ORIGIN BLOG

I now approach my final major scene in the movie. These scenes contain the beginning and end of the film and are really the true heart of the story. I have been revisiting, rewriting, reevaluating these scenes and the character relationships in them. I really feel these scenes are lacking the depth I want to convey so I must pull out everything we have before the shoot. I tend to writing plot driven characters that are cool but they are are not 3 dimensional yet. This film really marks my journey as a film maker to push past my own limitations. Screenwriting is one of those limitation so I am now on a path to become a competent writer. This is really the first screenplay I have written and of course it was way out of format until Josh (Screen Writer) adapted it and revised it into a working script. Now that I have a better understanding of how things work I am rewriting the characters to pull more out of them. Of-course the screen play can be great but the acting or filming sucks, so this will also be a major attention point from my self and Takeshi (Producer and Co Director) will focus on.

I am now to the point where the reason I needed to tell this story is more clear than in the past. I am finally understanding the statements I have been making about family and the relationship between Fathers and sons. The issue of knowing your parents as an adult and finding your self within that is really at the heart of this film. Some of my childhood pours it self into this project while the rest is wrapped in fantasy. I am beginning to merge the fantasy into the real so that the characters find their true voices. Many things may never be conveyed to the audience but I want to express who and why these people are and not just the plot itself.

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