A near miss

It has been an incredible five months. So sorry for the slack blogging re LA but its all been under wraps for a reason. Through a contact at the AFI I was approached at Christmas time by a great production company for consideration to direct one of their feature films. A shock out of the blue! So sent off 'What Does Your Daddy Do?' and received a great response. Received the script. Thought there was something interesting in the story but thought the script needed work. Then went in for an interview. Never thought I would get the film, nonetheless it would be a great experience to go through the interview process. Well they kept coming back wanting to look at all my old films such as 'Alone Together' 'Out Bread and Butter' etc. I then did a bit of research and started to be drawn into the world in which the story was being told. Anyway, cut to the chase I was offered the job! It has all been very intoxicating. I have really enjoyed working with the producers of the film. A really great bunch, very easy to work with and to get on with. In the end it all boils down to story. Just received the next draft..............Well I have just turned the project down. It's tough as I so looked forward to getting my teeth into a feature length story. It would have been a great challenge considering the budget and time frame but eminently do able. Especially as I was looking to work with some of my strong pals from the AFI. The script just did not work for me and didn't look if it could be developed in that direction. I am sure there is a director out there who can take on the project and will see a way to realise the story. So it's back to the drawing board!!