Well, today was a good day - I've been demoted. Not what you'd expect to hear after hearing that it was a GOOD day, but let me explain. I first wrote this script for Nick. It was an act of friendship - it was a gift. I knew what it was like to struggle with your own script (oh Lawdy, do I ever!), so I wanted to help. The script was eventually finished, and my role quickly became that of co-producer. I still am, this hasn't changed, but all along the plan was that he would be the director in charge, and I would relegate myself to only being an actor - which is what we have both wanted to do for years.
The problem, though, was that I was spending more time with the story than Nick. I'm not bashing the guy - he knows this. For various reasons which are unrelated to myself, he was putting aside his personal vision of what the movie would look and feel like, and that had all but cut out his ambition for making this. So, it only got worse, because the less time he'd spend, the more I'd spend, and that wasn't good for either of us. This weekend, though, he came to realize all of this, and he's come back to take charge of it all - and that means I'm officially demoted to actor now.
This is a very good time - it means shoot time is near. Together we set a goal for starting production on the weekend of November 1, but in his own words today, Nick has said that we WILL be starting that weekend, no way around it. I'm really, really happy to make this less a cooperative effort, and finally turn it into a collaborative one between an actor and his director. I'm not complaining about the work I've done for this movie... I've earned my co-producer title, and I enjoy everything about it, but I'm glad that he has taken charge - because this always was, and always will be his movie, and that's how it should be. We're all here to help him make it, but it's his story to tell, his vision that needs to be on screen. So, exactly one month from today we should finally be shooting our first scene of this movie!
Wait - I still have to memorize all of my stinkin' lines! Crap, I gotta go!
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Glad to hear the creative vision is flowing guys. You both have a wonder passion for this move and a creative talent that is going to make this little picture feel BIG. I am so excited to hear you will start shooting in a month. I hope you invite us others down to christen the day, even if we're not acting in any scenes that day. By the way, the character Donovan has taken over my life, similar to the Joker to Ledger or Daniel Plainview to DeLewis..... See ya soon guys!!!
Todd Stayner
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