Thoughts for the day

Two things annoy me about Organisation

The American spelling and lack of it [organisation that is].It the steady march to producing my first feature film I’m grabbing any job in the industry that will forward me the opportunity to learn and earn.  Currently I’ve taken on the position of Assistant Producer, for the next for weeks I’ll be working on a reasonably financed film with some interesting cast members.  The script is half decent, and for a change is properly formatted, if the dialog a bit clunky.  It certainly justifies the budget and that is often not the case.

Sad, bad and Glad - Oh and Shite

Or Something like that is the Title of an independent feature financed by screen south.  It is soposed to follow the stories of three siblings in their dysfunctional world.  I went to see a screening in Oxford with the OFVM, I thought it may be interesting to meet the producer and ask some prevalent questions.  As it happens, Si and I sat at the back [second mistake], we could not get out without looking rude, and rude is what I wanted to be.  What a total bag of SHITE, £300,000 of lottery money went on that dirge.  I only found out after the screening that it was a comedy!  How did they spend that much money I ask you.  How do I get my life back, over two hours spent with the film and listening to what now appears to be a monotone useless producer, who had nothing helpful to say. 

Now Don’t Get me Wrong

I’m actually pleased I went, I feel so much better about my projects now.  If that can get made, with some quality actors [who appear to have directed themselves], then I’m pretty certain we have a bright future ahead of ourselves.

Laters,

Chalkster