the idea

Something to remember is that film making is all about a good idea. That's basically the key with anything in life that is creative or business-like.

That's why I think producing for television would be cool..because those are the creators of an idea; truly harmonious with part of the definition that I always use for producers, that it's the person who sees the project from the beginning to the end, until it has reached it's goals and potential.

At the Writer's Guild presentation with Will Ferrell, the moderator asked how he likes producing and when asked what a producer does, he did a great bit about it. I love that this question comes up literally at every panel discussion or interview I go to...It's kinda annoying to be working towards a profession that is so questioned, but then again, some things that are always so clear and defined are either overlooked or taken for granted.

Anyways bottom line is Will Ferrell is hilarious beyond belief and a good idea not only goes a long way, it is the way.

p.s. Sometimes I wonder about how creating a film is similar to creating a business or managing a store. Sometimes I think it would be really fun to run a team business, a company or restaurant.

This picture caught my eye because it shows the chaos in ideas but the singular, upright nature of the person allows for hope that there is a way to organize among chaos, which is really sometimes just an overflow of creativity. After our rough cut for Chimes, I sat my crew down for a 4 hour meeting or "white board session" in which we discussed and outlined and decided on all the changes in editing that we needed. It was an overwhelming task but we literally all left there so happy that we sorted through everything and gave each other hugs as we left. The point is that the man in this picture is just a piece of the mural. If he did it all himself, he is not alone, because others will look and learn from it. Perhaps he is making his first stroke right now; perhaps he has a crew behind him of a bunch of other "chalk drawers."

An idea is a group effort, even if it comes from one person at first.

Now pick up a piece of chalk and make that first stroke.