2007: The Year of MOTW

Hey there.

A brief update of things since my last post, before I talk about what I have planned for MOTW this year.

-Conducted another meeting last month (Dec. 17th), this time with Josh, who'll be playing the lead role. It was a good meeting, basically to hear what he thought of the story and what he can bring to the part. I like the fact that he's willing to do a lot for the role and also that he's willing to help in other aspects of the movie as well, which is going to so crucial if we're going to get this film done and out there.

So, now that we're in a new year, it's time to look ahead to what I think will be an eventful, crazy year for this movie. Now, these things are subject to change at anytime, so none of this is set in stone, but here's an early timetable for what's to come:

--January-February: Continuing to work on the script. I'm working on the latest draft of it now, and it's about 55% done. I'm still looking for a new opening segment of the film, something unlike the other films that's out there, so that'll probably be changing a lot between now and the time we actually film. But my goal is to have this draft completed by the end of February if not sooner.

--February: Again, I'm hopeful that by this time, we'll have some kind of promotional teaser trailer up and out there for the film. I was hoping that we could get something done in December through our meetings, but due to bad scheduling and/or timing, we didn't get any footage done. But, I do have a backup plan and hopefully if it works out, we'll have some footage to work with and have some kind of teaser out by the end of the month.

--January-May: This will be when all the pre-production stuff will really kick into gear. Things like raising funds, finalizing storyboards, scouting for locations, will be taking place in that time. I'll also be looking for people to help out with makeup, music, cameras, actors, you name it. I'm going to be following any leads and tips when it comes to putting this together, so if you know someone that will help with this, please let me know.

--May-August:Tenatively, this will be the period where we'll begin production. We still haven't confirmed an actual shooting schedule. But I would like to devote one week to getting all, if not the majority of the filming done. If we can't get all of it done in that one week, then there will be time to get pickups and whatever else necessary to complete the footage. My estimate is that this will be roughly a 90-minute movie.

--August-September: Post-production. Editing the footage, putting together the score and the look of the film as well as releasing trailers will be happening during this time.

--October: If things go well, post production will be completed by then. And if that's the case, then I want to premeire this movie right around Halloween weekend. A lofty goal, but that's what I'm shooting for.

After that, we're going to send it out to film festivals, competitions, whatever to promote this movie. Once that's settled and done, then I'll be releasing the movie to the masses.

Like I said, all of this is tenative and is subject to change. But I'll definitely keep you posted on that.

Also, during that time frame, I'll be planning to release an official website for the movie. And, I'm also toying around with the idea of doing a video log of the film's progress from start to finish.

So, that's what I project what 2007 will be like for MOTW. A lot is going to happen, so stay tuned. The best is yet to come.