Wow, with as hard as I'm working on the movie you wouldn't know it from my lack of updates.
That's because, well, it's not really worth updating that I'm still writing the script. But if I'm really working that hard, why am I not done? It is a shorter movie, isn't it?
Yes. This movie is way shorter. At this rate, I'm thinking it will be around 40 to 45 minutes where the first script was an hour and a half. So, why is this script taking so long when I finished the first one in a couple of weeks?
Well, I'd like to think its because this script is better. I am working very hard to ensure this is a proper script, which I've never really tried to do before. I want this to stand on it's own a a solid piece of writing. Therefore, I am writing an re-writing every scene to ensure it is a good as I can make it. In the end, it may still seem "amateur", which in all fairness is exactly what it will be, but at least I will know it is the best movie I can make.
So, I'm still writing the script. The third act is the most difficult and I want to get it right.
Hopefully, the next post will be that I am done with the script.
Talk to you later!
Monday, July 14, 2014
Monday, June 2, 2014
Script, Script, Script!
Hey guys,
It's way past time for another update. I am glad to report that I am making serious progress on the script. At the same time, I'm sad to report that it is taking me forever!
So, where am I? I just finished act 2 and I am starting act 3. That's right, I'm about the start the final third of the movie. And, I'm actually on pace to keep it around 45 pages, which should bring in about a 30 minute movie!
The reason for it taking so long is that I am really sticking to my guns about making it a great script, and I think I am doing just that. The people that have read it really love it, and believe me, they would tell me if they thought it sucked.
So, keep checking back from time to time. Once the script is done I have a feeling this ball is really gonna start rolling!
Later!
It's way past time for another update. I am glad to report that I am making serious progress on the script. At the same time, I'm sad to report that it is taking me forever!
So, where am I? I just finished act 2 and I am starting act 3. That's right, I'm about the start the final third of the movie. And, I'm actually on pace to keep it around 45 pages, which should bring in about a 30 minute movie!
The reason for it taking so long is that I am really sticking to my guns about making it a great script, and I think I am doing just that. The people that have read it really love it, and believe me, they would tell me if they thought it sucked.
So, keep checking back from time to time. Once the script is done I have a feeling this ball is really gonna start rolling!
Later!
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Wow! Has It Really Been That Long?!
Hey everyone,
I can't believe it's been nearly two months since I last posted anything.
I am really sorry for that. All I can say is that it's been a really interesting couple of months. I've been writing, then getting stuck, and writing, then getting stuck, and, heck, you get the idea.
I've decided to start the script completely over and write a 30 minute movie that jumps right into the middle of the story and not the beginning. This will absolutely quicken the pace of the film and get right into the action.
The problem with the script is that it just isn't that good and at times too cliched. I know. I'm not a real film maker. Still, I'm trying to make a 30 minute movie and I don't want it to suck. Chances are, in the end, it probably will, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to try to make a good movie.
So, what I have learned is that I'm already going to make a few more character models. One scene has Xam and Power Dog taking out four baddies and I need to make the baddies. I also have to make a news reporter. There are two in the script but I'm going to use the Rocky model as one of the anchors.
As far as sets, I have Thomas' room and the city which for the moment I'm calling Prosper or Prosper City. I'm not stuck on the name so it's probably going to change. It sounds too Old West.
OK, so that's where I am. Still writing.
Sorry.
Talk to you later (hopefully not in another two months).
I can't believe it's been nearly two months since I last posted anything.
I am really sorry for that. All I can say is that it's been a really interesting couple of months. I've been writing, then getting stuck, and writing, then getting stuck, and, heck, you get the idea.
I've decided to start the script completely over and write a 30 minute movie that jumps right into the middle of the story and not the beginning. This will absolutely quicken the pace of the film and get right into the action.
The problem with the script is that it just isn't that good and at times too cliched. I know. I'm not a real film maker. Still, I'm trying to make a 30 minute movie and I don't want it to suck. Chances are, in the end, it probably will, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to try to make a good movie.
So, what I have learned is that I'm already going to make a few more character models. One scene has Xam and Power Dog taking out four baddies and I need to make the baddies. I also have to make a news reporter. There are two in the script but I'm going to use the Rocky model as one of the anchors.
As far as sets, I have Thomas' room and the city which for the moment I'm calling Prosper or Prosper City. I'm not stuck on the name so it's probably going to change. It sounds too Old West.
OK, so that's where I am. Still writing.
Sorry.
Talk to you later (hopefully not in another two months).
Friday, February 21, 2014
Ugh! Script Smash!
Hey guys,
Man, I'm having a terrible time writing the 2nd draft of the script!
Even editing it down I'm still running longer than I want. I want to make a 30 minute move and every thing I do is about an hour long.
I'm going to take some time and really re-think what type of story I want to tell.
Truth is, I probably already know what I need to do, and I am resisting it. I wanted to tell an origin story but that is really what is bogging down the movie. I'm really thinking I need to go the way of the '89 Batman movie. In that movie, the beginning of the movie introduced us to a world where Batman already existed. I now think that is what I need to do.
The problem is that a meteorite is what gives everyone in Xam and Power Dog's world their powers. This means that when the camera fades in, there is no origin story for anyone. Batman '89 at least got to tell the origin of the Joker.
That said, I really think it is what I need to do. I am putting way too much time into the telling of the origin of each character and how they learned to use their powers. Although that may be interesting (I think it is but I can't imagine anyone else cares) it isn't what this movie needs.
So, I am going to spend the next week or so seeing if I make my new approach to my movie work.
I will let you know how that goes.
Later!
Man, I'm having a terrible time writing the 2nd draft of the script!
Even editing it down I'm still running longer than I want. I want to make a 30 minute move and every thing I do is about an hour long.
I'm going to take some time and really re-think what type of story I want to tell.
Truth is, I probably already know what I need to do, and I am resisting it. I wanted to tell an origin story but that is really what is bogging down the movie. I'm really thinking I need to go the way of the '89 Batman movie. In that movie, the beginning of the movie introduced us to a world where Batman already existed. I now think that is what I need to do.
The problem is that a meteorite is what gives everyone in Xam and Power Dog's world their powers. This means that when the camera fades in, there is no origin story for anyone. Batman '89 at least got to tell the origin of the Joker.
That said, I really think it is what I need to do. I am putting way too much time into the telling of the origin of each character and how they learned to use their powers. Although that may be interesting (I think it is but I can't imagine anyone else cares) it isn't what this movie needs.
So, I am going to spend the next week or so seeing if I make my new approach to my movie work.
I will let you know how that goes.
Later!
Friday, February 14, 2014
Still Writing!
Hey everyone,
Well, as you can see, I haven't been doing a whole lot of updates. We're halfway through February and this is my first post this month!
That sucks, but I haven't been idle. I've been writing.
The problem I'm running in to is that this new script is going to be longer than the old one. That defeats the purpose of what I'm trying to do, which is write a better, shorter script. Right now, I'm 58 pages into the script and Max and Gibson still haven't appeared as Xam and Power Dog!
This is a problem because that means my new script could easily bee over 100 pages. That is not what I wanted to do.
So, I have to reign this script in. I'm not exactly sure how long that is going to take.
I will let you know.
Later!
Well, as you can see, I haven't been doing a whole lot of updates. We're halfway through February and this is my first post this month!
That sucks, but I haven't been idle. I've been writing.
The problem I'm running in to is that this new script is going to be longer than the old one. That defeats the purpose of what I'm trying to do, which is write a better, shorter script. Right now, I'm 58 pages into the script and Max and Gibson still haven't appeared as Xam and Power Dog!
This is a problem because that means my new script could easily bee over 100 pages. That is not what I wanted to do.
So, I have to reign this script in. I'm not exactly sure how long that is going to take.
I will let you know.
Later!
Thursday, January 30, 2014
Fell A Little Behind!
Hey guys,
Well, I've been sick this last week and I'm afraid the script has really taken a hit.
That said, the script is at 40 pages and I'm just slightly half way through. It's funny, because the idea to the re-write was to re-work the story on the page to fit more with the story in my head since writing the first script, but it was also to trim the running time down. I'm starting to get the feeling this script will be just as long if not a little longer. UGH!
Anyway, I just wanted to post something to let you know I'm still working.
More updates to come.
Later!
Well, I've been sick this last week and I'm afraid the script has really taken a hit.
That said, the script is at 40 pages and I'm just slightly half way through. It's funny, because the idea to the re-write was to re-work the story on the page to fit more with the story in my head since writing the first script, but it was also to trim the running time down. I'm starting to get the feeling this script will be just as long if not a little longer. UGH!
Anyway, I just wanted to post something to let you know I'm still working.
More updates to come.
Later!
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Checking In!
Hey guys,
No serious updates, just wanted to check in and let you know how things are going.
I'm still writing the script. It's going very well, but I'm starting to fear it is going to be just as long, if not longer, than my original script.
That means I'm doing a lot of writing. :)
Still, the point was to make the movie shorter. That said, I'm still writing it and then I will look to see how I can trim it down to a 45 minute movie.
I'll let you know how that goes.
Later!
No serious updates, just wanted to check in and let you know how things are going.
I'm still writing the script. It's going very well, but I'm starting to fear it is going to be just as long, if not longer, than my original script.
That means I'm doing a lot of writing. :)
Still, the point was to make the movie shorter. That said, I'm still writing it and then I will look to see how I can trim it down to a 45 minute movie.
I'll let you know how that goes.
Later!
Thursday, January 9, 2014
Been Modeling and Writing!
Hey guys,
So, 2014 is here and it's time to get back to making a movie!
I've been working on the new script and every time I write a couple of scenes it inspires me to model something.
Last time, it was the observatory that discovers the meteor that gives everyone their powers.
This time, it's Thomas' bedroom. Have a look...
So, first observation is that this is the cleanest 10 year old's bedroom in human history. I must admit, I spent a lot of time, about four days, building this model. The minute I thought I was done, I'd look at it and realize a 10 year old has a computer in his room. So I built the monitors, table and desk chair. Then I realized there's no T.V., so I built that. Where's the remote control? So, I built that and put it on the end table. Then I noticed how empty the walls were so I made posters.
Posters. That was a major decision. Although I'm building a fictitious world I don't want to spend a lot of time on creating every detail in that world, like movies and comic books for example. I don't want to spend a lot of time when it comes to things like that so I made the posters from the things that influence me, like Star Wars, Justice League, Spider Man and Doctor Who. It's so much quicker to find pics online to make posters as opposed to creating poster material from scratch.
The same is true for the cleanliness of Thomas' room. In reality, a 10 year old's room never looks that nice. I could dirty it up, but that just means more time is spent on modeling and not making my movie. If I'm ever going to get this thing made, I'm going to need to stop worrying about every detail and just get to it. So, Thomas' room is pretty clean. The alley won't be very dirty. The details on the building may be a little less detailed. I'm going to have to live with these things if I'm ever going to start filming.
Also, more detail means more rendering times. Case in point, each image of this bedroom takes over five minutes to render. The images of the city I've posted take over 20 minutes to render. Considering there are 24 frames in each second, the bedroom scenes will take 2 hours to render one second of film. The city, 8 hours for one second of film! Ugh!
For the city, since it is so large, I can get around this by using backdrops. The bedroom, however, is too small to do this. I'm going to have to put the characters in the room and render it. I'm really going to have to figure out a way to render these images faster, but that is for a later time.
Right now, I'm back to writing some more.
I'll let you know how that goes.
Later!
So, 2014 is here and it's time to get back to making a movie!
I've been working on the new script and every time I write a couple of scenes it inspires me to model something.
Last time, it was the observatory that discovers the meteor that gives everyone their powers.
This time, it's Thomas' bedroom. Have a look...
So, first observation is that this is the cleanest 10 year old's bedroom in human history. I must admit, I spent a lot of time, about four days, building this model. The minute I thought I was done, I'd look at it and realize a 10 year old has a computer in his room. So I built the monitors, table and desk chair. Then I realized there's no T.V., so I built that. Where's the remote control? So, I built that and put it on the end table. Then I noticed how empty the walls were so I made posters.
Posters. That was a major decision. Although I'm building a fictitious world I don't want to spend a lot of time on creating every detail in that world, like movies and comic books for example. I don't want to spend a lot of time when it comes to things like that so I made the posters from the things that influence me, like Star Wars, Justice League, Spider Man and Doctor Who. It's so much quicker to find pics online to make posters as opposed to creating poster material from scratch.
The same is true for the cleanliness of Thomas' room. In reality, a 10 year old's room never looks that nice. I could dirty it up, but that just means more time is spent on modeling and not making my movie. If I'm ever going to get this thing made, I'm going to need to stop worrying about every detail and just get to it. So, Thomas' room is pretty clean. The alley won't be very dirty. The details on the building may be a little less detailed. I'm going to have to live with these things if I'm ever going to start filming.
Also, more detail means more rendering times. Case in point, each image of this bedroom takes over five minutes to render. The images of the city I've posted take over 20 minutes to render. Considering there are 24 frames in each second, the bedroom scenes will take 2 hours to render one second of film. The city, 8 hours for one second of film! Ugh!
For the city, since it is so large, I can get around this by using backdrops. The bedroom, however, is too small to do this. I'm going to have to put the characters in the room and render it. I'm really going to have to figure out a way to render these images faster, but that is for a later time.
Right now, I'm back to writing some more.
I'll let you know how that goes.
Later!
Friday, December 20, 2013
A Brief, Actual Scene From the Movie!
Hey everyone!
So, the script is coming along nicely. I don't see any reason why I can't shorten it to about 45 minutes, which actually is good news. If this movie ever gets made professionally (cause life is that fair) then I will of course make it a feature film. Until then, since it's just me using as much freeware I can get, I think it's better that the movie be as short as possible while still telling the story I want to tell.
Anyway, I'm getting off the point.
While I was writing I was fighting the urge to model and film something until I couldn't fight it anymore. Writing is fun, but I needed a break.
So, I took the quickest, easiest scene I had and started modeling.
And, this is what I got...
This scene is very early in the movie. It's a quick, exterior scene setting up the scene that will show the meteor that gives Xam and Power Dog their powers being discovered.
Basically, I just wanted to have something new on the blog.
I hope you enjoyed it. Now, I'm back to writing.
Happy Holidays!
So, the script is coming along nicely. I don't see any reason why I can't shorten it to about 45 minutes, which actually is good news. If this movie ever gets made professionally (cause life is that fair) then I will of course make it a feature film. Until then, since it's just me using as much freeware I can get, I think it's better that the movie be as short as possible while still telling the story I want to tell.
Anyway, I'm getting off the point.
While I was writing I was fighting the urge to model and film something until I couldn't fight it anymore. Writing is fun, but I needed a break.
So, I took the quickest, easiest scene I had and started modeling.
And, this is what I got...
This scene is very early in the movie. It's a quick, exterior scene setting up the scene that will show the meteor that gives Xam and Power Dog their powers being discovered.
Basically, I just wanted to have something new on the blog.
I hope you enjoyed it. Now, I'm back to writing.
Happy Holidays!
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Happy Holidays Everyone!
Hey guys,
Well, It's been a while since I posted on the blog.
I'm sorry for that. As I've mentioned in previous posts, the last 3 months of the year sees very little activity on the movie.
Still, it got me thinking about what exactly will happen coming January. I really want to hit the ground running.
So, for the rest of the month I will be working on the dreaded script rewrite!
You see, I've been thinking of this movie for the last gazillion years now , a slight exaggeration, and the last time I read the script it really didn't fit the characters I now have in my head. Nothing to do, I'm afraid, but rewrite the script.
Another thing I'm hoping to do is make the script shorter. I can't remember how long it took me to write and produce my Overworld short (how soon we forget, besides, that's what I have a blog for) but that was only a 7 or 8 page script and it took me a while. My first draft of Xam and Power Dog was a little under 90 pages, which is a feature film. I'm beginning to fear I may never actually start making this movie.
I'm going to try to cut my movie to 30 minutes, 45 minutes max. That's not going to be easy for me since I have a tendency to ramble in my scripts. The original Overworld script had to be cut down from 20 pages. Once I have the script, I will decide the best way to begin filming something as soon as possible. It's well beyond time to start seeing some footage.
And that is my plan. To start filming as soon as possible.
Hopefully, I will have something for you starting next month.
Talk to you then, if not before.
Later!
Well, It's been a while since I posted on the blog.
I'm sorry for that. As I've mentioned in previous posts, the last 3 months of the year sees very little activity on the movie.
Still, it got me thinking about what exactly will happen coming January. I really want to hit the ground running.
So, for the rest of the month I will be working on the dreaded script rewrite!
You see, I've been thinking of this movie for the last gazillion years now , a slight exaggeration, and the last time I read the script it really didn't fit the characters I now have in my head. Nothing to do, I'm afraid, but rewrite the script.
Another thing I'm hoping to do is make the script shorter. I can't remember how long it took me to write and produce my Overworld short (how soon we forget, besides, that's what I have a blog for) but that was only a 7 or 8 page script and it took me a while. My first draft of Xam and Power Dog was a little under 90 pages, which is a feature film. I'm beginning to fear I may never actually start making this movie.
I'm going to try to cut my movie to 30 minutes, 45 minutes max. That's not going to be easy for me since I have a tendency to ramble in my scripts. The original Overworld script had to be cut down from 20 pages. Once I have the script, I will decide the best way to begin filming something as soon as possible. It's well beyond time to start seeing some footage.
And that is my plan. To start filming as soon as possible.
Hopefully, I will have something for you starting next month.
Talk to you then, if not before.
Later!
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