Writing a New Short Film: The Struggles I'm Facing.

Making a short film is something I haven't done properly in nearly five years. Last time I did it, it was part of a massive project by me and the boys and CAG to get four large-scale shorts made. We had a great time and overall, the project was a success.

Now, it's been five years. We've made some weddings and stuff but nothing 'together'. Nothing that we can call our own that has brought us back together again, and to be honest, I really miss that.

So, I've revisited an old idea from my first year. I've been going back to it every once in a while since the end of university, but now, in a 2nd lockdown, it felt appropriate to revisit.

It's an easy film to make, requiring only four characters, one of which is a non-speaking role, and is largely outside, meaning it's COVID safe. So I decided to take a swing at it, solo.

I've got the main character, so that's not a problem. What are my other struggles?

To be honest, I haven't written anything properly in a while. I've done the odd page here and there, but it's been difficult to write about because I haven't had anything to say.

This year, that's been different. Struggling with my own identity and mental health issues put me back in a place I felt I could offer a perspective on loneliness, distrusting peoples true faces, and the ability to stand on ones own feet.

So I put pen to paper. It's become strangely personal. The dialogue is iffy and not great at the moment, but I'll be doing improv with the actor to get that up to snuff.

I'm less worried about this being quality. If it just ends up as an experiment and nobody ever sees it, so be it. This is more for me to get back into it, I can worry about quality later.