Behind the Screams: The Work Nobody Sees Before a Film Exists:
Behind the Screams: The Work Nobody Sees Before a Film Exists: When Peter King brought some ideas for a movie to me I put him in touch with Mike Davies and this movie script was born. People often watch a film and judge the finished product in two hours. What they rarely see are the months—or even years—of work that happen long before a single scene is filmed. One of my current projects with Mike Davies is The Scream Team Reunion. At the moment we're breaking the script down scene by scene, analysing every page to understand exactly what will be needed before we even think about crowdfunding. This isn't the glamorous side of filmmaking. It's spreadsheets. Prop lists. Location planning. Character analysis. Costume requirements. Risk assessments. Budget forecasting. Scheduling. Equipment. Special effects. Insurance. Accessibility. Contingency planning. Every single page of a screenplay has to be translated into practical reality. How many actors are in the scene? How many ext...