February 15, 2007

Bobby Chase Deserves Being a Winner

I must have 40 to 50 story ideas for movies in my writing notes that range from a single line description to fully written screenplays. They are unfinished because they didn't have enough internal depth to keep me fascinated over a long period of time. Taking a story idea to a finished feature film is a long difficult process and so it must have power to fascinate over a long period of time. Fascination comes from discovering new things in the idea that were not apparent when it first occured. "The Supremacy Project" shows every sign of being one of those stories that can be explored indefinitely. It began with a simple question to myself on the street one day, "How would I react if I met someone, and learned they are a human clone?" That question led to the screenplay for "Drones, Clones and Pheromones", which led to seeing the story through to two sequels and the need for a TV anthology to make room for all the story possibilities. The wonderful part of it is seeing others get involved in this story and begin exploring it themselves. Over time I wish to introduce the people who are already on board to getting this film made.
I'll start by introducing Bobby Chase, a senior at Southern Methodist University in his final year of studying film and video production. Working on "Drones, Clones and Pheromones" will be his first experience with feature film making and I'm extremely glad he's enthusiastic to work on it. I've seen some of his student work, and he is talented and blessed with a fresh way of seeing movies. He's also one of the nicest men I've met. He's not afraid to show people that he likes them and receives love in return in an open and honest way.
I'm speaking of a man who is completely sincere in his relationships, something you can probably attribute to the warm sincerity of his parents, his two brothers and a perfectly charming grandmother. Bobby is also amazing for another reason. He's a star wide receiver for the Southern Methodist Mustang football team who made national news last year when he caught the winning touchdown in the final seconds of the final game of the year.
As much as we'd love to have Bobby working with us, it's likely his other dream will come true first, that of playing for the NFL. With his drive to succeed, and determination to excel, Bobby proved himself in college football, and with that drive and determination I expect to see him recruited this Spring. So, Bobby Chase, we all wish you success in the NFL draft. Bobby, you know I love you. Thank you for your love.

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