What Happens After Sex?

I don't only count myself as a struggling filmmaker; I also count myself as a struggling writer. So far, I've written two feature length screenplays, numerous short films and a couple of stageplays (and these are only the finished products!)

For the last year, having been stuck in this part of the country before going to film school (2 days!!!) I have been writing a screenplay called "What Happens After Sex?" The story follows two couples living in London; Stanley and Emily and Dennis and Maria, who are all friends and share the same, nagging problem; they have a non-existent sex life. Stanley puts it down to the fact that Emily is not willing to experiment and enjoys mundane, robotic copulation every few weeks while Maria claims that Dennis is not attracted to her anymore. Lacking intamacy, Stan begins a casual affair with a conservative play critic while Dennis torments himself with the truth about his sexuality.

The film is a comedy and barely takes place outside of the couple's separate apartments. I'm trying to write something more dialogue based, a screenplay that attracts it's audience on witty, intellectual conversation rather than explosions and car chases. I'm being realistic here! I want a screenplay which, in a few years time, I can approach production companies with and really try and sell it! The fact that the film only needs five actors and takes place in an apartment should cut down expenses considerably.

Of course, I'm trying not to think of that right now. Right now, I'm just battling through, writing as much as I can so that I know what sort of story I'm dealing with. It really is excellent fun!

Also, some updates on "The Motorbike Killer" (a film I don't regard to be intelligent in...any... way at all!) I am now not acting in the film like originally planned. My reasons for this are purely in regard to scheduling and time. Instead, my brother will be playing my character as well as his! I know, this seems like kind of a risky move but I have total faith. I've dressed him totally differently for each character and his acting is holding up. He plays Joban, a Jewish New Yorker who has just moved into the neighbourhood and who will soon become the Motorbike Killer's main target (god, this is stupid...)

I've tried to dress him in the New York style I imagine. Baggy shirt, backwards baseball cap, hornrimmed glasses (a little tribute to Woody Allen there.) I think it will work out much better this way and it also allows me much more control over the camera which I like. We did some shooting yesterday and today and I've started to feel increasingly fond of still camera shots. I'm not sure why, but I feel it places a much stronger emphasis on what is actually going on within the frame while the camera position is still, rather than tilting or tracking or canting or any of these ways. Of course, I might get to film school and they'll tell me this is all wrong, but I do love it right now when I have my camera perfectly still and my depth of field crystal! It makes for a much nicer shot...and it's ten times easier to edit.

On another, more unrelated note, I might actually be going to New York at the end of this year...just a maybe! But if I do, OH MAN!!!! That is actually my main dream coming true!!! YYYEEEAAAHHHHH!!!!