Let’s revise this theory

My passion has always been films. Directing and writing particularly. 

As I am studying to hopefully one day work in that industry I’m slowly learning about not only myself but also other’s already successful.

One thing that I have to say, my skills on a storyboard are honestly not the best mainly because I wasn’t prepared to draw 10 frames in 2 hours.. it’s just difficult. 

So I have a new found respect for James Cameron who would’ve had to have drawn a summarized version of ‘Avatar’ in storyboard format for the producers.

But I’ve also learnt that often what you want isn’t always what sells, what is portrayed has to include aspects that everyone can relate to. Love, sex, tragedy, grief etc. These are many of the main aspects that a producer will encourage you to add to your script to create something that will sell. And more often than not, you will be briefed on what to write, that is why for most sitcoms or cartoons they don’t have one writer, they introduce many writers. But you may not notice a difference in the show because the structure is still the same. 

I guess in many ways this is why most writers and directors stick to a genre that works for them, everyone has an inclination towards one type of genre. 

My dream is to one day get to this point, where I can write whatever I want to, yes I would have to add certain aspects to the script for the producers but I want to be able to write and portray what is my vision. Some are lucky in that they have  reached that part in their career by taking risks, and persevering. 

Woody Allan being top of that list, most of his movies revolve around similar ideas but it’s his vision which we celebrate. And his sheer creativeness. 

Tim Burton also falls under this category, but his works, I watch personally for the finished product not necessarily the story line, but the whole big product all bundled up into one. I recently watched “Dark Shadows” which has both Johnny Depp and Helena Bonham Carter, who both are truly in their element in Burton’s movies. One just has to watch Johnny Depp in “The Tourist” to see this. This movie was possibly one of the best movies I’ve seen this year, a rather weird story set in the 70s, I loved how brilliant the make up and setting fitted the dark comedy. 

But in the end it is each to his own, recently we were learning about the portrayal of the devil through media, and they made us watch “The exorcist”.

I love horror movies but having to watch this at half past 8 in the morning? not my idea of a wonderful breakfast. 

It made me think though, about why we find this type of movie so scary and it’s simple.. it’s simply because at the bottom in bold print it states that it was based on true events. Personally I get scared when I hear that, that type of thing can actually happen and has happened. 

Just a few ramblings.. 

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