Feel It Real Films

I went and saw the late show of Watchmen last night and I thought it was okay. It was good enough that my ass didn’t hurt from sitting in the theater that whole time, but I didn’t stay for the credits.

I think some of it was original (the story) and a lot of it was pretty “already done” (the directing style). And I’m talking done-done like Sunset Boulevard and Maltese Falcon done (please, please, please don’t take that to mean I’m comparing them to those films, just the genre). Film Noir is a very subtle technique (see The Third Man) and just because you have a voice over and lots of stylized shots, it doesn’t make it good.

I think it’s a good movie and most adults would like it (though there are some gruesome shots of violence and Gugino’s assets).

I would definitely say worth the $9.25 or $14.50 at the Arclight, but I don’t think I’ll be buying the DVD.

ALSO SIDE NOTE! I though the re-make of Hallelujah was horrible. Jeff Buckley’s label won’t let ANYONE use the original version which is a billion times better than any version out there.

Halle-boo-yaka

AHHHHHHHHHHHH! YEAAAAAAAHHHHH! Business Plans in the hizzle, yo!

Sounds completely dud, right? Yarp.

Reality is, though, I’m digging it. If it was for a new case of dongled-whatsis-burgles then I might have a problem putting the time and energy into it. But when it’s for something you love (BAH) then it actually can be just as helpful to you as to potential investors.

You clarify your vision. You also take a very honest assessment of where you are, creatively, financially and organizationally. It’s like a colonoscopy of your project. (Though the smell isn’t quite as bad.)

So if you’re out there working on putting your film together (or any business project for that matter) your business plan really helps to legitimize things for yourself and for others.

Don’t outsource this either. Put it together yourself. You can hire out research and market testing, but write it up yourself. Your the one with the vision, right? You should know it all in and out. You’re doing the pitching. You need to have all the answers.

So after you’ve found your script, make this next step in the process of making your film, even if your budget is $10k.  It’ll help you to see what’s the most powerful and important aspect to your project as a whole, not just a story.

Woo-woo!