August 5, 2008 Update

Hey everyone. Sorry about being away for so long. No excuse, just haven't been blogging. And I know, I know, you're all wondering where the "Director's Diary" footage is from "Previously Viewed." Well, me, too!

Hopefully soon.

But for now, I have better news. The first draft for "The Ledge" is complete. Handwritten in my composition book it came out to 51 pages, but properly formatted in my fancy computing machine it is a svelte 20.2 pages. However, since it's a short film, some might complain 20 pages is too long. It does have a lot of dialogue, so I feel like it might come in under 20 minutes.

Frankly, I like this piece a bit better than "The Box Office." But I plan to make them both.

I hope to meet with a producer friend of mine next week to discuss these two projects. In the meantime, I plan to work on a rewrite of "The Box Office" and try to secure the sync rights to the song I want to use in it. I got verbal permission to use the song, but in order to protect everybody involved, I am getting them in writing as well. Once I secure that, I'll let everyone in on who the artist is and the name of the song.

But "The Ledge" is kind of crazy. With the exception of the final, very short scene, there are only three characters that play for 19.5 pages. I really want to tell you all what it's about, but I don't want to give anything away, so I'm staying tight-lipped.

Other news, I will be unveiling the official Broken Heart Films logo here soon. My friend Kim, who is an amazing graphic designer, has been working on this for me, and I am very pleased with the results. While it will be great looking at it on the Web, I can't wait to see it on a big screen in front of one of my short films.

Finally, with the logo complete, I am closer to setting up my official Web site. Right now there is just a placement page at www.brokenheartfilms.com. But I should have it up and running by the end of the year.

That's it for now.

Shoot me an e-mail or leave a comment. I'd love to hear from everyone.

B