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 Progress Check

So far I've got the entire script done, I've finished filming and am about to start the editing process. Moving into editing will be a little more time consuming than normal since I'm thinking about doing some minor VFX where you see me in two places at the same time. Still haven't decided if that's a definite or not yet though.

What I've Learned

So far this film has been a ride because it's been the most autobiographical of any film. I really botched the planning phase. For a while I had no clue what to write. So I sorta just filmed some stuff. None of it felt good though, I still didn't know the look of the film or what it was about. I've always been uneasy about making a film about not knowing what to make, but this time it just felt like what I had to do. I also watched Adaptation last night and thought it was one of the most thought provoking films ever. It really inspired me to write and gave me the courage and understanding that I was not alone in the battle for an idea. I've always had a love/hate relationship with writing. Sometimes it's a blast and I'm really getting places. Other times... it just sucks. I'll sit in front of a blank page for like half an hour just feeling crappier for not having written the last half hour. Overall, I think what I've learned is sometimes the best idea is just any idea. The real writing comes into play when you develop the idea, not when you initially devise it. If you already have an entire 90min movie completely planned out with your initial idea than you have one amazing brain. My problem is that's exactly how I've been trying to do it. I just sit around and shoot down every idea until I get one which is absolutely complete. This has actually never happened. Every time I've ever actually written something it was a half-baked idea at the start. The key is to stick it back in the oven, not to pitch it into the trash.

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