Who's back from the Talent Campus!
Me!
Before I'll write about my experiences in beautiful city of Sarajevo, let me have a couple of words about how it started.... two years ago. A bit more than two years ago.
It's been a long time I had this idea about making a story of a wild boar. Maybe it started when I got my dog, who's a silly little mass weapon of cuteness. But: she's also barky, barky as hell. Now it's better than it was when she was a puppy, but it's still annoying in some situations... She has a really REALLY sharp voice, maybe because she's a sheepdog mix... I don't know.
But let's just imagine, walking in the hungarian woods (which are famous about being rich in wild boars) with this noise machine... I had enough time to think about what to do if a wild boar appears...
Well, here's my advice: if there's something, what you are thinking about again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again and again - then it's the best way to make a film out of it!
I had a million version of stories about wild boars, what could happen to this wild boar, wild boars here and there, etc., etc....
(Sorry, it's just I EFFIN LOVE WILD BOARS. I could talk and talk for hours about wild boars.. I'm also thinking about making a blog about wild boars. Well, it doesn't mean I don't eat them.. My fav dish is wild boar stew. Last time I had it was last week.)
Okay, so about two years ago it was getting more and more clear what I really wanted to make out of this topic. (Of course I won't tell it to you here, you have to wait, until the film will be done!)
The thing which helps me A LOT, is drawing. I was just drawing, drawing, and drawing, and kept thinking about this story.
After I got my idea of the story, I worked with Rita Domonyi, and Daniel Gray script doctors to create the storyline - which I'm still working on a bit! Maybe for an outsider it seems that creating a story is easy as slap - but it's not.
I also had to create the visual style, and the atmosphere of this story - which I got in my mind, then all I had to do is "just" put that image on the screen what I'd had in my head....
It took a while pulling together the whole stuff, and then I could start applying to tenders, programs, and pitches... It wasn't easy, and it wasn't quick. But it was well worth my time.
The reason is why I write it down for you, is to see, that making a movie (even a short. and even if you have awards.) isn't as quick as a snap.
It wasn't for me either.
But this year was the first time, when there were some the positive feedbacks. One. And one more. And one more. And one more. Succesful applications. Succesful e-mails. Being selected for a Pitch Forum. Being selected for the STC.
And more...
All I can say to you is Mr. Gray's advice about this whole thing:
"You do everything you can possibly do until all that's needed is money. You have something ready to go and who ever provides the funding has something tangible straight away" /Damien Hirst/
Aaaaaaaaaand next time I'll be back with some exciting news!!!
*stay WildBoar tuned!*
