DAN LACY
Where do you live (City, State, or Country)?
San Diego CA Your script or media entry stood out among hundreds of others. What was the inspiration for your project ? As a child, my mother loved Ice skating. (I went through puberty with Janet Lynn.) Today, I’m a huge Sharks fan, so I merged the two. But it’s really about the characters. They could be a race car driver and an Olympic skier and the story would be the same. How long did it take you to write your script or produce your pitch deck/sizzle reel/trailer...and what was your development process? I work a day job where I people-watch and spend time thinking about new plots. For actual writing time, maybe a couple of months. What is your ultimate ambition as a writer or filmmaker? To have a produced script. I know Bob Saenz says that a lot of what you write gets changed at the whim of the producer/director, but still, my words on the big screen. Which film directors or screenwriters inspire you? Why? I love Almost Famous. I love that Cameron Crowe used places where the original action actually happened. What’s your all-time favorite movie or television show? Probably Being There. i still need to read the book but I’m afraid it will ruin the movie for me! What advice do you have for others hoping to win a contest or place as a finalist as you have? First of all, make your script the best that it can be. You can’t win if you don’t submit. I had a great mentor who converted me to bold slug lines and, most of all, showed me what to leave out. (97 svelte pages) I previously submitted a short script and liked the notes I received at no extra cost. I had just completed the feature and wanted to hear what someone with a practiced eye thought about it, and this contest fit the bill. What else are you working on that the world needs to know about? I am rewriting a script called Winifred Black that has orphans and aliens. I’m also working on Ponzi Twins and a project titled An Untimely Demise, mixing the world of insurance and assassins. I am trying to produce a short film called Call Me Willy, which is from a Novella I wrote twenty years ago for NaNoWriMo. Where can the world find you? (Website, IMDB, etc.) No IMDB yet, but I’m D0xunt on all of the socials. |
