Fools by Martin Walker

Saturday, October 06, 2007

Wearing the Writer/Director/Producer Hats

We were talking today about the lessons we've learned from working on this production so far. Lucy said that she wouldn't act as her own producer if she's directing. I agreed. Producing a film is a full-time job and more. However, most low budget filmmakers don't have the luxury of hiring a producer, so they end up acting as producer/director and maybe writer as well. Frankly, this sucks. If you can find someone to help you produce your film while you focus on directing, and then agree to help them produce their film while they direct, that would be so much easier. I've spent the last three hours of my Saturday evening drafting various location agreements for the locations that we have. Next on my to-do list is to look over the other agreements that we'll need for the production. We'd like to have agreements in place for everyone involved in the production. What I'd really like to do is to work on my shot list. Yeah yeah, I'm bitching again.

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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.