I can take all that experience and apply it to my next script. You have to tell the story you want to tell, sure, but if you want to get into RedBox or Netflix you also have to check off the boxes that they’re looking for too. I know more about what people are looking for, and what they are putting money into. For example, I now know foreign sales are very important for distribution. GRIGG-SPALL:Do you feel the experience of directing and producing on this project has made you a better writer?ĭRUMMOND:I understand a lot more about the market. As a director and as a producer you have to be able to explain what you’re thinking to your team and other people. We just decided we could all put our heads together and make something good.Īs a writer you think what is on the page is clear, but when you actually have to verbalize your ideas it’s very different. All of the other producers are actors in the movie as well. The people I worked with on The Shower included my wife, who is also one of the producers, and my manager, friends and colleagues I work with at a restaurant. Producing is going out, meeting people, and pitching my script, and I’m not all that good at it, but I’ve got better during this process. GRIGG-SPALL:What challenges did taking the producer role present?ĭRUMMOND: Writing is just me, sitting in my underwear, at my computer.
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