpypVSb43O8LYGJNs3iQ4_qzjWhN562Q_oIsjuLB0-0uJ3b8A/w640-h480/F1B53F77-0331-4045-BBDC-6EE85E58D6EA.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br />Dreams are powerful things. You can’t mess around with them, yours or anyone else’s. You need to mind them. Be precious with them. Look after them, and above all, pay attention to them. If you don’t they can turn against you. Forgotten and abandoned dreams can come back to haunt you, they can prevent you from doing many other things, including being a nice person! God knows I can be grumpy at times, and it often comes down to frustration stemming from a lack of fulfilment. </div><p>Tricky thing about dreams is that they change as we grow, they might change completely and become something entirely different. Or, they can change size and shape. If we don’t pay attention to that it can be as detrimental as if we’re ignoring them. It’s like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole, the peg being the old dream, and the round hole is our life as it is now.</p><p>I look at my dream of being a filmmaker, a writer and a director and how it hasn’t gone according to plan. It almost did. I was in the room with the producers, those who held the keys to the kingdom, I even booked the gig, but it fell through. Then I built my own room, became my own producer, and went after bigger fish. Only to have the line snap, and the big fish escape. </p><p>I still hung onto that dream, the scale of it and the shape of it, for years, but my life now is unrecognisable to what it was then, as am I. I’m not that hungry young 25 year-old filmmaker who wants to conquer the world. I’m 43, I’m a Dad of three young kids, I’m married and the things I worry about most these days (apart from Covid) are paying the rent, putting food on the table and maybe someday, buying or building a house for my family... not film.</p><p>But it is still there. It hasn’t gone away, and I’d be lying if I said it wasn’t at the forefront of my thoughts on a daily basis. I still want to make films, I still think of stories I want to tell and I still see those stories as films. </p><p>I think what’s been holding me back these last few years is that I’m still seeing my dream as the old dream, which is far too large to scale and conquer in my life as it is now. I don’t have the time, the energy, nor the financial means anymore. And that was holding me up. I was saying no to a lot of things, or half-assing things I had said yes to, because they weren’t part of the dream, the BIG dream! But maybe they were, maybe I am actually living the dream!</p><p>If I think about it differently, if I reframe it, if I scale it down and resize it to fit my life as it is now, I can make it work. I have to look at what I have to hand and ask what I can do with that. I can’t can’t make a feature film right now, but I can make short films. I can’t make the kinds of shorts I’ve made in the past, that require thousands of euros, a full crew and a dozen actors to shoot over a week or two! But I can find a couple of actors to shot something on my phone over a day for a couple of hundred euros.</p><p>Maybe it’s no great shakes, but it’s honest to goodness storytelling, in it’s simplest, purest form. It’s stripping it of all the bells and whistles and just focusing on the story. Creating small, intimate short films that tell a simple story. Nothing wrong with that. </p><p>I’m also looking at helping people to tell their stories more. Not just focusing on myself all the time, that can be exhausting. I’m working with a writer at the moment to help her tell her story. I’m lending my experience so she can find a structure to her own story. </p><p>Most of the time it’s just getting out of the way and letting them do their thing. But what I find works best is just being there to encourage, to coach, to say it’s working and to keep going. It’s often the only thing people need. </p><p>Sometimes you don’t know there’s a door until someone shows you. Too often I’ve met people in this field who want to hide the doors, or stand in front of them and charge you an admission fee. How can you stand in front of the door to something else’s dream and tell them they can’t enter?!</p><p>Sometimes all you have to do is say yes, say it’s good enough, and say you’ll help them. More often than not a simple word from you can make all the difference to them. </p><p>There are a lot of us out there. We’re dreamers, but maybe we’re older now, jaded, tired. We have a couple of kids in tow, a job, bills, commitments, but we’re still dreamers, we’re still storytellers at heart, and by not being able to tell those stories of dream that dream, it causes the heart to break a little, that light inside to dull a little. But we don’t have to give up on the dream. We just have to think of it in a different way, resize it to fit the shape of our lives as they are now.</p><p>What I want to do is shoot short films, no more than 5 minutes, two actors on one location to be shot in a day on my iPhone. That’s it. Small, intimate, simple scripts that perhaps surprise and delight their audiences. </p><p>And I’d like to help others do the same. Even even it just means reading a script and saying “Yes, it can be done, here’s how” it might be enough for some people. Sometimes all we need is that little bit of validation, that Yes, the permission. </p><p>But here’s the thing, the only permission you need is your own. Say yes to yourself, get out of your own way and go shoot a film. Don’t let your dream die, make it fit your life now. Tell your stories.</p>Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-26055998386313403992020-08-17T06:44:00.000-07:002020-08-17T06:44:23.860-07:00Writing Again<div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="a8hd-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a8hd-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbGJTSTnwVc_IUBL-jKHqSp9FkW9eo0I5huHME3sz3Airi76_-6cNjHu26GE9ZgY1qSSW8lAAc1HMP5OUQujdr1Mbwv8z7NwMgvrlG3TYLOZS3Rjw5aDacLWmnz761jvKR5W1dg/s617/2569479-2561379-ron-howard-made-in-america-617-409.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="617" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCbGJTSTnwVc_IUBL-jKHqSp9FkW9eo0I5huHME3sz3Airi76_-6cNjHu26GE9ZgY1qSSW8lAAc1HMP5OUQujdr1Mbwv8z7NwMgvrlG3TYLOZS3Rjw5aDacLWmnz761jvKR5W1dg/s0/2569479-2561379-ron-howard-made-in-america-617-409.jpg" /></a></div><span data-offset-key="a8hd-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br /></span></div><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="a8hd-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="a8hd-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">I just entered the Imagine/Impact script comp. Ron Howard has teamed up with Netflix to find a feature script from an unknown writer to be produced! (https://application.imagine-impact.com/questionnaires) How cool would that be! </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="95vec-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="95vec-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="95vec-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="1i2oi-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="1i2oi-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="1i2oi-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">I dusted off an old script called "The Race", co-written with my old writing partner, Thomas Kennedy. I've written about it here many times. It's about Mike McGregor, an aging cycling champion, who, having promised his wife he'd never compete again after a near fatal crash, secretly trains his two sons to ride Ireland's toughest race - The Ras.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="f3eg0-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="f3eg0-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="f3eg0-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="ab9a2-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="ab9a2-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="ab9a2-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">We wrote the script 13 years ago, so it was really fun rediscovering it and writing about it again. It was a well loved script by people who read it. We went down the road a bit with Screen Ireland at the time, but they determined we were too inexperienced (we wanted to direct!) I think they were probably right.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="3cpod-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="3cpod-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="3cpod-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="am885-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="am885-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="am885-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">We got into the top 20% of the Nichol Fellowship that year (for those who don't know, that's part to the Academy Awards, it's kind of like an Oscar for unproduced screenplays by unknown writers!) </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="3gvob-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="3gvob-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="3gvob-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="5evsb-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="5evsb-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="5evsb-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Going back over it got the cogs wiring again. Something I haven't really felt in a while, even with stuff I've been trying to get off the ground and that am actively working on at the moment. But that sense of excitement hasn't been there, not for a long time. It's mostly a chore these days, and it should never be a chore. A challenge, sure, but not a chore. </span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="5b9nc-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="5b9nc-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="5b9nc-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="2dbij-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2dbij-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="2dbij-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">I guess this reminded me of how much fun I used to have writing, and dreaming! I mean, I was still in my 20s when I wrote this script. It was all ahead of me, I was winning awards with my first short film, of course I was going to make it. Now I'm in my 40s and that didn't happen. So, it's different now. I step more tentatively, if I step at all.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="2a7bi-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="2a7bi-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="2a7bi-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="b0us4-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="b0us4-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="b0us4-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">But it helped me remember that feeling... Jesus, as I write this I've just realized, I'm become the main character of that script. An ex-champ who crashed out of a race and lost his career, only to find his passion again 20 years later, I'm even blogging again... do people still blog?! I think they just "Thread", showing my age for sure! Like Mike, I'm riding a steel frame, not carbon fibre!</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="99u3u-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="99u3u-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="99u3u-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="79rub-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="79rub-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="79rub-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">After I finished the application I popped out to a cafe and even came up with an idea while sitting there, then came straight home and wrote an 8 page short script. I haven't done that in years.</span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="9eu5s-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="9eu5s-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="9eu5s-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><br data-text="true" /></span></div></div><div class="" data-block="true" data-editor="5l075" data-offset-key="cg5ha-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;"><div class="_1mf _1mj" data-offset-key="cg5ha-0-0" style="direction: ltr; font-family: inherit; position: relative; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span data-offset-key="cg5ha-0-0" style="font-family: inherit;">Recently I was asked for some advice on a short script, happily gave it. I was also invited to help someone on a TV show idea, really as a guide. But even sitting down with them and talking about what the story could be, how to structure it etc. It reignited something in me, reminded of that back and forth I miss when creating something new, collaborating and remembering how much a part of writing and filmmaking collaboration is, needs to be! 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To quote old Red: "Hope is a dangerous thing, Hope can drive a man insane," but then, as his friend Andy said "Get busy living, or get busy dying" - you either let a dream die, or you do the work, and make it live. 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Doubt is that friend who is always moaning, always has a problem, who doesn’t want to go anywhere or do anything because it’s too much hassle. He’s that work colleague who sees the challenge, not as an opportunity, but as a reason not to try, or grow, or be a constructive member of the team. When you come up against people like that you want to get away from them as soon as possible. But when you’re stuck with them, it can be frustrating, even toxic over a long period. They can even make you like them, you begin to doubt, to complain, to stop being a constructive member of the team. </div>
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I’ve been infected with this way of thinking and behaving for a while now. Doubt got the upper hand for a while. However, two days ago I went for a walk with Doubt, as I often do, to take photos in the fog. He doesn’t mind doing that, that’s easy. But then I came up with an idea for a short film, something so simple, that had I had two actors with me I could have done it there and then. So I mentioned it to Doubt, and he said “No, no no no, you can’t do that, that’s going to get too complicated.” But I knew he was wrong, and for the first time in a long time I turned to Doubt and said “Doubt, Shut up!”</div>
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And you know what? He did. Then something else happened, something completely unexpected and interesting, I began to remember all these other ideas I’ve had over the last year, simple things, doable things, shoot in an iPhone in a day things. And I glared at Doubt for making me think I couldn’t do them, and he coward. But then I felt bad for him, because really, it wasn’t his fault. I was the one who listened, who decided, it was my inaction that stopped me. That’s his job I guess, and maybe he’s just trying to protect me from failing, because I’ve failed so much in my career as a filmmaker, and he knows what it does to me. But I’m not going to get anywhere if I don’t keep trying, keep failing, trying again, and maybe one day - succeeding.</div>
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<br class="Apple-interchange-newline" style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;" />Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-60887464698995483592019-05-19T04:07:00.001-07:002019-05-19T04:11:53.986-07:00The Prickle-ly Perch<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span></i>Dr. Seuss was right, it happens, and can stay happening for a long time. For me, it’s been about 6 years. And that last part is the hardest (<i>And your gang will fly on. You’ll be left in the lurch.)</i> because you know you’re the same person, you know you’re working on stuff, you know you’ve been trying to get stuff made all that time. But people get tired of hearing it, they get tired of waiting around, so they move on with their own lives, as they should. And the emails stop coming, the requests for advice stop, as if you forgot what you know, or mainly because you can’t seem to get anything done, so what use are you, and what could you possible have to offer, you’re not hot right now! The opportunities cease. You’re cold, and no one else wants to catch it. You’re in movie jail, or movie hospital, you’ve got the sickness we all dread, DOUBT. And it’s catching.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Doubt has killed more projects than anything else. It’s a disease of the mind, and it’s crippling. What’s the antidote? Simple - Work. Just work. Do something, anything. Action. Motion. These are key. It doesn’t have to be film related, but you have to get moving, you have to get out of the <i>Waiting Place. </i>We are predictable and fickle creatures we humans, particularly we<i> artiste</i> kind. We want validation, and permission. We want someone to say <i>“Yes, this is good, now go make it.”</i> That doesn’t always come, so lack of validation, no permission and growing self-doubt will end any career before it’s even taken a step toward a set.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>My problem is that I think too big, too complicated. I have a simple idea, but before I know it’s grown tentacles, that reach out and grab things, pull them in, then it’s too heavy to carry, too complicated to figure out. But I’ve had a lesson in scale recently. I made a short film with a group called Ablevision Ireland, who help young people with learning disabilities gain access to and experience in media; documentaries, news, and film. So I came along to help them develop this short, Little Fairy Tree. We didn’t have much money, we didn’t have much time, we had a relatively inexperienced cast and crew, and we shot on an iPhone. It was a real eye-opener.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-kerning: none;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>So, here’s my advice, if you’re in the same boat, if you’re old has-been, if no-ones returning you calls, your emails, if your old film buddies have left you hanging on that <i>pricke-ly perch.</i> </span><span style="font-kerning: none; text-decoration: underline;">Draw a line under that part of you life</span><span style="font-kerning: none;">. It’s over. You’re at the starting line again. Those people don’t matter. That way of doing things is gone. THIS, is Day One. But, it’s a better day one, because you have a ton of experience everyone but you has forgotten about. You’re going to crush it, and you’re going to surprise people again. But you’re going to do it quietly.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Start small. Don’t tell anyone about it, fuck social media, in fact, delete you facebook page, it’s sucking your life-force (yes, I’m aware I’ve link to this on facebook, but we know I’m right!) Come up with an idea you can shoot in one day, with two actors and shoot on your iPhone. So it has to be small. But it also has to be clever. You have to surprise and delight your audience. There’s something in this small, no budget, iPhone movie that elevates it. Three things to think about. The three Es. Entertain. Educate. Elevate. If you can entertain, you’re sorted, job done. It’ll go places. If you can educate as well, that gets people thinking, in nourishes the mind. Then, if you can elevate it, elevate your audience, make them feel something unexpected, surprise and delight them - that’s going to get them talking.</span></span></div>
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Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-66546643088933489912019-02-24T08:38:00.002-08:002019-02-24T08:38:20.621-08:00Lost in a tweet...<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;">Just so it doesn't get lost in a tweet, here's a thread I posted recently. Some honesty and advice if needed. Based on experience, and the consequences of experience. Unpreparedness, and what happens, what to do, and of course, what not to do:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); letter-spacing: 0.27000001072883606px; white-space: pre-wrap;">My now 8 year-old feature film Derelict </span><a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="https://youtu.be/qVzsfIVMKI4" dir="ltr" href="https://t.co/o8YKAeEB4g" rel="nofollow noopener" style="letter-spacing: 0.27000001072883606px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank" title="https://youtu.be/qVzsfIVMKI4"><span class="tco-ellipsis"></span><span class="invisible" style="line-height: 0;">https://</span><span class="js-display-url">youtu.be/qVzsfIVMKI4</span><span class="invisible" style="line-height: 0;"></span><span class="tco-ellipsis"><span class="invisible" style="line-height: 0;"> </span></span></a><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); letter-spacing: 0.27000001072883606px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Also in Black & White si tu préfères </span><a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="https://vimeo.com/156392162" dir="ltr" href="https://t.co/Y1AGOTKP9H" rel="nofollow noopener" style="letter-spacing: 0.27000001072883606px; text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank" title="https://vimeo.com/156392162"><span class="tco-ellipsis"></span><span class="invisible" style="line-height: 0;">https://</span><span class="js-display-url">vimeo.com/156392162</span><span class="invisible" style="line-height: 0;"></span><span class="tco-ellipsis"><span class="invisible" style="line-height: 0;"> </span></span></a><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); letter-spacing: 0.27000001072883606px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> This was a tough shoot, 7 days (and nights), €9k, everyone worked for free, money went on insurance, location fees, expenses, accommodation, food...</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Oh, and a week rehearsal beforehand. It took a year to mount the production, with finding a window everyone involved could donate a week, and about 6/8 months to finish it, again, with donated time from editor and production house</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Unfortunately it never did any business. Died on the vine, so to speak, an expensive and time consuming lesson in preparation. And while I did prepare, I could have probably spent more time on the script. It's like they say, as director you take most of the credit, if it fails...</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You take ALL the blame! I took all the blame, and haven't made a film since. There are many other reasons for that, but I think any chances that were coming my way took a swift left turn after this came out.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">In saying that, everyone involved did stellar work, and all the actors worked like Trojans! And delivered great performances. I'm proud of a lot of it, but any failings are mine. And I don't mean to sound like I'm moaning, or looking for sympathy!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you're reading this, think of it as more of a warning, a statement of "What Not To Do", from someone who's made the mistake, and suffered the consequences (for many years after). So, here we go:</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">1: Don't rush. Don't be too eager to get it done, sure, grab the bull by the horns, it's all about momentum, but make sure the script is ready. If you're not sure, then it probably isn't, get help. Get it SOLID. Then go.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">2: Schedule the SHIT out of your shoot. Be realistic. Give yourself time. If you have no time, jettison scenes, locations, you don't need. Make it lean. Cut it to the bone, before you start burning daylight.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">3: Shot list. If you can storyboard that'll help, if that's not your bag, do a shot list, you won't have time to be messing around. Have a shopping list, know what you need. Grab it. If inspiration hits, grab that too, but know what you need. You need a detailed roadmap.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">4: See if you can do a test shoot, shoot one scene for a day. This will tell you a lot. It'll tell you how long it's really going to take. Plan your shoot accordingly. It'll also help get you in the rhythm.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">5: During the shoot, no short cuts, be brave, be demanding (even if people have agreed to work for free, they signed up, expect their all, give your all), COMMUNICATE, trust your instincts, don't second guess yourself and ignore those second guessing you, be adaptable, have fun!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't forget it's a film, not war! You're not being shot at. You're literally living your dream, even when you're in thick of it, when you're regret ever having decided to do this, second guessing each decision you're making, it's just a movie, enjoy yourself!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Be prepared for it to be hard, if you haven't done it before, it will surprise you and challenge you and demand everything of you at every turn! Both mentally and physically. Hit the gym before you shoot! Especially if you're out of shape! You're going to be on your feet ALL DAY!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Get ready for it, getting physically ready will help prepare you mentally. If you're on a low to no budget film, you're going to be doing multiple jobs, you're going to be lugging equipment, you need stamina.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">You need to lead the charge. You're the boss. You're the general. You're Jesus! People are looking to you for everything. Embrace it. Own it. Put yourself in the centre of the room and take charge. If you want your shoot to run smooth, be smooth!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;">You may be doubting yourself. But hide that shit, save it for another day, you've work hard to get to this point, put your weeny hat in the closet and put on your </span><a class="twitter-atreply pretty-link js-nav" data-mentioned-user-id="133093395" dir="ltr" href="https://twitter.com/russellcrowe" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;">@russellcrowe</a><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"> Master and Commander captain hat on! Be the fucking captain of your ship.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">If you need to cry, or shout, or have a moment, find a dark corner two miles away. Your cast and crew don't need that shit. Save your suffering for after the shoot, and be prepared to suffer. It'll hit you hard, emotionally and physically.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I was unprepared for the release of finishing, I felt good at first, but they you have the mountain of post to climb, which is so daunting you might feel like you can't. But climb it you must. And it's a fucker when you have a cold, a bad back and fucked up feet!</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I came off this film sick, there was a set cold that went around everyone. We all got sick at the end of it. I put my back out and destroyed my feet. I don't know what happened to them, but my skin reacted to something, and they were a horrible frankenstein mess for ages after...</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">in fact, 8 years later, they never went back to how they were before. It's weird. I don't know what to tell you, look after you feet and back, be physically prepared. When it's over, take a week or two off, and then get back in.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Post may take a while, maybe longer than you hoped. Endure. Engage. remember your vision and try to stay positive and excited. But, work on other stuff too. Start to think about what's next, think about what you learn and how to apply it to the next film.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: inherit;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;">Research festivals, hit up </span><a class="twitter-timeline-link" data-expanded-url="http://filmfreeway.com" dir="ltr" href="https://t.co/YYu2XODI6j" rel="nofollow noopener" style="text-decoration: none; white-space: pre-wrap;" target="_blank" title="http://filmfreeway.com"><span class="tco-ellipsis"></span><span class="invisible" style="line-height: 0;">http://</span><span class="js-display-url">filmfreeway.com</span><span class="invisible" style="line-height: 0;"></span><span class="tco-ellipsis"><span class="invisible" style="line-height: 0;"> </span></span></a><span style="caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"> contact programmers, send rough cuts, set up all the social media stuff and communicate with your audience. If you've crowdfunded this you all ready have a community. Tap into that. Keep them updated and in the loop.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Don't drop off, they will be the advocates of your film, because they were in it from the start, they own a piece of it. Remind them and tap into their social networks.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(20, 23, 26); white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This film maybe 3, 4, 5 years of your life. Own it. Enjoy it. Give it everything at every stage, because this will be your true film school. You will learn so much! I can only tell you so much, what potholes to avoid, but you will only learn to drive by taking the wheel yourself.</span></span>Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-50296312767132850922018-12-26T17:16:00.001-08:002018-12-26T17:16:26.351-08:00In need of a little Christmas Miracle... namely funding!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We enter 2019 still in the trail of “10 Days in December”, a script we’ve been trying to get made for 4 years or more. We original thought of making it as a short, “One Day in December”. We even ran a month long crowdfunding campaign, which failed! But I think we asked too much for what it was. It also occurred to me, if we were going to put this much trouble into a short, and it’s a lot of trouble to do a short properly, let’s just do the feature! So, we set out on getting 10 Days made. </span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>The actual 171 page first draft of 10 Days in December</i></td></tr>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">It took a while to write the script, we were both working full time, in busy demanding jobs, me at Apple, Maryann at Stanford. Not to mention the fact we had two small kids and no real support network, no family who could drop in frequently, take the kids for an hour here and there. So we would write at night, after the kids went to bed, between the hours of 9:30pm and 12:30am. Over the course of a year we got a feature script written.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Of course, that was just the first draft. So we started rewriting. I wasn’t really happy with where it was, or indeed, my own ability. I was starting to doubt myself. So I took some time out to reeducate myself. Blow off some cobwebs and unlearn some bad habits. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I did the Aaron Sorkin MasterClass, which was ok, I picked up a few hints and tips. Also the Ron Howard MasterClass, same thing. Where I found the most insight was from a book by Linda Seger called How to make a Good Script Great. It is by far the best screenwriting book I’ve ever read, and I’ve read quite a few over the years. It breaks down the process in the most constructive, practical and simplest way. It’s to the point, clear and concise. If you’re starting out as a screenwriter, or you want to get into filmmaking, start there. You wont regret it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">So I went back in. By now, about two years had gone by and we started contemplating shooting this thing. We were already going back to Ireland for Christmas, so we started playing with the idea of shooting it then, Christmas 2016. But it was too close, there wasn’t any money, so we settled on a proof of concept. We raised a couple of grand, gathered the cast and crew, booked the gear and we were set.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">We came home for a family holiday with one days shoot planned, three days before Christmas. I thought it might be stressful, it wasn’t, it was wonderful! Everything I hoped it would be. Fun, creative, invigorating, we just wanted to keep shooting! Alas, we couldn’t, we had to go home. (You can <a href="https://youtu.be/B1ZiJ-deY0s">see the result here</a>.)</span></span></div>
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Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-50100933761477182072018-12-26T05:14:00.002-08:002018-12-26T05:17:45.481-08:00Keep paddling... that's Life<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 11px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">It is exquisite, glorious to look at and endlessly fun and entertaining, with real emotion running through it. It’s an action/adventure with a character in search for meaning and acceptance at its center. I remember when Coco came out, I think the two were in production around the same time, and Coco, coming from the behemoths that are Pixar and Disney, stole much of its thunder. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">This happens a lot, I don’t know what it is, genuine coincidence, parallel thinking, theft?! Gasp! In Hollywood, surely not! But it happens. I can attest to that, it’s happened to me a few times. I remember my old writing partner and I spent months developing a script about three friends, who lose a friend, and are employed to go to India in search of a woman. Then Wes Anderson announced “The Darjeeling Limited”. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">It ended up being nothing like the story we wanted to tell, but the foundations of the story were so similar it made it pointless pursuing it. All that to say, while “The Book of Life" and “Coco” are stories about a guitar playing hero, facing pressure from family to be something they are not, forced to enter the afterlife in search of truth and meaning... they are entirely different, unique, wonderful and worthy. If you haven’t seen “The Book of Life”, check it out, you’re bound to love it.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Filmmakers Side note: This is a tough area, you spend so long working on something only to have the wind taken from your sail by a larger ship. That may have set sail much later than you, but has the power to out run you. It’s disheartening. But you just have to paddle for a while, until the next gust comes along to carry you to different, often distant shores. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Many of us set out on the same path, some just have bigger, faster, better funded ships. It’s the tough thing about being an indie filmmaker. You wish you could make people see your vision, make them understand it will be entirely unique and different to Director Goliath’s film. But most companies aren’t willing to take that risk. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I once had a refusal based on a script I co-wrote called “The Race”. A cycling movie about an old champ coming out of retirement to race in the rás, Ireland’s largest bike race. They rejected it based on the fact there had been another cycling movie the year before, “The Flying Scotsman”, about and Olympic track racer... it’s like saying, “we’re not going to make “Saving Private Ryan” because “The Thin Red Line” came out last year”… they’re both set in WW2 and entirely different stories. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Refusing to see the story as unique because it also has a bike in it is entirely narrow-minded and short sighted, but you’ll come up against this a lot. You just keep paddling, and wishing for a bigger boat. And maybe if you catch the right wave and land on the right shore you’ll get the bigger boat and next time you’ll get there first. The trick is, just keep paddling, because that’s life.</span></div>
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Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-68377084649633635092018-11-04T14:33:00.002-08:002018-12-27T08:48:01.582-08:00Our Rejected Application...I thought I'd share the application I made to the Irish Film Board early this year. As just an insight into the amount of work that goes into such a think, and the amount of work that can still be rejected.<br />
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Here it is, our rejected application:<br />
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Along with the <u>104 page screenplay,</u> we sent...<br />
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Featuring our lead actor, Graeme Coughlan and Grace Fitzgerald. Shot by DOP Ivan McCullough, and featuring the music of America recording artist, Jon McLaughin.<br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">They were looking for something. They found each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Will and Lucy are looking for something new in life. When they find each other, they become the change they are looking for. But will their differences tear them apart before they’ve had a chance to be together?</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Lucy and Will are two independent, successful young people on opposite sides of the world. Individually, each are coming to a crossroads in their lives. They want things to change, but don’t know how or when that change will come. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">When they meet each other for the first time at a film festival in America, they are all at once swept up in something sweet and exciting and unlike themselves - and without realizing, they become the change they were both looking for. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">When Will leaves the festival to return to Ireland he invites Lucy to join him there for Christmas. She accepts and some weeks later arrives in Ireland for 10 days with him. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">As they get to know each other against the backdrop of an Irish Christmas, strolling beneath the lights, spending warm nights by the fire, enjoying live music with friends, Christmas dinner with family, the connection between them grows and they fall in love. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">But even as their hearts grow closer, they realize that things may not be so straightforward. Apart from the distance, Lucy is a devout Christian and Will is an Atheist. While Will was has no time for God, Lucy says “It’s not just what I believe, it’s who I am.” </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Will doesn’t want to deal with it. But it becomes all Lucy can think about. Will doesn’t realize it, but the stakes are much higher for her. This has the potential to tear her family apart. Lucy needs to reconcile this. Will needs to accept the responsibility. It starts to divide them. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Yet the connection between remains strong - they both feel it. The question is, is it strong enough to hold them together? </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Lucy has to do a lot of soul searching. Will has to decide if this relationship - if Lucy - is worth fighting for. They both come to realize that they don’t have to change to be together. They just have to accept each other for who they are, and simply love each other. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Lucy and Will are coming to a crossroads in their lives. They want things to change. But they don’t know how that change will come. When they meet each other at a film festival in America, they become the change each other was looking for. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">They become fast friends and begin to fall for each other. When Will leaves the festival to return to Ireland he invites Lucy to join him there for Christmas. She accepts and some weeks later arrives in Ireland to spend 10 days with him.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">But as they get to know each other better, they soon realize that begin together may not be so straight forward. Apart from the distance, Lucy is a devote Christain, Will is an Atheist. While Will was has no time for God, Lucy says “It’s not just what I believe, it’s who I am.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Will doesn’t want to deal with it. But it becomes all Lucy can think about. Will doesn’t realize it, but the steaks are much higher for her. This has the potential to tear her family apart. Lucy needs to reconcile this. Will needs to accept the responsibility. It starts to divide them.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">But the connection between them is strong. They both feel it. The question is, is it strong enough to hold them together?</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Lucy has to do a lot of soul searching. Will has to decide if this is worth fighting for. They both come to realize that they don’t have to change to be together. They just have to accept each other for who they are, and love each other.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The aim in this story is to create realistic characters. Each and every person in this story is based on a real person, and we want to try to capture that level of realism. While infusing it with a heightened level of drama, warmth and humour. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Each character should move the story forward and move the main characters toward their goals. That is our aim with every new character. They have a job to do. But they are also their own person. We want the audience to feel as though they have their own complicated lives going on in the background, while Lucy and Will are on screen.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">There are also some incidentally characters, smaller character who are not in the main group of players. These characters are important. They are part of the tapestry of Ireland. They bring character and color to Lucy’s experience. She is not only falling in love with Will, she is falling in love with Ireland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">So you will meet The Chipper and his Wife, Mary and Maude (passengers on the train), Al and Paschal (barmen in two different pubs) Seany, the barfly, and others. They are there to sure up the world these characters inhabit, add texture, color, warmth and tone to every moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">For me dialogue is key. In the script we’ve have tried to create a natural flow. Dialogue that is smart, funny, charming and very Irish, in the most truthful and genuine way possible. While the dialogue serves the plot, and each character drives the story forward, it is also part of the tapestry that surrounds them, that Lucy sees, and hears. It brings color to the world, as well as warmth and humor too. It endears Lucy, and the audience, to Will and this place. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">It is also functional. It is constructed to move the plot forward, to reveal aspects of the characters, to saturate the world in color and to bring an authenticity to the piece. We want the audience to experience small-town Ireland and see and hear it in an honest way.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">We want this to be a story full of warmth, joy, humour and love. Brought to us by friends, family, cold wet days, warm winter nights, pubs and parties, get togethers, live music, strolling through the throng of Christmas streets and crocked alleys. This is Ireland at Christmas, and no one does it better than the Irish!</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The theme of faith is a big one, and not one that is often been tackled in what might be considered a rom-com. We feel it is a worthy theme, and one that will find an audience. It’s not as straight forward as “Will they or wont they?” it’s more like “Can they and should they?”</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">We think the script is strongest at the beginning and the end, we think it’s working there. And there are a lot of great moment all through the script. But Act II is giving us the most difficulty. The script falters and drags here. We need to get under the bonnet and work on it. We also want to look at sub-plots. Expanding this story, these characters, fleshing the story out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">There is a lot we think is working in the script. We really feel we’ve hit the mark with tone, how we want to portrait Ireland, the town, Will’s family and friends and all the little moments in between. We now want to focus on Will and Lucy, and how to balance their new love for each other, in contrast to the concerns they have, both practical and spiritual. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">We don’t want the audience to feel this is a pointless endeavor. We want them to be routing for this couple, willing them to sort out their differences and be together. So right now, that is where we feel the development is required and that is the next step to help elevate this script. We want the time to explore different avenues, find a range of movements within the script and keep readers, and audience members, on the edge of their seats and hoping and praying that these two can get it together!</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">F r a n k W. K e l l y</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Cinematic. Colorful. Warm. A classic love story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">We are at the beginning of development on this project, but I see it as a film with an ease of flow, while also having a visual elegance, and at times, playfulness. Perhaps landing between<b> </b>Linklater’s <i>Before Trilogy </i>and Jean-Pierre Jennet’s <i>Amelie, </i>or perhaps closer to<i> A Very Long Engagement. </i>But only as a reference point. I don’t want to copy these films. This will be my own thing. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">My hope is to create a beautiful, warm and intimate film. One that is vibrant, colorful and energetic. I’ve engaged the services of DOP Ivan McCullough, who’s work illustrate his ability to capture these elements (<i>Good Vibrations, The Eclipse</i>). You can see our work together in my short film <i>Emily’s Song</i>, as well as the Proof-of-concept for this project.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The characters are moving through life, through the world, the landscape and towns within the story. Mainly they are moving from one stage of their lives to the next. Bringing a change that will alter both their lives forever. So I want the camera to reflect that in its movement. There is a great deal of walking around in this film, so we will use an easy-rig for these moments. While also employing the use of dollies, jibs and cranes were needed, to create the cinematic style.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">There are many reveals in the film, both for the characters and the environment. As you will see in the Proof-of-concept, when will reveals himself to Lucy, the camera cranes up from behind a wall to reveal the entire town, reflecting Will revealing himself to Lucy. We have moments like this through out the script and they will be designed to reflect what the character is communicating, whether spoken or not.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">For me dialogue is key. I have tried to create a natural flow, with dialogue that is smart, funny, charming and uniquely Irish, in the most truthful and genuine way possible. While the dialogue serves the plot, the characters and drives the story forward, it is also part of the tapestry that surrounds them. It is part of the landscape/soundscape of Ireland that Lucy sees, and hears. It brings color to the world, warmth and humor too. It should endear Lucy, and the audience, to Will and his home. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The dialogue is constructed to move the plot forward, to reveal aspects of the characters, to saturate the world in color and to bring honesty to the piece. I want the audience to experience small-town Ireland, to see and hear it in an honest way. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The Film is set throughout Ireland and in America. Act 1 takes place in Indianapolis. I’ve chosen Indiana for several reason. Among them: <b>1.</b> It’s where the actually events happened. <b>2.</b> These scene are set during the Autumn and Indiana is beautiful during Autumn, the color on the trees are amazing. <b>3.</b> As a small scale independent film Indiana could be useful, we are very well connected there and can pull a lot of favors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">In Ireland the main location is Drogheda, with visits to Dublin and Kilkenny. Why Drogheda? It’s my hometown, it’s were the actually events took place and I’m maybe bias, but I happen to think it offers a lot of beautiful Vistas. Check on the Proof for… well, proof!</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The film is not a musical, but it is musical. Music will play a large part in the film. We want this film to have a killer soundtrack, showing off the best of Irish talent, with some indie American artists thrown in for good measure. In the Proof-of-concept you will hear a song called <i>Christmas Saved Us All</i> by American artist Jon McLaughlin. Jon performed the Oscar Nominated song <i>So Close</i> for the Disney movie<i> Enchanted</i>. He is a friend of co-writer Maryann Koopman Kelly and kindly allowed us to use his song. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">We have approached several well known Irish artists who have expressed interest in being part of the project, and feature in musical cameos within the film. The film will be peppered with musical interludes, and songs by Irish singer songwriters. The aim here is to create a rich backdrop to the film. To create an overall experience, both for Lucy and the audience. Lucy is not just falling in love with Will, she is falling in love with Ireland, and in turn, Ireland, and all it’s experiences are help Lucy fall deeper in love with Will. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I have a way of working that is very easy going. I like to create a relax environment on set. A safe environment, where everyone can collaborate. I don’t like people to be stressed, I don’t like shouting, anxiety does not lead to creativity. It is a place where people can be themselves, collaborate, share ideas, try things. I want my films to be an experience, to be fun. I mean, what’s the point in making movies if it’s not fun?! Come on, this is a privilege, we’re living the dream here, let’s not turn it into a nightmare. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">But my goal is always to keep everyone focused on the film. To deliver their best work. To bring their best ideas to the room and not be afraid to share them. To communicate, at all times. My job is to stand in the center of the room, to guide people, help people, answer all the questions I can and to hold on to the single, over riding vision that has brought everyone into that room, and to communicate clearly, concisely and effectively at every moment.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><b>The story</b> is an honest piece, the characters are based on real people, so we were not consciously trying to “tick boxes”. But we have made a concerted effort to make each character a fully developed person, and given them an authentic voice. So while the characters serve the plot, they are coming from an honest place, and have their own fully developed story. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">We believe the proof of concept works. It captures the mood of the script, the chemistry between the two actors and what we’re trying to achieve. We think with support and funding we can elevate this to the next level, and create an authentic film, full of warmth, homour, friendship, music, fun and love. However I wanted to mention one thing about the proof that has been playing on my mind since we made it. Since the events on the last year have caused a new and acute awareness in the global consciousness toward the treatment of women, I have looked at myself as a writer to do better.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">There is a joke that I regret leaving in, where Will jokes about his Dad to Lucy, saying, <i>“Be careful about my Dad, he might try to grab your arse when my Mam’s not looking…”</i> I thought hard about taking it out. I discussed it with my co-writer (wife) and Grace, our female lead. We decided it was fine and would be received as it was intended, a slightly irreverent cheeky Irish chap, making fun of his Dad! The thing is, it doesn’t even reflect the character of Will’s Dad.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Recently we men have been forced to look at the part we play in perpetuating this toxic environment, in every choice we make, no matter how small. And making a joke that seems to make sexual harassment an acceptable, good natured act, is not OK. It is inappropriate, irresponsible and belittles the subject. I can’t take it out of the proof of concept, but I have taken it out of the script. It, and any jokes like it, will not appear in this script. I hope it wont detract from your enjoyment of the proof, or get in the way of our intention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">This is largely covered in the Writers Notes provided, but our goal is to continue to hone the script. To work on the troubled areas, and bring out the best in the story and the characters to create a beautiful script.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I put a huge amount of work into a script. The image to the left you can see how I treat each page. I think about it terms of plot, character and dialogue development. And to constantly ask if everything on every page is serving the story.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">Storyboarding helps me focus. While a common part of the pre-visualization process, it also helps me at the writing stage. I can very quickly see how scenes flow, and find ways to cut, be more concise and bring clarity to troubled areas. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">It’s a different way of thinking, more creative, less technical. My mind switches gear and I can often find solutions to problems I could not when writing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I will begin this process in early 2018. This will help get a measure on the true scope of the production. This will help us shape the script.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">The leads are cast, with Graeme Coughlan as Will and Grace Fitzgerald as Lucy (above). These guys are wonderful, and have been on the project from day one. They have great chemistry together, and really understand the characters and this story, which you will see in the Proof. We also have Peter Sheridan (right) playing Anto, Will’s Dad (Peter has also been a very useful advisor on the script). We cast Peter after seeing his one-man show, <i>Break a Leg . </i>We felt he really captured the spirit of Anto.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">We originally set out to make this film as a short. The short acting as the proof-of-concept. But it soon became apparent that this was a bigger project. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">So we decide to put all our energy into making the feature. First refusal has been given to the cast of the short film, which features Clare Monnelly, Ross MacMahon, John Morton and others. The cast of the short are tentatively committed to the feature, schedules permitting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">With the cast my plan was always to find a cast with chemistry, people who fit together like puzzle pieces, so when you see them together for the first time, it doesn’t feel like the first time, but the 1000th time. I look for collaborators, actors who bring something to the table, who surprise and delight me and help elevate the script to new and unexpected heights.</span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">I don’t like to rehearse. I do a table read, some blocking but I like the nervous energy that comes with the first time. I think magic can happen in those moment. I don’t want to lose that magic in a room, only seen by a handful of people. I want to be surprised. I would rather face the fear and capture it on set. </span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;">As a director my aim is always to create a safe place for actors to try things. I run a relaxed set. I don’t shout. I don’t like anxiety. We’re living the dream here, I don’t want to turn it into a nightmare for anyone, most of all, me! I like to create a team, a troupe, who are all in it together. We’re all working toward this goal of making a great movie. So I want everyone to be involved in that, so the cast and crew discover and create it as we go. </span></div>
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So, all this was to get a few quid to help us continue working on the script, to get into good enough shape to go into production. The entire process, from assembly to final rejection, was about 8 months.</div>
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The lack of funding means it just takes longer, it means we have to be a bit more creative with our time. Had I got the funded it wouldn't have stopped me being a stay-at-home Dad, or my wife having to work full-time. But it may have taken some of the strain off, meant we could pay some bills, organized childcare a couple of days a week. Freed up some valuable windows of uninterrupted time to focus on this script and get it where it needs to be. Perhaps turning a year of pecking away at it, in a couple of months solid work.</div>
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But we'll get this screenplay done. We'll find a way to make this film, as I have with all my films. Where there's a will, there's a way, and we've been willing this story into existence for 4, going on 5, years now. If people can't see that passion, can't believe in that determination, can't look at 15 years of struggling, and working, and willing, and writing, and not get behind it with a few grand, I'm glad. Because I don't want work with those people either. </div>
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Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-82993294693847468212018-07-07T05:03:00.000-07:002018-07-07T05:03:29.605-07:00R.I.P. The Browse.<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(29, 33, 41); white-space: pre-wrap;">I was definitely one of the people who lamented the passing of the Video Store, and the age of the browse. Being able to go in and wander the shelves, discover hidden gems, great bargains, long lost loves. I've come to realize that was a complete waste of my life!</span></span></span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgcIdH3Td26xtP6faAv_o7GtHgYzZVRwS9pb5QlGY9anJfjN1hcdtKT-eDL3TQ88sI73lhc1Hnm7ADetBhM-e16cjLupOs7rhswfdBaiJri8gvazOArdFhF1HCSnLRGGdfeAcgg/s1600/c700x420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><img border="0" data-original-height="420" data-original-width="700" height="192" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxgcIdH3Td26xtP6faAv_o7GtHgYzZVRwS9pb5QlGY9anJfjN1hcdtKT-eDL3TQ88sI73lhc1Hnm7ADetBhM-e16cjLupOs7rhswfdBaiJri8gvazOArdFhF1HCSnLRGGdfeAcgg/s320/c700x420.jpg" width="320" /></span></a><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(29, 33, 41); color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yesterday, while in Dublin, I popped into IFI shop and later Tower Records on Dawson street. I was instantly hit with a deep numbing boredom. As I drifted down the isles, like an unemployed Dad, in search of something, I don't know what, I had nothing in mind, I was suddenly sleepy, foggy, a haze crept over me and I had to leave lest I melt into the tiles forgotten and dissolved. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;">It seems those days are gone. I don't have the time or energy anymore. Even going through my 1000 DVDs that I left behind, packed in my parents attic, something I couldn't wait to rediscover, I just haven't been that bothered. They're still in the boxes, I might take them out. I'm half thinking of donating to a school or something. Whereas before I could spend the entire day taking them out, dusting them off, and rearranging them in order of Genre, which included finding seamless blends from one genre to another, going from War to Dystopian Future via Come And See - Children of Men - 1984, and so on. </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(29, 33, 41); color: #1d2129; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I think it has to do with time, and being very aware of how precious it is. I've other things I need to do, and sadly, browsing is no longer one of those things. So RIP the Browse, you were a good friend, but life has marched on and I must say goodbye.</span></span>Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-39599721498343439142018-05-05T09:52:00.000-07:002018-05-05T09:52:38.985-07:00Before the Rot Sets In<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span data-offset-key="5v498-0-0" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">As an artist, having worked in the soul-crushing, creativity-destroying and confidence-wrecking, corporate world for the last 3 and half years I've come to this simple conclusion: One of the many things I like about filmmaking (or writing, or painting) is the <u>completion</u>. </span><br />
<span data-offset-key="5v498-0-0" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
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<span data-offset-key="5v498-0-0" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
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<span data-offset-key="5v498-0-0" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span>
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<span data-offset-key="5v498-0-0" style="color: #1d2129; font-family: , , "blinkmacsystemfont" , ".sfnstext-regular" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Peace </span><span blockkey="5v498" class="_3gl1 _5zz4" contentstate="k { "entityMap": undefined, "blockMap": OrderedMap { "5v498": a { "key": "5v498", "type": "unstyled", "text": "As an artist, having worked in the soul-crushing, creative destroying and confidence wrecking, corporate world for the last 3 and half years I've come to this simple conclusion: One of the many things I like about filmmaking (or writing, or painting) is the completion. I start something, finish it, there's a sense of completion and pride. Not to mention the creativity, the fun, the excitement, the community that springs up around any film, cast, crew, backers, audience. And then I move on to the next project. When I've sat behind a desk, working for \"The Man\", I'm a cog in a machine. I'm there to churn and spin. Forced to repeat myself in relatively mindless activity. Do the same thing over and over, so it because muscle memory. There's no sense of accomplishment, nothing to show, no real appreciation from anyone. Certainly no creativity or community. And here's no end in site. I could sit there till the grave if I wanted, having left no mark, having changed nothing. And look, I'm not dissing it, I know it sounds like I am, plenty of people find satisfaction, pride, worth in that, and that's great! I wish I could, but I don't, that's me! It's just something I've come to realize. I'm not made for it, which is why I'm leaving. I've stayed too long as it is. I just hope the rot that's set in can be cleared out quickly, and I can get back to my real work, start some projects, finish them, put something into the world. 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Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-32694774349228748502018-01-08T14:14:00.000-08:002018-01-08T14:14:29.196-08:00It Is What It Is.<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Comes a point when you realize no one gives a crap about you. Outside your own circle I mean, outside your family. In the big bad world, no one gives a crap. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Everyone else is the star of their own movie, and you're just a supporting character, an extra, background. To that end, no one is ever going to step out of their spotlight to help you, to offer advice, to standby and watch you step into their spotlight. Some people will even go to great lengths to stop you from advancing, for fear you might take that spotlight away from them. </span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">The only way to move forward in life is to take control of your own fate. There is no <i>"What will be will be" </i>no <i>"if it was meant to be it will be"</i>. I don't believe that, I believe if you want something, you go after it, you choose. You don't wait for a bunch of random, seemingly connected events to maybe fall in the right order, and if they </span></span></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">don't then... "<i>Oh well, guess it wasn't meant to be</i>."</span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">A phrase I've heard a lot since coming to America, one I never heard back in Ireland, is: </span><i style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"It is what it is".</i><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> I heard it the first time in Indianapolis while working nights. M</span></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">y manager would say it all the time. Every time we would get screwed with a ridiculous amount of work. When the bosses were taking on way more commitment than we could handle. Rather than stand up to it, argue against, ask for help or more workers, it was just a shrug and <i>"It is what it is".</i> And I've heard it everywhere since. I hear it at work, at the end of a 14 hour day, <i>"It is what it is!"</i></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I mentioned this to a co-worker the other day, he ask what the Irish equivalent was? I thought for a second, and the only thing I could think of was: <i>"Would you ever Fuck Off!"</i> You see, back home we never took it lying down. We would argue, fuss and fight, we moan, we complain, we plot revenge against the manager who made us work 20 minutes over our scheduled time... be we never shrug and say <i>"It is what it is"</i>. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's an acceptance of fate and station that hands over the control of your life to someone else, someone who doesn't give a crap about you, someone who's the star of their own show, where you're just an extra, background, nameless. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It's a new concept to me, and the reason I've always done my own thing, in film, in work, why I tried to build something back in Ireland. Wether it be to make films, hold screenings or exhibition, why I tried to create community programs. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">But when it wasn't working there, I immigrated, and it when it wasn't working where we first landed, why we moved across the country again. And it's why I will go on to make my next film against all odds. Even though I work a demanding full time job, as my wife does, while we look after the kids, pay our rent and bills and loans and credit cards and car payments, just like everyone else, seemingly with no extra time at all. We will do it, my wife and I, because it is <i>not </i>what it <i>is</i>, it is what <b><u>you</u></b> <i>make it</i>.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></span></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Do not hand over control of your destiny to someone else, someone who doesn't even see you, with a </span></span></span><span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">shrug of your shoulders and </span><i style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">"It is what it is",</i><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;"> that phrase are the handcuffs that chain to the gate, while everyone else passes through.</span></span>Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-85962488572498560812017-11-02T15:30:00.002-07:002017-11-02T15:30:43.689-07:00Permission Slip<span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">The key, the true key to making a film (or anything you want to do) is </span><b style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">not waiting for permission</b><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px;">. I’ve stalled so many projects, or not made others, waiting for permission. From who? The Irish Film Board, from producers I’ve reached out to who aren’t getting back to me, from readers, from financiers. Waiting for validation, for someone to tell me my script is good, to go ahead and make it. That may or may not come. So don't wait for it. Get your script right, and get to work and go.</span><br />
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Don’t wait for funding from the IFB, you’ll be jumping through hoops for a year and maybe end up empty handed. If a producer isn’t getting back to you, chances are they don’t give a shit about your script. Busy or not, if they liked it, if they were excited about, they’d be on board. Besides, they’re more than likely putting 100% of their time into their own project, which is what you should be doing. Don’t hang around for those people, give them a week, send a follow up email, give them another week, move on. As for readers, take their comments with a pinch of salt, don’t take it personally, if the same problem keeps coming up, you might want to address it. But they’re coming from their life perspective, they have their own thoughts, ideas, ways they’d tell the story, be careful they’re no telling you how they would do it, that’s no help. Be true to you and the story you want to tell, trust your instincts, not theirs. Financiers? I don’t even know who those people are.</div>
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Figure a way to get it made for less money. Or, start out with a small idea, you’ll can still make a feature, but keep it contained, be smart, be resourceful. Use what you have to hand, who you have to hand. I did it on Derelict, I made a feature film in one week for €9000. My downfall, the script wasn’t solid enough. Get that right! Don’t rush that part. Then get the film made, get it out to festivals. But quickly move on to the next one, don’t wait and see how this one does, be at work on the next film while this one is doing the rounds. Crowdfund for a little more, maybe five or ten grand. Just get that script right and keep going.</div>
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You’re sitting on a great script right now, waiting for permission, waiting for validation, someone to say this is the next Reservoir Dogs, or Little Miss Sunshine, or whatever, you’re waiting for money to come from somewhere, you’re waiting for a funding application deadline, waiting waiting waiting… let me tell you, waiting doesn’t get shit done. Waiting just creates more waiting. Get up, get out, get started. Film is all about momentum. Start today. </div>
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Sure, you’re going to need money. Can you shoot it for the money you have? You’re broke. Can you get a grand together? 2 grand? I bet you can. Small crowdfunding campaign. Local event. I’ve written about this before, you can scroll down and find my advice on that. But the point is, you can do it. Is the script you’re sitting on a bigger budget? Does is have car chases, expensive locations, a big cast? How about putting that one further down the line, don’t worry, you’ll get it made, but let's start smaller, a solid two handed drama. A single location crime thriller. A love story set around your town. Lets show everyone you can handle the character based drama the big script needs.</div>
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Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-19896501743422133812017-09-19T19:15:00.001-07:002017-09-19T19:15:39.769-07:00It's been a busy month...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Hey Guys, guess what? We’re making a movie! Yup, bet you didn’t know that?! Well, if you’ve been reading this blog, following me on twitter or Facebook for the last 3 years you probably do. But I thought I’d remind you, maybe let you know that we’re still working on this film, it hasn’t been abandoned, it is part of our every waking thought on a daily basis, and our enthusiasm for </span><i style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">10 Days in December </i><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-stroke-width: initial; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">has not wained in the slightest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">This has been a busy month for us. We finished the <a href="https://youtu.be/B1ZiJ-deY0s">proof-of-concept</a>, we finished the latest draft of the script, at work I was in the thick of production, given the launch of the iPhone X, I’m also programing the shorts for the <a href="http://sfirishfilm.com/">San Francisco Irish Film festival</a> which is this week and… um… oh yeah, we’re having a baby, like, any day now!!! So yeah, it’s been a busy month!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Im looking forward to taking some time off! (What’s that like I wonder?!) But to the end of the year my plan is... to plan! I’m not resting on my laurels, I don’t have any laurels, well, I have a few from my early days of filmmaking, but I haven’t had any for a long time. So, we need to get this one off the ground.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We want to shoot as soon as possible. One option we’re looking at is to shoot the first act first, here in the States. Act one happens about 2 months before the rest of the film and is set entirely in America. So we can raise enough funding to get that in the can, and then use that to help raise the rest of the funds need to shoot the rest of the film in Ireland.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s one option, ideally we want to shoot everything together and have all the money we need. But we probably will shot the American section and Irish section with a gap in the middle. We just want to keep the momentum going, and do what we can to make this film a reality.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">We’ve had really great reaction from this draft, those we let read it are excited and enthusiastic about it. And even though we didn’t place in the Nichol Fellowship this year, we had some nice comments from on of the readers:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">I also really enjoy how prominent Irish culture is in this script. We get a great sense of this small town and also feel the holiday spirit. The setting really adds to this storyline, producing a classic Christmas story with a European twist. In addition, I think the characters each add something special to this project. From the Chipper and his wife to Sheila and her deep conversation with Will, they all move the plot a little bit forward.”</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">Something I would like to do is get back to Ireland myself at some point for meetings and a full cast table read, to help shape the script. Maybe before the end of the year, if baby and budget allows! </span></span></div>
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<span style="-webkit-font-kerning: none;"><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;">But key for us now is to get this film off the ground, to keep the momentum going, to create something good, great, sweet, charming, funny, romantic, heartfelt, heartwarming, a beautiful Christmas love story you’re going to want to take out every year and watch with a loved one. Because we already love it, and we know you will too.</span></span></div>
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Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-87123386575372092772017-05-31T16:17:00.004-07:002017-05-31T16:44:24.383-07:00Script to Screen Without a Bean<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-line-height-alt: 18.0pt; mso-pagination: none; text-align: center; text-autospace: none;">
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">How to make a
film on a tiny budget and with limited resources<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Emily’s Song<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Slán agus Beannacht<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Raise My Hands<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Joe & Sarah<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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and Preparation:<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">It's often hard to give advice, for two reasons, One:
everyone's situation and journey are different. Two: I still feel like I'm
starting out and haven't really achieved what I hope to. But I will tell how I
make films and how it works for me. Take from what you will.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">I have to be honest right off, I'm not actually IN the
film industry. I'm very much on the outside as an independent filmmaker. And
I’m not and Independent filmmaker in the same way Hollywood independents are, for
example, Quentin Tarantino was considered independent on <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Reservoir Dogs</i>, which had an $11,000,000 budget. My budgets are in
the €2000 to €10,000 range. I make my own films without support or financial
backing. I’m truly independent. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">One of the downsides of being that independent is that you
can often feel cut off. I won’t lie, it’s a tough road to travel. So fair
warning. But if you’re like me film is a love, an obsession, a vocation. You
live and breathe it. It is inevitable. You are going to make films, no matter
what. So hopefully I can offer a few tips, some advice and tell you what I’ve
learned along the way to help make your road a little less bumpy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">First, I don't make money at it, and if you go down this
road chances are you wont make money at it either. I've never made any profit
making films. I've sold a couple yes, but only ever broken even once. In saying
that, I don't do it for the money!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">OK, warning’s aside, if you’re still on board, here are
the tips:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">I wont get to deep into script writing, that’s a whole
other area, I want to focus on get the film up and running here, so I’ll assume
you have you script done and dusted. But I can’t state enough how important it
is to have your script done, tight, written and re-written. Spend a long time on it, get it right. Have people you
trust read it, have friends and family read, people who don’t have a clue about
writing script, you’ll quickly find out where the problems are. Get it right.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">It is the most important and crucial stage for all low and
no budget films. It's so easy to get excited and run in all guns blazing
without a finished or ready script. What will happen is your film will being to
fall apart, you might get it shot, but in the edit, everything you should have
spent time on in the writing will be become all to apparent. It's worth
spending time on the script, besides, that’s the only free part of the process!
So take advantage!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Enjoy it. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">For me, writing has become my favourite part of the
process. It’s the place where you can create, explore and fail as much as you
want. With have nothing to fear but a re-write.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">OK, the blue prints have been drawn up, now you’re moving
into the construction phase. And when you go to build a house you don’t just
start laying brick, you think about the design.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Design your
film. <o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Film is a visual media. Don’t leave the design element of
you film to the last minute, or as many people do, leave it out all together.
Think about how the film will look. Storyboarding will save time later on. So
when you arrive on set you have a clear idea of what to do.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Some people don’t storyboard, I do and I don’t, depending
on time. One thing I always do is to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">visualize</b>
the film. I will go the locations, as many as possible, as often as possible,
before the shoot and I will stand there, quietly, for a time and watch the
scene play out in my head and in the environment in front of me. So when I
arrive back there, this time to a full cast and crew, I’ve already seen the
scene happen. My job now is to communicate that to everyone as clear as I can
so they see it too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">It’s also a useful exercise as a stress reducer. As well
as highly creative places, film sets are also highly stressful places. You will
always be up against time. As the director you will always have someone asking
you questions and looking for answers. From where do I put the lights, what
lens do you want, what is my motivation, when’s lunch?! Anything you can do
beforehand to reduce that you should. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">What visualising will give you when everything is noisy is
a quiet place in your mind to go. A place where all this has already happened
and when you can close your eyes you see it clearly. It’s a tool for you
toolbox. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Elevate your
film.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Back to design. You need to elevate your film wherever you
can. When working on a zero or low budget you need to grab production value
wherever and however you can. One easy way to do it is location choice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Instead of shooting that conversation in a back garden, in
front of a wall, in a boring estate, ask yourself if you can take it somewhere
else. Put a backdrop behind it - a railway bridge, mountains, a cityscape. It
adds a cinematic element to the scene. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">I offered advice to a filmmaker friend. He had a scene in
a café between two estranged siblings. The café didn’t seem to have meaning
beyond a meeting place. I suggested shooting the scene in a playground.
Suggesting that it was perhaps a place of happier time for them. Picking that
place the character of the brother is hoping to bring his sister back to a
better place. I suggested that they have their conversation on the swings,
moving back and forth, out of sync, suggesting that they’re not in step with
each other anymore.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">The environment can add to your story, and again, it’s
free, so use it.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Dress the
set.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">So often I see low budget films, poorly lit, with scene’s
in cream painted living rooms and a large DVD collection in the background. It
just says to me – This is the filmmakers apartment. This filmmaker didn’t think
about the character, and it takes me out of the film.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">It can be as simple as painting the walls and moving the
dvd collection. Gathering some props. It’s all part of the story. You’re
telling the story of your character’s life in the set dressing.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Don’t just shoot the film in your own house. Ask yourself,
<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Is my house the character’s house? Does
it fit him? Or am I doing it for because it’s convenient?”</i> Don’t be
convenient. It will hurt the look of your film. Push yourself. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Always ask <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">“Is this the best I can do?”</i></b> If the
answer is no, then do better. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">When the script is ready and you want to start putting it
together. The script is your main asset here. If the script is good, people
will want to help you. I would begin with a crew. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Crew.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Use people you know and trust. They don't have to be
professionals. But the should be good and the should know what they’re doing.
People who don’t know what they’re doing will harm your film.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">For example, if you have a camera man who doesn’t know how
to frame a shot, is constantly panning the camera back and forth, zooming in
and out the middle of dialogue scenes, basically committing every sin in the
book, it doesn’t matter how good the performances are, you’re going to end up
with bad footage that wont cut together without distracting from that
performance. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Pick a good camera man.<o:p></o:p></b></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">A good sound recordist is essential. Sound is KEY,
especially at this level, you can get away with a lot visually, but if you have
bad sound - your film is ruined! The rest of the crew will come as you move
forward.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">I would suggest keeping it to a skeleton crew, about 8
people. At this level, everyone's going to be pitching in and doing multiple
jobs anyway. But I would say some important jobs (aside from camera and sound)
would be <u>Continuity</u>, you really need to have someone paying attention,
taking notes and pictures, because if you're shooting out of sequence it can
very quickly get out of hand. <u>An Assistant Director or 1st AD</u>, someone
to watch the clock, keep things moving and make sure everything and everyone
are in the right place at the right time, someone who can take away the
distractions and allow you to concentrate on directing and be creative.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">You’ll also need a good <u>Gaffer</u> (a handy man who
knows carpentry and electrics) a <u>Make-up artist</u>. A <u>Runner</u> is a
handy person to have, someone who can run off and grab a missing prop, or get
the lunches etc. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Cast.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Then begin to cast. You may know some actors already? Do
any suit the parts? Maybe friends or colleagues have worked with actors they
like? Meet with them, tell them about your script, see if you like them and
could work with them. Make sure you see their work too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">A mistake you don’t want to make is getting someone just
because they've said yes. This goes for crew too. If they're bad it will damage
your film and make it less believable. It will also be a nightmare to edit. You
still need good people. You still need to do the best job you can, even if it
is on a tiny budget and even if everyone has agreed to work for free and/or on
deferral contracts (where you agree to pay them the daily minimum at least if
and after the film goes into profit).<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Schedule your days realistically. I would suggest starting
with breaking your script up into locations, even if in a house - shoot in one
place until you have all the shots are got and then move on to the next
location. It's easier and less time consuming that way. (Unless of course
you're going handheld and following people in and out of rooms, it doesn't
apply then) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">If people are working for free, try to keep the shoot
short, a week, two weeks max. If people are giving up their time their probably
making financial sacrifices or passing up other opportunities, be conscious of
that - but don't let it distract you, again, if they're committing to you then
they've made their choice. But it's only fair that you don't ask too much of
people, you might lose some good will otherwise. Ways around this if you're
running over is to pull people aside and let them know what's going on, keeping
people informed helps more then you think it will, or paying them, even if it's
a small amount.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Budget.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Speaking of budget, if you want to shoot an independent
short film, or even feature, you can do a lot with goodwill (people giving
their time for free) - couple of things to remember, if people are working for
free talk to them, let them know what's going on, let them know they are
appreciated and thank them for their time. But don't let them get away with not
working. If they are going to commit to helping then they need to help and not
hinder! You can do this nicely and easily with a speech at the start of
pre-production and again at the start of principal photography - something to
the effect of "Thanks for coming, you're appreciated, but we have a tough
week ahead and I need everyone to help me make a film we can all be proud
of..." kind of thing. If someone is taking the piss and just getting in
the way don't be afraid to ask them to leave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Very important. In your budget make sure you have money to
feed people, it's only fair! A well fed cast and crew are a happy cast and
crew. A table with plenty of snacks, cookies, bars, plenty of fruit and
sandwich making stuff, lots of water and tea and coffee. And one hot meal a
day. Perhaps making soup available daily too. You can tell them there will be
food, snacks and a hot meal, but perhaps suggest getting breakfast before they
come and having dinner at home. Save yourself some cash.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">1. Community
fundraiser.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Have a fundraiser where you live. Find a venue, put on a
comedy, rock, music night, table quiz night. Charge people a small amount at
the door €5 or €10, and then sell raffle tickets while the entertainment is
going on to win sponsored prizes (you'll have to have local businesses donate
prizes, this is also easier then you think... you will get people who will
rudely dismiss you, which is humiliating, but you'll get more people who'll
gladly help) I made €1000 for a short by doing this.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">2. Auction.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Do you have artist friends? Do you know prominent artist?
Have them donate work, set a reserve, which they get (if sold) and agree that
you get the profit of the whatever is sold (some may even give you all the
money) Go to a local gallery, art centre, something like that and ask them if
you could host the night there, put on some wine and a light buffet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">note: You will have to spend some money to do this. The
old Spend money to make money. You will also have to do a lot of leg work to
get people in the doors. Advertise. Posters. Try and get on local radio. People
are also pretty good about sponsoring this stuff, just ask, the worst they can
do is say no.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Crowdfunding<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">This is becoming increasingly popular. I've used it twice
with great success, on two films, <a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frankwkelly/the-140-project"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">140</span></a> and
<a href="http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frankwkelly/derelict-0"><span style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">Derelict</span></a>
(my current film) <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Kickstarter</b> is an
American site and only available to American users, for now, but you should
have a look at the pitch videos and other projects just to see how people put
them together and how they pitch them. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">IndieGoGo</b>
is similar site you can sign up to from anywhere (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Funit.ie</b> in Ireland). And I believe there are others out there now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Again, you have to push it and put the leg work in, no
one's just going to just show up out of the blue and give you cash, you have to
shout about it, get on facebook, twitter - It doesn't matter if you hate those
sites, you want people to get behind the project you have to let them know
about it and social networking is the best way to do that. We’re in the age of
digital media and social network, it’s only an advantage to the independent
filmmaker, use it… again – It’s Free!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">You will need some cash, for food, some equipment rental,
travel expenses, insurance and things that will inevitable pop up during the
shoot. But you can make a film for next to nothing if you're clever and
tenacious enough. You can get a descent short for €2000 if you want to put a
little cash in to be sure. Don’t be a afraid to ask for things, for
sponsorship, for free stuff, water, food, equipment, you never know what you
might get.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">With regard to equipment, lights, cameras, all you may
need - get in touch with a local rental house, tell them what you're doing and
ask if there is a way they can help, either by giving you a discount or by
lending stuff for free off season, often places will do this, if they're cool
they'd rather help out a young filmmaker then see the stuff lying there. After
all, you may be a very good future customer and you're going to go to the place
that helped you out first!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Don't let
money stop you from making a film.</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">If you want to make a film, you should. If you believe in
it and start it, the money will come. Often, when people put money into a
project it's not because the believe in the project so much, it's that they
believe in you, and like to see people doing something creative and positive.
So go do it, start it and it will happen.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">It's a tough road, no question about that, and at some
point you will ask yourself why you started it, I still do! But it is also very
rewarding, and once you've made this film you're just going to want to get onto
the next one.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">9. Communicate with people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">10. When directing, be assertive, be confident, be sure
and put yourself in the centre of the room. You're the leader. You're the
reason everyone's here. Remember that. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">b. Put some money aside for the wrap party!!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Hope that helps you somewhat! As I said at the start,
everyone’s journey is different so you may find your own ways of doing things.
Tap every resource you have, you’ll get there.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Three books you should read to: </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">1. Writing:</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Making-Good-Script-Great-3rd/dp/1935247018">Making a Good Script Great</a> </b><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">by Linda Seger</span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span>
<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">2. Prep: </span></span><b style="font-family: '"verdana"';"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Producing-Passion-Making-Films-Change-ebook/dp/B003FPN3O2/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1496274248&sr=1-1&keywords=Producing+With+Passion%3A+Making+Films+That+Change+The+World">Producing With Passion: Making Films That Change The World</a> </b><span style="font-family: '"verdana"';">by Dorothy Fadiman and Tony Levelle</span><span style="font-family: '"verdana"';"> (which is about making documentaries but so much of how to get a film up and running applies).</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">3. Production:</span><b style="font-weight: bold;"> </b><b><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Filmmaking-Mike-Figgis-2007-04-17/dp/B01LYHOTYW/ref=sr_1_sc_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1496274209&sr=1-1-spell&keywords=digital+filmmaking+mike+figis">Digital Filmmaking by Mike Figgis</a></b></span> </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Three of the best books I’ve read
on how to make a film, because they’re practical, simple, constructive and
inspirational.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">So go on, go make a film, send it to me when you’re done!
And don’t forget to enjoy yourself! You’re living your dream after all.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">Additional
note:</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;"> When looking for funding go to you local Council, they usually
have an arts fund, ask about it. Some other organisations you may not expect
may also have arts or education funds, some charities do, ask around, you might
be surprised what you find. Look under every stone. And I would say, by all
means go to the Arts Council and the Irish Film Board, but don’t rely on
getting funded, and don’t let it delay you. And if and when you get rejected,
don’t be disheartened, make your film anyway. Everyone of my films were
rejected, but I made them and had success with them and they found an audience.
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana"; mso-bidi-font-size: 13.0pt;">You still here… why aren’t you writing?</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "verdana";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-52303691971019868162017-02-10T14:45:00.003-08:002017-02-10T14:45:29.941-08:00Fall Back<span style="font-family: inherit;">You have to give people a chance. You have to trust them. But above those two, you have to let them fail. And then from their failure, guide them. Don’t chide them, allow them to recover, to learn and then give knowledge. Encourage, guide, trust, follow - at a distance, allow them to take the lead from time to time. Talk to them, and more than just small talk, get deep. Find out how they’re doing, what they want. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Most people won’t offer that up, they won’t want to rock the boat. You don’t want to tell your boss you’re unhappy and frustrated in case he tells you there’s a line of people outside the door who’ll happily take your place, and maybe if that’s the type of boss you have you might want to reconsider you place of work. But that’s my point, environments should be created where that conversation is allowed to happen. where people can feel secure and can grow. If you allow that kind of freedom, trust, encouragement, communication you’ll find people who want to grow. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Instead, in my experience, what you get are people who shut down, close off and only do a fraction of what they’re capable of. They become enclosed and guarded and spend most of their energy and focus either wanting to be somewhere else, or actually looking to be somewhere else to be. It doesn’t create a healthy place to be. I’ve had bosses, managers, whose technique is to boss and bully, push and shove, to break you down so they can build you up. Those people are usually just assholes and shouldn’t be in a position of managing people. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">In all of those situations I’ve watched one of three things happen, if not all three, their employees don’t do a good job because they are being mentally bullied and become unfocused and uninspired and don't want to pitch in, they just leave, or the manager is demoted, moved or fired. It never works out in the end. Another type is the uninspired manager, the one who has little to offer, no guidance, or their guidance is inane and completely pointless, filled with menial tasks and busy work. These people are just idiots, who drain the energy and enthusiasm of their team, and again to the point of losing said team. I</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">’ve had both of these kinds of bosses, I don’t last long working under them, or they don’t last long. I see them moved around. They talk the talk, but they soon get found out. When Ive been in that position myself, usually when I’m making my own films, I try to keep the set relaxed, collaborative and focused. I want it to be an enjoyable experience, where people feel part of something fun and special. I am of the opinion the making films should be fun, it’s a privilege, most people on a set, especially an indie film set are people in the process of chasing their dream, I’m never going to be the one to tread on that. But I think that kind of enthusiasm, collaboration and respect should exist everywhere. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">It’s rare. I haven’t seen in it in a long time. I saw in my last job with my co-supervisor, Bill Hope, great guy, but we worked under a couple of managers who fell into the Bully category. So, I left. I had a teacher called Simon Rangeford back in Drogheda, that only good teacher I ever had in 20 years of education. He inspired, encouraged and guided. My Dad was a good boss, I worked with him as a painter, but as a father, he couldn’t be beat growing up. A real decent bloke. Taught be to follow my dreams, told me to stay focused, ignore those who would put me down, the ones I’m talking about here, told me not to settle, which why I never do. And he showed me how to do it all with humor, a smile, and with kindness. My Mam too, a smart lady, who never took shit from anyone, including me! Someone who was fair, kind and supportive. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">They both had my back, and I always felt that. And I think that’s the key, you have to have people’s back. And they have to know that. If you’re behind someone, and they know you’re there for them to fall back on, they will appreciate that, they will trust that, they will be encouraged by that and they will be less inclined to fall. Because with all that behind them, they will want to show you that they can stand on their own.</span>Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-23057356313121904272016-12-23T06:58:00.001-08:002016-12-29T02:33:47.539-08:00Here's the Proof.<div style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #202020; font-family: 'Avenir LT W01_45 Book1475508'; line-height: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;">
Greetings from Ireland friends! So, we completed our Proof-of-concept for 10 Days in December! We shot for just one day up at Millmount Museum in Drogheda, a beautiful place to shoot and wonderful staff, who were so accommodating.</div>
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Here's a little Thank You poster for the Seed & Spark Backers:</div>
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It was a long, cold wet day. We had fog in the morning, some sun (with freezing tempatures) for a couple of hours, then the wind really picked up, the clouds rolled in and then the rain started. Not to mention the fact that we were shooting on the day before the shortest day of the year! So there was the light. Then only thing we didn't have, which might have been nice actually, was snow! But we got through it, and we got it in the can.</div>
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I am now looking forward to... first, relaxing and spending Christmas with friends and family... and then, getting back to the States to edit this and share it with you. And of course, using this to help us get the big one off the ground!!! </div>
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My huge thanks to the fantastic cast, Grace Fitzgerald and Graeme Coughlan for be absolute troopers and braving the weather without a complaint, total pros, while the crew were all nicely wrapped up in North Face, hats and Gloves, they had to look all trendy with none of that because of the silly director! Thanks to a great crew, a bunch of really nice, professional, folks who just got stuck in. Thanks to Millmount, Betty Quinn and Richie Quinn for helping us get set up, and all the staff for being so friendly and accommodating. To Gwen and Orlaith in Stockwell for the food. To Colin Browne and Film Equipment Hire Ireland for the gear. And to all the Seed & Spark backers who funded the projected and helped us get this shot. It's a dream come true for us. </div>
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The biggest thanks of all from me has to go to my wife, producer and co-writer, Maryann Koopman Kelly, she's really the one behind this project. When I was thinking about making something new she said "Why not do 10 Days" and I said OK. And she stuck with the project, and pushed the script overstep of the way in an effort to make it better.</div>
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Two things that are truly unbelievable: 1. The amount of gear you need for a one day shoot. 2. That it all fits into the back of a Nissan Micra!</div>
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Millmount in Drogheda, our location for the day. Truly great staff accommodated us for the day, they were fantastic.</div>
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Actor Graeme Coughlan (Will) surveys the location for the day.</div>
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Crew tech check on the equipemnt, shooting on the Arri Alexa.</div>
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First shot rolls on 10 Days in Decemeber and it's a beautiful shot of Drogheda.</div>
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Conematographer Ivan McCullough and Director Frank W. Kelly discuss shots.</div>
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The Jib is rigged.</div>
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Shooting on Cannons... producer and co-writer Maryann Koopman Kelly gets in out of the wind!</div>
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Actors on set! Grace Fitzgerald and Graeme Coughlan brave the cold, troopers and absolute professionals.</div>
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I should have something to show you in a couple of months. I think you're really going to like it. It's just one scene mind you, but hopefully it gives you a sense of what's to come, and makes you as excited about as we are about it.</div>
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And one last thing, it was such fun getting back behind the camera, being on set and being with such a great cast and crew - really good, friendly, hardworking individuals. I have missed it. It's been far too long. And I wont lie, I was nervous about it, somewhat stressed and a little unsure if I could still do it. But it all came back pretty quickly, and as soon as we got going I just enjoyed myself! So thank you all for allowing me to get back to doing what I love, making movies!</div>
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Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-90709573302483314222016-11-21T22:11:00.002-08:002016-11-21T22:11:26.356-08:00Don't Hate. Create.In 4 weeks I go back to Ireland and finally start cameras rolling on <i>10 Days in December. </i>Albeit a proof-of-concept, it is a start. Maryann and I have been working on getting this project off the ground for almost 2 years. This one is difficult on many levels. First, the logistics. This film is set in Ireland, we live in California. Second, the time, we work full-time jobs, we have two young kids, our days start at 6:30am, and we finally get to sit down to write at about 9:30/10pm. So it's taken a while to get to this point. Third, it's personal. This is out story, about how we fell in love. So trying to keep a distance and tell a story that isn't just a nepotistic walk down memory lane, but an engaging and compelling story, has been a challenge.<br />
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But there was a fourth challenge, one I didn't even realized had been a factor until recently. But it had been there all along. It was an anxiety I had been carrying around, distracting me, annoying me, worrying me and it came in the form of many things. Chief among them, Donald Trump, but also the war in Syria, the refugee crisis, further terrorist attack, mass shootings, the protest at Standing Rock, Brexit, the Irish election (if that really what it was), and on and on and on. Evey time I turned on the news, or looked at Facebook there was something else, and with it a sense that the thread our society is hanging by was beginning to fray. A foreboding that something was going terribly wrong in the world, getting worse day by day and that there was nothing I could do about it.<br />
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When I looked helplessly, desperately, at that young boy on a beach in Turkey, at the young boy in the back of an ambulance in Aleppo, one drowned, one covered in dust with a gash in his head from the latest bomb that hit his city - this is what happens if you leave, this is what happen when you stay, I saw utter hopelessness. And a shared feeling of hopelessness, as I sat in my comfortable apartment, my comfortable life, with my own children of the same age as those poor kids, living happy, healthy, safe lives. I don't feel guilt over that, don't get me wrong, I feel nothing but gratitude, I feel lucky. But I wish there was something more I could do than donate to a charity. Where I feel ok for a second, but then I wonder where that money actually goes? To the shiny fliers and postage they start sending me every month, to the staffed phone calls and emails I start getting asking for more... the feeling is short lived. Did I save a life? Or pay for years subscription of fliers? - It only adds to the feeling of hopelessness and helplessness. What can I do?<br />
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Then on this side of the water, we have the ugliest, most vile, election I can remember in my lifetime. It was embarrassing, distasteful, disgusting. I had no interest in either candidate. I suppose there was a lesser of two evils, one more tolerable than the other. A case of better the Devil you know than the Devil you don't. But what choice is that to have? I tried to escape it, ignore it, but it was impossible. You get drawn in again and again, and in the end, it just sucks the energy out of you, all positive thought and hope for the future, gone. But how do I have an effect? How do I change anything? I can't even vote, in this country or in my own. Hopeless. Helpless. What can I do?<br />
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Tonight I found the answer to that question. No, I didn't find it, it was here all along. I just remembered it. I can do what I've always done - I can create.<br />
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I can build something, write something, draw something, paint something, sing something, I can create. I can put something good into the world. I can gather my ideas, my energy, my friends, the goodwill of strangers, an audience, belief, hope, goodness, laughter, joy, and put it all together to create something new, positive, wonderful and put that into a room, in front of people, to remind them that this world is not falling apart, not so long as we keep building and creating and believing and giving and hoping and of course, loving.<br />
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We can't turn our back on what's going on in the world, I'm not talking about ignoring all this, we need to shine a light on it. But let us not allow it to drag us down, to dampen our hearts, our spirit, our resolve to keep going. Let us rise up, stay true to who we are, what we believe in and create. Do more today than you did yesterday. Make that call. Write that page. Sing that song. Believe in yourself and do the things you were meant to do. Because that is what the world needs right now. That nagging doubt inside you, the one telling you you're not good enough, you can't do this, you'll never amount to anything... that's the energy that's alive and thriving in the world right now. It's called fear. And what happens when you let fear in? It cripples you, stops you from doing anything. But what happens when you remove fear? You create.<br />
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We've been made afraid. We've been told we're wrong, we're not good enough, to conform and be silent, to live in a box and watch a box that feeds us this shit over and over. We fall for it because it's comfortable, but the human body was not designed to be comfortable. We were not designed to sit. We were designed to run. And yes, running is painful, but what happens when you sit? You get fat, you get sick, you slow down, you stagnate, you die. What happens when you run? Yeah, you get strong. So start running, running toward the thing that fear is telling you will never reach. Because fuck fear, you will reach it, it's simple physics, you move toward something, you reach it. It's just hard work. And what happens when you work hard at something? You get better, you get stronger.<br />
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Now is the time to step up. Now is the time to plan, to start putting things into action. And it doesn't have to be life altering, you don't have to quit your job, even if you hate that job, you don't have to sell your house or move cities. You just have to stay true to you, and listen to you, and believe in you and do one small thing everyday, one page, one drawing, one song, one kind word, one phone call to someone you haven't spoken to in a while. Sounds hokey? Sure it is, it's a fucking Frank Capra movie, but it's hope, it's love, it's putting good into the world. And here's the crazy side effect of putting good into the world, not only do you make the world and better place, but you feel better too. Much better than you do after a night of ranting about Donal Trump on Facebook!<br />
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To the creatives reading this, this is a rallying call - Let's create. Let's build stuff. Let's paint stuff. let's write songs. Many of you are doing it already, and fair play to you, keep it up, you're heroes, your efforts are worthwhile, just keep going. And to those doubting yourselves, and I include myself among you, step out of the shadow of the fear that surrounds you, because that's all it is, not a wall, not a cage, only a shadow, step away, into the light and create.<br />
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Maybe we can't rescues those fallen in Syria, we can't predict when the next terrorist attack will comes, we don't know what the next four years of Trump will bring, but don't be hopeless, don't feel helpless, because it is not hopeless, you are not helpless, so long as you keep dreaming and believe and building the world can be a better place. So...<br />
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Don't hate. Create.Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-74655907876882175472016-09-20T23:35:00.001-07:002016-09-20T23:35:55.145-07:00Wonder Boy<div style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #202020; font-family: 'Avenir LT W01_45 Book1475508'; font-size: 0.875rem; margin-bottom: 0.5em; margin-top: 0.5em;">
Today we lost a great director, a great storyteller. I'm deeply saddened by the loss of Curis Hanson, he was one of my favourite directors. It was 1997, October, a cold wet rainy evening and I went to see <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">LA Confidential</em>. I wasn't sure what to expect, this was pre-internet days remember, my phone called people, that was it. I discovered three things that night: 1. A Masterpiece, 2. One of my favourite movies, and 3. A director named Curtis Hanson.</div>
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Without realising I had already seen a couple of his films, and they'd stood out to me, his two previous actually, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">The Hand That Rocks the Cradle</em> and <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">The River Wild. </em>But <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">LA Confidential</em> was something else. Then came <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Wonder Boys</em>, an absolutely delightful film, a surprise from start to finish, and a film I just fell in love with. </div>
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(<em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Career Best Performances all round</em>)</div>
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Performing a hat-trick, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">8-Mile </em>came next. I don't have to say much about it. A Rocky Rap movie with Eminem. It worked perfectly and his ability to tell a story, effect emotion and be energetic was masterful.</div>
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Then came <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">In Her Shoe</em>, I think a largely forgetten movie, or fobbed off as a chik-flick, it is so much more than that. It tells the story of the complicated relathioship between two sisters and their mother, with pitch perfect performances from Toni Collete, Cameron Diaz and Shirely McClaine. It's old, simple, calssic Hollywood storytelling.</div>
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I have yet to see his last three films, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Lucky You</em>, <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Too Big to Fail</em> and <em style="box-sizing: inherit;">Chasin Mavericks</em>. And I haven't seen his earlier work. But that just means I have many more gems to discover, and I can't wait to discover them. I hope you will too.</div>
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Curtis Hanson, and directors like him, are the reason I want to make films. When I see their movies I am inspired and invigourated, I'm filled with the joy of being told a great story by a great storyteller. And there's no better feeling.</div>
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We are all storytellers, the whole human race are storytellers, we crave to be told a great story, which is why film is so essential. And today we lost one of our greatest storytellers.</div>
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RIP Mr. Hanson.</div>
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Thank you for your films.</div>
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I haven't been blogging much of late. It's all been on social media, as we work on our <a href="http://www.seedandspark.com/fund/10-days-in-december-proof-of-concept">Seed & Spark campaign</a> for a <i>10 Days in December </i>proof-of-concept. We've hit the campaign trail again, this time we're looking for $3000 so we can shoot one scene from the script.<br />
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Why a proof of concept? Well, who has the time to read a full script anymore?! No one, that's who. But they might watch a really well made, beautiful looking, 2 minute scene from a film. The kind of thing that would make them want to see more, read the script and get behind our project.<br />
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So we're going back to Ireland in December for a family holiday. It will be the first time in over 3 years since we have been back. We can't wait. So we decided while we were there we would try to do this and start camera's rolling on a project we've been thinking about for 8 years, and working on for a year and a half!<br />
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The campaign is going great, we are one/third of the way through and already two/thirds funded! And the great thing about Seed & Spark is that if you get to 80%, you get a green light and can collect all the contributions given so far. Of course, we are still aiming for 100%, which I believe we'll get to.<br />
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I don't want to count my chickens, but if we go over there will be a couple of extra things we can do. First will be to but more money into the teaser, this might mean a better camera, more lights, more time! If we go further over, we are thinking about a table read, gathering the actors together around a table with a script and taping a first reading of the script.<br />
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This would also be hugely beneficial, I've done it with all my scripts, even the unproduced ones. It gets the actors familiar with the work, with each other, it helps me see what's working and what's not, where things can be trimmed, or where things need more time. It would of course cost, getting everyone into the same room, renting a room, printing scripts, feeding people etc. So we'd probably have to get to $4000 to be able to afford that. But again, I'm not counting chickens! It be great if we could, but the main focus is the proof-of-concept.<br />
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It's been great working on this again. We got the script finished a few months back, and then sent it out to industry professionals. The reaction was positive, with constructive criticism, a lot of which we took on board. But it did knock us off track somewhat. We began to look at turning the script into a much bigger project. Something I do believe can work, and would be great, but it just took the wind out of our sails. It was not the project we set out to do.<br />
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We tried to jump right on it, but I Maryann wasn't into it, and every time I sat down to work on it I felt the energy drain from my body. We stopped working on it. I became very discouraged. Then one night I watched 'Swingers', one of my favourite indie films. I hadn't seen it in years. But it brought something back to me, the ethos of doing something small, personal and sticking to a vision, no matter what anyone else says. Something I always tell myself to remember, but often find myself swayed from, trusting my own instincts.<br />
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I decided we would make the film we set out to make. The one whose vision was clear in my head. As soon as I did all that energy came back. I thought about doing the proof-of-concept and getting back to the script, as it was, but making it better.<br />
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So, that's where we are, in a much better place, resolute in our direction and sure of what we want this project to be. It is our story and will be our most personal film to date. So we want it to be ours, and not be swayed or pushed in one direction or another because it might be more "by the book" or "Marketable". And I can feel that's going to be the challenge as we go forward. We're taking a risk with this one, it might not work, it might be the last chance I get to make a film, but it's our story and we want to be true to it, it's the only way we can make it.<br />
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So, have a look at<a href="http://www.seedandspark.com/fund/10-days-in-december-proof-of-concept"> the campaign,</a> watch the video, read the story, check out the incentives, get behind us, join us, follow, share like, RT! We're going to get this film made and we can't wait to show you.<br />
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<br />Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-39295139382227304412016-07-17T00:29:00.001-07:002016-07-17T00:39:27.275-07:00Let's See What Comes<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">Unfortunately we're not going to get to make '10 Days in December' at the end of the year as hoped, or at all, it's taken a new form, one that's going to take a lot more time to write and produce. But, I would still really love to shoot something soon. It's been far too long. So trying to think of something small, doable, either something I have, or something new. But struggling to land on something. </span><br>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">That process was a gift, and perhaps one I took for granted. It gave me time to think, imagine, dream, relax, get away from the world. It was a form of mediation. Dreaming in the day. Amid the bustle of daily life on the town. And as I sat in that cafe by the railway tracks I felt it come back. Things started to flow again. I started to think, imagine, dream, relax and get away from the world. </span><br>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">It made me happy. I realized it was still in there. I could still find ideas. I just can't find the time anymore. That's the problem. I miss writing. I miss the flow of it, and the discovery along the way. It's such a joy to write, and discover, and be lead by an idea, a story, characters. To hear their voice, to witness your own story grow, but feel as though you're a conduit for it, as if it's just passing through you, from some magical place on the way to the page.</span></span><br>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I think that's my problem with the new story. I don't have the time to focus on it. To let it flow.</span></span><br>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I would like to shoot something soon, something small. Either a short, or a low budget feature. I'm under no illusion mind you, having done this a few times before, there's usually nothing small or simple about any film! Derelict, for example, took a full year to get to production. A week's shoot, sure, but the most intense week of my life. Followed by another year of finishing the film.</span></span><br>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">But I don't want the fear to stop me. I've seen it stop other filmmakers. People who make their first film, and get burned, and say they want to make another film, keep writing, but then stop themselves, and just never get anything else done. I can feel that a little bit. It's been a few years. I've been out of the game. It's hard to step back in. And this time I want it to be right. I don't want to waste my time, or anyone else's. I need it to be good.</span></span><br>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">But, I don't want that to stop me either! Striving for perfection, when I should just be doing something. Get something done, and out, and onto the next one. It's hard. You add an entirely new situation to the one I had back in Ireland, it's hard. I could make films, I had free time, and family who could watch the kids. Now I'm in full-time employment. My wife works full-time. We have two young kids, one in full time care, the other in school. Life is much more full, it leaves very little room for extra circular activity, in fact, I know exactly how much time, an hour at the end of each night, if I'm lucky, if I'm not too tired, if the kids will go to bed, if I have the energy to stay up a little longer and not mind being tired at work the next day.</span></span><br>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">I don't mean to moan, if it seems like I am, or rant, which I know I am. I'm lucky. I live in California. It's sunny everyday here. I can pay the bills. I have a job for a great company. I can think about making films still, it's still an option. I hope. And not being shot at, yet. I just want to get to the film part. It's all I'm passionate about. It's what I've wanted to do since I was 9 years old. I'm 39 now. So that's 30 years, going after one thing and one thing only, with life, like a linebacker, wrestling my to the ground every time I try to break defense.</span></span><br>
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<span style="color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; white-space: pre-wrap;">But I still hope to break through. And I would still like to shoot something soon. It won't be our story. Oh, that's coming, I can promise you that. But we need to sort the script and find the money. In the meantime, it's back to my roots. Me, an idea, a camera. Let's see what comes.</span></span><br>
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Hope you're well. It's been a while. Sorry about that, I've been busy, besides work life and family life, Maryann and I have working hard to complete '10 Days in December', and I'm happy to say we did just that. The first draft of our feature film is completed. However, we are not shooting this version. We've decided to expand and extend the story. So, we are going to keep working on the script and moving forward with a bigger story.</div>
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This story has been in the background since we started. We were, perhaps, just a little too daunted by the scope of it to act on it. But we have come to the realization that we need to act on it, this is the story we need to tell. And now is our time to tell it. </div>
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I won't say anything more. I often jump the gun on these things and give away too much too soon. Let's leave it as a surprise. Suffice to say we are very excited about it, we think it's a universal story, and one that will connect with a wide audience. </div>
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That means '10 Days in December' is not going ahead as it is, and we will not be shooting this year. We are disappointed by that, I would love to be back in Ireland this year, shooting a film. But we'll be back next year, with a new title and a new direction. Have no doubt, we have not stopped, we are still writing and it's still full steam ahead. </div>
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Thanks to the readers for your great notes. And thanks to you for your continued supported, and belief in us and the project. </div>
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More soon! Lots more!!!</div>
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All the best</div>
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Frank W. Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10586102485979989263noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30410310.post-47751688780979956822016-04-28T14:51:00.002-07:002016-04-28T15:43:00.118-07:00Ben Wheatley on Down Terrace and an Ethos for Indie FilmmakingAs I get ready to go into production on my next film, my third feature length film (second dramatic feature) <i>10 Days in December, </i>I was going back through some old emails, notes, pieces of advice and I came across an email from director <a href="https://twitter.com/mr_wheatley">Ben Wheatley</a> (<i>Kill List, A Field in England, High Rise</i>). I was about to start making <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzsfIVMKI4">Derelict</a></i> and feeling a bit of pressure. I was in Dublin, I remember it quite well, because I was on the way to a meeting at the Irish Film Board about funding the project (the would eventually reject my application) and I picked up a copy of <i>Sight & Sound</i>.<br />
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There was an article about Mr. Wheatley and his forth coming film, <i>Kill List</i>, which hadn't been released yet. It was also largely about <i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVzsfIVMKI4">Down Terrace</a></i>, his debut feature film. Everything about this film sounded so familiar to me, the experience, the scale, the budget, the schedule, the location, it was like he was talking about <i>Derelict</i>. </div>
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I got very excited. Quick stepped to Tower Records, the guy scoffed, never heard of it, prick! So hot tailed it to HMV, "Yep, over here," said the clerk and lead me right to it. Soon as I got home that day I watched it, and re-watched it. It was fantastic. A brilliant brilliant film. I loved it. It did so much, with so little and dispelled a lot of doubt for me. I finally felt like I could make <i>Derelict</i> with what I had.<br />
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So I decided to drop Ben an email. I talked about my own project, and how much I enjoyed <i>Down Terrace</i>, he got right back to me with a very encouraging email and some really great, and simple advice. Going back over it I thought it was worth sharing. So, I asked permission to share, and he agreed. So, here is some worthy, practical advice from Ben Wheatley, director of <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1489167/combined">Down Terrace</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1788391/combined">Kill List</a>, <a href="http://www.afieldinengland.com/">A Field In England,</a> <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2023690/combined">Sightseers</a>, <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0462335/combined">High Rise</a></i> and the forth coming <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4158096/combined">Free Fire</a></i>.</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"</i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>I cant believe how little prep we did... </i></span></span><i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">No read through with all the cast, No </span><span style="color: #222222;">rehearsals,</span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> No storyboards, no shot lists. I was on an advert so didn't do any prep beyond looking through the house with <a href="https://twitter.com/Laurie_Rose">Laurie Rose (dop)</a> the day before."</span></span></i></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Personally, I wouldn't recommend this approach, and I'd imagine Mr. Wheatley wouldn't now either, in fact he ended the email by saying: <span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"</i></span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="color: #222222;">so it can be done... with little prep... </span><span style="color: #222222;">not that id ever do it like that again ;)" - </span></i></span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">but it goes to show </span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">what can be achieved </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;">once you have a good script, a strong director, strong cast and crew, strong vision and passion. I have to imagine that going in they had a good sense of what the piece would be, a feeling of what the tone of the piece would be, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">because</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: inherit;"> the tone of <i>Down Terrace</i> is so strong.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;">"</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;">One thing i did have was Andy Starke producing. He kept the whole thing under control. </span></i></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>We really didnt feel any pressure..."</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This is vital in my opinion, having someone on set, that's not you, taking the reins of the production. Someone who can be trusted to take care of things while you concentrate on the creative side. I've never had this, not fully anyway, I've always produced my own films, so I'm worrying about budget, and gear rental, and contracts, and lunches... and it definitely detracts from what you can give to the film. Try to find someone who can handle all that stuff, that's not you!</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><i>"We had nothing to lose and nothing to prove. It was great. I think that freedom helped the performances no end. The actors just lived in the moment and i didnt over block them. They did their thing and Laurie (Rose - DOP) and i worked out minimal coverage.</i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I think this attitude it vital to a healthy production, don't think too much beyond the movie you're making, give your all to it and be true to it and be in the moment. </span><i style="font-family: inherit;">"Nothing to prove and nothing to lose" </i><span style="font-family: inherit;">should be every independent filmmakers production mantra.</span><i style="font-family: inherit;"> </i><span style="font-family: inherit;">This method of not blocking, letting the actors just be and the DOP find them is known as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucNIuBYOTQk"><i>Induced Documentary</i> style</a>, it was something that William Freidkin developed in films like <i>French Connection</i>, giving the film a much more realistic feeling. (Click on the link above for a really cool video essay on Freidkin and this style.)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222;"><i>"Down Terrace also benefited from aggressive new wave editing. Dont like a line or a performance? Chop it out. Never leave anything bad in the film. Embrace jump cuts. Cut out cliche as if its cancer. Never let the characters say any exposition."</i></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Simple, but great advice. As I'm editing my latest script this is something really worth remembering. And as soon as you cut that stuff out, you'll find you script, or film, instantly gets better. Trust your audience, they're smart. Treat them like intelligent people and give them an intelligent film.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="color: #222222;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">This short and concise email really helped me get ready for <i>Derelict</i>. And has helped me again as I edit <i><a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5574344/combined">10 Days in December.</a> </i>I hope it helps you with whatever you're working on at the moment. Thank you Mr. Wheatley for the advice.</span></span></span><br />
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