What's that sound?

No one could claim my love of film is a secret.

I moved from the South to L.A. for many reasons none of which are film related (almost completely wife related). Which is strange and ironic.

I have enjoyed a lot of things out here for sure. Seeing movies way before anyone else is pretty great. Attending certain events is very exciting. It is exciting alone to be in a place where film is taken seriously (even if a lot of the people aren't). Shaking Guillermo Del Toro's hand at the Hellboy II premiere was a great thing. Weird as it sounds, I know.

Ultimately, I find it hard to articulate my complaints with Hollywood. It's mostly the people. People who are ridiculous and infuriating. In their ideas, how they present themselves, and even what they truly believe (which is saddest/worst of all). I have dipped my toe in enough while here to know that it is incontrovertibly not me. Of course, I wouldn't mind some of the assets in the long run to produce something larger in the future. But as of right now, that is not even something I would consider.

I want to prove a few things first. Hopefully. I want to show exactly what is possible on almost nothing. To show how a strong script and vision can conquer something with a much larger budget. I also want to be able to execute said script and vision exactly as I see fit.

The current script is in a weird spot. I am going to start to work on a shooting script a bit more and nail down some shots. As it stands now, I have 2 or 3 versions of any particular scene running in my head. Which is a bit weird and can get confusing. Since I don't know what equipment I will be using, I try to compensate by having several possibilities ready. In the end, I think I will go with the lower end set up. Shot wise. A bit more documentary style (which works for the material or it would be off the table). This will be cheaper and a lot easier to obtain the proper images.

I will obtain the images. Regardless. Independent film's biggest bane, in my opinion, is the lack of proper sound. Weird or "stylish" imagery can get you by and a script can be made no problem, but people won't forgive bad sound. This is probably where a huge majority of any budget I obtain will go. What I am going to do exactly is not for certain, but I will most likely work with a professional.

I don't want to mess that aspect up. And if I am doing 100 things already, I don't think I could manage a decent sound job. I don't know if I could do that if it was my only job.

Hence, I'll get help.