Matching Ears & Eyes

We have a writer! Matt has been carrying around a cool idea for a low-budget horror movie for some time, but none of us had the time to learn how to write a screenplay and put it down on paper. 


The idea is simple, but perfectly suited to a microbudget production - around six characters, "one location" (one house, which may be several different spaces patched together in the end), and just enough CG to look cool without killing the animators.


So we've been looking for a writer, but of course those scribes we know who are fantastic are also very busy. Except one. He's retired. And he's Matt's dad. Strictly speaking he wrote radio plays, but with his ear for dialogue and Matt's eye for action, we may just have the perfect team.


It's been right under our noses, but none of us ever though to approach him! And now we have come to our senses and Matt has delivered a comprehensive story brief. At least communication is easy - they understand each other's crazy ideas in ways no one else could.


Working title is "CPU" and this show is now well and truly on the road!

Lanes, Stone Walls & Graveyards

The progress on the heist/horror has been unsatisfying. Months ago we were all certain we could do better than the scripts we received – and we will have to do better, no point in investing too much energy into a bad script – but it sure ain’t easy to learn this here screenwriting craft. Respect to all the writers out there!

Anyway, Ben went on holiday to the Cotswolds recently and came back bubbling with inspiration – he wants to put ghosts amongst the country lanes, resurrect The Hound of the Baskervilles or The Woman in Black. Apparently going out into the country is creepy for someone who grew up in London.

So looks like we’re going to slow down the heist movie and start to focus on a ghost story instead. Can’t wait to see what emerges!

Crowdfunding Zombies

Some time ago, I met with a producer who was raising money for his zombie movie online. He was allowing people to buy "producer packages" in exchange for a financial contribution to the film, and these packages could also be given as presents.


You can check out his project Invasion of the Not Quite Dead here. He also offers contributors the chance to be a zombie extra in the movie.


Meeting AD Lane got us producers thinking. Does crowdfunding really work? If anything, it seems suited to a small budget.


So once our scripts are developed, we're going to do some research and give it a shot.