On Feature Films
This is a (sort of) historic occasion!
As of early this morning (1? 2? WHO KNOWS!) Quigley Films has produced its first ever feature-length screenplay. For those of you who don’t know, feature-length means it’s real movie size. In this case, probably around an hour and a half. It’s a lot of writing (I got 99 pages but a bitch ain’t one…?) but man does it feel good to be done! Of course this is only a first draft, and many many revisions are on the horizon, but this is an important first step in where we plan to go in the near future. To a theater near you.
So what is it?
Spectrum. Some of you may be familiar with a short film we did about a year and a half ago by the same name (if not, hop on over to our SPECTRUM page!). This short film will actually serve as a great marketing and fundraising tool for us down the road when we’re looking to generate hype and investments. Think of it as a teaser trailer to the main event. Like that Bane origin story thing for the Dark Knight Rises! It’s there to get you excited for what can and will come from a full feature-length story.
So what’s different about it? A lot, actually. The short film uses some of the same characters and the same world, but the feature film goes much deeper into the interesting universe of Spectrum. It introduces many more characters, explores more places, and involves a lot more action. It’s a dark film, and it investigates some of the emotions and turmoil that we humans go through, painted on a sci-fi backdrop in a dystopian world. Shifty old black market dealers, arrogant drifters, malicious scientists, free spirits, and jaded cynics come together in an epic story that teaches how to stand up for what’s right and follow your heart.
We’re in the very early stages right now, but consider this the beginning of a very long campaign to one day make this script into a real feature film. We have a lot of work to do, and it will probably take years before this project really takes off. But keep your ear to the ground and your eyes on our webpage as we start to involve YOU, our lovely fans in the journey of a lifetime.
Hooray!