JUST A QUICK UPDATE REF "DEATH AFTER DARK " FILM PLANS..
had a few set backs over the last few months i.e. #hospital etc.. but we are back on track.. whats happening now is filming is put back till 2012. why well it,s down to two things. #MONEY & LOCATION. been in talks with a major T.V. company for about a year & yesterday i was at a meeting & they basically said NO. but that,s o.k. it,s very complicated when a t.v. company is involved. if i was a producer for a JAMES 007 BOND flick they would give me the keys to the kingdom LOL but i,m not & don,t want to be.
the bottom line is they wanted my script but not me etc & i wanted access to film at a T.V. centre to make my film. the whole last hour of the plot is set in a T.V.centre & i want real t.v presenters in it as themselves etc. so i need a T.V centre to use etc .i,m in talks with other company's & have interest which is good.
so i need to make a big decision ref the flick.
(a) put it on the back burner & make another flick ,iv,e got loads of scripts but there no good if there just sitting in a draw LOL. need to get something on film etc & then if its any good i could then try #CROWD FUNDING etc to raise some ££££ .
(b) go to #AMERICA & make it there,, a friend can get me a T.V. station & actors & camera equipment etc etc. for .#FREE. i would just have to get my ass over there next year etc .so it,s something for me to think about. my mate did a similar thing . so theres no reason why i can,t do it :-)
(c) still try & make it here,, that's what i want ,, the main star of the film is the north east of England & people from here.
so i,m going to get the website up & see if people want to help & get on board. i need people who want to make a movie & are not just interested in how much ££££ i,m going to pay etc..
i.e when George Romero made "NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD" back in 1968 he got together with 9 other friends etc & everyone put in $600 bucks & that cash got the film production started, they had no idea there flick would change the horror film forever, they just wanted to have a go & make a movie. yep they got ripped off by the film distributor & made no money ,but it got George on the ladder to get investment in future projects etc .
it,s funny i get about 5 e-mails a day,from people saying there a actor or a film tec & it,s all money,money,money, they make more in a month than my total budget LOL. some nice person online ask ME advice about film making & i couldn't,t give them any, i just said keep trying & trying , there,s always a way, you just have to do it your way & keep thinking positive.
anyway will get the film website up & running soon & cheers for reading this boring blog LOL
dave "snake66" clarkson..
p.s. just want to say thanks to brett wash www.brettwash.com for giving me some good advice on building a website & some other useful info as well ,cheers dude xx:-)
JUST A UPDATE ABOUT MY FILM PLANS. REF #DEATH AFTER DARK.
FUNDING......
I HAVE HAD INTEREST IN MY SCRIPT FROM U.K. BASED FILM COMPANY, BUT HAVE DECIDED TO SAY NO, DUE TO THE FACT I WOULD NOT BE INVOLVED ETC & YES IT WOULD GIVE ME SOME ££££ BUT IV,E WORKED ON THIS FOR A LONG TIME & I NEED TO DIRECT IT MYSELF EVEN IF I ASS IT UP. HAVE ALSO GOT NO WHERE REF ,U.K FILM FUND ETC.
WHAT IV,E DONE IS MAKE SOME MEGA CHANGES TO MY LIFE.
I HAVE SOLD MY MOTOR BIKE .ALSO SOLD LOTS OF MY FILM POSTER COLLECTION OF EXPENSIVE POSTERS & 3 OF MY GUITARS .
I,VE GOT 2 JOBS & YES ONE IS STACKING SHELVES IN A SUPERMARKET :-)
I,M LIVING AT HOME WITH MAM & DAD LOL, & THIS IS HELPING BIG TIME TO GET A BUDGET OF 20 GRAND RAISED , ALSO SOME CLOSE FRIENDS ARE THROWINGSOME MONEY INTO THE PROJECT.
THIS WILL GIVE ME TOTAL CONTROL OVER MY FILM.
THE ONLY THING LEFT TO SELL IS MY SOUL TO THE DEVIL HAHA, BUT HE DON'T WANT IT ,SILLY SOD HE COULD HAVE HAD A MAIN ROLL IN THE FLICK HAHA.
I KNOW I,M TAKING A MEGA RISK & SHOULD BE MAKING A MEGA SMALL FILM, BUT I MIGHT ONLY GET ONE SHOOT AT THIS & I WANT IT TO BE A FILM I WANT TO SEE & WOULD PAY TO SEE ETC.
TEST FOOTAGE ETC.. HAVE SHOOT SOME STUFF WITH VARIOUS CAMERAS TO SEE IF IT,S GOING TO WORK OUT. ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE YOU JUST HAVE TO WORK OUT HOW TO FILM IT & NOT SPEND ££££
I.E. FILM A "CAR CHASE" IN NEWCASTLE CITY CENTER =MEGA ££££ BUT IF YOU FILM IT ON COUNTRY SIDE ROADS IT COSTS ZERO ETC.
WANT A ARIEL CAMERA SHOT =COSTS MONEY BUT IF YOU STRAP A CAMERA ON A FRIENDS MODEL HELICOPTER IT COSTS ZERO ETC.
DEATH AFTER DARK #PLOT.....
WELL, SOME PEOPLE MIGHT THINK I,M MAKING A DUMB ASS ACTION FLICK BUT I,M NOT.
IT,S A VERY PERSONAL FILM ABOUT "HIV/AIDS. WITH SOME ACTION TOO.
IT WAS GOING TO BE A HORROR FLICK BUT THINGS HAVE CHANGED SINCE WORLD AIDS DAY LAST YEAR. WHAT HAPPENED WAS THE BRITISH PRESS ON T.V. HARDLY COVERED IT & DIDN,T MENTION THAT A GUY WAS CURED OF AIDS LAST YEAR IN GERMANY, THAT TO ME IS THE GREATEST MEDICAL BRAKE THROUGH IN YEARS,
BUT IN THE U.K. HIV IS THE FORGOTTEN ILLNESS.
WHY MY BIG INTEREST IN HIV/AID, WELL I,VE BEEN HIV FOR 15 YRS +& I NEED TO MAKE THIS FILM TO HELP CHARITY ETC & YES HOPE TO GET SOME CLOUT TO MAKE A BIGGER FILM IN A FEW YRS.
IT,S CHARACTER DRIVEN MOVIE SO WHEN THE ACTION HITS IN THE SECOND HALF I HOPE PEOPLE WILL CARE ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN IT.
I,M NOT GIVING TO MUCH AWAY,, BUT THE PLOT IS A BIT LIKE A CROSS BETWEEN " THE GAUNTLET & ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13" HALF CHASE FILM & HALF PART SIEGE MOVIE , BUT WITH A MEGA MODERN TWIST.
THE MAIN PART OF THE FILM IS SET IN A FICTIONAL T.V. CENTRE IN A FICTIONAL COASTAL TOWN. WITH LOTS OF FAKE T.V. COVERAGE ETC THE FILMING......
WELL IT WILL HAPPEN THIS YEAR IT,S JUST GETTING THE RIGHT PEOPLE WHO I KNOW AND TRUST ON BOARD,, I.E. MY BEST FRIEND IS A PRODUCER & HE,S HELPING & CAN HANDLE ALL THE BIZZ SIDE OF THINGS & LET ME NOT WORRY ABOUT ALL THAT..
A BIT LIKE WHEN GEORGE A ROMERO MET RICHARD P RUBINSTINE ,PERFECT DOUBLE ACT, LOL..
ALSO I,VE GOT SOME OF THE CAST SORTED ETC......
I,M PLANNING LIKE A MILITARY OPERATION LOL,, BUT I KNOW THINGS WILL GO WRONG THEY ALWAYS DO IN MOVIE MAKING LAND, SO WE WILL CROSS THAT BRIDGE WHEN IT HAPPENS .
THE HARD PART IS TO RECREATE A T.V. CENTER ...SOME STUFF WILL BE FILMED AT A LOCAL T.V.CENTRE & SOME AT A LOCAL OFFICE UNIT THATS EMPTY & FOR RENT.
WEBSITE & TEASER TRAILER .......
GOING TO MAKE A SHORT TRAILER FOR A FILM THAT HAS NOT BEEN SHOOT YET,
I HATE THE WAY HOLLYWOOD SHOW THERE AUDIENCE ALL THE FILM IN 3 MINS,.
REMEMBER THE TRAILER FOR TERMINATOR 2 BACK IN 1990,
THE FILM HADNT BEEN MADE BUT THE TRAILER MADE ME WANT TO SEE THE FILM.
THE TRAILER & WEBSITE WILL BE PUT ON LINE. NEED ABOUT 15 PEOPLE FROM MY LOCAL AREA TO STAR AS THEMSELVES, GOT SOME PEOPLE IN MIND WHO I MEET ON TWITTER ETC. & 2 PEOPLE WHO LIVE ABROAD HAVE PARTS IN IT VIA WEB CAM :-)
NOW A SHOUT OUT ABOUT SOME FANTASTIC PEOPLE..... I CAME ON TO TWITTER IN 2009 & I STARTED FOLLOWING DAVID BAKER HE HAD AFILM ABOUT TO BE RELEASED "MISSIONX" I HAD HEARD OF DAVID BECAUSE I HAD SEEN HIS FIRST FILM "PASTY FACES"
DAVID IS ONE HELL OF A GOOD GUY WITH LOTS OF MEGA TALENT
I GOT A COPY OF "MISSIONX" IN OCTOBER 2009 http://www.missionx.co.uk/
& WAS AMAZED AT HOW GOOD IT WAS (SEE EARLY BLOG FOR REVIEW)
JUMP FORWARD TO NOW & DAVID & OKLAHOMA WARD & NICOLA ALONSO ARE DOING SOMETHING AMAZING ,THERE GOING TO MAKE TWO FILMS IN TULSA USA
i,m a mega movie fan,
trying to get my first small film "THE ANGELS OF VENGEANCE " made.
want to play yourself in a movie & make some money for charity???
website coming soon:-)
