OH YEAH!!!!!!!

MAY 29 2011

First rough footage of my trailer for my indie feature, THE DRIFTER...done.
More to come. Much more.

Rough edit done.
Was ecstatic with the process of getting footage out of my brain and on the screen and doing some actual editing.

Was not happy with results.
All my fault.

Haven't been on top of the detailed storyboards I need to do.
And I truly believe that when you're doing a project like pre pro for an indie feature, you need to do all the work up front to find mistakes, etc. Find ways to correct those mistakes when it's just you.

Haven't even casted yet.

So it's about the shot choice, then the composition of space in the shot.
The more I draw it out, I'm editing it at the same time.
The money just isn't there to shoot coverage, because the money's not there to get actual film permits and pay a cast and crew.

So, it's me and my DP.

Get enough stuff down on paper to shoot that has nothing to do with dialogue scenes,
but are going to make the trailer really take off, and do a rough edit with that footage with
obvious blank shots in between where the acting dialogue shots are going to go.