Wednesday 12th October
Meeting Mikey
Today was our first meeting with Mikey Murray, as a total film crew including the sound team. Discussion began with the script and Mikey voiced his own opinion on it so far. He suggested that it felt like a pilot and as there was no real climax it was an introduction for something much bigger set up for later. He believed that the opening flashback scene was perhaps unnecessary, as well as one of the characters and some of the dialogue. This directed the conversation towards the meaning and significance of the film, what was the message, what is trying to be said about the characters, and the world above them. This was something that we need to develop.
After this, we discussed logistics of film, such as how much money we would need to raise through Kickstarter (£1000-1500), who we would contact for casting (Phil Stevens as he is a local filmmaker with many networks – Mikey felt that he could not help as much as he casts actors from Scotland for the majority of the time), where the location would be and how we would dress the set, and finally the promotional video. However, Mikey suggested that the most important element to be working on at this stage is the script, once this is solid and as perfect as can be, actors should follow, as with the promo videos and Kickstarter campaign.
It was a pleasure to meet Mikey and all round a very productive meeting, distinctly displaying what we needed to work on next.
Script discussions in full swing!
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