Fools by Martin Walker

Monday, September 05, 2005

This is our first blog about the making of a micro-budget film (ie, mini-DV), Love 10 to 1. We started working on the script over a year ago, and now we're still revising the script. Ugh. Part of the problem is that there are three different stories, each written by a different writer, so the challenge has been to make the stories interrelated and consistent in tone. We've had a number of other bumps along the way, such as losing our one "name" actress and raising, oh, no money from investors. Merely flesh wounds I say.

With the devastation that's occured in New Orleans and other Gulf cities, and the stupid political finger pointing that's occuring now, it's somewhat difficult to blog about our little indie film about people looking for love and sex in Los Angeles. So please allow me to digress for a moment (with the disclaimer that this is my own opinion and does not reflect the opinion of my fellow writers/directors) to ask this: what does it mean when President Bush said " "I am satisfied with the response" to the hurricane. "But I'm not satisfied with the results." Huh? As an aside, Michael Brown, the head of FEMA who has been highly criticized for his failure to stem the disaster in NOLA, was fired from his previous job for "alleged supervision failures". And we're talking about his previous job as a commissioner for the International Arabian Horse Association. Can you imagine what kind of incompetent you have to be to be fired from the International Arabian Horse Association??? It's not like the position holds life and death implications (unless you happen to be a horse, I suppose), such as being the head of FEMA.

The next blog, I promise, will be about the film...

Christine

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About The Three Shorts

Christine Le wrote and directed the 1st story Love 10 to 1.
The first story explores the life of a 29-year-old virgin, Jenny, who desperately wants to lose her virginity before her 30th birthday. As she encounters one loser after another on dates, Jenny pines after her boss, Dustin. While at her grandmother’s retirement home, Jenny learns a powerful lesson from her grandmother about sex and the meaning of life.


Christine Le (right) directs Shireen Nomura Mui (Jenny) & Justin Klosky (Jim).

Lucy Rodriguez wrote and directed Love Song.
The second story revolves around Shane, the lead singer of the L.A. rock band, Dirty Virgin. Shane has her pick of admirers but it’s her roommate Dustin she wants to be with. Shane confesses her feelings on Jackie and Jared’s show but when Dustin meets Cali, Shane’s shot at love starts to dwindle. With Dirty Virgin about to embark on a world tour, will Dustin realize that he’s the object of Shane’s affections? Will they risk their friendship to give this Love Song a chance?


Lucy Rodriguez & David Villar (Dustin)

Laura Somers wrote and directed Diving Lessons.
The final story picks up where Love 10 to 1 left off, but from the perspective of Jim, the guitarist of Dirty Virgin. Jim sees Jenny at a swimming pool, trying desperately to overcome her fear of diving. In fact, he finds out that she’s making a list of everything that she’s afraid of and trying to overcome them, one by one. He is instantly smitten and tries to convince her that he’s not just a rock star who ‘loves ‘em and leaves ‘em’. Can a rock star find love with a virgin?


Shireen Nomura-Mui, Laura Somers & Justin Klosky




Leah Anova is the Director of Photography for Love 10 to 1 & Diving Lessons.

Additional Cinematography on Diving Lessons by Erik Forsell

Matthew Boyd is the Director of Photography for Love Song.