Statement of Intent

         For my Capstone project, I will be making a fictional film, as well as promoting it. Jason McKahan has agreed to be my Director. I plan to work for an advertising agency after I graduate, so hopefully by making my own movie and advertising it, I can gain a lot of experience.

         The film will be an 80’s action movie. For this project, I plan on integrating some common stereotypes/archetypes found in many action movies that were made in the late 80’s/early 90’s. I plan on researching some in order to give me a basic starting point on where to go with the story and characters. All I have for the storyline is the fact that it is going to be the standard “buddy cop” film, reminiscent of Tango & Cash and the Lethal Weapon films.

         I will be writing the screenplay on my own, but when the time comes to shoot and edit, I will most likely get some assistance from someone more experienced than myself. By stating this, I do not mean that someone will be doing editing job for me. What I mean is that if I get stuck using Photoshop (which is unlikely) or Final Cut (which is very likely), I will have someone on board my project that can guide me to a solution. I might even try to use iMovie, if I can produce the same product. In terms of building promotional material, I’ve got that covered to where minimal assistance is required.

         The idea of making an 80’s action film came to me after spending a good amount of time watching “bad” but very entertaining iconic films starring the likes of Sly Stallone, Chuck Norris, or Jean-Claude Van Damme. These types of films really are my guilty pleasures, and I just think coming up with one would really be a lot of fun. I think it’s going to be a blast.