Movie Ideas
October 30th, 2008 (Tech)Back when we started Wide Open Mind one goal we had was to become more familiar with using the gear, editing and being on camera. Well, I think it’s time to start using some of this experience that we’ve gained to make a short film (I know, I’ve been talking about this for a while, but I want to at least start the writing process). I’m just in the idea phase at the moment which is what I need your help with. Once I settle on an idea that has potential, I’ll flesh out some of the details in an outline and then start writing. Here are a few ideas for just general themes:
- Hacker movie (in the vein of Antitrust or possibly based off of something like “Little Brother” or Scroogled)
- Story based on my life growing up (our family had some unique experiences which might be interesting if embellished)
- I have a few short monologues written already (Soul Safari) with a story around them that could be turned into a brief (10-15 minutes) sci-fi flick
- A story driven mostly by character development (think Garden State/Sideways). I have a few ideas for characters, but I’d like to hear what you think are interesting personalities in people to see onscreen.
What thoughts or ideas do you have for a film? Any thoughts on the very general themes I’ve presented above?
I like the idea of doing a hacker movie, but I think it would be really hard to do without it being too cheesy. I personally am partial to the idea of a story driven by character development. I think this would be hard to do, but with the right script and actors and your video/directing skills, I think it could really come together. The Sci-Fi movie would also be cool and possibly a little easier than the rest just because there is a certain amount of amateur qualities expected out of a movie of this genre. Whichever one you choose, I am very interested to see how things turn out!
Thanks for the comments Andy. I’m definitely on the same page with you. I guess that’s why we’re brothers =).
I’d say go with the hacker movie. First thing that came to my mind was something about hacking the newfangled electronic voting machines, but with the elections over next week it might not be so timely by the time its finished.
I generally don’t “get” movies like Garden State, so I’m not really big on that idea.
The other two ideas could be interesting.
Oh… with either the hacker movie or the sci-fi movie making it cheesy or at least having it not take itself too serious would be just fine.
PS. You should add a comments feed like you have at WOM
Thanks for the thoughts Matt…hackers movies are very near and dear to my heart.
OK, we’ve got a movie idea together. I’ll release more details as the writing comes along. FYI, I’ve added a comments feed and individual posts comments feed (although the complete feed is probably more practical as there is not a big flood of comments that come through this site.
Sweet feed!
Talk about services!