In less than one week I will present my final presentation for my Advanced Production. There are only twelve allotments for our class, so competition is already steep.
We get 45 minutes to make our case as to why we should be awarded the allotment, by providing concrete steps we've taken towards realizing our production, from location scouting, script breakdowns, budgets, concept art, storyboards... Pretty much anything that demonstrates that we're ready to go into production.
I'm putting together a DVD of everything I have to show my preparation, including my reel and a tear sheet of what I want my film to look like (which pretty much consists of just "Dawn of the Dead," "Shaun of the Dead," and "Spaced").
Eric did another mock-up drawing! It looks amazing!
It's official: NYZ has been green-lit into production! Earlier today, after ten weeks of work, we received the allotment from my Advanced Production class. Out of eighteen students in our class, only twelve could be granted allotments for producing their film next semester. While I am thrilled that this project has been chosen, I am sad that six other students in our class were not chosen. I really hope they find allotments somewhere because I'm really excited about their projects, and they all deserve to be made.
Eric Pato designed a poster for my Advanced Production, a zombie comedy, currently in development. At the moment, I'm writing the second draft of the script and looking for a producer and makeup artist. In one month, I will pitch my project to the class in my bid for the allotment, and the chance to make the film in the spring.
