Blog Entry #6

What a great way to start a doc! Friday, I finally had a chance to sit down with Prof. Jones to go over my documentary outline and fine tune all of the ideas and the direction for the documentary. After reviewing the interviews I've already done and the ones scheduled for the near future, Prof. Jones helped me with a flow of execution that will really sell my documentary. I have interviewed so many people and gathered so much information that my story can go almost anywhere. That can be a problem because if I don't pick a focus and stick to it, I can easily lose my audience.

Two interviews I still need to do for my documentary is Ebony Morgan, which is scheduled for this week and Monique "Tanza" Thompson, which the date has not yet been decided. At first I was on the fence about having a musical artist, but after speaking with Prof. Jones, it is very necessary.

I have also been in touch with Joey, the actor in my documentary. From the sound of the conversation, castings haven't been going too good for him, but he's been working hard as a fitness instructor as his daytime job, and he is still persistent with his acting dream. Since I am coming to L.A this week for the Oscars, I would like the cameras to follow up with him, his progress and what life has been like three months after his last interview. This would be a great transition somewhere in the documentary, or even as a graphic "3 months later," which will show viewers the reality of dreams happening overnight. They might happen, but for the most part that;s a fairy tale.

I am also working on my stand up to wrap up the documentary. Prof. Jones said because I am a single producer, It would be perfectly okay to interject in the last act with some information to wrap up the story while making it relevant with a standup on the actual Oscars red carpet.

I will be getting b-roll for the documentary there as well. I have yet to create the doc logo, but I have decided what free host site I will use for the one-page layout for the doc. Doteasy has a pretty simple host/domain site, so I think I will go with them. I used them for my old website, they weren't too bad.

One thing I have been able to do was create a logo, business card, letter head and envelope in my typography class for the production company I'm going to go by. It's going to be McCaskill Productions. When my doc shows at Doc. Night, I will have business cards to distribute for people that want to keep in touch or even those interested in distribution. I will add the website on there. I haven't created it yet, but I am thinking http://quicksanddocumentary.com