Friday, April 6, 2007

Next Steps

After Red Wedding made the semifinals in the Slamdance Horror Competition, I received a half-dozen requests from producers, directors, and managers who wanted to read the script. I sent out copies and am still waiting to hear back.

Meanwhile, I'm considering producing and directing the film myself.

In researching my options, I came across filmmaker Scott McKinlay's blog, where he discusses the making and selling of his first low-budget horror film, Gag.
So, let’s say you are thinking about making a movie…first, and this is very important–unless you are seriously wealthy and don’t care if you make your money back and unless have at least a million dollars for a production budget AND at least one name actor to star or at least appear in your movie–you MUST make a horror film…like it or not, horror films are about the only movie genre people will see even if your movie is low budget.
Check it out at Gag the Blog.