ReUp In Pre-Production

From left: Brent Bartley who will play the lead in ReUp

I’ve learned a lot since the Breeze Webisode but I should’ve elaborated  to why I didn’t push for more exposure.  It received mixed reviews some of  it encouraging , admittedly I wasn’t happy with the end result.  Breeze was a testing ground working with new technology(HDSLRS) and limited resources. It was an unfamiliar experience  collaborating with a writer(Neil Drumming) for the first time in the early stages of my career.  This isn’t an excuse but interpreting someones work can be challenging if you want to remain faithful to their script.

Sometimes I found myself being literal and asking would he vibe with my vision. There’s nothing wrong with a bit of second guessing  but it can be a hindrance.

Brent Bartley training his student at Renzo Gracie

What else is important?, challenge your actors, extras included, I can’t stress this enough. When I trusted my instincts  that’s when I made sound decisions. Some of the exterior sequences including the intros were long but that’s when I found my style,moving forward I’ll build from this.   Directors Terry Gilliam(Brazil,Twelve Monkeys), Alfonso Cuaron (Children of Men) and Early Scorcese. These are directors whose visual style I  feel connected to. With this affirmation I decided to do ReUp my first Sci-Fi Short, currently I’m writing it along with one other writer  with hopes  it negates ” too many chefs in the kitchen”, hey I’m always down for collaborating.

This time I’ll  bring confidence with continued patience to the table, embracing success and accepting failure, if it’s back to the drawing  board so be it. I’m writing this post because I’m willing to face my fears and be content with trying.

I’m thanking those in advance who are assisting me in this journey, in many ways this is  ReUp. With limited resources it’ll take some time but what I learned from Breeze or any Artform is you have to finish what you’ve started, with support of the crew and friends  I wasn’t discouraged. Immediately I started  brainstorming for ReUp and my favorite film  genre Action/ Sci-Fi.
Right now I’m in pre-production  and I’ll  keep you posted.  I’m hoping I’ll rise to the challenge win or lose it wont be the last.

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