Now that principal photography is wrapped, I'm getting back to my daily early morning beach walks at Siesta Key to fuel my creative writing. That's a good thing, because I've decided I have more to say on the subjects of Inspiration, Redemption, Hope & Love...which means I'm starting to write the Prequel and Sequel to Beautiful Noise right now. I can see from the editing so far that we have something very entertaining and extremely marketable on our hands. The formula worked: Strong, Edgy Storyline + Dynamic Original Songs + accomplished but relatively Unknown Actor/Singers = Potential Hit Movie. There's lots of other important elements and spices that need to be added to the recipe, but I gotta keep that part of the formula to myself!
"But Steve...shouldn't you wait until you see how the first film is received...?"
Wait for what? That's the conventional wisdom that Hollywood studios usually follow. And they have to, because big studio films cost tens of millions of dollars to make and market. But that's not the case with our Sarasota-based production company. When you see the movie you'll bet we had to spend millions of dollars on the movie and Soundtrack...but a New Generation of Indie Filmmaking is being created right here in Sarasota thanks to the Digital Age of Moviemaking - so all it takes is a great Story on the pages, a reasonably low budget, the willpower of a Producer to pull all the creative production elements together, Investors who now have the ability to become involved on the ground floor of a musical-drama Franchise with the luxury of viewing the first Beautiful Noise as their guidepost, a Cast & Crew that love to work together, and a little Divine Guidance to watch over our Low Budget-High Quality enterprise.
I already have the basic Outline and Theme Songs for the two films set and I'll be huddling later this month with a coupla people close to me and the project to flesh out the subplots. Now that I know how the Prequel starts and how the Sequel ends, the scenes and the dialogue will come quick to me. I'll have the first draft of the prequel completed by Thanksgiving. Both movies will be filmed back-to-back in 2011. That saves both time and money. Locations I'll be scouting for both films include Sarasota, Florida; King Errisson's Acklins Island resort in the Bahamas; and also a great spot I know in Snowmass Colorado. I know this sounds expensive, but when you have friends who own cool properties you'd be amazed what can be accomplished on a tight budget.
Hey, if you're gonna dream, Dream Big, and then put it all into motion! That's how Beautiful Noise came to be...and that's how the two new films will be born. When you see the current movie you'll understand what compelled me to take another ambitious step to make not one but two more BN films. I have several other projects already scripted waiting patiently for my attention - but Beautiful Noise has captured my heart and my imagination, plus I'm a sucker for movies that make you laugh and make you cry and that features killer music. The footage I'm editing with Marc Alford confirms that we're on to something big and that it's a Story worthy of three films. So what am I to do but dance to the music that my Muse is laying down?
When you follow your heart and your gut instincts, you can't go wrong...as long as you never, ever give up until you see your vision through to the end, no matter what the obstacles. That's the Secret of successful indie filmmaking that I've come to learn...
So in addition to post production on BN 1, I'm getting deep into the writing and producing activities required for BN 2 & BN 3. My Cast has been put on alert - Kimber and Doug, Danielle and Chris Mc have all been asked to submit songs for the new films - so here we go! All together now...
Steve
