My First Indie Film

Day 30: 

Jason only gets 10 more pages done. Plans to get two days more on the script before first draft goes out for feedback. Damon gives advice on night lighting technique that could be useful.

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Jason gets another 20 pages written. Exhausted but plowing ahead. Catherine works on a dress. A guy on twitter volunteers to come help on set. Jeff Goldsmith interview with Pet Cemetery guys.

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Day 27-28: Writing 21 Pages a Day

Jason starts preproduction, analyzes the contained thriller movies “Mine” and “The Ruins”. He cranks out 21 pages using Highland. Gleans from Ardnt’s “Beginnings” vi…

Day 26: Picking Story Values

Jason discusses how he is approaching writing a new ending to the film with choosing the dominate and underdog values of the story. Producer Kyle gives access to equipmen…

Day 24-25 – “A DP as Crazy as Me”

A big couple of days as Jason’s tax return and a film workshop could bring in some finances for the film. Also, a producer and director of photography come on board!…

Day 23: Have to Redo Everything Jason shows the movie outline to his wife which results in a new direction. Jason watches Michael Arndt’s “insanely great endings” video which gives him a whole new in…

Days 21-22 - The importance of soaking up other art forms while working creatively. Insight from On The Page podcast with Christie Hall about how to reveal information to an audience.

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Days 19-20 - Morning pages opens up a revelation that sets Jason free from trying to be perfect. Jason works on the logic by visually laying out the structure and explains why fantastical elements do…

Day 18 – Bouncing back, Jason outlines with 90 beats idea. He is directed by a Cargill tweet about being stuck in the middle and to outline from the end instead of the beginning. Jason shares the ene…

Day 17 – Stressed out. Jason talks about how putting a something onto your own plate and then stressing out about it is such a strange dichotomy.

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Day 14-16  – Stop viewing yourself as an underdog, don’t let anyone tell you what you can or can’t do... including yourself, and look at who are you surrounding yourself with.

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Day 13 – Jason breaks down a movie back into an outline of story beats to learn more. He hears of possible investors for the film and the encouragement that brings.

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Day 12 – Jason wakes up anxious. As people begin to learn of the project, excitement builds as does the pressure of failing. Listen how Jason dealt with the anxiety in order to attack the day.

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Day 11 – Expectation vs Reality where happiness comes from and how writing morning pages is paying off.

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Day 10 – Jason invests in what’s important trusting the film will take care of itself.

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Day 9 – Jason shares the 4 to 1 philosophy of how to be the best you can be and how he analyzed the Buried script and Coherence movie.

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Day 8 – Jason is surprised with encouragement by networking at a film festival and discusses the importance of helping other people’s dreams come true.

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Day 7 – Jason is encouraged by a tweet and shares previous filmmaking experience.

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Day 6 – An emotional day, Jason experiences a revelation in pursuing what you are made to do and is wrecked by a big announcement made by some other filmmakers.

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Day 5: Jason shares how ‘morning pages’ removes his internal critic and creates story more organically.

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