I’m not depressed today. I'm not. Seriously. I'm not on anti-depressants, I'm not moping around, I had a good night sleep and I'm not depressed. I might be later. But I'll deal with that when it happens.
I’m just a little overwhelmed at the possibility that I could be doing a financial analysis month end process for the rest of my life. But that ain’t gonna happen. Of course, this is what I said three, four, five years ago.
I mean, what if I dedicated my life to what I am completely passionate about? Sure, I would NOT have any money whatsoever, but I’d probably have a great film out there that Dale and I could be proud of. We have proven that we don’t churn out crap projects. When we do work on a project with someone else, we know how far it can get and probably will get. When we do it ‘on our own’ we see the potential for it to go places, to go far, or we wouldn’t do it at all.
So we have several projects on the table. All have the potential to become recognizable, to be accepted in film festivals and to be another compelling film. We just don’t have the money to get it moving so we’re stuck staring at possible stories that nobody will ever hear, see or talk about.
For purposes of getting my writing juices flowing, let me pull some projects out of my bag of scripts (my brain) and throw em at ya.
On the ‘shorts side’ we have this one called, “A Cure for Pain”, where we follow the journey of a potential suicide victim who is on the verge of killing his cheating ex-girlfriend and her lover but is side tracked by bad timing, a seductive offer by a prostitute in a bar, and his cure for pain… alcohol.
Then we have “Blind Love” which has been on hold every time we say, let’s get it up and going. This one is more romantic and is about an architect design student who is still desperately in love with a child hood sweetheart that is too ‘blind’ to see the perfect love right under her nose. He can design complicated structures, but can’t come up with simple blueprints for expressing his love for her until a life-changing event happens and he decides to put all his emotions out on the line.
I know these aren’t “Titanic” but its our “Titanic” until we get a million dollar budget!
Q: Hey what kind of coffee did they serve on the Titanic? Answer coming up.
Then there’s this one short that Dale and I wish we could do. But talk about expensive. It’s a super-hero script where we capture Batman and Superman about thirty years into their retirement. It’s called “Bridge over troubled Waters”. You got $50K? If you do, send it our way. The cult following for these ‘fan films’ is huge and we’re sure to show off our ‘stuff’. But of course there’s no guarantee we can ink a deal from anything we do. But we can guarantee a great story and a solid film.
“Man with a Gun” came upon an inspiration to me while sitting at a bus stop with my headphones on and I came up with a ‘what if’ situation. What if I opened my eyes and saw the barrel of a gun in my face and SAW the gunman mouth, “Give me your money!”. What would happen if I give him all I had which was bus fare and my Walkman? What if I tried to take the gun away? What if I shot him? The short is the telling of this situation by a young man recalling events that happened a year ago and how he’s dealt with it for the last 365 days. Yes, a short film. It’s a dark emotional film, with lots of production, that ends with a twist. Twilight Zone-ish.
Then there’s a silly short, “Cough” , where a High School football player has to get a complete physical before being allowed to play ball and the FEMALE doctor who does the physical is extremely HOT! Use your imagine to figure out what comes UP next. Based on a true story.
And of course the production that has had many pre production dates and has even gone as far as casting… “9mm Tango”. A story about two female cat burglars who, in the middle of robbing a house, deal with their lesbian relationship and end up being caught by two other burglars who have decided to rob the same house on the same night. Guns are raised, threats are made, and true love is put to the test.
And those are just the tip of the iceberg.
Speaking of icebergs…
Q: Hey what kind of coffee did they serve on the Titanic?
A: Sanka!
Parumpa!
Okay, not so funny. But what a segue, huh?
And there we go.
Which one would you like to see? Maybe we can ink a deal.
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