I was shooting a commercial in Florida with lots of locations and cast, so time between set-ups was long. I decided we could make a short with all that extra time and wonderful crew we had, so I wrote this tale of memory and place.

THE DAY RAY IMPALED HIMSELF ON THE FENCE

Short

I wrote this in my favorite Orlando coffee spot early each morning whilst we were prepping the job. The barista thought I was writing my diary as I was there every morning and tried to suggest I should write my thoughts to God. When I had a structure and was convinced this could work and was worthwhile, I was lucky enough to have a producer and DP who were into the idea and didn’t tell me no.

By keeping it short enough to be realistically made, a lot of people could get on board and help which is always inspiring. Film is such a collaborative medium that having a project that people can get personally involved in is vital. I also like to be working on multiple projects at once - switching brains and work on something else is exciting. I always want to be able to think as deftly as possible on set, to be as open to possibility and magic as possible.