Hi, friends.
Just over a year ago a set of friends helped me produce a filmed table read of my script, SERAPHIM'S MIRACLE.
I did this because I wanted to have an artefact of a story, I hustled on for so many hours, weeks, and months, while working full time and parenting full-time. Such is the way it goes with 'side-hustles'. I also knew by this point that the chances of it being made was slim to none. So, yeah, I admit, this was a bit of a passion project! And risky, as I had not produced or directed anything before.
I also knew by this point that the chances of it being made was slim to none. So, yeah, I admit, this was a bit of a passion project! And risky, as I had not produced or directed anything before.
Suffice to say, it was far from easy, given some of the constraints around budget, timing, and location. Took a huge effort to pull all of the pieces together to film this in under FIVE HOURS!
That said, this endeavor is also a perfect example of how ideas can come from choosing to take a creative risk. As the process itself sparked a question: "Why isn't there a service that offers something like this?" Which led to more ponderings, that eventually led to launching SOUND OF SCRIPTS (www.soundofscripts.com), with my business partner: TJ Ramini.
Our initial exploratory ideations eventually led us to the following question: "What if a producer, director, agent, actor... could listen to a fully immersive audio experience, as a part of a writer's pitch?". Thus, the idea behind SoS took root and grew from there.
Last but not least...
Filming a table read should usually be used for helping script development. And without as much 'fanfare' as was put into this. I treated filming the reading like I would, if I were filming a stage play. Some it worked well, and some parts, not so well. I learnt a lot that I'd apply to doing something like this again.
