Thoughts for the day

Watching is Learning

One of the things we do when we have spare time is watch films that have elements of ours.  So this might be a sporting film, cross dressing film, romance, a bet… its a pretty tireless list.  Some of them are exceptional, there are films out there that are outstanding in every-way.  There are films that I would ever have watched which have stunned me and films that I hoped would be brilliant which have sorely disappointed.   Most of the really big fails have been in my opinion been just because people have an idea and just don’t develop it enough.  I see scenes acted out that have not been thought through, and I see no real rhythm to the stories.  A lot of the stories are to personal with ideas that may seam really good to the writer/director but don’t work.  It’s slightly frightening, that we have to get this right.  I watch something and can tell why is does not work, will that be the case with my own work.  Will I be one of those directors that is shuttered from making a brilliant film?  I think not.  The next few months I’ll be making sure that the script is sharp and as good as it possibly can be, that we work through every scene long before it’s filmed.  I am so determined that this is going to be the bollocks.  And it can be.

40 Days and 40 Nights 

Is such a good example of something that could have been utterly brilliant but misses by a frickin’ mile.

Laters,

ChalkStar