I am looking for a fun script. Something that can be shot in a small town - very small town and that has nothing to do with drugs, violence, or sex. I want a family friendly movie.  Have a budget of $30,000 at the most. I want a movie that can be created with between 1 and 7 cast members no more than 10. If this is not too much to ask. Let me know if you know any fun scripts matcing my description or at least close.

If you want, You can email me at j.hawkins@ncw.k12.mn.us

Tell us about yourself, Jay.


Phil

Try "Abbatoir".

Quoted from j.hawkins@ncw.k12.mn.us I want a family friendly movie.

Oh, for pete's sake, whoop -- read the guy's message first....

"Abbatoir" is a good script, J.H., but I assure you it ain't what you are looking for.

Thank You All, I am just looking for something fun to do.

I want a movie that can be shot in a very small town.

Want me to tell you about myself? Ok.

I just turned 15 years old on April 12. I have been a filmmaker since the age of 14. I write movies and then produce them independently. So far, I am still up and comming in the industry. Getting to know what's what, what's good and what's bad, what's right and what's wrong, what 'to do,' and what 'not to do.' I think you get what I'm trying to get across to you. I live in a pretty small sized town in Minnesota. I will soon be relocating to Orlando, Florida. I will soon after be touring Texas with my girlfriend who lives there. Very shortly after that my two other best friends in the world are going to show me around the spectacular state of California. I have written 3 screenplays and I have to admit my first one was probably the best. Even though when writing it I did'nt even know what I was doing. Well I don't mean to tell you my life story, but now you know a little bit about me.

I am 5 feet and 5 inches tall
I have short brown hair
I have blue eyes
I feel from my peers that I am "All Around Cool"
I work full time but still manage to find time for school and personal life

Now you know a little bit about me. Or too much. I dont know.

I am happy to answer any further questions you have.

I was actually interested more in what you've produced.  Have we heard of anything you've done.


Phil

I doubt he would have produced anything we've heard of. You can always look around the site Jay. Maybe read some reviews and see if any of them describe something you might like. But if you do that DO NOT forgot to ask the author of the script. Other then that you could just wait and see of someone responds. I'm sure at least one person will do so.

Nothing that i've made is circulated in public yet. Only throught family and friends. I am setting up a website which will show all of my work and works in progress and you will be able to buy my movies there or look at my scripts. Other than that nothing of mine is mass produced and sold nationwide. So what I mean is you will not walk into your local walmart and see my movies on the shelf. You can only get them from me personally. I have just recently finished a screenplay called "The Kidnappers." And I am now writing a screenplay called "Smoking Kills!"

I have independently produced The Kidnappers and will do so with Smoking Kills! After it is finished and I get some actors.

When it comes to my movies, These are the roles I play:
Write: I write the screenplays
Film: I film the screenplays (what i can)
Direct: I direct all of my screenplays
Act: I act in my screenplays (I usually play extras or whatnot)
Edit: I edit the finished filmed screenplays into a professional hollywood style movie!
Sell: I sell the movies to family and friends and other people who are interested

I do more for my age than most pro's do it in hollywood. I am the only filmmaker I know of at my age level and I am the only filmmaker I know of who does every job there is to do.

I run a very busy lifestyle but working in the film industry is one of the funnest jobs in the world. I gaurentee it!!!

I am happy to answer any further questions you may have!!!!

I have a question for you Bigwhoop and bert; where are those scripts you talked about. Abbatoir and those others. I could not find them on this website. Are they even on this website?

You're 15 and have $30,000 to produce a film? Seriously?

Actually Jay, you're not the first young filmmaker to post on these boards.  Every now and then, someone like you pops up looking for scripts.

Have you considered entering your films in film festivals?  Or, maybe, posting a script here on the boards?


Phil

Yes, I have definately considered showing my flims in Film Festivals. I want to wait until I get a movie that is exactally what I want it to be. I have only made two movies so far and they are not what you'd think of as a hollywood movie; they were on a very low budget. My next movie that I hope to film sometime this summer is Smoking Kills! which will be running on a 30,000 budget or less. That is still a low budget but i can do a lot with $30,000 as far as props and special effects and quality and that sort of stuff.

Yes I know it seems unusual, Pete, for a 15 year old to have 30,000 dollars. But its mostly well saved money and donated money. My girlfriend is a very well paid actress in the huge budget movies like 30-40 million and she donates money to me. I also have sponsorships who donate money to me. I also save all the money I get from the movies I sell in a high interest bank account which helps a little, but ever little bit counts. It may seem that it comes easy but its not that easy to get this amount of money even if you got the connections like me.

I am happy to answer any further questions you may have!!!

Jay

Maybe you could describe the equipment and or kit you use to make your movies?

What camera or cameras do you use?

What computer do you use to edit on?

What computer software do you use to edit digitized video.

Do you shoot in HD or MniDV?

What lights do you use on set?

Do you use colored gells?

Have you used the BulletProof plug-in by any chance?

How do you direct actors? Do you use the "blocking" technique or improvize?

Do you draw storyboards from your shooting scripts?

Do you hire equipment or own it?

What's the $30,000 bucks for?

Any answers would be good..

I'm serious, just interested is all..

Yes, I must congratulate you on acquiring $30,000 for production. A producer I know filmed a movie for under $80,000 and he has now acquired a distribution deal.

If you use the 30K very, very wisely, you could actually create a decent movie.

What type of camera are you using?

Is there a certain length of script that you're looking for?