OK so I'm currently out of work and trying to find ways of passing the time in between searching for work and (currently non existent) interviews. So I thought i would try and get my creative hat back on and try and write a script for a film. I already have a script i wrote a few months ago which i do want to eventually film but here's the problem..... I'm crap at script writing!!! I have all these brilliant visions in my head but when i put them down on paper and start writing scripts they just sound so childish! lol but that's not my current problem, my current problem is i can't think of any ideas to write a script about! Looking back on all the films I did at uni every one of them is horror and it seems like its not going to help me get a job in the real world! don't get me wrong I love horror but I think I need to broaden my skills more. So here comes the second problem.... I don't know what other genre I'm good at! I love comedy but when I try to write a comical script its just not funny!!! I thought I would try a different approach and maybe adapt a book or write about a real life experience but all the books i love and would love to make in to films are all copyrighted and as a struggling film maker I cant afford the copyright! As for life experiences I admit I have experienced a lot in my life and I know a lot of people who have gone through a lot but I don't feel right using that as an idea as its all very personal and i wouldn't want to offend or upset any one. I suppose for now I will just have to keep thinking up ideas until I find something to spark my creativity off again! This is why I miss uni so much having a load of creative people around me to bounce ideas off and not stuck here on my own with no friends to talk to! God I have such a sad boring life! Don't get me wrong I love my girlfriend to bits and we have always agreed that once i finished uni I would move down here as it was close to London where I could get a job in film and TV. One thing I didn't realise was how hard it was going to be! The worst thing is every day I read about how well my old course mates are doing and how some of them are now working for the production company i used to help with!
OK OK enough of me ranting on I'm probably boring you now that's if you have managed to get this far! I'm going to sign off for now as I should really go and draw some money out for the gas man when he comes later to fit the new cooker! xxx
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