Patrick and I have started to have meetings outside of the “office.” This works better for us as it frees up the flow of ideas. At our meeting today, we brainstormed 5 possible beginnings and chose our favorite one to pursue. I won’t write it here as I don’t want to spoil the surprise, but I am extremely excited about it. It’s going to be something completely different from other films about Tokyo, which is something we are aiming for
We also came up with the idea of starting off with the concept of “alien” and ending with the concept of “home.” I haven’t worked this out completely, but I think it might be a good avenue to pursue. With this in mind, I’ve started to think of an ending.
I’ve been trying to figure out how to use the Japanese interviews. I have this idea of using them as “interludes”…the tatami mat maker, the new wave tea master, the juku…all of these would be interludes with voice over. My voice over fading in and out and their voice over fading in and out. My reference for this is some of the God Speed music I’ve been listening to.
