Films Never To Make

In my pre-production class, our instructor gave us a list of films never to make. They are as follows, and you will soon learn why it disturbed me so:

1.) The "In" Film: A film that only other film students or your immediate group of friends will understand. Full of "in" jokes about the film program, or experiences you've had with your friends.

2.) The "Spoof" Film: A film that parodies a film that's already been made. (I'm sure sweding falls under this category)

3.) The Music Video with Copyrighted Music: A music video of a song that you don't have the copyrights for. Even more pointless, a song that already has an official music video.

4.) The "Full Length Hollywood Movie in 15 Minutes" Film: A film so ambitious in scope that it is better suited for a feature length hollywood film than for a short student film.

Well. Looks like I'm a failure, doesn't it! I think every film I've done falls into one of those categories. Oh well...

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My instructor did, however, suggest that we make a film about something we feel strongly about. Since I'm not one to get involved with social or environmental or political issues or anything of that sort, I initially felt uneasy with this statement.
But as he kept talking, I starting thinking about things that actually bother me, without feeling like a bad citizen and human being because global warming didn't pop into my mind right away.

What makes you angry? He asked us. What frightens you?

And that's how I came up with the idea I'm going to propose on Thursday in class. More details in the next post.