Hurry Up And Wait
January’s gone. Man, that was fast. Lots of stuff in the works, but it’s funny how a month can go by and I don’t actually write very much.
FIVE KILLERS is moving right along. Rumor has it they’re shooting in Atlanta, Italy, and the south of France. Cameras are supposed to roll sometime next month. They’re currently zeroing in on a female lead to co-star with Ashton. I never spill the beans until something’s officially announced in the “trades” (Variety or Hollywood Reporter), but I’m hoping to hear good news very soon.
Most of the month was spent working on a pitch for an OWA (open writing assignment). Usually, a studio hears a bunch of pitches from different writers. Then, they choose someone. This one’s been different. I was brought in to pitch my take on a funny action/adventure idea with a star and a producer already attached. They heard pitches from several writers…and chose ME! But that doesn’t mean I have a job yet. Now, we fine-tune the pitch and then the entire team goes into the studio to pitch it. If the studio wants it, they buy it, meaning they hire me to write it. If the studio doesn’t want it…well, let’s all be positive, what do you say? The cool thing is I’ve been working closely with a fantastic actor and I hope I can tell you more about this one soon.
My new script is also coming along. I got some feedback from friends, discussed it with my managers. Knocked out a quick polish. Now it’s off to my agents to see what they think. It’s an action/comedy in the same vein as FIVE KILLERS, which leads to a much longer discussion on what my manager calls “the box”, as in “what type of box do you work in?” Suffice to say, my box is “character-driven action films”. That’s not the only thing I write, but that’s where I’ve found the most success so far.
And that was January. Lots of work. Lots of getting ready to work. Actual sitting down and writing? Not so much. It’s a funny business, that way. Lots of hurry and wait. But I tell ya…I got the itch. I know it when it happens. Must. Write. Soon. So hopefully I book this job. Or it’s back to the idea bin to choose my next “character-driven action film”. Either way, come on February. Let’s go!
FIVE KILLERS is moving right along. Rumor has it they’re shooting in Atlanta, Italy, and the south of France. Cameras are supposed to roll sometime next month. They’re currently zeroing in on a female lead to co-star with Ashton. I never spill the beans until something’s officially announced in the “trades” (Variety or Hollywood Reporter), but I’m hoping to hear good news very soon.
Most of the month was spent working on a pitch for an OWA (open writing assignment). Usually, a studio hears a bunch of pitches from different writers. Then, they choose someone. This one’s been different. I was brought in to pitch my take on a funny action/adventure idea with a star and a producer already attached. They heard pitches from several writers…and chose ME! But that doesn’t mean I have a job yet. Now, we fine-tune the pitch and then the entire team goes into the studio to pitch it. If the studio wants it, they buy it, meaning they hire me to write it. If the studio doesn’t want it…well, let’s all be positive, what do you say? The cool thing is I’ve been working closely with a fantastic actor and I hope I can tell you more about this one soon.
My new script is also coming along. I got some feedback from friends, discussed it with my managers. Knocked out a quick polish. Now it’s off to my agents to see what they think. It’s an action/comedy in the same vein as FIVE KILLERS, which leads to a much longer discussion on what my manager calls “the box”, as in “what type of box do you work in?” Suffice to say, my box is “character-driven action films”. That’s not the only thing I write, but that’s where I’ve found the most success so far.
And that was January. Lots of work. Lots of getting ready to work. Actual sitting down and writing? Not so much. It’s a funny business, that way. Lots of hurry and wait. But I tell ya…I got the itch. I know it when it happens. Must. Write. Soon. So hopefully I book this job. Or it’s back to the idea bin to choose my next “character-driven action film”. Either way, come on February. Let’s go!
posted by BOB at
12:50 PM
2 Comments:
Awesome Bob! I hope you get the job too.
Good luck with all the projects you've got going!
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