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How Setting a Premiere Deadline Forced Me to Finish My Short

If you have a goal, you can overcome obstacles with ease. I was asked to write and direct a short for an omnibus awhile back, similar to a project like Paris, je t'aime (2006), but instead, we were supposed to make Sofia, Bulgaria, the main hero. My hometown. I went back home after the meeting wondering how I was supposed to deliver the idea in less than a week. But in a weird way, it boosted my brain to come up with a story that became the short film The Ticket. Then the omnibus never happened. Many years passed, and then 2020 arrived. Like many of you, I work in commercials, and as we all know, jobs were on full stop. I went crazy at home with no plans to fill my so-called “free” time. Then it hit me that I should make a short film. So I opened my drawer of rejected ideas and started searching for something that might have some coolness to it. I found the old script for The Ticket. Read More...

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Published By: NoFilmSchool - Friday, 2 April, 2021

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