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Recently, I wrote a guest blog post for Ted Hope’s wonderful site, Truly Free Film. My post is called The Mentoring Mindset as A Key to Film Sustainability and it went live on his site this morning — you can check it out here.
Many thanks to Ted for letting me share some thoughts on his page — and to my two close friends, Gary Temple and Gregory Collins, who gave me some much needed writing/editing assistance.
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Like a lot of folks trying to get films made these days, it’s an incredibly difficult process. And if you’re reading this blog, you probably read Ted Hope’s blog over at Truly Free Film… for a lot of us, it’s a must read.
But on a slightly different note… I’ve been keeping this quote (from another of Ted’s blogs) on a post-it near my edit system as well as in a file right on my desktop. It’s a simple reminder, but more than that, it’s help me to believe we’re doing a few things right with our new film, MELVIN. The quote below — and the the link to the post, here.
When did American movies start trying to clarify absolutely everything? What is our national obsession with trying to provide a psychological explanation for all characters’ behavior? If you ask me, I think we have gone overboard. Way overboard. Time to leave that practice behind.
It’s refreshing to see a few films recently start to abandon this practice. Miyazaki’s PONYO did not try to explain the magic (at least in the version released Stateside). Neil Blomkamp’s DISTRICT 9 did not try to explain why the aliens landed here or how people learned their language.
It is fun for the viewer to come up with their own explanations, to discuss these possibilities with their friends. We certainly don’t know everything about our world and leaving some gaps in the narrative feels truer as a result.
TED HOPE
Thanks, Ted.
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The Overbrook Brothers will be screening in Bend, Oregon as part of the 6th Annual BendFilm: A Celebration of Independent Cinema.
BendFilm – October 8th thru October 11th, 2009
Screening Date/Time: Friday, October 9th at 8:00 pm – Regal 5
Screening Date/Time: Saturday, October 10th at 10:00 am – Sisters Movie House
Screening Date/Time: Saturday, October 10th at 8:00 pm – McMenamins 1
And on a very different note – a blog/information free-for-all/website that I’ve found absolutely wonderful and thought provoking in these tumultuous indie film times is Truly Free Film – written by producer Ted Hope. It’s not as much a call to action as it a bevy of ideas, information and solutions to nurturing and expanding our film culture. In my opinion, it’s a must read if you’re a media-maker.
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CHRIS OHLSON
