A Lot of Feelings about The Lot

I've viewed a few entries on The Lot's website. I have to say, some of them are high quality. By that I mean that they've spent a few dollars on equipment and their production value is high. I've seen others that are just as good and they seem to have almost no budget.

While I don't have a doubt about how talented some of these higher end indie filmmakers are, their films lead me to one question: how underdog are these contestants for this reality TV show going to be?

I mean, if you've got the ability to not only come up with recognizable film props (one film used the DeLorean from Back To The Future), does that make you a more viable candidate for the show? Or are they looking to see if you can make do with almost nothing and turn that raw talent into a film? I definitely have the latter. I've got all kinds of ideas that I think would make great shorts and can pull them off on a zero budget. Well, almost zero, but you get the idea.

I'm worried that projects like mine will be overshadowed by outfits who have great cameras and great sets and a sharper look and feel. Still, I think that with the great performances we have and the fairly decent story, it might fair up well.

Taking a positive approach to all this is definitely the way I need to go. Regardless of how I fair up, I've done a great job and I feel great about it. My skills will only improve and one day I'll be playing in the major leagues. That's all there is to it.

Right now, my other thought about The Lot is whether or not I'll have time to shoot another project. One of the three projects that I wrote for The Lot is a cast intensive one that could, potentially, be shot in one evening. Sixteen people with a line or three in one house.

I've spoken to my wife, Hank and a few others about the possibility of trying to shoot this script Saturday night. But I have my reservations about it. I have to cast sixteen parts tomorrow and film the next day. Sounds tough, doesn't it? I could be. Or it could be the greatest film ever made. Well, okay, maybe it's just a tough shoot.

I guess we'll find out tonight when I begin editing the first short. I hope we can pull the second film off.

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