Tag: Narrative

film manifesto no.1

Posted by Lisa Gornick – April 16, 2009

Film Manifestos – are they written when you’re feeling depressed, excited or a little hot? (when the weather’s changed) I wrote this yesterday when it was sunny and I was inside. Writing it lifted my spirits. I think I could get into it.

How to write a new narrative that is not based on our fertile potential.

This kind of narrative, the one that exists in the mainstream and a lot in the non mainstream, gets bored of women over 35 (pushing it to 40) and men over 60 (or never).

It dwells on romance and the family as its core value.

(Here’s the  manifesto bit)

If we want society to find itself again (before it’s too late) we have to make films and tv that are about strangers looking after each other.

Not perfect people we’d like to procreate with.

(I have been and probably will be guilty of this)

and now for a drawing to think this through with:

manifesto - first of many

introducing the subject of the piece

Posted by Lisa Gornick – March 13, 2009

climate change films

facing up to the three act structure

Posted by Lisa Gornick – February 24, 2009

inevitability

I can see myself veering towards a three act structure
And I am sensing huge resistance
The horror of inevitability

a thought on writing the pitch

Posted by Lisa Gornick – February 13, 2009

film drawing february 13 - the pitch

The square took over
- 13th February 2009
The reference point – no not reference point – the frame
The frame, the thing within which I could put all my ideas and they would be – they are enclosed.
giving limits, a certain order.
And I crave escape from having to limit things.

But that’s exactly what we want in a pitch.
Not a clutter of words and thoughts thrown at us
(dada, bravado, nuisance, solidarity ….)
But a plan, a story, a framework – once upon a time.

A defined moment – the day started out so well, then I read emails.
A host of possibilities in a set moment – I couldn’t open the door.
A moment of climax with vibration – it says yes.

Apologies, these words don’t work out so well, or maybe they do, I like them.