Comrades,
I made some short films in grad school for loose change (10 years ago or so).
Shortly after that I became a "professional screenwriter" and never directed anything again- although I am now pursuing various projects as writer-director.
Anyway, I am talking to a producer about one of my projects and he keeps pressing to see the short films.
It's a bit like pulling out your demo tapes that you recorded in your mom's kitchen.
Actually maybe I am being a bit harsh. They are surprisingly fun- and they had their moment on the festival circuit at the time. But... they're weird and tiny and made by a 25 year old. DEFINITELY not Sundance shorts.
Would you just go "ehhh fack it" and send him the shorts, maybe with a humorous intro about how old they are ?
Or would you just point blank refuse and explain that they are not a fair representation of where I am at now?
Just to clarify: actors have come on board my projects without seeing a single frame of my shorts - I usually sell myself via storyboards, look books, and of course the fact that I write my own stuff. So on a practical level I feel like it wouldn't make that much of a difference whether this guy sees my shorts or not. But it's stressing me out a bit.
just curious
I made some short films in grad school for loose change (10 years ago or so).
Shortly after that I became a "professional screenwriter" and never directed anything again- although I am now pursuing various projects as writer-director.
Anyway, I am talking to a producer about one of my projects and he keeps pressing to see the short films.
It's a bit like pulling out your demo tapes that you recorded in your mom's kitchen.
Actually maybe I am being a bit harsh. They are surprisingly fun- and they had their moment on the festival circuit at the time. But... they're weird and tiny and made by a 25 year old. DEFINITELY not Sundance shorts.
Would you just go "ehhh fack it" and send him the shorts, maybe with a humorous intro about how old they are ?
Or would you just point blank refuse and explain that they are not a fair representation of where I am at now?
Just to clarify: actors have come on board my projects without seeing a single frame of my shorts - I usually sell myself via storyboards, look books, and of course the fact that I write my own stuff. So on a practical level I feel like it wouldn't make that much of a difference whether this guy sees my shorts or not. But it's stressing me out a bit.
just curious
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