Monday, 19 December 2011
I Have Been Bitten By A Zombie, Where Is My Wife?
If you put zombies together with Cornwall, Devon, flashbacks, eccentric yokels and an extremely talented screenwriter you get...Rabbit In Your Headlights the new film I have written ;P. This is possibly one of the most exciting times of my life as potentially, a film, I have created and spent time crafting could actually come to fruition.
Following the journey of the infected Ryan as he travels across Devon and Cornwall to reach his family so he can say goodbye amidst the ensuing end of the human race due to a zombie invasion. With a strong producing team including Jess Pugh, Sophie Long, Tom Butterworth and myself I feel we can actually make it happen. Working with some talented people has been amazeballs to say the least and I can wait to get on set and work with even more cool people.
Writing the screenplay, I tried to make the characters seem as normal as possible so the main character, Ryan, works for a small claims firm in Barnstaple, much like the ones in those shitty ads where the men and women in suits walk around looking all stern and talk bullshit about compensation. Another character, Kevin, is a geek studying at University College Falmouth. The reason for this was to make the circumstances of the invasion and the reactions all the more human among an inhuman world.
I decided to put lots of comedy in it because lets face it, having a zombie film where it is all serious is a bit shit really. There is a discussion involving George Clooney and his sexuality, a dance scene (which is becoming a trade mark of my screenplays) and Kevin provides much comic relief.
There will be some Terrence Malick style narration just because I enjoy that style and want the film to have some style behind it. The location will be so important as some of the nicest parts of England are in Devon and Cornwall so will highlight Ryan's love for home regardless of his wish to move to London. There will be an emotional ending so people, prepare to get your tissues at the ready as tears will be over flowing down your faces.
On another note, I am writing a TV series called From Mumbai to Morden, which follows a young boy named Abhijat, who is adopted by an English family after being abandoned by his mother. It shows his struggles as he and the family try to adapt to each others culture. Lots of Bollywood dance dreams involved.
If anyone wants to be involved in the production of Rabbit In Your Headlights or be a zombie or wants to read the screenplay, email me at: igilani89@hotmail.co.uk or Facebook me or tweet at me. My user name is: ibbygilani.
I will be doing weekly updates on the film as it gets going as I think film production is hugely interesting to the masses all 6 of you HA!
Peace and love.
Ib
Saturday, 10 September 2011
Bristol, Short Films and the BFI
It has been a long time between posts but I have been an extremely busy man lately. I have been sorting out a move to a big city, developing short film ideas and organising a bid for funding from the BFI.
Chaotic at the best of times. I have a house in Bristol and will move there in October, am looking forward to being able to go anywhere by bus and will probably not get bored. The opportunity to have some decent live acts performing practically on your doorstep is going to be amazing and the amount of media in Bristol will hopefully allow me to fulfill my potential. I am looking forward to it a lot and can't wait to experience something new. Don't get me wrong Falmouth has been a great place to live and I have enjoyed it so much in the three years that I have lived here and I have made some of the best friends I have had here but in order to forward my career, I need to move to a city with a vibrant media scene.
My short film Heavy Water is moving along nicely but at a slower pace than I would have liked. I have now got most of the storyboards developed for it and now need to move onto creating a filming schedule and then hire actors. There are a few theatre companies in Cornwall so it shouldn't prove too difficult to get actors for the main roles. This is a good opportunity to develop my style and my directing voice, which is quite weak at the moment.
I have found a producer to help me develop a bid for funding from the BFI. Jess Pugh has come on board and this will allow me to focus on the creative side of things while having a small hand in actually organising the whole process of bidding. We are aiming to find people interested in the project so if you feel like you want to be a part of something awesome that will change your life forever then contact me. I know I sound like a dodgy quick money making scheme but I want people to get behind this and more importantly add their flair to a neat film.
I have also started to push forward on a film idea called The Life and Times of a Gin Lover. It follows a university student who gets told his Dad is in town and that he should finally meet him. When he does he discovers that he is a gin loving rock star who has no money. The protagonist decides to make a film about his newly found Dad for his final film major. This leads to a tumultuous relationship and a growing relationship with the object of his desire. It is sounding good at the moment and is moving more towards the comedy genre than anything I have ever done before. Exciting times ahead for me and I can't wait to visit the Watershed regularly in Bristol and enjoying everything they put on.
Ib
Chaotic at the best of times. I have a house in Bristol and will move there in October, am looking forward to being able to go anywhere by bus and will probably not get bored. The opportunity to have some decent live acts performing practically on your doorstep is going to be amazing and the amount of media in Bristol will hopefully allow me to fulfill my potential. I am looking forward to it a lot and can't wait to experience something new. Don't get me wrong Falmouth has been a great place to live and I have enjoyed it so much in the three years that I have lived here and I have made some of the best friends I have had here but in order to forward my career, I need to move to a city with a vibrant media scene.
My short film Heavy Water is moving along nicely but at a slower pace than I would have liked. I have now got most of the storyboards developed for it and now need to move onto creating a filming schedule and then hire actors. There are a few theatre companies in Cornwall so it shouldn't prove too difficult to get actors for the main roles. This is a good opportunity to develop my style and my directing voice, which is quite weak at the moment.
I have found a producer to help me develop a bid for funding from the BFI. Jess Pugh has come on board and this will allow me to focus on the creative side of things while having a small hand in actually organising the whole process of bidding. We are aiming to find people interested in the project so if you feel like you want to be a part of something awesome that will change your life forever then contact me. I know I sound like a dodgy quick money making scheme but I want people to get behind this and more importantly add their flair to a neat film.
I have also started to push forward on a film idea called The Life and Times of a Gin Lover. It follows a university student who gets told his Dad is in town and that he should finally meet him. When he does he discovers that he is a gin loving rock star who has no money. The protagonist decides to make a film about his newly found Dad for his final film major. This leads to a tumultuous relationship and a growing relationship with the object of his desire. It is sounding good at the moment and is moving more towards the comedy genre than anything I have ever done before. Exciting times ahead for me and I can't wait to visit the Watershed regularly in Bristol and enjoying everything they put on.
Ib
Thursday, 4 August 2011
It's Dark In This Place
It has been a while since I last blogged. Truth is I have been away in various places over the last few weeks and in the meantime have been working heavily on some short film ideas. The best of them is a horror idea, which I ACTUALLY plan to shoot within the next month. It is called Heavy Water and follows a man named Tom, who is a heavy drinker. One day after a meeting with his ex girlfriend he goes on a particularly heavy binge before heading back home to find more booze. He falls asleep and then wakes up in a horrific, dark hallway where there are loud whispers, babies crying, vicious creatures and most importantly darkness. After this dream, Tom sees that he needs to deal with an issue that has plagued him for years. This is possibly the most sinister idea I have ever had, which I think stems from more exposure to a plethora of horror films in recent months. It is usually a genre I don't have much time for but it has started to grow on me and I find the idea of scaring people within the space of ten minutes in film quite a cool challenge. There is a synopsis/step outline written, so please read it and give me feedback. Also if you are interested in working on the project give me a shout at igilani89@hotmail.co.uk
I have a screenplay written from about 9 months ago called Reading My Dreams and I decided to revisit it recently. I still think it is quite a strong idea and a funny screenplay but it definitely needs work. I would quite like to shoot this in a few months as well as it would involve a lot of fun scenes. For example a man dressed as Lady Gaga, someone running away from a tiny boulder Indiana Jones style, cardboard Transformers and Batman versus The Joker on a rooftop. Again if you email me I will send you a copy of the screenplay and please give feedback, it would be greatly appreciated.
Until next time.
Ib
I have a screenplay written from about 9 months ago called Reading My Dreams and I decided to revisit it recently. I still think it is quite a strong idea and a funny screenplay but it definitely needs work. I would quite like to shoot this in a few months as well as it would involve a lot of fun scenes. For example a man dressed as Lady Gaga, someone running away from a tiny boulder Indiana Jones style, cardboard Transformers and Batman versus The Joker on a rooftop. Again if you email me I will send you a copy of the screenplay and please give feedback, it would be greatly appreciated.
Until next time.
Ib
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