Sunday, September 5, 2010

Introductions!

Good morning, afternoon or evening (timezone and time of reading dependent) everyone! Welcome to my blog "Video Drone" where I will be chronicling the development of my first feature film "Discovery", a film about relationships, spaceships and road trips.

So, a few things about me and this blog! I'm a 26 year old writer-director living in Toronto, Ontario. I graduated from Toronto Film and Media College in 2009 with a diploma in Film Arts and Production. My favourite movies include, but aren't limited to, Back to the Future 1 and 2; Fritz Lang's Metropolis; The Good, The Bad and the Ugly; Groundhog Day; Ghostbusters and How to Train Your Dragon. I like long walks on the beach, cuddling and making career choices that rely heavily on me convincing people I'm cooler than I really am.

As for this blog... well, it's mostly a vessel for me to discuss my experiences in getting this film complete, raising money, planning production, casting and post-production. You know, all the stuff that goes into making a movie. The name is an obvious joke-take on the title of the movie Videodrome, a very interesting Canadian science-fiction film. This blog won't be as well proofread or edited as my script or official documents, so try not to take anything here as too indicative of my writing habits. I'll be putting a lot of things like production stills, maybe some video updates, maybe even interviews with crew members up here. Something to keep this from being "yet another blog."

When we've got some test footage done I'll be doing part of the financing through IndieGoGo, so keep your eyes peeled for links to that where I can pester you endlessly for money!