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Come September 30th…
When you make a film in Malaysia, for Malaysians, you always get told you ain’t got a chance. You either make a Malay movie, if you want the big money, or you make do being a festival darling, merely appealing to a niche audience in the country.
We need your help, to prove this theory wrong. [...]
Watching It Translate From Page To Screen Plus A Nifty Idea From Mazin.
Back in the spring I wrote and produced a film called “Vincent” for my colleague Mazin Power. Since we wrapped I’ve not had any contact with the film. I’ve not even seen the rushes I’ve just been that caught up with things as has Mazin.
Yesterday Mazin sent me the latest cut of the film to [...]
Actually Finding Out What You Want To Do.
I always said I wanted to be a writer/director. From day 1, I always said that was what I wanted to do. I was convinced I was sure about it, in fact I was sure about it within the context of who I was at the time.
We wrapped yesterday on Y3llow, a short film of [...]
Where Do We Go From Here?
Initially I was livid. We all knew there was going to be cuts, but you expected it to be to the budget, not the entire Film Council.
Let’s face it, British cinema is already fragile as it is, especially the indie scene. At first glance, the axing of the council sounds the death knell for the [...]
Getting The Film Out To The People
To date the only folks in Malaysia and around the world who have seen 5:13 are friends and family and a select audience back in KL during a Malaysian Film Club screening.
Fact is, because the authorities have made releasing the film a struggle, no other Malaysians have been able to find out a little about [...]
Engulfed In Paperwork
The lack of updates is down to one thing: paperwork.
I am dealing with a plethora of logistics on Y3llow at the moment, the most crucial of which is we do not have a 1st AD yet!
I’ve never ever been on a film where a 1st AD is so hard to secure, and given that this [...]
What Is More Important? Story Logic Or Emotional Impact
Whilst working with the director of Y3llow on script revisions, I started ruminating on this theme, not so much because of the script of Y3llow, but rather as a general pondering really.
Script logic is important, no doubt about that. Get that wrong, especially if you’re working on a procedural type film like Zodiac or Inception, [...]
Y3llow
Not blogged much because I am pretty much tied up with:
Locations
Crew
Casting
The usual madness that comes with getting a short film going.
As soon as I can muster up some inspired blogging, I will.
Inception (Minor Spoilers)
I just wanted to point out the one thing that I loved above everything else that blew my mind about this film.
In the film, the characters tell us, that to plant an idea, that idea has to be in its purest, distilled form to take root and grow.
Behind all the visual flair, stunning logic and [...]