There’s tons of work to be done, so I’m gonna make this quick and clean. I’m working on a music video this week. By which I mean I have 6 days from today to co – write, direct, and cast a five minute video. This will be the first thing I’ve shot since my thesis film and I’m not looking forward to it entirely. The band has an brand identity that opposes most of my aesthetic sensibilities, although I have no problems with the aesthetic itself. It’s just not true to myself is all. But that’s part of the fun. I am being forced to branch outside of my own sensibilities and produce a product I’m proud of. It reminds me of how writers say you have to love all of your characters, even the villains. The problem then is to make some hybrid of these two aesthetics while servicing the song. Should be fun.
Besides that, I’ve decided that there’s a chance that I might go to LA potentially. As everybody and anybody knows, there’s creativity and creative people there aplenty. I’m looking forward to meeting people who are serious about making films. I’m equally excited to eat nothing but cheap crackers for the next couple of years and live in a broom closet. Hopefully, the rent won’t be too bad.
I’m writing the pilot episode for The Maillard Reaction finally. I’m trying to hit the 60 page length for my hour long, but I think that all the action lines I’ve written are going to make it really long so I might have to cut a lot. The dramatic tension keeps developing , although I never feel like it’s very tense. I kinda want that though. I want the pilot to be a little loose, a bit like an Ozu film. But that doesn’t sell now does it. But Ozu films stick with you long after their done, unlike a lot of tense thrillers that end up falling flat. Which is not to say that there aren’t stakes or some form of tension, but I’ve never seen anyone on the edge of their seat watching Tokyo Story.
And that’s the truth, Ruth.
Austin
A Bigger Boat 