Seth Mondragon

You could be right, although when I first got started in video back in high school, sometimes we'd be given the choice of write a report or do a video. Obviously, the video sounded more fun so we chose that. We did a few projects like Beowulf, Cyclops and a couple others for english class. I found this to be fairly easy since the story was already there...we just had to re-enact. Thanks for everybody's input. I really like the idea of the track coach...might be fun to shoot. If I decide to shoot that, I'll touch base with you, Richard Boddington, to get your permission once more. I also like the idea of taking a fable and adapting it to today....that's kinda like what we did with Beowulf. I have a couple more questions now as well: 1) Where can I find short stories that are in the public domain? 2) Does anybody know how I go about getting permission from an author to "base" a short film on their story? Thanks again for everyone's input!

Hey everybody, this is my first post here. I've been shooting a lot of Super8 lately (mostly test footage to make sure the camera works, get more experience with actual film, and see how the film looks under different circumstances) and it's time I put together a real project. I've been shooting professional video for the last 7 years, so I know how to compose shots and run the camera and all that. Shooting and editing is where I do my best work, but writing and coming up with a story is not my strong point. How do all of you come up with ideas for your films, both short and feature-length? Any help is greatly appreciated.

Hey everybody, this is my first post here. I've been shooting a lot of Super8 lately (mostly test footage to make sure the camera works, get more experience with actual film, and see how the film looks under different circumstances) and it's time I put together a real project. I've been shooting professional video for the last 7 years, so I know how to compose shots and run the camera and all that. Shooting and editing is where I do my best work, but writing and coming up with a story is not my strong point. How do all of you come up with ideas for your films, both short and feature-length? Any help is greatly appreciated.