Hi everyone! First, I hope you're all staying safe and healthy during this time. I haven't been on this site in a long time, and it seems like a good time to catch up. Lately I've been really curious what filmmaking looks like while everyone is staying home and maintaining social distancing. As much as this is a disruption, I also see it as an opportunity for creativity. Sometimes I am at my creative best when I have clear boundaries and restrictions. I wonder what kinds of stories people might tell? What style of filming lends itself to this sort of situation?
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I'm more interested in how you music folk are keeping yourselves amused during these troubled times. As far as I'm concerned, actual film production has come to a halt because I won't put cast & crew together on set right now. As a screenwriter, this is actually a good time for me to really dig into a couple of scripts and rewrites right now.
But remember: This too shall pass.
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I've found some of the storytelling on TikTok is very creative. To tell stories in such a short amount of time is really showing creativity.
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Great points, Doug. I know quite a few filmmakers that are getting innovative by having their actors self film and a few others making creative use of videoconferencing software as a device. No better time than now to get creative.
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@Doug I agree about now being the time to “Mine” scripts, even ones we may have shelved for a while. Nothing like a smoking gun to ones head, (how I personally feel about confinement) to bring out yet unspoken words, that we should have said all along. @RB Yes we need to create in diverse ways whilst imprisoned and “Morph” with new strategies, to outwit the traps of the enemy virus.
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Debbie Croysdale if there was ever a time to pull the "dead" scripts out of the drawer and pay attention to the trades, it's right now. No question.
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This has been a great time for me to upgrade the skills. All my shoots have been cancelled so I'm working on different ways to use my gear, digging deeper into the software I have and, oh yeah, taking more time to write. Plus it's giving me time to better prep the two short films I was shooting in March and April.
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Pure energy and drive right there, Kevin Deane That's the way to make the most of this situation.
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I'm so glad to see others are being creative and moving forward with some things! It's smart not to put anyone together in a group right now, but having a virtual table read sounds awesome. I would love to see what people do with actors recording scenes at home and editing them together later.
In general, I’m spending my time upgrading a few things: my recording setup/computer, creating new music. I’m also narrowing in on my “sound” and taking some steps toward a major website update (not done yet, but in progress). Luckily, I've been able to move some of my piano lessons online, and doing a little remote recording work here and there.
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When this thing started, I pulled out a "dead" script, gave it a re-write and started looking for people to read it (via my connections on various socials). Have gotten read requests from 2 producers, 1 director and 1 prodco - one producer passed, but gave great notes. Still waiting on the others.
Oh, and I powered through to finish the S1 scripts of our webseries, despite the lockdowns (and the prospect of not being able to produce it ourselves). Sent it out and received a Consider from another prodco (now under further eval).
So there is work to do, despite the current situation!
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Spoke yesterday with a manager who is not only a great friend, but a Stage 32 educator. He sold two projects for 2 clients who are Stage 32 members this week already...One to Blumhouse, one to Netflix. If you think things aren't happening and aren't being proactive during this situation, you're just leaving the door open for others to bust through.