Okay, check it out! What was one of the biggest movies last year? Right, "Juno"! We need a bigger star, though...let's get Anne Hathaway. You know, she's in those Disney movies. It'll be an "ironic", "hip" choice and she'll do a good job as she wants to leave the kids movies behind.
Yeah, it's a wedding pic. Story, well...did you see "Margot at the Wedding"? No? Good! It's like that. But those were low class people...we'll make 'em wealthy and troubled, like "Igby Goes Down" or "Garden State"! That way, we can have some nice scenery and good looking people.
Actually, let's make it really multi-cultural! "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" pulled in the big bucks. But we won't hold back - we'll throw in every kind of culture so no-one's left out! Yeah, those Dogme / cinema verite type films are popular now. Have you seen Mike Leigh's stuff? No? Well, kinda like Altman. No, don't worry, we'll film it practically real time so we don't have to hire an editor. You'll save money! Hey, actually, herky-jerky camera stuff is actually really trendy now (see "Blair Witch", "Cloverfield", etc.). We might not even have to hire a professional camera person!
Did ya see "Lost in Translation"? No? Well, it was pretty popular. Another slow-moving movie made by the daughter of a famous filmmaker (Sofia Coppola, daughter of Francis Ford). Guess who we got to write this one? No, not her. No, not him. No, not... anyway, we got the daughter of Sidney Lumet! Yeah, yeah, the "Network" guy. The story she has is a bit of a downer, but if the test audience finds it too depressing we'll just pad the drama scenes with wedding toasts and music performances and bill the whole thing as a comedy!
It's a sure-fire winner!
Yeah, it's a wedding pic. Story, well...did you see "Margot at the Wedding"? No? Good! It's like that. But those were low class people...we'll make 'em wealthy and troubled, like "Igby Goes Down" or "Garden State"! That way, we can have some nice scenery and good looking people.
Actually, let's make it really multi-cultural! "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" pulled in the big bucks. But we won't hold back - we'll throw in every kind of culture so no-one's left out! Yeah, those Dogme / cinema verite type films are popular now. Have you seen Mike Leigh's stuff? No? Well, kinda like Altman. No, don't worry, we'll film it practically real time so we don't have to hire an editor. You'll save money! Hey, actually, herky-jerky camera stuff is actually really trendy now (see "Blair Witch", "Cloverfield", etc.). We might not even have to hire a professional camera person!
Did ya see "Lost in Translation"? No? Well, it was pretty popular. Another slow-moving movie made by the daughter of a famous filmmaker (Sofia Coppola, daughter of Francis Ford). Guess who we got to write this one? No, not her. No, not him. No, not... anyway, we got the daughter of Sidney Lumet! Yeah, yeah, the "Network" guy. The story she has is a bit of a downer, but if the test audience finds it too depressing we'll just pad the drama scenes with wedding toasts and music performances and bill the whole thing as a comedy!
It's a sure-fire winner!