What's next? Big plans?

Cracker Funk

Cracker Funk

I believe every regular member on here has big plans, for a big feature. I'd be willing to bet that 2001, fresh off his World Debut of "Crimps", is already planning the next feature. I know, for damn sure, that Gonzo has a big feature planned. When I asked him, face-to-face, wheaty told me he didn't have any big plans for a feature, but quite frankly, I'm not buying it. :D

Anyway, I think it'd be fun to share our big plans. ALL OF US! You know you've got a big feature planned, let's hear about it!

I'm sure that some of us won't want to divulge too much detail, but even just the genre and the budget you'd like to shoot it on would be interesting for others to hear.

I don't wanna start first, cuz I don't want this to be a Cracker Funk thread. I'm interested in hearing from others, then I'll share mine (I already have, in other threads on this forum). Who's gonna start? Nick? Dready? Bird? Ernest? UC? IT? D-Rick?
 
Well, I'm shooting a narrative music video for a performer who wrote a gold record song for Trisha Yearwood in the 90's. After that, I'm planning a plot twist drama that I didn't even see coming. ;)

Seriously, the ending isn't written yet.
 
We haven't got a feature planned for the immediate future. I honestly don't think we're ready to put one out just yet.

Our Big Plans for the next eighteen months.

- Everywhere I Go (Short film)
- Recruit someone for Marketing
- Network
- Secure a couple Commercial jobs
- Follow through with a couple music videos
- Organ Lottery (Mini-feature)
- Study more about what it takes to create a "brand"

I haven't half made us sound boring.

We're COOL, I swear.
 
Anxiously anticipating shooting a feature next year, a big crime thing that centers on the criminals and their desperate motives. It is being written right now and what I've read so far is knocking my socks off. I turned down a lot of cool things this year (including directing a movie with Mitch Ryder and the sequel to our big hit The Tank) to focus on doing what I want to do well. I did something like five movies last year and I'm only proud of one of them. Never again.
 
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I've got the short I'm working on now to finish up (okay, start).

I've got two ideas for web series I may try to do this winter (one or the other, not both). Depends largely on how much snow we get which one I decide to do (one is mostly interior shots, one is a mix, though neither is dependent on season).

Then I've got the feature that I want to shoot in November 2012. I just sent the script out for coverage yesterday (to Scott Mullen, after hearing him recommended here by someone, though I don't remember who). Next step on that one will depend on what he has to say. Either I'll be doing some rewrites or I'll start pre-production on it (or I'll just give up entirely. :mope: )

After that, if I decide I still want to do all this, I've got three more feature scripts in the works. :D
 
The Island is finishing it's festival run (playing the H.P. Lovecraft festival in Portland this weekend). Newest short 109 has had it's first 4 festival submissions sent off with 20 or so more to go (as I can afford them) so I'll be riding that out, going to festivals, etc.. for the next six months or so.

I am actually starting to do something I really wish I didn't have to, shooting commercials, industrials, and music videos. I have a hair stylist "show" this weekend, and a music video shoot next weekend. I really have no desire to shoot this crap, BUT I can't keep financing films out of the paycheck from my straight job. The plan is to spend most of the next year saving the majority of that income as pump priming money to fund raise for a feature. I have three rough drafts/partially completed scripts. I just have to decide which one to pick up and complete.
 
A really interesting idea for a thread, Joe!

I actually know exactly what i want my first feature to be. I have had the script written for about two years now and tweak it now and then. I dont have plans to make it yet because right now im focusing on my job, making shorts, entering competitions, poptenting and other things like those to get noticed. But ofcourse the reason im doing all this is so that one day ill be able to secure the funding to make it.

Goodluck to all!
 
Less plans and more goals. In 2012 I want to score 2 features (and hopefully get paid on at least one of them). Getting together website, polish demo reel, learn (and do) some marketing, etc. I have some non-film music goals as well; I should be gigging on a regular basis once again early 2012 (forgot how much I missed that)
 
JoshL said:
Less plans and more goals. In 2012 I want to score 2 features (and hopefully get paid on at least one of them). Getting together website, polish demo reel, learn (and do) some marketing, etc. I have some non-film music goals as well; I should be gigging on a regular basis once again early 2012 (forgot how much I missed that)
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band mates have been hounding me and tempting me with gigs, but I think this time my retirement might be permanent.
 
This year goals:
1. Complete "Eating Out" and send to festivals.
2. Learn how to make a perfect sandwhich.

what can i say, i make low expectations for myself..
 
I can't say I've got anything huge going. I'm just hoping to pick up another acting gig, I'm working at the third draft of the second novel, and I'm just trying to shop around the usual short stories, reviews, scripts, poems and the like. My work at www.unlikelystories.org also keeps me pretty busy.
 
dlevanchuk said:
2. Learn how to make a perfect sandwich.

what can i say, i make low expectations for myself..
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That's actually one of the most challenging and ambitious goals I've heard. ;)

OT: Right now I'm polishing up my short, Stockholm Santa. Doing the budgeting/scheduling grunt work, writing my kickstarter pitch and pinching pennies to save for funding. The plan is to shoot it in late January/early February.

Feature-wise, Sean and I have been working on a script for a while now. It's not something we're looking to produce anytime soon (Sean is finishing school so it's time to spend a lot of energy on opening a business), but it will happen eventually. It's a fictional (read: mocumentary) behind-the-scenes/making-of film. Being a mocumentary, I'm guessing we can keep the cost down to under 20,000. Maybe even under 10k. But there's no way to know for sure how much it will cost until the script is done :)
 
I'm growing a beard. My hope is that by December I'll be able to hang christmas lights on it.

I got a script I'm finishing hoping to send it out and make bank! I wanna get paiddd!!
 
Cool. Thanks for sharing, everybody! That was interesting to read. Good luck to all.

I have one more short planned, before I leave Richmond. It's a silly spoof of a pretentious artsy student film. Not much of a proper short film, really just more of a one-joke sketch.

I'm excited about the "Deathworld" project. But in the immediate future, that's not yet a feature project, but actually a strategy for getting funding to make the full feature.

As far as my personal projects are concerned, my next feature is sort of your typical indie Road Trip movie, except with a pretty big supernatural twist. Story is (mostly) complete, but script not yet written. I have a couple leads that might produce funding, but truthfully, I have no clue if they'll be interested.

dlevanchuk, the perfect sandwich:

1. Spread mayo on a slice of light rye bread.
2. Top it, in order, with thin-sliced onions, 2 slices ham, 1 slice cheddar cheese, a slice of tomato, then with another slice of light rye.
3. Spread butter on the outside of both the upper and lower slices of bread.
4. Fry on a very low heat, turning once, until each side is golden brown.
5. Remove from heat, and slice diagonally (trust me, it tastes better, if sliced diagonally). :)
 
Cracker Funk said:
dlevanchuk, the perfect sandwich:

1. Spread mayo on a slice of light rye bread.
2. Top it, in order, with thin-sliced onions, 2 slices ham, 1 slice cheddar cheese, a slice of tomato, then with another slice of light rye.
3. Spread butter on the outside of both the upper and lower slices of bread.
4. Fry on a very low heat, turning once, until each side is golden brown.
5. Remove from heat, and slice diagonally (trust me, it tastes better, if sliced diagonally). :)
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We need another thread for this controversial issue :yes::lol:
 
*Teary* so... Beautiful....

No mortal is worthy to posses such knowledge of The Perfect Sandwich

Supernatural road trip? Sound awesome!
 
Nice thread, Joe!

My goals:
1) Continue work on my Marilyn ani-feature.
2) Cobble together a crowdfunding proposal for the same.
3) Approach former professors for references (3 down, 2 to go).
4) Find a fiscal sponsor (hence the references).
5) Tidy up a couple scripts.
6) Bulk purchase Dollar Store underpants, cuz' I'm po'.
 
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