"Patches" in Production!

So some pretty cool stuff has been happening with our script, Patches in Perception, over the past week. I've been meaning to update this blog sooner, but things have been a bit crazy.

Start it off, we had a script read-through on Monday with a bunch of actors who were gracious enough to take time out of there evening to come and read for us. Millions of thanks go to Lori Watt, our producer who coordinated the whole thing. The read-through went amazingly! It was great to be able to hear the words off the page and to get a feel for the pacing of the script. Unfortunately, Marc was not able to be there as his is down in Antigua again, filming a feature-length action flick, so I taped the read for him to see and get a feel on what it sounds like. We also got a LOT of great advice and suggestions on what makes the script strong and what areas can be altered in order to improve it as a whole.

As well I sent the script to one of my instructors from VFS, Bruce Spangler, who is finishing his dual-masters right now in Filmmaking and Creative Writing as well as TAing at UBC, for him to critique and gives us some feedback on. The response we got back from him was very possitive and optimistic. He also pointed out a few of the week points in the script and gave us some great points on how to make the script a lot tighter, more to-the-point and engaging.

So now Marc and I will be brainstorming ways to conquer the script obstacles ahead of us and start editing it once he gets back. Feedback is also being awaited from some people that Lori knows and trusts as writers or directors, etc.

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On another note, through the course of the month of February, I have a bunch of workshops through Cineworks as well as other courses required to get Permittee Status to work as a Production Assistant under the Director's Guild of Canada BC. If all goes accordingly I should hopefully be able to start working in film before too long. I hear that there a lot of productions coming up so that should mean work. So here's hoping and looking in towards brighter horizons.

Stay fed.