Monday, March 30, 2015

REELATER - THE CONCEPT

This is the introduction / first episode of REELATER. REELATER is a digital platform that will document and archive the thoughts and experiences of an independent filmmaker as he navigates his way through the film industry.

Let me start off with a little history if I may, November 2014 we were busy with our first feature film until suddenly one of our lead actors dropped out leaving us with the tough choice to halt all production for the sake of the actors and ourselves we stopped.

After a bit of a slump…okay more than a bit, more like the slump ‘Jerry Stahl’ went through but up and onwards as the adage goes.

So we picked ourselves up and decided to start a new project – ‘Alexia’. With the next few episodes of REELATER I will be going through the process of making a film from start to finish, from concept to distribution.

Episode 1 – CONCEPT!

You must know and understand the idea you have before it becomes a concept and that concept then turned into a story and then that story into a script.

I prefer things being put down on paper, “pen to paper” as they say. There is no backspace button on paper, no delete button and no distracting apps on paper you just write, scribble, write some more and then write a little more and before you know it! A story is beginning to take shape. I find talking it through with writing / producing partners helps a whole lot, it helps the idea gain momentum when I ramble on about it so not sure if you have anyone to ramble to but if not turn on an audio/video recorder and start chatting yourself up sounds silly and somewhat naughty but believe me it’s not however it is helpful when you go back and you listen there might be something there, so talk a lot about the idea but also learn to listen even more. Listen to your advice, to the suggestion of others and even that little voice inside you who screams when something isn’t quite ready and you’ve convinced yourself it is.

So for this week grab a pen, a paper and just start writing.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

TYRESE GOES ON A ROADTRIP WITH A FAN

FROM FURIOUS 7 TO 
DOING SOME "DUMBSHIT"

After a fan screening in San Francisco for Furious 7, Tyrese Gibson was supposed to catch a flight back to LA, he over slept, missing his flight in the process. He then took to Social media to try and find a fan willing to give him a ride to LA. The trip is filled with laughs, rapping, crying and getting pulled over by the cops. Certainly a memorable trip for any fan. Tyrese took to social media and uploaded videos throughout the entire trip. The video below is simply a compilation of all those videos from Facebook and Instagram.




At the end of the trip not only did Tyrese take him with to the interview with Big Boy, he also set up the Fan (@JayRG on Instagram) in suite at a hotel with $1000 for his trouble.

He also promised to take him as his personal guest to the Furious 7 Premier.

Yep this is every fans dream.