I am working on grant proposals so that I can guarantee a producer a salary for at least long enough for us to find the rest of the money we will need to make the film. It's a good process because it is forcing me to think about the film in a deeper and also broader way. Not just story structure and character development, or locations and logistics, all the practical things that have been on my mind for a while. Now I'm thinking about themes and artistic expression. Why am I telling this story and why am I telling it in this way? So here is what's on my mind this weekend:
