Hello Everyone:
My name is Neo, majored in filmmaking, MFA program. I am going to do my one year film (I will shoot on the end of June ). Now the project just started and I am looking forward to cooperating with other filmmakers and create some great stuffs.
There is a link of my directing reel: https://youtu.be/oK2rzo1FjFo
About project:
Logline:
The son who is involved in mid-age-crisis wants to send her senior mom who has Alzheimer's disease to nurse home and lies mom he will take her to the trip.
Characters:
Mom, 70 years old, sheer white hair, alzheimer's disease patient. She cannot recognize her son at first, However when she prepares for trip and sees the things which refreshes her memories about her son. She sets up the used son at dinning room. A little boy (It's an illusion of her son who was a kid ) plays hide and seek game with her. She comes inside of little tent. Little son asks her read storybook for him.
Son, 35 years old, stressed by his career. He considers his mom as a big burden. It is the last straw that maid quits job at midnight and he decides to send her mom to the nurse home in the morning. He lies to his mom that they will go to trip tomorrow morning. However when her mom sets up the camp at dinning room. His mom sleeps with storybook, he sits around her mom and takes the book and reads for her just like past. All memories haunt him again at that moment (by sound design). His mom awakes and calls his name and falls sleeps again. This makes him struggled of his decision.
Director Statement:
Alzheimer's disease is a cruel attack to all families. The patient losses memories of beloved families. Mom always has patience to her child but when child grows up, he/she considers mom as a big burden and forgets all memories of childhood. That's just like Alzheimer's disease too. So for me, son and mom are all Alzheimer's diseased patients. I want to show a personal moment that mom and child gets memory back together at a small cozy camp.
What I am looking for:
1. Co-Screenwriter:
The storytelling is the most important factor of films. I am willing to cooperate with creative writer(s) who makes the script more logical and more detailed. I think this story is a challenge for me to balance mentally and intellectually. I hope we can have discussion of script weekly at least.
2. Production Designer:
Production design provides the image cinematic sense. According to this specific project, I definitely has amount of budget of this part. According to the story, it happens at night. Also it is a senior mom's home. It's a key point to show backstories of characters. I want you devote the visual suggestions to me and DP. To create the visual motifs of this story, make visual reference or look book for crew meeting, provide the texture of this location, works on set and works closely with DP.
3. Director of photography ( camera team is needed too: 1st 2nd AC and PA)
The relationship between director and DP just likes husband and wife. You: visually thinking, can show up for crew meetings, willing to try new visual plans, good at communication at pre-production and on set. I need my DP discusses with me weekly and makes visual reference and look book for this project and willing to refines the overhead . I really respect the secondary creativity by DP and actors. Send your reel and your notes about this story. Let's make it.
4. Line Producer and creative producer:
I want you have me to make budget of this film and you will be my key co-worker(s) during pre-production and production and post production. The job includes budgeting, to sign agreements for casts and crews (we will have child actor and senior actor) work on set. I also have plan to take this project to the film festivals. So I also need a creative producer who can take this one creatively and successfully.
5. Casting director/ Assistant of Director
According to this story, we will cast senior actress and a kid actor. I believe the success of this project depends on the casting. The characters' arcs are the challenging of performance. I really want you to deal with casting stuffs and makes decisions with me. I need you familiar with the multiple ways of casting. Be good at communication and supporting.
I am also need G/E Team, hair makeups for this project. Please send me email about any ideas and notes of this project. I am also really glad to meet you guys at school or at my place or starbucks. It's always a good step to send me your visual resume ( reel ).
E-mail: hongyu.li@nyfa.edu
Phone: 818) 568-8364