So I'm wondering what to write for my next film.

I think it's important that my next movie be more of a drama... more along the lines of being character and story driven, rather than visually driven (as most of my stuff so far has been.) In this, I differ from Kevin Smith who seems to have started by directing actors and figuring out the rest of the directing stuff later. Those who've watched his career know what I'm talking about.

Yes, most of my critics have said that I don't direct the actors enough. Personally I think that is a bunch of hooey. Actors, I feel, should be given free reign to find the character. They shouldn't require me feeding them the how's and why's to every single line of dialogue in a script.

You see, I choose actors to play their parts because, I've either written the role for them or something about them sparked familiarity in me and I think they would be great in the role.

As such, I've already given my trust to the actor to be who I've asked them to play. That means I already see the character in them. Now, if an actor feels lost, they should definitely ask me for my opinions. But if the work is good, and I'm happy with it... well, what's to direct?

At least, that's where I'm coming from. Now a couple of actors I've worked with have said that I don't do enough of the hand holding, and that they felt lost during our shoots. I didn't see it. They didn't convey it to me. And I was happy with what they were delivering. But apparently they weren't.

So I'm going to try and direct actors in the next film. Now... if I can just come up with a story. Maybe there's something in my own life I can write about? Let's see....