Before I make the serious themed road-movie (terrorism theme) I got another idea for a short film. It does not has much dialog and is stemmed from the thought -- Being stupid is not a handicap - so don't worry if you are a little crazy!
Imagine a boy, completely in love, is waiting for his girl. This is his first date and he is super-excited to impress her. He wants to be there - perfectly dressed, and on time!
It is 10 minutes to 3 and they are supposed to meet at exactly 3 pm in a shopping mall. The guy had some Mexican food at lunch and his stomach is not helping him! He decides to quickly go to the rest room! He assumes that he will be out in less than 10 minutes -- all fresh and comfortable!
He runs to the mall rest room. As relieved as he imagined, with a broad smile, he is now ready to go out and greet her. She calls him and informs that she is already there (before time)! He promises her to meet in less than 2 minutes.
Then comes the moment of horror! There are no tissues left! What happens next? Will he be able to go out? How does he react? --- Forms the rest of the story!
Of course, I admit, it is a stupid-harmless-silly idea. But just imagine, what if, this happens to someone in real life? This is an extremely rare situation but a situation that cannot be ignored. Ha ha.
Thank you,
Akshay
http://www.apvmovies.com/
Ps: Any weird idea/reaction for the guy in this situation us welcomed!
Monday, November 29, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Two good news in a span of 3 days!!!!
This seems weird in today's non-forgiving world. ha ha.
But it is true, I have got some good news to share with you all.
First is that the screening of my movie, got some media coverage. (It feels really good to say that..ha ha)
And the second good news is that I got an opportunity to screen my movie at Dolby's facility in San Francisco. I would like to thank my friend Prashant Tyagi for making this possible.
Please visit my web site www.apvmovies.com to check out!!
I have attached few pictures from Dolby screening. If you see the clarity of the film - I was amazed to watch the film in such good quality.
Thank you all for your support!
Akshay Prem Vyas
www.apvmovies.com
News Article: http://www.sjbeez.org/articles/2010/10/19/love-struck-smart-engineer-follows-passion/
But it is true, I have got some good news to share with you all.
First is that the screening of my movie, got some media coverage. (It feels really good to say that..ha ha)
And the second good news is that I got an opportunity to screen my movie at Dolby's facility in San Francisco. I would like to thank my friend Prashant Tyagi for making this possible.
Please visit my web site www.apvmovies.com to check out!!
I have attached few pictures from Dolby screening. If you see the clarity of the film - I was amazed to watch the film in such good quality.
Thank you all for your support!
Akshay Prem Vyas
www.apvmovies.com
News Article: http://www.sjbeez.org/articles/2010/10/19/love-struck-smart-engineer-follows-passion/
Thursday, November 4, 2010
There is a terrorist in each one of us!!!
This is the thought that has inspired my next film. Racism against Muslims is not a secret anymore. There have been many films, social gatherings, events, protests, etc in support of Muslims around the globe but still the time that immigration officials take to check them is more. May be in a dinner party, to sound good, you will say that this is not good and every life must be treated with love and respect but will you ever stop in middle of no where to help a wounded Muslim man?
I am reading this award-winning book for screenwriting named 'STORY'. I have now realized that writing for the screen is one of the toughest tasks in the world!! Till now I was casually believing that I have watched so many films so I have some knowledge on writing a good screenplay! I was so horribly wrong!!!
There are so many levels that a good writer thinks before he finalizes a scene. There is a huge difference between seeing a character as you want to see it and making the audience to believe in the character you have written! The latter one is the correct way to do it. If a writer does not become the character he is writing, there is no way he can bring honesty to it and if there is no honesty in his actions then there is absolutely no way an audience will relate or empathize!
A good script writer must first write the inner thoughts of the character and only then he should write the actual dialog! This can take 500 pages of writing and then remove the inner thoughts and extra dialog to compress the script to 100 odd pages (this is for a 2 hour screen time). If there are no re-writings involved then almost 99% - it is a waste screenplay!!
A simple example would be -- Let's say a kid is asking for chocolate to his mother and she refuses him! On a movie screen may be this can be expressed in 2 simple dialogs. But while writing the scene, the writer must know the exact reasons of the kid asking and mom refusing. There has to be a sense of realism and honesty for both son and mom to make it look real on the screen. Their inner thoughts must be known to the writer in complete detail!
This has certainly scared me in writing my next movie. Honestly, now, when I look back at the 10 pages of completed script, I can clearly see, what changes I should make to write it in a more interesting manner!
Anyways few days back, while doing some research on state of Muslims in USA, I came across a website www.cair.com and this certainly changed my perception and made me more inclined to make this road-movie. I just hope that even if a couple of people after reading this feel to do something about any cause, it will be awesome!
Just by saying we cannot make any difference!!!!
www.cair.com
Thank you for reading,
Akshay
I am reading this award-winning book for screenwriting named 'STORY'. I have now realized that writing for the screen is one of the toughest tasks in the world!! Till now I was casually believing that I have watched so many films so I have some knowledge on writing a good screenplay! I was so horribly wrong!!!
There are so many levels that a good writer thinks before he finalizes a scene. There is a huge difference between seeing a character as you want to see it and making the audience to believe in the character you have written! The latter one is the correct way to do it. If a writer does not become the character he is writing, there is no way he can bring honesty to it and if there is no honesty in his actions then there is absolutely no way an audience will relate or empathize!
A good script writer must first write the inner thoughts of the character and only then he should write the actual dialog! This can take 500 pages of writing and then remove the inner thoughts and extra dialog to compress the script to 100 odd pages (this is for a 2 hour screen time). If there are no re-writings involved then almost 99% - it is a waste screenplay!!
A simple example would be -- Let's say a kid is asking for chocolate to his mother and she refuses him! On a movie screen may be this can be expressed in 2 simple dialogs. But while writing the scene, the writer must know the exact reasons of the kid asking and mom refusing. There has to be a sense of realism and honesty for both son and mom to make it look real on the screen. Their inner thoughts must be known to the writer in complete detail!
This has certainly scared me in writing my next movie. Honestly, now, when I look back at the 10 pages of completed script, I can clearly see, what changes I should make to write it in a more interesting manner!
Anyways few days back, while doing some research on state of Muslims in USA, I came across a website www.cair.com and this certainly changed my perception and made me more inclined to make this road-movie. I just hope that even if a couple of people after reading this feel to do something about any cause, it will be awesome!
Just by saying we cannot make any difference!!!!
www.cair.com
Thank you for reading,
Akshay
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