Working on script for film

I came up with an idea for a short film and have been working on it off and on for a couple of weeks. It was one of those situations where I was writing one thing and all of a sudden a completely different idea appeared in my head and I just had to stop the first story and start writing what was on my mind. So far there are parts that are crystal clear - - like the setup, and several scenes - but the ending is still not quite so clear. But I think it will start to take shape as I continue.

The plan is to use the grain silos for a majority of the shoot. And of course I want to shoot in Super 8. I think the best bet is going to be shooting in DV on several practice runs prior to shooting S8 film, just to conserve.

The story centers around a single central character - a solider - that is on a mission but he doesn't really know what his mission is, who the enemy is, or why he is in the situation he is in. I know it sounds very cryptic and perhaps a little corny but I'm leaving out pertinent details to preserve the originality of the story - believe me, there's more to it.

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On another note, I finally found and purchased my dream S8 camera - a Nizo 801 Macro. it was shipped from Germany and I paid about $400 bucks for it. It's in great shape. I am still learning the ins and outs of shooting with it and haven't had a chance to shoot any actual film with it yet. This is the camera I am planning on shooting the above mentioned movie with.

Riding Bikes

With everything else going on I've neglected updating this Super 8 blog. I received footage back from Lost In Light - a while ago - but have only recently been able to transfer it from DV tape into digital files broken down for the web. I am still in the process of segmenting and editing them but wanted to share some of the raw footage.

So I present to you a day from my childhood. The boy on the bike is me. The boy in short shorts chasing me is my brother Ryan and the baby being pushed around in the stroller is my youngest brother, Adam. The film was shot by my Dad with a camera he bought from JCPenny - a camera I still have and, yes, it still works!

We used to visit this church parking lot that was just across the street from our house in Oklahoma City. It was a great place to ride bikes - and run. I remember riding around that big parking lot - seemed like you could go as fast and as far as you wanted.

I have many more films to add but it will take some time.