Regrouping
Yesterday Simon was in Munich and staying at Jean-Luc’s so we all got together and tried to figure out plan B. Actually we started first with plan C. Plan C was worst case scenario we have absolutely no money and would have to shoot on HD. I thought about this a lot while we were discussing it and decided that we are definitely going to shoot on film no matter what. Basically I decided I will put quite a bit of my own money into the film so we can still shoot 16mm and have a beautiful looking picture. I know its generally a rule to never use your own money, but I believe in this film and maybe it’s my last short (hopefully) so it might be my last chance to shoot a ‘film’.
We made plans to approach other production companies for support and we are still waiting on 13th Street for their answer about co-producing. After much discussion, a family size pizza and a bottle of wine we had worked out a few different plans and were back on track. (I think)
At 7:30 we met Sebastian Stalzer at my work in the city. He was a great guy and very keen to help us out as our Production Manager. He is now on board and will take care of the location permits.
After this meeting we decided to walk around the Old Munich city area to check out some alleys that Max suggested for us. Eventually we stumbled across a parking garage that was 6 stories high and is perfect for one of the scenes and two other locations we needed from high on top of buildings. 3 for 1! Perfect!
Next we headed to Harras and the restaurant I had liked a week or so ago. The owner had been a bit unsupportive of no-budget film making but we decided to try and talk him around. Eventually we offered him 400 Euros for two days shooting in his restaurant. He was offended. He wanted 1000 and wouldn’t budge. Eventually we gave up and told him to forget about it. We left a card and told him if he changes his mind to give us a call. It’s a shame because now it is the only location that we don’t have and my mind would have been so much more at ease if we had gotten it. Damn!
It was a good productive day but by the time I got home it was 3AM.
We made plans to approach other production companies for support and we are still waiting on 13th Street for their answer about co-producing. After much discussion, a family size pizza and a bottle of wine we had worked out a few different plans and were back on track. (I think)
At 7:30 we met Sebastian Stalzer at my work in the city. He was a great guy and very keen to help us out as our Production Manager. He is now on board and will take care of the location permits.
After this meeting we decided to walk around the Old Munich city area to check out some alleys that Max suggested for us. Eventually we stumbled across a parking garage that was 6 stories high and is perfect for one of the scenes and two other locations we needed from high on top of buildings. 3 for 1! Perfect!
Next we headed to Harras and the restaurant I had liked a week or so ago. The owner had been a bit unsupportive of no-budget film making but we decided to try and talk him around. Eventually we offered him 400 Euros for two days shooting in his restaurant. He was offended. He wanted 1000 and wouldn’t budge. Eventually we gave up and told him to forget about it. We left a card and told him if he changes his mind to give us a call. It’s a shame because now it is the only location that we don’t have and my mind would have been so much more at ease if we had gotten it. Damn!
It was a good productive day but by the time I got home it was 3AM.
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