script meeting

Today, Ben and Grace came to mine to have a meeting about the script. I wanted this to be a chance for everyone to get their thoughts in the open , but in a relaxed environment to try a rid any of the tension that had built between Ben and Grace. Grace is still experiencing issues communicating with Ben and is beginning to get frustrated and is feeling like she is no longer part of the script writing process. I hoped that in this meeting, this could change and everyone would leave feeling much better about where things were going and have a clear idea about what they needed to do.

The meeting went fine  - surprisingly so. Contrary to what Grace had said - and therefore what  I was expecting - Ben was on board to everything that Grace suggested. I don't know whether this is because he was being questioned on it or he what. But I hope that he does see through and is better at communicating with Grace and does take on her suggestions. 

I expressed my concerns with the ambition of the script and the logistics of pulling off some of the elements in it.

I also spoke about how I thought that it was particularly depressing, and how I was worried this would be off putting for an audience. I think we need to try and make the film more accessible and watchable because as it stands,  its not something that I would want to watch and if described, I don't think many other people would either. Also, suicide is a very sensitive issue and I think this needs to be taken on sensitively. Ben's response was that he had plans to make it a surrealist piece, which would make it more interesting, hopefully. And also that he agreed the suicide element needed to be done sensitively. He said that the audience wouldn't see anything it would be more suggestion, and the shots would be tasteful and artistic, not gruesome.