THE Production

We will be shooting what appears to be our most well-planned production ever. The story has been revised so many times, the script rewritten just as many times and the director has had many sleepless nights.

We will be shooting our production titled "Midnight Lily". It is a very, very, dark story about a girl who wants to commit suicide. Although the final product will only be around 5 minutes, the feel of the story will leave the audience satisfied. Hopefully.

I have been working closely with the main actress regarding her role in this film, and I really hope she can pull this one off. I believe that she is a good actress, but I'm worried that she might get carried away with the role, and end up being the character herself. Not good.

There is a reason why I'm worried about this; I was pulled into the story myself. When I first wrote the script, it was just plain writing, with no emotional attachments. However, after consulting with others, I began to delve deeper into the story, the scenes and especially the characters. Notably, the protagonist. I began to understand her depression, her reasons for doing what she did and I got into a state of depression. That harrowing experience is something I couldn't have imagined and yet, I experienced it.

For the past week or so, I have been working very closely with an experienced filmmaker from the UK, Ike Ong, who has been giving me an overwhelming amount of tips on scriptwriting and directing. Also, I have been getting some help from an old friend of mine, the one and only Midnite Lily (yes, the irony) who happens to be an excellent source of information regarding scriptwriting (little did I know). Thank you, both of you.

The script will go thru a final revision on Thursday where I'll be meeting Ike again. There won't be time to rewrite anything major after that.

For the production crew, there will be a final pre-production meeting Friday night. We will be discussing about the locations, props, time and cast to the tee.

Wish us luck!